The things people say

Well sometimes in life we feel ask if we can say what every we want, when ever we want and get away with it. Now everybody has the " Freedom of Speach," but just because we do, does not mean that we can say what ever we want. Now the bible says:

      James 3:9-12
9 With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with the same tongue we curse human beings, who were made in God's likeness. 10 Out of the mouth comes praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters should this be. 11 Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? 12 My brothers and sisters, can a salt spring produce fresh water.

I don't know about you but when I read this it made me think just a little. Ask yourself are you living by these scriptures. If so you need to ask God to help you and began to allow your tongue to only be used for good. The problem is that we spend to much time talking rather than listening to what god has to say.

" Let God be in control, Not the world, not you, but HIM"

The JOY of Helping Others!

So this month the personal ministry time was pretty cool. I went to a voluntary training meeting so that I can be able to voluntary at different schools just to serve. I went to Feed my sheep. The first time was a little different cause that time ben and I just went at lunch time and then just served in cleaning up after the lunch.(2hrs) The second time Ben, Stacy, and I went to serve there for the full time.(4hrs) Then to finish up my ministry time on saturday I went to help Elder Dale move his house into storage.(4 to 5 hrs)

Its amazing how God blesses you when you just simply take time out of your day to serve others.

How strong are you? -I'm to STRONG

Body shop was great this time around. So for the first hour, Ben, David, Katie, Sam, and I went to Piney Run Park to play basketball. It was pretty intense playing full court with five people, but 2 aganist 3 will allow you to build great teamwork skills and it gets you to work harder.
The remainder of my time I did a little walking and running. For 1hr & 15mins. I took a walk one morning from the house to oaklahoma middle to the Merritt gym pass walmart all the way back to the house. For the last 45mins I did a little running. I will tell you when you miss sometime in body shop you will be able to tell the next time you run.
Remember work hard, give it your all, stay focus and be strong!

Walk in the Spirit

If we live by the Holy Spirit, let us also WALK by the spirit. If by the Holy Spirit we have out life in God, let us go forward, walking in line, our conduct controlled by the Spirit.-Galatians 5:25

This week I will be sharing from what I learned, The 4 components of walking....

So first of all when I was learning about this I was thinking about actual walking, but as I continued to go more into the class the real walk was about the spiritual walk. 

Purpose- our conduct pleasing to the Lord- In this life you must know where u are going and why your going in that direction.

Observation- watching for distractions, obstacles, assaults- The bible says in Luke 17:1   " Things that cause people to stumble are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come. Know that you will face some things in this life and that this walk will not be a walk in the park, because if it was then everybody would be doing it.

Balance-going forward with discernment, determination- Jesus said I rather for you to be hot or cold, then to be lukewarm or I will spit you out of my mouth. If this is truely the life that you want to live then lets start showing it and give Him everything we have to offer.

Action- step-by-step, decision-by- decision, choice-by-choice- Sometimes we get so caught up in the technical things that we forget the little things that makes the difference. we have to go one day at a time. We need to allow God to handle every situation one by one, day by day.

EX of how we should walk: " We need to walk in the spirit just as military walk in formation"

See you next time on What I Learned This Week

Body Shop:Bring Your A Game

Bring Your A Game

So this week  I took body shop to the black top. Man it was a lot of fun and a great work out in both days. So Tuesday, me and the guys: Ricky, David, Ben, Justin, Josh, Nathan, and Karla, we all played a hour and a half of basketball. It was really hitting me about around game three. The main  thing is that we all had fun and a good work out playing full court. Through we will stay healthy and fit if we keep it up, also if we can manage to play as a team on the court then we should also be able to play as a team off the court, where the real teamwork comes in at. 

3 of the Greatest Basketball Players of  All-Time

 My other hour and a half was spent on Friday at 3:30 playing a NBA jersey basketball game. Ben, David, Josh, Justin, Ricky, and myself played 3 to 4 games of intense basketball. Very hot week, but for sure worth the sweat.

Thanks, See you next time on the Get-Fit station

It's the Bike- work out

Man Body shop this week was different but cool. 

the first Hour and a half I played basketball a little and then I walked and I also rode a bike.

This really worked out my legs, I'm glad I  got to do this, It has been a long  time since I rode a bike and I was truely a work out.

For my other hour and a half I went on a 4 mile bike run. Heart racing, legs pumping, and body tired. Even though I was tired, as I keep this up I will become greatly healthy and it will benefit my life in  a very good way.

Stay tune for body shop next week: The bike might be coming back.

Nobody Likes Principles

I just want to share with you guys the five principles of Spiritual Warfare.

1.The Seeking- God Principle: When you realize that you are at war, seek God, just as the people of Judah did when they realized that the three armies were coming their way.
A lot of times we only go to God when something is wrong or when something good happens. We as Christians have to go to God all the time. Doing this will not only make you a stronger Christian, but will grow your relationship with God.

2.The Knowing- God Principle: It is very important to know God. For someone who knew you before as Jeremiah 5:1 says "before you were in your mother's womb, I knew You", at least we can to is grow to Know Him also.
Knowing God can allow you to base your prayers on His Person; His Promises; His Purposes; and His Previous acts.
Just simply because we know God, we have access to all these things to make our prayer time more effective.

3.Depending-on-God Principle: Depend on God to show you the way. God is in charge even in a desperate situation when you base your prayers on Him and His revealed will.


4.Believing-God Principle: One way yo know that a person has believed God is when he or she begins praising God for what He has promised.
The most important point in this section is that: When God gives you a Word, claim His promise and believe.

5.Worshiping-God Principle: The secret is that the battle is won on your knees.
When I think about the worshiping God principle I think about Romans 12:1- I urge you brothers, in view of God's mercy, offer your body as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, for this is your spiritual act of Worship.

I want to leave this scripture with you all: John 4:23-But an hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshiper will worship the Father in spirit and truth. Yes, the Father wants such people to worship Him.

Be Protected At All Times

Ephesians 6 talks about putting on the full Armor of God. Sometimes we only use the spiritual one or two ways which is 1. we only use the Armor when things are going bad to protect ourselves, 2. we only use the Armor when things are going good and the minute things get bad we put that stuff down and try to fight the battle ourselves.  The bible says that the battle is not yours.

I just want to briefly talk about the Armor of  God.

 
The Helmet of Salvation- This is to show that Christ saved you.
         - We must thank God that we are his children. John 4:4 says, " The one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world." We must remind ourselves of this everyday that Christ is in us and no thing or no man is greater than he is.
         - Two more points is that we must praise God for eternal life and claim the mind of Christ

The BreastPlate of  Righteousness- This is used to protect your heart the the evil one an dis evil desires.
          - Keep the breastplate firmly fastened in place with upright character and righteous living.
Psalm 66:18 says, If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.

The Belt of Truth- this is probably the most useful piece to my knowledge. The belt of truth is used to hold everything else together. God don't care weather or not you wear a belt with your pair of jeans, but when you put on that Spiritual Armor it is a must that you have that belt.
          - ALERT!!!! Please Master your EMOTIONS. You need to allow the spirit to guide you and not the flesh.
         - If the belt of truth is not in place, you cannot expect your prayers to be answered.
James 4:3 says -- "When you ask, you do not receive, because what you get on your pleasures"

The Gospel Shoes- This is the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace, meaning that you are ready for . Just some quick points are: Be prepared-seek a boldness from Christ, Share the Gospel-  be able to go and spread God's word to all people, and most importantly, Intercede for the lost.

1 Timothy 2:1,3-4 says: "I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone. This is good, and places God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and  to come a knowledge of the truth."

Put The Armor of God on everyday, no matter what. Lets not only put it on when something is going wrong in our life but lets also wear it when things are going good. Wear God's Armor everyday all day, it is to protect your whole life from the devil and his evil desires of this world.

The devil has come to steal, kill, and destroy, but I have come to give you life and give it to you more abundantly.