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Hopefully it works..

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Happy Sabbath

I love the Sabbath.. I love the rest.. I love the relaxation. I love the fact I can just chill and communicate with the Lord for 24 hours. I love the fact that although the world is going crazy, I know that my God still has things under control. I love the fact that the Sabbath reminds me of the seven day Creation week. I love the fact that it reminds me that its only because sin entered the world, things are the way it is today. I love the fact that Jesus came and died for our sins, whether you believe in Him or not. I love the fact that He created you and me. I love the fact that He offers salvation and a chance to live eternally in heaven with him where there will be no pain and heartache. I love the fact that although things seem hard and we go through trials, God's providence always comes through. I love the fact that after the trial is over, we understand why were let down this path. I love the fact that we Love Him more for allowing us to experience hardships to understand pure joy. I love it when He introduces someone in your life just to help you through your hardships. I love the fact that God will always be there. I love the fact that every week i'm reminded of this and more... All because of the Sabbath.

-jw-

Learn to slow down and do it at your own pace.

I've been in Florida for about 8 months now.. and I feel that I'm really starting to enjoy it.. Being down here has taught me how to SLOW DOWN and do things at my own pace. I've spent soooooo much time trying to keep up with this "imaginary" person of who I am in my mind. Its crazy.. I dream soo big. I dream soo large. I've tried to do most of what I thought I should do.. I've worked hard and my work ethic is next to none. However, right now.. i realize that the most IMPORTANT thing is not to try and hurry up because of my annoying urgency.. but to take time and make sure I give myself time to do what I need/want to do at my OWN PACE. Slow down Jerrick. Slow down and make sure you do a good job. Then move forward to the next step.. STOP RUSHING! And focus on what your doing.. 100%. That's the only way you will be satisfied. :)

-Jerrick-

Yielding to the Master Potter

But now, O Lord, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of Thy hand. Isa. 64:8.

While the human agent is devising and planning for himself something that God has withheld him from doing, he has a hard time. He complains and frets, and has still increased difficulties. But when he submits to be as clay in the hands of the potter, then God works the man into a vessel of honor. The clay submits to be worked. If God had His way, hundreds would be worked and made into vessels as He sees best.

Let the hand of God work the clay for His own service. He knows just what kind of vessel He wants. To every man He has given his work. God knows what place he is best fitted for. Many are working contrary to the will of God, and they spoil the web. The Lord wants everyone to be submissive under His divine guidance. He will place men where they will submit to be worked into oneness with Christ, bearing His divine similitude. If self will submit to be worked, if you will cooperate with God, if you will pray in unity, work in unity, all taking your place as threads in the web of life, you will grow into a beautiful fabric that will rejoice the universe of God.

The Potter cannot mold and fashion unto honor that which has never been placed in His hands. The Christian life is one of daily surrender, submission, and continual overcoming. Every day fresh victories will be gained. Self must be lost sight of, and the love of God must be constantly cultivated. Thus we grow up into Christ. Thus the life is fashioned according to the divine model.

Every child of God is to do his very best to uplift the standard of truth. He is to work in God's order. If self is exalted, Christ is not magnified. In His Word God compares Himself to a potter, and His people to the clay. His work is to mold and fashion them after His own similitude. The lesson they are to learn is the lesson of submission. Self is not to be made prominent. If due attention is given to the divine instruction, if self is surrendered to the divine will, the hand of the Potter will produce a shapely vessel (The SDA Bible Commentary, Ellen G. White Comments, vol. 4, p. 1154).

The potter takes the clay in his hands and molds and fashions it according to his own will. He kneads it and works it. He tears it apart and then presses it together. . . . Thus it becomes a vessel fit for use. So the great Master Worker desires to mold and fashion us. And as the clay is in the hands of the potters, so are we to be in His hands. We are not to try to do the work of the potter. Our part is to yield ourselves to the molding of the Master Worker (Testimonies, vol. 8, pp. 186, 187).

From Lift Him Up - Page 65

Brand New Day

Welcome to my Blog!

I am so happy you stopped by.. I pray that what you find here will strengthen your soul. :) Enjoy. I pray that you are blessed.

-Brand New Day-

my dad called me today.

My dad and i only talk for about 4 mins per month on a regular. Our conversations usually go, "Hows the car? Did you check the oil? How is school? Hows miss Nicole? and that's it. However, tonight he called and we talked for 66 mins and 11 sec. I'm very happy about that. See, My dad is a Man of God. And today he said that he felt in his spirit i was going through some rough times. It was true. My life right now is sooo hard. Its one thing after another. And he just called to give me some encouragement. To tell me to hold on and not give up. And like the little kid that I am, I begged him to stay on the phone and just kept talking, and talking, and talking. Then i listened and listened and listened. It's an amazing thing to have parents who are alive and who you can talk to even if it's only like once a year you can have a heart to heart. I know families that talk to their parents everyday. I would envy them. I would wish that my parents and I were as close.

But the truth is, more than i want my parents to talk to me every day.. I'm more than satisfied that they PRAY for me everyday, and all day..

Thank you mom and dad.

The grace of God.

This is a song by one of the most forgotten Christian Artists, Keith Green. My brother put me on him when i was like 15 years old. That was 10 years ago. I haven't heard him since then, but this song is so powerful, i thought i would place it on my blog.
Emjoy.

PRIDE

Psalm 10:4 (New International Version)

 4 In his pride the wicked does not seek him; 
      
in all his thoughts there is no room for God.

Pride is considered the ORIGINAL and the most offensive of the Seven Deadly Sins. God completely hates it. I mean if Pride was a dude, then the BIG DUDE would smash that dude and tell that dude to don't ever come around again. Dude, the Bible tells us that it was Pride, which caused Lucifer, a Bright Angel of Light, to transform into the devil (no pun intended) that He is. The crazy thing is that most of us, well, i know i do, think that pride is something that affects you when you get rich or reach some level of success. When the entire world is looking at you as a Hero, or in admiration of some enormous feat. Therefore, I used to think that Pride was as far away from me as the east is to the west. HA!

I'm such a dummy. It just hit me today. 2 points really. Nothing deep, nonetheless this should be offered for consideration.

#1. First of all, I woke up today refusing to have my devotions. Yep, that was the FIRST thing on my agenda. Priority number one, Refuse God. Yep. When I had the Chance for the LORD to tell me something through his word, or a devotional thought, i refused and said, "nope, i'm good. I got plans to play Madden 2009 on my PS3, and then i gotta study. So, holla at me. " I definitely lived the definition of the text at the beginning of this post. I found it more important to follow my own plans than to as the CREATOR what he thought i should do today. I'm such a punk.

#2. Okay, Let's consider this for minute. Before the Devil was a... Devil... he was Closser to God than any other being. He was the Light Bearer. I mean this Dude ate lunch with God on a regular and was his best friend to put it in layman's terms. He KNEW GOD ,LOVED GOD and trusted GOD. So what happenend? Something simple. He took his eyes off the Master and started looking at himself. CRAZY! Then Michael, (Jesus), the BIG DUDE Had to regulate on that dude, and smash that dude and kick him out of heaven. But it wasn't a funny matter. Heaven lost a heavy 1/3 of its population. A 1/3 that will NEVER be able to return again. That sucks.

Ok.. Here's my point. Um.. Lucifer was in HEAVEN surrounded by Holiness day by day. For his whole life. HOW IN THE WORLD DID PRIDE COME INTO HIS HEART??? I may never know the answer to that. But here's something that I know for sure. Lucifer was Chillin with God on a regular and he still fell. There were no demons in heaven tempting him. So, where do I get off, being tempted by demons 24/7 thinking that I don't need to know the Lord anew everyday...?????
think about it.

I got a PRIDE issue.. :(

More on this later.

-jw-

It Has All Been Paid For

"Many times we carry our guilt from one day to the next like a lead ball chained to our ankle. As Christians, we go to sleep reciting the same prayer and ask God to forgive our sins, yet never really believing He has actually done so. Our dreams replay the ill-remembered encounters during those occasions that we should've shown restraint and self-control, and we wake up with the an increased level of guilt and hate for our own lack of temperance. The viscous cycle continues from day to day, making the Christian walk seem troublesome and impossible. Yet, this is not the Way (Christian walk) God has intended for us. If God had only died for your sins up till yesterday there would be no Hope for salvation. Instead, God, in his infinite Mercy has allowed his Blessings to become anew DAY by DAY. Though it is undeniable that we will undoubtably sin today and cause the Master pain, He knows that it has all been paid for. His death on the cross has paid the price and has the power to tear away the grasp of the devil around our ankles and release the chains of depression, guilt, lust, hatred, and envy. When we begin to trust him, in exchange of our sins, the Master gives us wings. Yet, we are unable to fly immediately. We must learn to trust the Teacher, just as the young swallows trust their mother. As we meditate and read in the word, we strengthen our resolve. Our wings become stronger and stronger. We begin to gain confidence, not in ourselves, but the in the Lord. And soon, as we begin to flex our wings that have been strengthened over time, we LIFT OFF! As we soar, with our eyes focused heaven ward, we are amazed that the lead ball held us so long close to the ground. That we accepted the dreaded false reality that we were meant to stay obligated to the ground.

Beloved, let us remember, that though we struggle, our fight has already been won. God our Saviour has released us from bondage yet again today. Let us learn to trust and have faith in him."

Lamentations 3:22-30 (New International Version)
22 Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.

23 They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.

24 I say to myself, "The LORD is my portion;
therefore I will wait for him."

25 The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him,
to the one who seeks him;

26 it is good to wait quietly
for the salvation of the LORD.