hope

i was thinking about ally today and how its going to be almost 2 months since she passed.  my mom had recently mentioned her mom, val, and just wondering how she might be doing.  and while passing the time through a long gaze at myspace i noticed her page and click on it and there is a place on your page where you can place a “quote.”  hers said,
“THIS SONG IS DEDICATED TO MY DAUGHTER, WHO WE LOST, I KNOW SHE IS WITH MEAND ALTHOUGH MY FAITH WAS SHAKEN TO THE CORE, IT IS STRONGER THAN EVER. I FEEL HER EVERYDAY AND DRAW STRENGTH FROM HER AND GOD.”
it once again gave me so much comfort knowing she’s with god, but also in knowing that ally had touched her mom with god, and she has found strength in him.

Acts 7: control

key verse 7:56
“And he told them, “Look, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing in the place of honor at God’s right hand!”

reflection
i wish i could see that, with god in full control.

prayer
take control.

Gotham City

Me, my dad, and Stacey went to nyc to see an art museum, The Metropolitan, and to “see” ny.  I loved the museum it was super huge and pretty.  There was so much in the museum that its been estimated to take at least 2 full days to walk throughout the whole building.  Obviously we dont have the time or money to do that, lol, so we saw the Egyptian art, American, some Chinese and Oceania art, Modern art, European Paintings, and the Roof Garden.  
Central Park, Soho, Time Square.

Acts 6: prayer

key verse 6:4
“then we can spend our time in prayer and preaching and teaching the word.”

reflection
the verse speaks for itself, we need to spend our time in prayer and teaching the word to others.

prayer
i pray that i can spend more time in prayer and spreading the word, especially with a new school year coming up.

Acts 5: liar liar

key verses 5:5, 5:10
“As soon as Ananias heard these words, he fell to the floor and died. Everyone who heard about it was terrified.”
“Instantly, she fell to the floor and died. When the young men came in and saw that she was dead, they carried her out and buried her beside her husband.”

reflection
you think god’s trying to tell us something? um, dont lie.

prayer
i pray that i can keep away from lying, and stay close to the lord.

Acts 4: confident expectations

key verse 4:12
“there is salvation in no one else! There is no other name in all of heaven for people to call on to save them.”
[1 timothy 2:5]

reflection
its sometimes hard to believe that jesus was perfect because of our human characteristics.  i wish i could have been there for just a couple days to experience him physically, but i guess thats our challenge being in the older generation.  as corny as it is it reminded me of that movie jumper, and whenever the girl would call for him he would be there and would move her from being freaking killed.  like god.  although we sometimes always expect him to get us out of situations.

prayer
never doubt him, ever.

Acts 3: mentor

key verse 3:26
“when God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you people of Israel, to bless you by turning each of you back from your sinful ways.”

reflection
thinking back to when you started to follow christ theres always someone who sticks out in your mind of an example or a mentor that lead in the right direction.  and through your walk god places accountability partners to keep your heart in the right place.   

prayer
i pray that i can someday be an example or a mentor to someone devoting their life to christ.

Acts 2: keep right

key verse 2:34-35
for david himself never ascended into heaven, yet he said, ‘the lord said to my lord, sit in honor at my right hand until i humble your enemies, making them a footstool under your feet.
[psalm 110:1] 

reflection
revelation prophet?  both 2:34-35 and 110:1 say the same exact thing, and its just another reminder of how legit the bible is, this could not have been made up.  i want to sit at the right hand of god.

prayer
i pray that i could also grow in my faith that much.

Acts 1: the ticking clock

key verse  acts 1:7  
“And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons,
which the Father hath put in his own power.”
[matthew 24:36] [mark 13:32] 

reflection
god’s timing keeps you on track and whole-hearted on fire for him.  if we knew everything to come in the future nothing would be exciting, and life would be completely different as we know it.  his timing is always perfect and best for all of us.

prayer 
i pray that i can be more confident in my love for christ and that i will never be impatient with him and result to other ways.

What comes after?

I haven’t posted in a while, so i figured I’d post something on my mind at this moment.

Well, Jesus Christ, I’m not scared to die,
I’m a little bit scared of what comes after
Do I get the gold chariot?
Do I float through the ceiling?

Do I divide and fall apart?
’cause my bright is too slight to hold back all my dark
And the ship went down in sight of land
And at the gates does Thomas ask to see my hands

I know you’re coming in the night like a thief
But I’ve had some time, O Lord, to hone my lying technique
I know you think that I’m someone you can trust
But I’m scared I’ll get scared and I swear I’ll try to nail you back up

So do you think that we could work out a sign
So I’ll know it’s you and that it’s over so I won’t even try

 

 

Does anyone else ever think about how we get up there in clouds?  
Do we see God’s face as we slip away into eternal life?  Do we wait in line for the others to get through the gate?  Do we just appear there and forget our past life on earth?  Do we even know that we died?  Do we float up?  Fall through?  What?
Does it even explain it or briefly mention it in the bible?   I hope I’m not the only one who has ever thought of it before.  I wish we could get a small glimpse of what happens.