::To God be the glory::

 The other night i was talking with a group of friends, all of us discussing a movie we like. We were all laughing and saying what a great movie it is, when we tried to persuade another friend to watch it he simply asked, "Does it benefit the Kingdom?"
 Those words caught me off guard, i laughed, not really knowing how to respond. But then i starting thinking, and replied, "No, it doesn't". I went home that night thinking, ok, what do i ever do that benefits Gods kingdom, or in other words, brings glory to His name? I kept pushing it aside saying don't worry about it, that's just what he thinks, but the more i thought about it the more i realized how right he was!
 Now while i don't think God has a problem with us watching TV (as long as its good and clean), TV has its place. When something starts taking the place of God, that's when we have a problem.... See, God is to be the top priority in our lives and by constantly thinking about a movie/book/food/etc. you're putting it in front of God and his kingdom, you now have an idol, and have put God in second, or third place instead of in number one. Think about it, if some one dies for you, to save you from eternal damnation dont' you think he deserves the VERY BEST in your life? If some one created you don't you think you should give him all the glory? If some one loves you more than ANYONE else in the world, even though you've been horrible towards Him, don't you think you should honor Him? God does ALL of this and SO much more! Why cant we give our Savior more time?! This is something we are praying about right now, that we can be better soldiers in His army, and better Glorify his name! God bless each of you in this too!

::You are More::

You are more then the choices you've made or will make!

We love these words so much sometimes we think that our choices are so horrible God could never love us! That conclusion is incorrect! God is always there with arms wide open ready to receive you his child! Never ever think you are to far down to receive Gods love! Our God is so amazing he loves us so much and never stops loving us , he doesn't like the wrong things we do but he still loves us! In this fast changing World one thing will always stand Gods love no matter how hard times are or how horrible we feel, we can always count on him! He is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords!

We love you guys and so does God!

::Less said, more gained::

Ok so what we want to talk about right now is something we are REALLY struggling with......gossip. Just lately we've been really bad about gossiping, and yes i agree, it is VERY hard not to! But then i start thinking, ok i know there are a LOT of thing people could be saying about me..... In Proverbs 11:13 it says "A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret".
 Haha, wow, I just got a slap in the face..... And you know, I think gossip is a much bigger problem for girl than for guys (correct me if I'm wrong). We hear so and so say this, so i tell her, then she tells that other girl,
until it gets back to the original person, and some one always ends up getting hurt, or a friendship is broken. 
Matthew 7:1- Do not judge, or you shall be judged-
 Yeah i know what he/she did may not have been right but as soon as you hear something some ones done you should ask "Have I ever done that?" "Am i vulnerable to doing that?" and last but NOT least "How can I help that person?"
 When some one approaches you with a gossip, our response should be "I would really like to help that person, and i think the first way we can do that is to start with not telling anyone else".
Another thing I've been struggling with is when i hear something i may immediately think, ok he/she deserves for everyone to know, that was so bad/mean/thoughtless! Well you know what? We deserve hell, but Jesus gives us his love, mercy, grace and heaven! The bible doesn't say do unto others as they deserve, it says do unto others as you would have them do unto you! So the next time your hear something, think before you turn and tell the person behind you :) I hope we all can try to work on this :) Have a blessed day!