Month: April 2015

Remembering what needs to be forgotten.

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It’s ironic that just yesterday, God placed the idea on my heart that I really need to be more forgetful of things that are negative, or more accepting of things that you simply can not change.

I’m a very easy going person, not much tends to get on my nerves or make me angry. But when things do, it’s very bad. I get very angry and I verbally lash out at everyone I’m surrounded by. Lately, when I’ve become angry, I try to step back, re-evaluate and stay as quiet as possible. This prevents me from saying things that I might regret later on.

This morning, something that happened made me very, very angry. Something that just made me cringe and want to cause harm to a person. I talked with someone about it, trying to calm my nerves, and she then helped me realize; I had no reason to be angry. There was NOTHING that could be done. Nothing I said or did could change what had already happened. When people upset you with their words or actions, it is NECESSARY to cling on to the truths that have already been established in your life and shy away from things that anger you. Several times in the New Testament Jesus was angered, but he NEVER let his anger get the best of him or his actions. It’s completely normal to be angry but be wary about how it may influence your decisions.

Something to think about… Always re-evaluate the situation. Think of why you are angry and what good can come out of your attitude?

You might actually cause more harm because of your anger, than what was originally done.

God loves you,

Josh

Prayer 1

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Heavenly Father, I’m so thankful for the blessings that you’ve bestowed on me, and everyone that I’m surrounded by. Thank you for loving me unconditionally and truly creating me for the sole purpose of glorifying you. Your son died, to glorify you. We live, to glorify you. It’s a simple task yet we as humans make it so complex. Thank you for sending your Son in order that I might be saved to bring others to You, Lord. 

I’m so beyond sorry and ashamed of the sins that I have commited, God, and I ask that you please forgive me as I continue to fail you daily. Please help me in repentance and keep me from remembering the things I need to forget, while also helping me remember the things I do not need to forget. Lead me not into temptation, but deliver me from all evil and sinful environments.

I ask that you continue to grant me wisdom in all circumstances, that you help me grow stronger in my faith, and help me show grace towards others. Please take my anger from me and keep me from being so judgemental of others. Allow me to continue serving you on earth and use me to proclaim the gospel to your people. But, most of all, let YOUR will be done; not mine. 

God I yield my life completely to you and to your evangelism. Help me be sold out for you and for the furtherment of your Word. I love you and thank you! 

Amen

Well, its entertaining. So I like it.

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It’s recently been brought to my attention how popular horror movies are to our society! I honestly had no idea they were such a big deal! So, the first thing I decided to do was look up the top 5 box-office horror movies of the last two years:

5) Mama

4) Insidious Chapter 2

3) Dracula Untold

2) Annabelle

1) The Conjuring

Personally, I’ve never seen any of these movies. I don’t have any interest in horror movies whatsoever. I’m not gonna lie I do get pretty scared after watching things that are demonic or twisted in any way. It sticks with me for a long time and I just can’t shake it! So it’s just easier for me not to watch things like that. Plus, I don’t find the idea of people getting tortured entertaining. (yes, I’m well aware it’s JUST a movie)

So lets take away the “horror” part of the movie and just look at movies in general. Movies are one of the most powerful entertainment items we have now days and they make such a lasting, profound impact on society. Also, Movies, again in general, mostly now days are almost completely against Christian values or include some sort of ideal or moral that is strongly against what God teaches and what we’re supposed to believe as Christians.

Now, with horror movies, the main goal is to scare people completely out of their minds, and most of the time, they succeed! Hollywood has gotten extremely good these days at bringing carnage and gruesome images to the silver screen! The only problem is that it’s getting to the point now where it takes SO much more to genuinely just disturb people, which, in turn, completely desensitizes the public more and more with each movie.

What concerns me most is when religion comes into question in horror movies. Is it okay for Christians to be entertained about producers making blockbuster films about satanic, and demonic things that are extremely opposite of what we believe? Should we be okay with movies promoting the fact that senseless torture and bloodshed are okay? Again, I know that it’s ONLY a movie, but really think about what this is promoting to society. After really dwelling on what’s been stated previously, Should true Christians REALLY watch ANY movies with anything thats contradictory to what God teaches? Well… No. We really shouldn’t… But, do we anyway? Yes. Of course we do, we do what we want, we’re humans. I’m not singling any one genre of entertainment out, the horror genre was just pointed out to me today so I decided to research it. There are non-uplifting subjects in literally every genre.

Something to think about… If we as believers are going to stress heavily to people not to watch sex-filled movies, shouldn’t we also stress heavily not to watch demonic or satanic themed movies? If we point out to people that watching movies with bad language is wrong, shouldn’t we also point out that drug abuse and trafficking in movies is wrong, as well? The way I see it; Principle vs. Principle…Sin vs. Sin. It all sounds pretty equal to me.

1 John 2:15-17

“Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions—is not from the Father but is from the world. And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.”

Soooo……

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emmanuel4180

Hey there well this is my first post ,and I really don’t know what to write about, but I really didn’t think I was going to write anything but I saw the joy and passion my great friend Joshua Boyd had in making them so hey why not make one too!

I am Emmanuel Larios, I’m a junior in high school ,and daily I strive to do God’s work, give him the glory, and praise he deserves daily! I am going to write tho blog to inspire others and challenge others in there walk in faith with Christ. I’m not the perfect Christian heck no one is only the true king of kings Jesus Christ will be the only perfect person to ever walk this earth but will I was just reading through some blogs I felt called to post daily in what our glorious father is doing in my…

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This crazy little thing called life…..

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emmanuel4180

So lately for no particular reason I have been repeating John 3:16. Yes that is an amazing verse but i started to wonder why I was repeating this verse so I really started to dig deep into the verse and meditate on it to see if God was trying to tell me or teach me something.  “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16. While i was meditating on that verse I broke down the verse and just started to see what this verse was……. “For God so loved the world” God Gave us his son to die on the cross for us to take the blame of our sins and to teach us the word of truth. Like I said in my last post Jesus Christ knew what…

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He did what?!

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Today is Sunday, obviously. So on Sundays every week I want to have a deeper, and more spiritual blog to really get you growing, and thinking throughout the week to come.

This morning, during the 2nd service at my church, my youth pastor, Justin preached to the congregation. First, let me just congratulate him on a great message, however, that sermon was not Justin’s. It was God-inspired and God-breathed. Anyways, Justin spoke of Jesus bearing our sins. Now, “bear” (the verb, not the big furry animal), according to Webster’s Dictionary, means: “to accept or endure (something)”. That being said…Jesus accepted our sins. He endured our sin. But not just that. Justin also mentioned the wrath of God, and how if Jesus endured our sin, then he must also endure the wrath of God for our sin. This is HUGE. What I’m saying is that Jesus, the only perfect being ever to walk the earth, the Son of God, The Lord Almighty, accepted and endured all of your “past, present, and future sins. Forever.” -Justin Grack                                               That’s just what I got out of the message this morning. Other’s may have got way more or way less out of it, but either way, Thank you, Justin, for being submissive to The Lord and following in His will.

“For Christ suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, that He might bring you to God, after being put to death in the fleshly realm but made alive in the spiritual realm.” -1 Peter 3:18

It’s pretty amazing to think about God’s forgiveness and how wholesome it is. It blows my mind and I literally cannot fathom His infinite grace that he pours forth onto His children. You see, God views all sin the same. There is no “level” of sin. It’s just sin. For we have all sinned and fallen short of the Glory of God. Yet while we were still sinner’s Christ died for us to save us from the death that we earned because of our sin.

Something to think about…Think of how huge God really is. He created the heavens, the skies, the earth, the entire universe, and EVERYTHING in it. Yet he cared enough about YOU and I to send his one and only Son to save US. To cover our backs and rescue us from an eternity in Hell.

Have a fantastic week and I pray that God uses this blog to continuously bless others and that The Holy Spirit will move and work in lives who need The Lord, and that each person that reads this post will be given hope and promise through God.

I love you,

Josh.

Hello world!

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Howdy! This is my very first blog through WordPress!!!

Just in case you’re wondering, I’m Josh! I’m a senior in high school, and I’m always insanely busy with sports and school and literally every other possible thing you can imagine. 🙂

First things first, My purpose with this blog is to inspire others by using my experiences, what I’ve learned from them, and what I learn from other’s experiences as well. My life, is very simple. It’s “Not the world’s standard”. Meaning, simply, I’m a weirdo. And I love The Lord Jesus Christ and I try my very hardest every day to serve him through my actions, thoughts, and words. THAT being said, I’m a teenager, so I make tons of mistakes, but the glorious thing about God’s forgiveness and grace is that it’s no big deal if I mess up! I have a permanent forgiveness card, called salvation, earned when Jesus was crucified on the cross, and from the point of my salvation ’til the end of eternity, I’m forever indebted to Him!

Anyway, I hope you enjoy the blog as it continues daily and if you feel compelled to share this with friends, by all means, JUMP ON IT!

One last thought, I don’t know who you are, but I love you, and more importantly, God loves you. Forever. Don’t ever feel like you’re at the bottom because you can always know that God is ALWAYS at the top!

God Bless,

Josh.