A slap in the face

So yesterday i was doing some more reading and well i stumbled upon this verse and well it was sort of a slap in the face. Lol God usually sends me back to reality in times i need it most.

Galatians 5:19-21 (New International Version)

The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.

What i think this is saying is Christ died for our sins but that does not mean we are to take Him for granted.
We are to live like Him to the best of our ability.

therefore....
Later on its says in verse 24

Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires.

Just something i wanted to share :]

Humility

was doing a little reading and found this just thought i should share it :P

Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind let each of you regard one another as more important than himself; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore also God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those who are in heaven, and on earth, and under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Philippians 2:3-11

True Love

What the world/society doesn't realize is true love between a man and a woman is not made up of money, the finest dates we go on or the nicest things we buy for one another, true love is about LOYALTY, PATIENCE, and FORGIVENESS. Something only GOD can give us.

That is whats wrong with our marriages today, God is not first in their lives and well when God is not there then naturally the couple will "fall out of love".

Only God can give us the absolutely the truest of love.

It boggles me so much when a person comes to me and is like, "lilly, i just dont know what happened we were so in love" Well i can tell you exactly what happened.

God is not FIRST

He needs to be the first love in your life.

Above EVERYTHING else.

andl when its apparent He is not there well then, your love won't be either

And having God in your life isn't about just reading the bible or just praying,

its about you and Him having a RELATIONSHIP.

And God doesn't need to be in just this part or that part. ITS EVERY PART!

God needs to be in everything you say, do, or feel.

and He knows when you don't put him there.

this is also something I hate, when someone is obviously against one thing that is wrong but yet goes and does something else that is just as wrong.

being a hypocrite is something every Christian needs to watch out for.

dont get me wrong i sin and sometimes i my self don't put God first.

but watch out, your actions speak louder than words, literally.

I don't know what will do the next time someone laughs when i tell them i truly am in love,

they say "your to young to know what love is"

no, i have GOD in my heart thats how i know what love is.

i heard a girl say once "i don't believe in true love, i only believe in being comfortable and finding someone you can share that with"

well she obviously doesn't know God's love.

This saddens me so much that this is what society has come to.

So its up to us Christians to show the world what true love really is, to show the world fairy tales really can come true.