Hello Future

I wanted to share another song with you guys. It's one of my new favorites! 

     Hello Future - TobyMac 

-I Simply Says XD 

Why do you believe?

A couple days ago, my brother asked an interesting question. I feel like most of us think that the most important question everyone should answer is, "What do you believe?" but maybe it's not. It is a question everyone should answer, but maybe the bigger question is, "Why do you believe?" 

     Everyone has an answer to the first question, whether they think they do or not. They might believe that it doesn't matter what you believe, or they might have an actual belief. The second question is a little more tricky though. Sure, you might know what you believe, but how about why? Do you have legitimate reasons? Evidence? 

       Consider the answer not only I began to answer, but also many other Christians might answer: "I know it in my heart." 

Happy Mother's Day!

Mother's are an incredible gift from God. What would we do without them? I just wanted to wish all you mother's out there an amazing day! 

    I think a lot of us forget what our mother's do for us. Why did God even give them to us? Being human, we have a desire to be loved. God does love us, and we know that, but we still need someone we can see and touch, and God knew that. Because he cannot be with us physically, he gave us mothers. That's why their love is so strong. They must be the love that God cannot be because of our sin. 

   Thank you God for giving us that extraordinary love! Thank you Mothers for being that extraordinary love that God has asked you to be!

-I Simply Says XD 

Fear

Hey all! I just wanted I would share a few of my thoughts with you. 

     Everyone has at least one fear whether they admit it or not. That doesn't mean they don't trust God, but what about fear of God? I think probably all of us have questioned him before about his plans; "Why is this happening to me?" "When is this going to end?" "Why haven't you saved me already?" but if we think about it, we aren't really in a position to ask him that. Especially if we tremble at the sight of harmless, tiny spiders or garden snakes, or even things much bigger and actually harmful like sharks or bears.

      No matter how scary or hurtful sharks can be, God is still more powerful. So how can we possibly question God who is much more powerful than anything else? He could do much worse, and yet we are still accusing him?

Could you still love God?

What does it mean to love God more than anything else? This is something that I have been considering for a while, something I feel like we should all know. A lot of people say that they love God more than anyone else - I've especially heard that at Christian weddings - so what does that really mean? 

     Imagine that your life is just full of goodness and happiness. You're a Christian who loves the Lord and your family loves the Lord too. You have everything you need and want and more, and you're super thankful to God, which makes you feel great! Of course everyone should be thankful to God, and you are, so that's awesome! Basically, life couldn't get better. And then... it really just... doesn't.

There are worse things in life

"Everyday may not be good, but there is something good in everyday." (-Unknown) 

     Sure, it's easiest to be negative. To hate the day and all that is in it. Being positive is not my favorite thing, but if I want to enjoy life that's what I'll have to do. When bad times comes, I'm just going to have to remind myself that there are worse things in life. Yeah, that sounds really... positive and annoying, but it's necessary. 

     Whatever happens, God is right next to you, and that won't change and that's the biggest blessing you'll ever have. You won't have to endure anything alone.

-I Simply Says XD 

Believing is seeing

I found this quote and thought I would share it with you all. It's kind of a different way to think about things. 

     "I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen; not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else." -C.S. Lewis

    A lot of people seem to think, "Seeing is believing." I'm sure you've heard that a hundred times in your life, but why not switch the words around a bit to make, "Believing is seeing."? That probably won't make sense for everything, but it does for God. He will open our eyes to so many incredible things - things that we haven't even imagined.

Dream Small

Dream Small - Josh Wilson

     It's not only the big things that count... but the small things... because the small things can become big things. 

-I Simply Says XD 

Nehemiah 9:5-37

Hey all! I want to suggest some super cool verses to read. I found them really encouraging and... convicting. 😬

     Nehemiah 9:5-37

     If you get a chance to read these (I'm not sure I'll believe you if you say you don't have time...) let me know what you think! I hope they're an encouragement to you, and a reminder of what an incredible God we have! 

-I Simply Says XD 

Can't Live Without You

Can't Live Without You - Owl City

     This is one of my favorite songs right now. I will admit, I didn't pay too much attention to the words until I decided to share it with you guys... and I realized it has amazing lyrics too!! 

       Have a great Saturday y'all, and put God first!

-I Simply Says XD