Hey - Your inside is showing!

Are you thirsty?

2011-07-20T20:15:00.000-07:00

Boy it's sure hot out! And I'm pretty sure half of me has melted away today. I'm sure you can relate. You know, I'm not a fan of really hot and humid weather like this, but I find it to be a blessing and a good reminder that it's not going to be a scorcher in heaven some day. We may think this is hot...well, hell is much hotter. Can you imagine how thirsty we would be down there?? Our mouths would be bone dry from the heat and with no water to drink. And we're talkin' 24/7 dying of heat and thirst. Good news is that we never have to go thirsty! Even on a day like today. You might be asking yourself, "How is that? It's 96 degrees out with a heat index of 114 degrees and I could seriously fry an egg on my sidewalk! Maybe even bacon!"

You see, God loves us SO much that He sent his son Jesus to die for us. He died for our sins. He took our place on the cross and rose again and is alive so that we are saved from the hot scorching oven, roasting away like a kernel of popcorn ready to pop at any second. When we accept Jesus into our life as our Savior, we are forgiven of these sins and have hope, a future and eternal life. We never have to go thirsty again. This is what Jesus says, "but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life." (John 4:14) We have eternal life in Him which is the best drink of purified water anyone could ever have! Drink up :)

Beauty of the Cross

2011-04-22T21:50:00.000-07:00

Today is Good Friday! Remember the meaning and importance of it. Jesus Christ was beaten and died on the cross for us! He died for our sins so that we may live in paradise with Him! That is the best gift anyone could ever give! We are forgiven! We are free because of that! Words cannot express how thankful I am! He has changed my heart and my ways! I am a new creation! Jesus is my Lord and Savior! ♥

‎"He was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed." Isaiah 53:5 - We are healed!!! Hallelujah!!

"Beauty of the Cross" - Jonny Diaz

At the cross I find the beauty of Your matchless grace

At the cross I see a King who died to take my place

It's the moment that You made me clean and pardoned my soul

Amazing grace that I would be allowed unto Your throne

Not by my own will but solely by Your will alone

I'm unworthy of this love you have shown to me

I see my desperate need

The beauty of the cross is that there's One who has redeemed my soul

Beauty of the cross is that I'm finally free and letting go

Beauty of the cross is that Your grace has found me just as I am

Not by my own works that I may boast or I may come

But simply through your Son the sinless and Exalted One

Only through the cross that I'm made clean to draw near to you

Saved so that you would receive all glory due Your name

Everlasting God from age to age you never change

A true love story remains for all eternity

That all the world would see

My sinful soul could only be

Redeemed by the blood of a sinless King

So you came to the world that You had made

Conquered sin on the cross and You rose from the grave

That's the beauty of the cross

God and Dog

2011-01-29T15:00:00.000-08:00

Check out this poem and video I ran across. It is sooo true!

God Spelled Backwards

When God had made the earth and sky,

The flowers and the trees.

He then made all the animals,

The fish, the birds and bees.

And when at last He'd finished,

Not one was quite the same.

He said, "I'll walk this world of mine,

And give each one a name."

And so He traveled far and wide

And everywhere He went.

A little creature followed Him

Until its strength was spent.

When all were named upon the earth

And in the sky and sea,

The little creature said, "Dear Lord,

There's not one left for me."

Kindly the Father said to him,

"I've left you to the end.

I've turned my own name back to front

And called you dog, my friend."

Author Unknown

A MUST SEE --> God and Dog video by Wendy J Francisco Click Here

I'm so thankful for having God and my dog Sophie in my life! They both brighten any day, pull me through the bad times, rejoice with me in the good times, have a great sense of humor, and love me unconditionally no matter what! Sophie really is a sweetie and a trooper. She can always sense if something is wrong or if I'm sad, and she has been so comforting and loving lately with everything going on in my life.

God's Coffee

2010-08-15T21:38:00.001-07:00

I read this at a Church I was at on Thursday and thought it was so great I would share it!

God's Coffee

A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.

Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups — porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite — telling them to help themselves to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said:

"If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress."

"Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink."

"What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups… And then you began eyeing each other’s cups."

"Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of Life we live."

"Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has provided us."

"God brews the coffee, not the cups………. Enjoy your coffee!"

The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.

Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.

What button are you pushing?

2010-02-27T00:00:00.000-08:00

About a month ago I had posted a note on facebook and decided that it would be a nice blog to post. (That and I wanted to post something but am too tired to think of anything creative. So I will recycle. Shhh...don't tell anyone.)

Wouldn't it be nice some days if we could push buttons on our arms like on a remote?

Button to fast forward
Button for extra patience
Button to get rid of anxiety
Button to make you not eat when you're not hungry
Button to make you exercise when you don't feel like it
Button to sensor/filter profanity
Button for motivation/anti-procrastination
Button to hold a nice smile when you really want to ROAR like a lion!
Button to extend your arm to reach that item you want on the top shelf. Go go gadget arm!
Button to wind down and lose the stress
Button to ease your heartache
Button to earn more money
Button to feel loved
Button to get rid of any jealous bone in your body
Button to subside any addictions

The list of possible buttons go on and on..

All I can say is that we have to remember that this is LIFE. There is no instant gratification. If we are not brought through hardships or struggles, we would not grow as individuals. Yes it's going to hurt. But that is when you push your GOD button. He is the button of all time! The remote control of the world! He is watching and waiting for you to reach out.

Wanting to skip through a day, week, month, year? Pray God will give you strength.

Ready to bite your nails off because you are so anxious about a project? Pray God will calm your nerves. Philippians 4:6-7 says "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

Tapping your foot off from being impatient? Pray God instills peace in your heart so that you don't have to be impatient. He's got your back! No need to worry. "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." - Jeremiah 29:11

Longing to find that special someone and be loved by them with all of their heart?Pray God shows you the love He feels for you and that He prepares your heart while waiting for your special someone. Your special someone's heart is being prepared for you too at this very second. God has the perfect person picked out for you! Keep the faith.

The point is, PRAY! Pray, pray, pray. God has never left your side and will never leave your side. He wants to help you through any struggles you may face. Whether it's a small mouse of a problem to a Giant Goliath problem. Just reach out and ask Him to help. He is so full of LOVE! We love because He first loved us. I don't know about you, but God is my rock. My Savior. I will never pull away from Him. I'm a lifer! = )

Easing into this.

2010-02-24T20:39:00.000-08:00

Hello. Tag. Hola. Aloha. Bonjour. Whatever may suit your taste. *wave*

So I have decided to start a blog for whatever reason. Could be because of boredom, need to vent, try to formulate my thoughts into something wholesome, maybe even envy awesome blogs out there. But what I think is going to be so interesting about this is that I can share my feelings and thoughts, and not give a toot about what people think. If you don't want to hear what I have to say, then you can at least close out your browser instead of looking for earplugs. I promise to keep it clean and strive to keep you from sawing logs while reading this.

Where to begin? I'm soon approaching the age of 25 and am a Jesus FREAK! Side note - Jesus Freak by DC Talk is an amazing song! I love baseball, music, the outdoors, and with a little discussion, I can be passionate about certain topics. I believe in treating others as God wants us to: with love, kindness, compassion, understanding. Believe me, this is no easy thing sometimes. With the world constantly wearing on a person, it makes it tough. Lucky for us God is there to help us back on track!

Even though I can be easily distracted and feel life sucks sometimes, I am very blessed! I have a roof over my head, food to eat, car, job, awesome church, I've never broken a bone, the best friends ever, a wonderful close loving family, and the best thing of all - I have a God who loves me! He sent his one and only son to die for my sins so that I may live an eternal life in Heaven. Sounds like a great deal of love to me!

So my goal for this blog: Type a new post once every other month. You have to start off slow, you know? Then slowly work my way up to once a month, then once every other week or so..and then maybe even once a day! Hold onto your socks people! If that happens then the world must be crashing down! Haha..okay so I'm kidding. But I really would like to try and post something every day eventually.

It's getting late and I'd like to prevent any more nonsense from coming out of my finger tips! Stay tuned for more posts from the life of Andrea, 'Hey - Your inside is showing!'