Ephesians Ch. 3

v 11 & 12
...He carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord, in whom we have BOLDENESS, and CONFIDENT ACCESS through faith in HIM.
v14 - 21
I bow my knees before the Father from whom every family in heaven and in earth derives its name, that He would grant you according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His spirit in the inner man, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length, heigt, and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surrpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.
Now, to Him is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we could ask or think, according to the power that works within us, to Him be the gloryiin the church, and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever.
~Amen

BAPTISIM @ GCC in Elkhart: ;RV Hall of Fame on CR17

I am not sure what to write for my first sentence. I have so many things on my mind and in my heart but have NO clue where to start.

I guess I will start with this:

I will be baptized next week at Granger in Elkhart. Now, I have struggled with this for close to 2 years. I was baptized when I was 13 years old. I try to think back when I was that age and try to remember why I was baptized. As far as I can remember it was just something everyone did. You get saved then baptized. Through the years I rebelled. Running away from home, physically fighting with my mom, sneaking out of the house, and stealing from cars. 

When I was 22 I was baptized again in a church located in Paducah, KY. It was different then. I was older and understood better. Then I was accused of being false. I was in my 6th year  of my first marriage and it was like I was only a speck of light. I became overwhelmed with darkness surrounding me and sufficating me until I could no longer breath.

When I was 26 I was again baptized in a Pentacostal church because that was their rule. I stopped attending the church about six months later. 

I then was out of church for 7 years(give/take a year). Then one day I knew I was being called back into church and I had no clue where to go. I was sent to GCC(more like dragged by the holy Spirit..LOL)between 2004-2005. I can still rememebr Mark Beeson teaching Core 101. I struggled several years, needing counceling, taking core classes, learning about boundries, but most importantly I learned that Jesus loved me right where I was at and He loved me for WHO I really was. It wasn't unitl GCC was launched in Elkhart in the Theator that I became a small group helper. By the time we moved to the RV Hall of Fame on CR17 I became a small group leader. We had our first baptisim there last year. I was so excited for those who were baptized! I asked a few people then if I should get baptized. They said once you are baptized you never have to do it again.So, I just went on in agreement. This year I had asked again about getting baptized. These are the words that were said:'If you FEEL you should then you should'.

The difference from when I was 13: I felt a bit pushed, when I was 22:Still unsure, whe I was 26: This time it is because I feel led by God to do it. To show the leaders, the parents, and the students that I am a Christ Follower. It feels real to me this time, just like my walk with God. In the past 2 years I feel more real than I ever have. This is why I am getting Baptized next Sunday. :-)   

A Week Full of Blessings

CRUEL WORLD??

We live in a world full of cruelty! The world itself is beautiful but the people in the world can destroy that beauty.
How is it that people can pin point everyone elses faults, mistakes, and mishaps and not look at themselves?
This is so irritating!
If anyone is any better than the people they tear apart, then let them HELP us out of where we are with kindness and encouraging words. If they're not better than us then may they be directed to look at themselves and where they are at in their minds and in their hearts.
Let us remember where we were in earlier years to where we are now. I believe this will help us show mercy and grace to those around us and we can help them grow with unconditional love.

Live Less=Have More

I was listening to Focus on The Family this morning on the car radio. The topic was 'Live Less, Have More.'
When you here these words, what is your firdt thought? Do these words ring to you?
~THIS IS OPEN FOR DISCUSSION~