Who are You?

A few minutes ago something brought back to my mind a lot of memories that were perhaps the best ones I have ever had. The equip trip, which is a trip our youth group took my seventh grade year, is one of the memories I was remembering. It was so fun and the trip really opened my eyes to christ. I knew everyone that went on that trip so well, and we were all the best of friends. I wish I could still say that I am really good friends with all of them, but I really can't. Ever since my 8th grade year i've grown drastically apart from almost all of them. We are talking about going on a mission trip to spread God's word and love to other people, but I don't know if we are ready. If our group doesn't even know each other than I don't know if we have to ability to show others how great God really is. I hope our group becomes closer soon, I really do.

Hypocritical

Everyone sins. No doubts, no exceptions, no excuses. EVERYONE does. And I KNOW that I sin. I wish I could say that, that isn't true, but I can't, and I probably won't ever get too. And even though I know that I sin, when I see or hear anyone else sin, I judge them automatically. I am really sad that I do because I know that I am being a hypocrite if I do. After I judge them I yell at myself because I am in to position to, and only God is in that position. It also makes me wonder if people judge me whenever I sin. I don't like the thought of it, so it is kind of a inspiration for me to remember whenever I sin or think about sinning. A few verses from the bible tell about all of this, and I look to these verses as a reminder to myself.

"Do not judge so that you will not receive judgement. 

For in the way you judge, you will receive judgement; and by your standard of measure, it will come back to you in like measure.

Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 

Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' and behold, the log is in your own eye.

You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye."

These verses remind me not to judge others because it is hypocritical to judge others when you yourself should be judged. I suggest that you look back to these verses whenever you catch yourself judging others because they helped me quite a lot. 

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God's will...

Ok, so in youth group we have been talking about God's will and his plans for our lives. And this may be a  dumb question, but (I don't really know how to word it) I am a little confused with it. I was too nervous to ask it during youth group, but is there a difference between God's will and God's plan? I mean, are they the same thing? Or, are they completely different things?

If they are the same thing then I am a little confused because I know that God knows all and he knows how everyones lives are going to play out. So, is God's plan for us what he knows is going to happen or is it what he wants for us to do? And is God's will for all of us to follow and respect him in every aspect of our lives? But say God already knows that someone is not going to follow him throughout their whole lives, is that his plan since he already knows that was going to happen? Or is his plan for all of is to follow him and we just don't follow it? But if it is his plan, then is that also his will? And if it is his will then i'm confused because does he have the same will for all of us or, are his will's for us different. I am just so confused on this topic.

I am sorry if this confused you, but I really don't know how to put it because the topic really confuses me. ....... :P I don't know :P

Change...

I know that eventually almost everything and everyone changes. Change can be scary, but if you trust God and you trust yourself you can withstand that change. It can be for the good and it can be for the worse. Over the past few years i've noticed that a lot of people's personalities have been changing. Me, and the friends I used to be very close to, have grown apart drastically over the years, and me and the people who I was not that close to when I was young have been inseparable lately. There could be many reasons why this has happened, but no matter what the reasons they all lead back to change. And I should be used to it by now because, as I said before, everything and everyone changes. Sometimes you may not even notice the change, but other times the change is so...different that you can't overlook it. I miss the people I used to be close to, but in some ways I know I made some smart decisions because it seems like the friends I have are too good to be true. And I know you are supposed to surround yourslef with the people you want to be like, but also not change yourself. My friends are perfect becuase there is no one i would rather be more like, and I know they would never try to change me.
--- So all in all, change can be a little scary, and confusing, and difficult, and it will always happen somehow, but you can decide how the change will effect you....well, you and God of course :)

We are very different (or are we?) :)

I never thought that I would have something to "blog" about, but in study hall I think I found my topic. (which is one of the weirdest possible times to think of one) I will not name names (although i'm sure the people involved would not care at all) ;) but in study hall today I was a witness to one of the funniest events in school history.---Geometry, a class that some people may find difficult and some people may find easy.---- I was watching two of my very good friends bicker back and forth while trying to figure out a geometry assignment, one, thought the assignment was the easiest that they had ever gotten, the other, thought it was one of the hardest ever assigned.

This made me realize that everyone is different. Though some people may have the same feelings at some time this does not make them the same person. But although we are all different (personality) we all share a similar feature, we are all God's creation. We were created in his image and nothing can change that. :) If you think about it it's a pretty cool thing :)

So if you have a blog and you are trying to think of something to put on that blog. I suggest to  stop thinking because (for me anyway) the idea that you have been trying to think of all along will come to you when you least expect it.

For example, Your two friends are bickering in study hall.--------- :)