Belief System

I believe everything happens for a reason. This semester I have been enrolled into a class called Basic Christian Ethics and it has allowed me to realize that most of my belief systems are built upon what I have been taught growing up or just by the ones around me.  What I need is my own belief system built by what I have found.  If I was primarily taught what the Bible says by one person without actually reading my Bible, I don't think I'd ever know what my belief system was... or my salvation would be my parents and not my own.

This is some of my beliefs with scripture supporting why I believe these things. I understand my beliefs may be different than any other, but I do support mine with scripture and how I interpret each one.  Thank you for reading this.

• I believe abortion is killing a human life that God created. (Gen 1:27, Jm 3:9-10, Ps 127:3; 139:13, 15)
• I believe cursing and foul language is a strayed person from God. (Eph. 4:29, Col 3:8, Jm 3:10, Mt 12:36-37)
• I believe in modesty. (1 Tim 2:9-10)
•  I believe any form of sexual activity before marriage is sin. (1 Cor 7:1-40, Heb 13:4, Ex 22:16, Gal 5:19)
• I believe in the Baptist Faith & Message (www.sbc.net/bfm/bfm2000.asp)

These are the things I have been challenged with answering this week.  I hope it helps you few.

New Year. New Beginnings.

As the year 2013 has just passed by like a vapor, we come onto a brand new year of 2014. Here is the list of things I have learned in this year:

• Never take on more than you can handle.
• Learn what boundaries your friends are to you. 
• One mistake with your words can change your life.
• People you think you love come and go, but are replaced.
• The ones you once thought were yours for eternity are, all of a sudden, the ones you wish to avoid.
• Sometimes the only one you can trust is God.
• Your life isn't suppose to be easy. Everything is complicated and will never go exactly your planned way.
• Your mistakes can ruin lives.
• Your walk with Christ is important and watched by many.
• When you have people that mean a lot to you in your life, always tell them. If they feel you confide in them too much, then it means they aren't the ones you need to keep around. 
• The ones you rely on most can also be the ones who hurt you the most. Just stick with them anyway.
• Lastly, when you have bad things happen to you... Rejoice. 

This year has been nothing but something from the pits of Hell but also filled with much thankfulness. The struggles I have been through have been immense and I do not wish any of these upon anyone.

This is my new start.

This is my new plan.

This is my broken life remaining broken...

but the pieces are finally held...

by Elizabeth Kessler...

by Cody Harp...

by Ben Carr...

by Jesus my Savior...

by the Holy Spirit my Guide...

and by God my Father.

I thank the Lord for the people he has brought into my life and even though a couple of these have not even closely seen the big excitement thrills or the lowest points of my life and how I deal, they still have stuck by me and I trust they still will a year from now.  A year from now when I have graduated Williams Baptist College, I hope that these three along with my God, Savior, and Guide, will still be by my side for correction, safety, and comfort through the darkest days and even my happiest days. I love you guys more than you can imagine. I have actually prayed for God to find me the ones to lead me down a corrected life and to bring the people into it that will support me and hold me accountable. You guys are that for me. Thank you.

This 2014, I have begun a new plan to read the entire bible chronologically alongside Elizabeth Kessler and even challenged some of the youth to partake in it as well. The posts you will see on this blog will reflect those readings occasionally and encompass the journey He has for me. No one is perfect, but my God shows the way in all things. 

New Year. New Beginnings.