Reflection : Journal(November 11,2010)

Queen Esther(November 11,2010)

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A Jewish girl in Persia who was taken from her home to become a Queen. When she was taken to the palace she changed her name to Esther so no one would know she was a Jew. When she was taken to learn how to be a queen she found favor in the head eunuch, and in the king. The king found much favor in her beauty and married her. Then one day, the kings high assistant Haman decided she would kill all of the Jews in Persia. So when Haman decided that one Hew in particular should be hanged it just so happened that Jew had saved the kings life and the king had been reading the history and he told Haman to do great things for the Jew. Now the Queen had learned of the plot and revealed her true identity. The king was furious so he hanged Haman and Queen Esther saved the Jews.

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 Reflection(January 6,2016)

It is an adventure in itself to look back on my old journals. Sometimes I hardly believe I wrote them, my mindset was so completely different back then you could almost say I was a completely different person. I think back to a time when I looked at the prospect of 2016 with mystery. "What would I look like?""How tall will I be?""What if I get acne?""How many more siblings will I have?" Its almost magical to have the answer to those questions. As if I'm back to when I was 10 years old, looking in the mirror, trying to imagine how my face will change, how a mustache would look on me. These journals are time machines for me. I rediscover myself in them. I see things about myself I never would have noticed in the moment. Like the way my handwriting curved to the left instead of the right, or the way I made my writing small in order to save space on the page. I find myself shuddering at the numerous and blatant grammatical errors. But I also find pride in my 10 year old self for the purity of his words and the simplicity of his writing. I am found envying his carefree attitude from a life before the stress of adolescence, the pressure of puberty, or the weighted knowledge of the world. On these pages I meet myself again where pen meets paper.

 

Reflection Galatians 5

2 Corinthians 5

2 Corinthians 5 states that anyone who accepts God is a new creature he says the old is gone and the new is come. I believe that when Christ comes into our hearts we must give up all the sins and weakness of our old mind and accepts the holy mind of Jesus Christ. God being completely untainted and righteous could not live in the same temple as the sins and wickedness of our hearts. As Psalm 51 states God desires truth in the inward part and you shall make me to know wisdom in the hidden parts. Therefore not only do we receive Christ we acquire his perfect mindset we become a living sacrifice holy and acceptable.

Starting Anew

I believe that 2013 is going to be a year  to remember. I can only hope and pray that this is the year my life changes. Every day I make a choice to either further my maturity or hinder it. Nothing is accidental, everything I do from know on determines where I end up 6 years from know. This is probably one of the most important years of my life. My parents have found it necessary to include life skills into my school curriculum. I totally agree with them, because I do not want to be handicapped in this global market. In order for anyone I meet to communicate with me I must be willing to put effort into my speech. This and much more are the things I will be practicing this year. i pray that God will help me and keep my mind focused on the things that are good for me. 2012 was a great year we had our moments of happiness and our share of heartbreaks, but I believe that if God be willing 2013 will not only be great but EXCELLENT!

Left behind: 1#

Left behind is a creative Christian fiction following the lives of  nonbelievers after the rapture. It is based on Revelations. The story follows the stories of a pilot, a a news writer, and a college girl who are trying to find meaning to their life and become intertwined in the last days. With their new church they become spies for God and with their new jobs working for the Antichrist as a way to gather information can they last or will the spotted.

What is justice

What is justice. Can there ever be true justice. Lets say you lie to your parent's should the punishment be any less than that of murder. You would most likely say yes that murder is a greater sin than lying. But in God's eye they are sin and sin is equally punishable. The guilty verdict for these crimes against God is death. This would have happened if Jesus had not been crucified. Therefore god being the ultimate justice took us off of death row and put us on parole. Giving us a chance to redemption.

Should Cristians celebrate Valentine's Day

            Before I answer this question let’s ask one simple question, should Christians celebrate anything? Christians were never told to celebrate anything that did not have something to do with his love for his people (Christmas, Resurrection Sunday, the Passover, etc.). In all of the celebrations we are to celebrate not once did I see anything that says to celebrate St. Valentine’s Day? Holy days and holidays are not to be mistaken (Sunday is a holy day valentines is a holiday).

            I am not calling anyone who would choose to celebrate Valentine’s Day evil I’m not even calling Valentine’s Day evil I am only shedding light on it, and those with ears to hear and eyes to see will understand. It is not my place to judge because I don’t know if it has pagan roots or not but I do know if you know it has pagan roots and still celebrate it you will be judged for your actions according to your knowledge.

            If you do choose to celebrate it that’s your choice and no one else’s but before you choose ask yourself this question why? Find three good reasons and continue with your celebration. Sometimes on Valentine’s Day we like to give roses and chocolates to the ones we love, there’s nothing wrong with that but remember roses wilt and chocolates melt but the word of God never fades.

            In conclusion the choice is completely yours. I will say that can and my view will never be yours and my reasons will never be yours, but those with ears to hear and eyes to see will be given knowledge and understanding. So no matter how persuasive my paper the final choice is yours and yours alone.