Reflection on Devos

Reflection on devos.
Jan 12,2012


I read january 12 reading and I absolutely loved it on perseverance. James 1:24 is so good as it says, "consider it pure joy my brothers thy you may face trials of many kinds because the testing of your faith may develop perseverance. Perseverance must finish it's work so that you may be full and complete not lacking anything'
The tree the grew in Brooklynn story was good. Because even though no one planted it right, helped it stand upright, or cared for it, it still grew tall and strong. The same way if we do not give up and persevere we are able to grow strong, by facing the trials that life brings us, it will help strengthen us. No matter where we comefrom (:

The second one I read was on July 5th


"Like a madman shooting firebrands or deadly arrows is like a man eho deceives his neighbor and says "I was only joking!" " proverbs 26:18-19 NIV

It talks about the importance of not lying and to tell the truth.
To lie to someone is like lying to God. That's pretty intense.
I read a story on Acts 4:36-5:5.
And it tells about how a man sold his field and gave the money to the apostles. Then another man, named Ananias and his wife Sapphira, sold their field but kept some of the money for themselves then gave the rest to the apostles. The apostles caught them in the act and declared that they kept things from the Holy Spirit and just lied to God. Ananias dropped dead.

Lying is a pretty bad sin. Especially lying to God. Sure, sometimes we can joke around and play pranks on people (like I do hehe) like possibly spray some silly string to them during a silly weird time. Or maybe set a tripwire to some rowdy boys sending honey and feathers on their bodies :3
But there is a time for everything.
I wouldn't do that during a serious time.

As in Ecclesiates 3:1-8 NIV.
It says.

There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing, a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away, a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak, a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace. (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 NIV)

Just to throw in that amazing verse in (:

Man, really it is true. Getting into His word first thing helps your day. (:
Your first thought when you wake up and last thought going to bed is thanking God. :)


He is so good that I must just give him praise here..

I was writing my essay and he gave me the strength to finish it! And quite frankly I'm pretty proud of my essay!! Yay! But absolutely more proud of my God, heavenly father, who stuck with me through it all and believed in me so much that he let the teacher assign it so that he could show the world "Yep, that's my girl!" :D


So many more things to thank about (:
But I'll leave that thought open for you reader :) What do you think?