Be a Light-Brite

What do you do with the Lite Brite? 

What is a Lite Brite?

Lite-Brite allows the artist to create a "glowing" picture by placing multi-colored translucent plastic pegs through opaque black paper. The lightfrom an illuminated light bulb is blocked by the black paper except where the pegs conduct the light.

You might be wondering to yourself, what is this suspose to mean. See the Lite Brite is a symbol of what our lives as Christians should look like. When you play with a Lite brite, your not focused on the black piece of paper or (Darkness of life), your focused on how great you can build the design of small lights. Your focused is on the light and not darkness. See your lite brite will shine as long as you dont take the pegs out (remove the light) or pull the plug to it. This is exactly how we should live for Christ. We should never start taking out the pegs of the light we have in our lives, but we should grow more and more closer to God so that he may give us more light to shine to others so that they might see our faith and know that we are different than all the rest of people. Satan takes joy in when he takes a peg out of our lite brite, so we must be strong in our faith and never let him deceive us from falling short of what God wants us to do on this life on earth. See as Christians we must live a life of light and looking to God for all the answers and not darkness which is everything else but God. It is easy to tells ourselves well if I just have Jesus and a girlfriend/boyfriend, everything will be okay, and life will be great. See no, we are blinded from what the world tells us rather than what God tells us which is truth, and the only true answers you can receive for your life.. He tells us He is all we need. In Philippians 4:6 tells us " Do not be anxious about anything but in every situation by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Go to God for your worries of the day, and not someone else that might not give you the full truth which is Gods word.  The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. all who follow his precepts have good understanding. to him belongs eternal praise. Psalm 111:10. Before we are Christians we are lost people in this world, trying to figure out what our purpose is and going to all these worldly things to fulfill our live instead of God. We dont realize that, that is all we need and we keep running to other things , but we always keep looking because they never satisfy our flesh. We are blinded by the world, and cant understand the light that God has given us. As soon as God relieves that light and shows us that we need him, and he moves into our hearts, our lives are changed. We are radically different people, and now all the sudden we are like a Lite Brite, before you ever put a peg in the black paper, you wonder what its going to look like but when you put the first peg in, it clicks and there is life, and you understand how the lite brite works. Just like when you become a believer, all the sudden , first you were lost in this world, and didnt know what to do, but no God is your light, and everything seems to click. God works in these ways just to show us how powerful he really is. So if your a true Christian/ Daily Christ Follower, are you continually to put more and more pegs in your Lite Brite? Meaning are you growing closer to God and become stronger in your faith which is the light that God gives us. or You still setting up the Board, and not yet started the pegs in your lite brite, and you have not yet seen the light yet? 

What is your MISSION STATEMENT in life?

LC MISSION STATEMENT

 God wants my life to be a life of connecting (knitting) with others, and never giving up on what God wants for my life. 

You might ask yourself okay why a scarf? Am I only EXCITED with Gods mission for my life  when its comfortable for me or it seems to come easy, and everything is going good in life. We as Christians should be on a daily mission for Gods plan for us, whatever that might be. First, we must pray and seek God and find out what our mission in life is and than we must act on it and not just be pumped up about it. Than when time comes to do it, stick our big toe in the pool, and than back up because its not comfortable for us or it doesnt seem to be, for we will never know unless we dive in and do what God tells us to do. He tells us in colossians 2:2 I want them to be encouraged and knit together by strong ties of love. What God is saying here is that he wants our lives to be knitted together with other believers so that we will grow stronger in him and we can learn things we never have learned before from others. I have experience in my life over the past 5 months that my life is completely different now that I am knitted together with others that love the Lord, and seek him daily. It is great encouragement when you have a group that encourages you in a Godly aspect. When we first start out knitting together with others, we are not yet completed and it takes alot of time, just like a scarf does.  We can easily get unraveled like a scarf as well, but through your group of support and Gods word, we can easily get back on track and draw nearer and nearer to God as we continue to bond with him with others. By growing together and become knitted together , our lives are changed by this, and I have experience just this. A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back to back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple braided cord is not easily broken. Ecclesiastes 4:12. Sometimes as Christians we think we can do everything on our own and we like to be independent but God reveals through his word that he desires us to be together and grow as a group in Him rather than being alone. I would encourage you to find a bible group or just a group of Godly friends that will encourage you and will be true friends that care, love, and pray for you daily, because their heart are sold out for Christ. So the next time you see someone struggling or in need of a friend, why dont you dive in the deep in for them and be a true friend to them, so they might grow even closer to God than they already are. You never know what people are going through, so maybe just a email or a short phone call might make that persons day. =]  and maybe the next time your down or in need of a friend, that same person or someone will do the same in return. I love how God works, and God reveals himself in mysterious ways that I never knew he could! So, lets not just go on mission trips every summer, but lets be on that mission everyday, Seeking God, Knitting with Others and most importantly NEVER GIVING UP! =]

GOD IS LIFE =]

Heres my life lately =]

 my design board after 30 hours of designing 11 different garments and designing every element! God is good!!

Made some upside down cupcake lollipops for my class! =] God is good all the time!

Of course this isnt me, but I have recently bought some new rollarskates and cant wait to try them out, as Im looking at this photo I realize that she doesnt even have skates on haha! O wow, I think Im tired and ready for spring break!

God is good all the time!!!! Life has been great lately, God has really been working in my life and teaching me new things everyday! Kinda how I looked at the picture the first time , and then the 2nd time I realize it was something different! Just how the word of God teaches me things, I read something once and than for a 2nd time and it clicks and God shows me amazing things! He is so amazing, Oh how I long to meet him and see just how great he is!!! I am going on a mission trip this summer to maine to help with kids and im super excited, Please Pray for our trip and that God will be revealed to many that dont know him and dont have that abundant life that us christians have! Oh, I cant wait to give many kids high fives and show them what God loves me and what God I life for, which is the only God! Well, I havent wrote in a while but Ill leave with this statement : CHANGE YOUR MIND,....HES GOT YOU =]

Is it okay to doubt???

MY AWESOME MOMENT OF THE WEEK 

Got to go to the cowboy stadium and do zumba!!!

Who would of ever thought?

Well this week was filled with joy and happiness. I cant not explain the joy and peace God has given me this week! Therefore of course I cant have a perfect week but I came pretty close. I got to see my sister for a short bit,spend many hours sewing with friends, and also hanging out with Jared! =] My preacher preached on doubting today, and this really hit home to me because, If Im honest with you, I will tell you sometimes I have doubts about God, and his word. I worry about well is God gonna let this happen, or that cant be possibly true what I just read in the bible!Yes, its true, but we as believers all do this. If we didnt we wouldnt have any growth in our walk with God, and we would know all answers, but since thats not possible, everyone DOUBTS God and his word at times, and we need to know that it is okay, only if we go the path of living for God, and not just giving up! In Mark 9:24, a man whos son was possessed by demons cried out, "I do believe , but help me overcome my unbelief! And this is a good verse we should remember in time of doubt, so we can cry out to God with this verse, but actually meaning it with all our heart. God likes when we never give up on him, even if something doesnt go our way. This is something I have to keep in mind, so I never lose sight of Gods path. Having faith is the most important thing in our daily walk with God.So, the next time you go to doubt something, think twice, and dont just get in a habit of saying well I doubt that, because anything is possible with God, he tells us this.

What Well Are You Drinking Out Of?

My lil Happys Lately 

Got to go home to Louisiana, and spend time with my mom and make something for a friend whos dad passed away.

So excited to wear my shorts I made in class. Hooray for spring!

Started a new bible study in Isaiah and made bookmarks for my class. =]

Oh, how I love to make things for people and give all the glory to God. He gives me a lot of patience and kindness throughout the process of my projects! God is good, all the time =]

So my preacher made a great point yesterday at church. He said it is great that BlueBell 

so many different  flavors because then we can have so many different choices. Sometimes it is hard to decide on a flavor and when we choose one and try it for the first time we might love it and think it’s the most amazing thing ever, but after a few times of eating it, its not so great.  And we go back to the store because we are hungry for a different flavor . This is just like world today. So many people are hungry for something in life besides just food but like comfort,  or love that they feel is missing out of their life. So they turn to drugs, alcohol relationships, sex, porn, music, or exercising, and there are many more things people turn to in this world today.

They feel like these things are going to fulfill their life and make them happy. Although, these things might make them happy at first they are only temporary in life and will not fulfill their eternal life. I will admit I have been there and done things not of God, and its addicting but never made me happy, and one day God showed me what  I was doing wrong and how to live a life through Christ and not of my own will, and now I see things so differently, it was like God took that veil off across my face and showed me truth, which is through him and his word. But like I was saying people  will keep going back for more or try new things, and nothing seems to make them happy in the end. In John 4:13-14  God says “ Anyone who drinks this water will soon become  thirsty again. But those who drink the water I give, will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh,bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life.  And this is so true, yet very sad because its such a easy concept that many people in this world today can not grasp or do not care to take part in Gods will. I believe this with all heart, that if people of today would stop being selfish and believe in Gods word, our world would be such a happier place! So, my question today is WHAT WELL ARE YOU DRINKING OUT OF? ARE YOU DRINKING OUT OF GODS WELL? OR YOUR OWN OR THE WORLDS?

My Happy Day =]

So, I just recently started a bible study at Watermark! Its going to be awesome! We are studying the book called Be Comforted, by Warren W. Wiersbe. Its about the book Isaiah, and it is going to be about Isaiah and so far in the first chapter it is about his teachings and how he tried to turn some kings towards God, but some did not listen! I was so thrilled when I left the bible study, that I called my parents to tell them all about it and I lefted my bible at church! So, this morning I had to get out my old children's bible, and I was so worried I had lost my precious bible. Its like a part of me, so when I had thought I had lost it, it made me very upset! Of course, I went to church, and there it was, right where I lefted it! God is good!!! So, today has been awesome! And this is a video of my favorite songs ever and this is the song I wanted to start dancing to when I found my bible today!!!!!! Not going to lie, I did a leap when I walked outside! =] Well I love you guys and I cant wait to share what is going on in my life through this bible study! Happy Friday Yall!!! =]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] Feel free to let loose while listening to the video, I know I do!

Who is Your American "Idol"???

Who are they, and What do they symbolize? 

What is their purpose?

Is this what our expectations should be in life?

To become famous?

Rich?

Be the best looking?

And then our lives will be happy and perfect?

Personally I have found, that this is what most people desire. Becoming rich, famous, and being the hottest chick/guy in town. Although these people above, are very successful, and some are good role models , these type of people should not become our idols. Most of the world today strives on all these things, that are worldly things, and they have lost the whole picture of life. Its hard not to step into the worldly things, but it seems as though it surrounds us. I know at times, I want to have a lot of money, because sometimes the world tells us that you will be happy if your rich, but I find it very ironic, that must rich people are not happy, and they can never have enough. It says in James 5:1-3, Look, here you rich people:weep and groan with anguish because of all the terrible troubles ahead of you. Your wealth is rotting away and your fine clothes are moth eaten rags. Your gold and silver have become worthless. The very wealth you were counting on will eat away your flesh like fire. This treasure you have accumulated will stand as evidence against you on the day of judgement. These verses are so very powerful, and tell us that things on this earth are no good, and if your idol in life is being wealthy and having the most expensive thing, than it might seem as though on earth, that your life is great, and your powerful, but when your time comes to meet the Lord, that power will be wiped away, and you will than realize that all wealth and expensives you cumulated on earth, were pointless and had no meaning in life.

One thing, was missing, and that was God. 

If only I could explain this to the whole world and they would understand, This world would than be a mighty and powerful place, that made the Lord happy, but there will always be unbelievers, but we as Christian, have to live throughout example and our actions will shine through to the people who are lost, in this worldly world, where things that are accepted now, go against all measures of the word of God.

Most people are followers, for example following trends, listening to peoples advice, or doing what one is told to do or believe.

My mission is to be a leader, that is to follow God, but lead others the right down the path and not the wrong way.

which path will you choose?

Narrow Path to Heaven?

Or the Highway like the World 

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