Jesus will always be the same!

    I have been trying to think about what to write on my blog for a couple days. I finally figured out just a few seconds ago that I am going to write about my favorite bible verse! This has been my favorite for as long as I can remember. I don't even know when I first ran into this verse. I just love what it says. So here is my favorite bible verse.......



                            Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
                                                                             Hebrews 13:8



       I think the reason why I love it so much is that people around you will change. Your best friend last year could not be your best friend this year. I have had this happen in my life a few times. This verse tells me no matter what Jesus is always going to be the same. He will always be a loving, caring guy! He will always be there for you because He died for you on the cross so that you can have a relationship with God. No matter what is happening in your life Jesus will always be there for you.  I think that ties into Jesus never changing. Knowing that Jesus never changes can give you that push to always turn to Him! I know it can be difficult.  Jesus wants us to turn to Him for help whenever we need it. I find myself sometimes just thinking about God throughout the day. Not anything specific just God is always on my brain. I know this doesn't have anything to do with my favorite bible verse but just felt like I needed to say it.

      So if you stray from your walk with God don't fret! As long as you come back to Him that is all that matters. I think when that happens when we turn back to Him, God opens His arms and says, "welcome back my child." That is how much He loves us!!! I just love knowing that no matter what Jesus will always be the same! Gives me a lot of peace knowing that. I hope it gives you peace too. I also hope you know that He loves you and will always be there for you!

    Sorry I know I got off the topic a few times. Apparently there were a few things God wanted me to say!

God Bless!
 Shannon

Why do you believe in God?

   If someone asked you why you believed in God, what would you say? Would you be able to answer?

   My preacher talked about what would you say if someone asked you that and are you really saved. A lot of us just know we believe in God. Either because we were just brought up that way or believed because of studying His word. Something to think about though is what if a non-christian asked you why? We should know what to say without thinking about it. As soon as the preacher asked us what would we say, I though oh that's easy. I sat there for a couple minutes and I know why but it's hard to put it into words. I finally did and this is why I believe in God:

  God loves us unconditionally no matter what we do. He doesn't like our sin but He loves us anyways. If God didn't love us do you think He would have sent His son to die for us so that we could have a relationship with Him? He wants us to love Him. He gives us the option so that He knows that we love Him back!! God never turns His back on you. If you are hurting guess what, He is right there with you! God hurts when you hurt!

   The other topic it was are you sure you are saved? We say we believe in God but do we act it? For anyone saying they are a Christian you want to automatically say yes. If you look at what it means you might actually not be. I know this is a hard topic. It's even hard for me. Do we pray, read the Bible, minister others about Jesus, and go to Church? It's so easy to just pick and choose what parts of being a Christian we want to do. We might not do that all the time but eventually we all do it. We might say, Oh I read my bible but don't feel like I have to pray. I used to think that if I believed in God and read my bible and prayed that it's ok if I don't go to Church. In reality we need to do all of them. I know this now! God wants us to have fellowship with others! I think the Church is made up of the people not the building! We make up the Church.

   The hardest thing for me to do is minister to others about Jesus! I know I do it through posting things on facebook but it's hard for me to just go up to people and talk to them about Jesus. I know if God wanted me to go door to door He would give me the courage to. So maybe this is what God wants me to do for now. Write blogs and post things on facebook! We will see!

God Bless!!!

Just Heartbreaking!

The past 2 days we have had really bad weather. Some on Sunday and one yesterday that was just like May 3,1999! I was watching it on tv and I just couldn't believe it. It really was like watching May 3,1999 tornado all over again. Knowing though that it went into a more populated area this time was just unbelievable! Then watching them go through the rubble at the schools. Looking at it you wouldn't think anyone would survive. God had His hands around so many people. I know it's hard listening and seeing that kids died in that school. God just wanted them home with Him. Just think they don't have to be in this crazy world anymore. Also the adults that didn't make it either. They are free from this world.

I need to take a break from the news and media but it's hard. You just keep watching hoping that it will change for the better. Yet just looking at the debris makes your heartbreak. For people that weren't in the storm, it's ok to cry! It's good that you want to cry. Means you have a heart. Don't keep stuff in. If you need to find someone to talk to. I know a lot of people are going to be afraid every time a storm comes through.

Sunday night when we were told to take shelter we did. As we were walking down into the cellar my mom said there was a tornado around. If you don't know my mom she gets weird feelings about storms. She stopped and looked around. She saw it. She was like Shannon you have to come and see this. I go up there and it was already east of us. It looked like a mini rope tornado. Not touching down just still in the sky. Then we looked back to our west and there was another circulation. It wasn't forming it was just going round and round. It was my first time to see that. It was cool yet very scary. I guess that is why yesterdays tornado scared me so bad.

I know this is just a lot of rambling but I needed to.
Love you guys!!
God Bless!!!

Confession time!

 So I feel God pressing on my heart to say some stuff. I'm sorry if it seems crazy that I'm posting this stuff but when God puts something on your heart to do I feel like you should do it!

 So lately I feel like I have put God on the back burner again. I hate this feeling. I know that God is number one but it's so easy to just say, "hey God is always there so He won't be mad if I don't read or pray for a little while." Don't get me wrong I know He is always there for us. But I think He does get upset when we do that. I know that when I don't do what He wants I feel crappy. I think it's like when your parents told you not to do something and you do it anyway. Then afterwords you are feeling guilty and you don't want them to find out. Well when we are doing what God wants then turn from that He feels like our parents do when we do something that they told us not to. I know that might not make scense but it does in my head.

 Right now in my life I kinda feel like a failure. I know I shouldn't but I do. I haven't been reading my bible. I don't really have a job right now. (waiting on stuff for that) I slacked in school so when I go back I have a lot to do. I also feel like I never finish anything. Not just spiritually. School, church, and my weightloss. I don't know how many times I start working out and eating right then all of a sudden I'm back to where I was. I know I need to lose weight for very many reasons. I get depressed about it then I'm like who cares! I will never lose the weight. I know I can and I am so ready for this weight to be off. I have health issues because of it. This time though I have a lot of people to hold me accountable! This time it's going to work. But in the back of my head after I typed that was, "nah shannon you say that but you won't!" That makes me so mad that I'm already doubting myself. I guess that's my main problem. I doubt myself.

 Another reason why I feel like a failure is I stopped reading my bible daily and praying daily. I still do them it's just not daily like I used to and that upsets me. I was doing really good there for a while about reading my bible. Then one day I skipped reading and never really went back to doing it. This is where you guys come in.....if you read this text me or message me on facebook and ask me if I have read or prayed today. This way I will have accountablity with that too. Let me tell you though, when I see you guys asking for prayer and I comment saying I'm praying I really am! I don't want you guys thinking because I said I don't pray everyday anymore means I don't pray for you when I say I do.

 I am going to try to go back to school in the fall. I don't really know what I want to major in but I know I love helping people. Some people tell me I should be a counselor because I'm a good listener and give good advice. Not going to lie though that advice comes from God! Maybe that is what I'm supposed to do. I'll pray about it.

 God loves you! No matter what you have done He loves you! I mean He did send His Son to die for you! Now that is LOVE!!!!!!  

God Bless!!!!
~Shannon

Learning to Listen!

So God has been tugging at my heart lately. For some reason it's hard to understand what He is wanting. I'm having to learn to listen with my heart. A lot of stuff is happening in my life right now and I'm trying to listen hard for what God wants me to do. I think sometimes we might try to hard to listen and I think that might get in the way of listening to God....if that makes sense! I feel this yearning for God. I can't get enough of Him. Please pray for me to learn to listen to Him completely and then to do what He says!

More blogs to come later! I love you guys!

God Bless,
   Shannon

2013

So my resolutions for this year are to get closer to God and to get healthier! Then I was thinking about it and getting closer to God should be my daily resolution! I need to learn that when I have a problem to go directly to Him instead of trying to fix it myself! He has the power to change everything if you let Him! I am going to get up before I go to work and read my bible! Thats how I want to start my days. God needs to be number 1 in my life and my marriage. It will happen!

My mission statement for this year:
   I will not let Satan win!!!

If God is for us who can be against us?

God Bless!!!

Diet!

So I think my body is actually in line with my head about getting on a diet! I haven't been on one in a few weeks because sickness and other things. Although I didn't ever really want to do it I just knew I needed to. This time around my body is telling me to diet! I am craving water, fruits, and veggies! So since my body is telling me to do it I am going to do it! Starting Monday I will start the diet and exercise! I will take a before picture but not sure if I will post it till I start seeing results! Anyway I am going to try to start keeping this up again! I saw that a lot of people have started reading my stuff and that makes me feel good!

God Bless,
   Shannon