God didn't send His son to die so that we could sit around & live our lives for ourselves. He didn't die & make us free so that we could never be thankful & always want more. He sent His son to die for us so that we may be free & use the lives we have been given to glorify Him. So that we could care for the orphans & widows in their distress & seek justice for the poor & destitute. ( James 1:27 & Proverbs 31:8)
We were made to serve the one who not only created us, as if that isn't reason in it's self. But also the one who set us free. Who offers us eternal life, as long as we give our lives to Him & do as He asks. This isn't always easy, but It wasn't easy for Jesus to be nailed to a cross either. He paid a price for OUR sins so that we could live a free life. Now remember that none of us deserved this but He chose to do it anyways.
God died so that we could be His hands & feet. He wants us to move & act on the many injustices in this world. To make change for the better & spread his love. Although people give me compliments & say that "I am doing so much for the kingdom of God!." I always feel as if I'm not doing enough. I am always wanting to do more. I wish I could be everywhere at once fixing this jacked up world. I know that God is the only one that could fix all of the injustice in this world, but we can at least try right?
Saturday, April 14, 2012
He Didn't Die So We Could Be Lazy...
Hello! I'm Alyssa! 21, Big sister, dog mom, coffee enthusiast, Jesus lover and blogger. I hope that my writings inspire and encourage some of you!
Don't worry I'm still alive!
I'm not sure how many people actually read my personal blog but for those of you who do...Don't worry I'm still alive! :) I didn't die, or get lost! I have just been super busy with other blogs like , Rainbow Of Hope, & Ready Hands, Willing Hearts! God has been doing great things in my life through Rainbow Of Hope! :)
So some updates in the crazy yet entertaining life that I live! Mom is pregnant with Goodhue Baby Number #10 :D So that is exciting & worrying at the same time, with loosing Addie in September, it's kinda like walking on pins & needles with this pregnancy. But God's got it under control even though sometimes trusting Him is hard we have to do it. :) Lets see...What else is exciting in the Goodhue house... My birthday is coming up on Thursday! I will be 16, what can I do when I turn 16? Buy fireworks (WooHoo! :P) Get my drivers license, Get a job. Not to exciting, oh well! Well I have nothing more to write! So I hope that you all have a great day!
So some updates in the crazy yet entertaining life that I live! Mom is pregnant with Goodhue Baby Number #10 :D So that is exciting & worrying at the same time, with loosing Addie in September, it's kinda like walking on pins & needles with this pregnancy. But God's got it under control even though sometimes trusting Him is hard we have to do it. :) Lets see...What else is exciting in the Goodhue house... My birthday is coming up on Thursday! I will be 16, what can I do when I turn 16? Buy fireworks (WooHoo! :P) Get my drivers license, Get a job. Not to exciting, oh well! Well I have nothing more to write! So I hope that you all have a great day!
Hello! I'm Alyssa! 21, Big sister, dog mom, coffee enthusiast, Jesus lover and blogger. I hope that my writings inspire and encourage some of you!
Friday, March 9, 2012
What does lonely mean to you...
The word lonely what does it mean to you? Do you know what it means to be truly lonely? Some of us may but most of us have no clue what it's like to be truly lonely. All of us know what it's like to be alone, but we always have someone there, just a text, call, Facebook message, or a few feet away. We always no that someone is there. We take great advantage of that. I think that very few people in the U.S no what it's like to truly be lonely.
To truly be lonely, there has to be no one there, no one that cares about you. No one that you can call on when you feel down, no one to hug & kiss you. No one to tell you that you are loved & tell you what you are worth. We all have that & all know we have that. Even though sometimes we don't want to admit it. We all have it.
To truly be lonely, there has to be no one there, no one that cares about you. No one that you can call on when you feel down, no one to hug & kiss you. No one to tell you that you are loved & tell you what you are worth. We all have that & all know we have that. Even though sometimes we don't want to admit it. We all have it.
These Kids...
Know the feeling...
Of lonely...
It's normal to them...
They know nothing more...
Then lonely...
Cruel huh? All of these kids, precious children that should be being loved, hugged & living life to it's fullest. But yet all that they know is how un-wanted they are. The know what lonely feels like. They have no one to call,text, or cuddle with when they're down. They have nothing. They need us to be their voices & speak up for them. To reach out to them. To be their comfort...To take away the feeling of loneliness. You may say that you are only one...That you can't do anything because you don't have the money or time. But put yourself in the position of these kids. Stare at there picture & name off all of the reasons why you can't save them. Be the reason that these kids never have to feel lonely ever again. Matthew 25:40 "The king will reply 'Truly I tell you whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers & sisters of mine you did for me.' You call yourself a Christian, a follower of Jesus Christ, therefore you are to obey what the Bible directs you to do Correct? "Once our eyes are opened, we can't pretend we don't know what to do. God, who weighs our hearts and keeps our souls, knows what we know, & holds us responsible to act." Proverbs 24:12 Convicted yet? Felling a heavy heart? That is God saying "Act on what I have called YOU to do." Throw away the excuses & act.
Hello! I'm Alyssa! 21, Big sister, dog mom, coffee enthusiast, Jesus lover and blogger. I hope that my writings inspire and encourage some of you!
Monday, March 5, 2012
Send Me Out!
Next Friday...11 days from today. I will be leaving for Mexico! I will be driving to Mexico to spend a week with the orphans! The amount of excitement inside of my "small" body is amazing! I cannot wait to be able to connect with the orphans, to see who will attach to me, to have my heart changed tremendously! What a great gift it is to be able so show love to these kids!
The stories that I have heard, the amazing memories that my friends & brothers have from going down there. I love hearing about the kids, & how the attach to you... My 2 older brothers & some friends taught a little girl anmed Elizabeth how to say "Wow" that was probably the only English word she could say. For the rest of the time they were there everything from her was "wow" :) How funny is hat?
One of the little girls absolutely LOVED Luke! The pictures from these trips that I get to see are amazing! I cannot wait to be down there. Ellyn & I have made flower hair clips for the girls & we have also made some "Te Amo" bracelets (Te Amo is "I love you" In spanish) That is part that I am most looking forward to is giving them those "Te Amo" bracelets & seeing there faces. Seeing those kids understand that we do love them! The only hard part of this trip will be leaving when the week is over...I am most certain I will cry. I am gonna want to stay down there & never come back!
Here are some pictures of the bracelets & Hair clips we have made!
"Amigo" means Friend.
"Bonita" means Beautiful.
"Te Amo" means "I Love You"
& now the whole box of things we made! :)
Hello! I'm Alyssa! 21, Big sister, dog mom, coffee enthusiast, Jesus lover and blogger. I hope that my writings inspire and encourage some of you!
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