...trough flames, from ashes make me shine as gold... (something to listen while you read... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyFxArMeRDI )
Time to time we all need a turning spot. Day by day we are given a lot of possibilities, such as choosing clothes, food, drink, what will we do, where go and whit who will we be etc etc etc... There are so many paths on which we can go, question is: Will we chose the right one? Probably not. The Bible says there wasn't and wont be a perfect man on this Earth except Jesus. We all had sinned and will commit sin in future. Sin, what is sin? Sin is something that doesn't please God.
We as Christians are focused to live for God and live it with Him. We try to please Him with good acts. But that is not all what He needs. He wants us all, but still HE isn't selfish. He is our Father and He madly wants to be with us, always in everything.
I want to share with you a story how God uses others to bring us closer to Him, how He uses pain to make us clean. Sometimes he needs to chisel us hard to can get out the dirt that is inside of us, and that hurts, hurts a hell lot...
There was a girl who suffered a lot, has scars that will never heal. She even that lives with God, she haven't had strong relationship with Him, and had fallen a lot. Right when she needed someone, Gods child, a boy who is strong in prayer, having visions and talking thongs comes into her life. In top of all, they had amazing time together, having fun, peace, comfort... In time when she needs love, she gets it, forgetting Gods will. He helps her a lot, God really used his life to heal some things, help her understanding some, helping her grow for sure. At the end she felt it right, being led by emotions. God lights up the match... But, Devil says: It is just a match, you can handle it... She keeps going her way, believing it is from God, he encourages her telling her the same thing. He just please her and making her hear things she would like to hear. God comes and lights the candle, but Devil says: HE just helps you to see it is the correct way to go, you see. You two will walk in light of God together with this candle... She wanted to start the relationship... When she was on the way to that point, God pushes the candle and lights up the room shes in. Her friends keep telling you it is wrong. She feels something is wrong and remembers to seek God. God never leaves us. She saw what she did and she came back before it was too late. Even that one man is hurt, its better than breaking vows, many lives and leaving scars.
(more to listen... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFwZ7Ekg080& )
God finds a way to call as back to Him. Even we walk away from Him, doesn't feel Him, He is there, holding us all the time. Bible says : Even if mother leaves her child, my God will never leave me. If we don't want to listen God, he will kick us and make us turn back. Pain is a turning point when most of us remember that God is still there.
We as people are made to give and receive love, that need is natural. BUT we need to be sure that we choose our partner carefully, to be with one that God has for us, there is no turning back from that path - 'Until death sets us apart.'
In 1 John 4 it says: 7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. 18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. We all need love because we are created to love. God knows it and understands it, and therefor he says in Matthew 6 : 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. God reminds us also in Ecclesiastes 12 : 13 Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil. WE have to pay attention on every our move, thought or act, everything. It is natural to love but I learned there is a process to be done before getting into relationship. You need to seek God with your future partner first, when you feel emotions in you, don't talk a while whit each other, and fast with God and seek His word. Get a bunch of verses as confirmation so one day when you get in problem with your partner you wont say: it was mistake that I've done this, but you will shove the verses again telling: this is why God put us together. If you feel any kind of pushing or fear or uncomfortableness in any second with your partner it is not from God. God just wants all the best for you. He wont let you suffer in any second. He will give you more than you ever needed, He will continue to bless you trough your partner if you seek him/her from God. You know : God bless those who bless His people. IF you seek God even in and with your partner, and do Gods will in you two, you two will bless God and not even Him, you will bless others too. Gods will will be fulfilled in you two and He will bless you both.
Something that helped me out after this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUykqETc0XQ
Please don't act like this : 14 We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. 15 I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. 16 And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. 17 As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. 18 I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. 19 For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing. 20 Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it. ( Romans 7)
Remember to seek God first and everything else will be added to us.
God bless you all,
Dorotea Santo
Aug 3, 2009
Aug 1, 2009
Who am I? - Kanjiža, Serbia, 13th-22nd July
At first expression I thought I got there by accident, I have had problems and didn't know will I make it there. I did. And now I know that wasn't accident that I've been there. God has majestic plans with each one of us. Nothing happens with accident, there is time for each action, each thing in our life.
Beside Serbian and Hungarian teenagers and leaders we had teachers (missionarys) from Romania, England and Texas. We created friendships that will last for a lifetime. Some of them had fallen in love too.
Each day was filled with different activities, in each of it God was there and blessed us. We had morning worship, Bible and English classes, after lunch we went swimming or doing some handwork, making bracelet or dolls, we had evening worship where God touched us all so much. We all were crying on each others shoulder and praying, praising our Lord, we were filled with Spirit, He changed our lifes. I have to mention the competition we had between 2 groups of teens. We had scavenger hunt made of 3 parts. 1st time we went to Kneževac, town near Kanjiža, where we had to find 8 buildings each. 2nd time we went to Adorjan or Martonoš, where we had to find one church each group. 3rd time we all went to Horgoš, near the border with Hungary, where we had 6 buildings to find, we were walking on 'noones land' near border also, some of the people meet the police on the way... Everything went well on the end, just we got a bit sunburned, but we don't mind. One evening we went on Paintball and got a small marks, but the feeling and memories wont fade even that those bruises will... Last night we had camp fire and incredible few hour worship under the stars, watching them with tears in our eyes, praising the creation of our God.
As you could see, the subject of this camp was 'Who am I?' God spoke to us trough few teachers about that. Many lives got changed trough it, few teens shared their testimonies, and we were witnesses of Gods incredible plan and work in each of us. We all learned how to change our self-picture on better. We have to look on us trough Gods eyes and trough his Holy Word. 'For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you.' Romans 12:3 We have to see our self as we are, may it is hard or not, we need to do it. WE have to KNOW who we are, BE who we are and DO things as we are. Don't try to compare your self with your friend, if you live as he/she does than who will live for you? We are expensive, if we were in a store, our price tag would say, "the blood of Jesus." We are covered by His blood, and because of that, we are priceless We are wonderfully made by image of our God, we are made to love others and be loved by them, just as we are, with no changes. Maybe you think you are not worthy, but God thinks you are worth dieing for, and he gave his only son to die for you and give you eternal life. Trough that we can say that we are mighty warriors of his. 'When the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon, he said, "The LORD is with you, mighty warrior." Judges 6:12 We are special to God, we are not too young or too old for his purpose, we are just perfect for God. David was scared and young, Moses didn't know to speak but they were perfect for God as they were. We are wonderfully made - Psalm 139. we as person have 3 bases to live healthy: 1- we belong somewhere and we are unconditionally loved, 2- we are important and 3- feel possible to fit in among the others. If one of those is missing we can not function well and our spiritual person will fall down. We are filled with Holy Spirit and nothing can't take it from us, but the question is how often will we be filled with it and how much. WE can do anything in God who gives us straight.
All we need to do day by day is to spend time with God and seek His will in our life first. From that we will see what God wants from us, how to live, what to do, and WHO WE ARE. God is all we need in our life.
God bless you all,
Dorotea Santo
Beside Serbian and Hungarian teenagers and leaders we had teachers (missionarys) from Romania, England and Texas. We created friendships that will last for a lifetime. Some of them had fallen in love too.
Each day was filled with different activities, in each of it God was there and blessed us. We had morning worship, Bible and English classes, after lunch we went swimming or doing some handwork, making bracelet or dolls, we had evening worship where God touched us all so much. We all were crying on each others shoulder and praying, praising our Lord, we were filled with Spirit, He changed our lifes. I have to mention the competition we had between 2 groups of teens. We had scavenger hunt made of 3 parts. 1st time we went to Kneževac, town near Kanjiža, where we had to find 8 buildings each. 2nd time we went to Adorjan or Martonoš, where we had to find one church each group. 3rd time we all went to Horgoš, near the border with Hungary, where we had 6 buildings to find, we were walking on 'noones land' near border also, some of the people meet the police on the way... Everything went well on the end, just we got a bit sunburned, but we don't mind. One evening we went on Paintball and got a small marks, but the feeling and memories wont fade even that those bruises will... Last night we had camp fire and incredible few hour worship under the stars, watching them with tears in our eyes, praising the creation of our God.
As you could see, the subject of this camp was 'Who am I?' God spoke to us trough few teachers about that. Many lives got changed trough it, few teens shared their testimonies, and we were witnesses of Gods incredible plan and work in each of us. We all learned how to change our self-picture on better. We have to look on us trough Gods eyes and trough his Holy Word. 'For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you.' Romans 12:3 We have to see our self as we are, may it is hard or not, we need to do it. WE have to KNOW who we are, BE who we are and DO things as we are. Don't try to compare your self with your friend, if you live as he/she does than who will live for you? We are expensive, if we were in a store, our price tag would say, "the blood of Jesus." We are covered by His blood, and because of that, we are priceless We are wonderfully made by image of our God, we are made to love others and be loved by them, just as we are, with no changes. Maybe you think you are not worthy, but God thinks you are worth dieing for, and he gave his only son to die for you and give you eternal life. Trough that we can say that we are mighty warriors of his. 'When the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon, he said, "The LORD is with you, mighty warrior." Judges 6:12 We are special to God, we are not too young or too old for his purpose, we are just perfect for God. David was scared and young, Moses didn't know to speak but they were perfect for God as they were. We are wonderfully made - Psalm 139. we as person have 3 bases to live healthy: 1- we belong somewhere and we are unconditionally loved, 2- we are important and 3- feel possible to fit in among the others. If one of those is missing we can not function well and our spiritual person will fall down. We are filled with Holy Spirit and nothing can't take it from us, but the question is how often will we be filled with it and how much. WE can do anything in God who gives us straight.
All we need to do day by day is to spend time with God and seek His will in our life first. From that we will see what God wants from us, how to live, what to do, and WHO WE ARE. God is all we need in our life.
God bless you all,
Dorotea Santo
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