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Daniella Martinez..
You have somehow escaped my life. Where are you? Where have you been? I miss you!
I think about you.. I want to hang out with you.. and I get overwhelmed with things to do and don’t make time for you. I’m sorry! Love me? PLEASE?
Today I was reading in Isaiah. And God is talking to Israel. He is saying how they are super disobedient people and how he wants them to come back to him. As he started telling them that he was going to turn away an not listen to their prayers I pictured a young teenager having sex and getting drunk all of the time and then once a month thinking of God and saying… Dear God, please bless me with a new car soon.
People ask.. How could God turn away and not listen to their prayers.. But the question should be.. how selfish are they that they only come to God to ask of their desires and pay no attention to him at any other moment.
After thinking about this for a while I thought of how many times I have done that. I forget to talk to God until I need or want something. I thought for a while how God desires a friendship with us. Which led me to thinking about how friendships work. You don’t make friends by only coming to them when you need favors.
So.. I really want to start focusing on taking time to talk to God throughout the day. I don’t mean little 2 minute prayers. I really want to set aside time. At least 3 times a day to just come before God in awe of Him. Thanking Him. Understanding Him. And then asking of Him.
Lately I have really been enjoying getting down on my knees and humbling myself before God. Thinking of who God is. And praying. I want to do it more. It’s refreshing.
Happy (late) Birthday Julia! I love you very much!! And I hope that this video makes you feel special. Because you are.
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![Joy, this is for you! :O) (I want to say that I love you. I have been thinking about you a LOT. I don’t give you enough credit for how amazing you are. You are a BEAUTIFUL best friend! I am truly honored to have you so close to my heart. Thankyou for accepting me even with all of my flaws and mess ups.)
1 But now, this is what the LORD says— he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.
3 For I am the LORD, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush [a] and Seba in your stead.
4 Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you, and people in exchange for your life.
5 Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your children from the east and gather you from the west.
6 I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back.’ Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth-
7 everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.”
Girls: Women: You are beautiful!
Today Crystal and I had some bonding time. Together and with God. Today we prayed for YOU. Today we also prayed for the women on the streets.. The prostitutes. God has hit us hard with reality and we hope to make a change. A couple months ago we went to a Shane & Shane concert where we heard about an organization that went out at night to give letters of love to the prostitutes. So, today beggining our own journey and hoping others wll join we began to write these women letters. I’m not sure when they will recieve them.. but we plan to hand them out. God overwhelmed me with compassion for them and humbled me as we prayed for them tonight. One simple letter of love might be just what they need. They might have never felt beautiful.. but WE can change that.
“God help us to pour out your love on these women. Pour it on them like buckets of water.” -Crystal Ward —Drench them God!](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l56b7d3A2U1qb2xf7o1_400.jpg)
Joy, this is for you! :O) (I want to say that I love you. I have been thinking about you a LOT. I don’t give you enough credit for how amazing you are. You are a BEAUTIFUL best friend! I am truly honored to have you so close to my heart. Thankyou for accepting me even with all of my flaws and mess ups.)
1 But now, this is what the LORD says—
he who created you, O Jacob,
he who formed you, O Israel:
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
2 When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze.
3 For I am the LORD, your God,
the Holy One of Israel, your Savior;
I give Egypt for your ransom,
Cush [a] and Seba in your stead.
4 Since you are precious and honored in my sight,
and because I love you,
I will give men in exchange for you,
and people in exchange for your life.
5 Do not be afraid, for I am with you;
I will bring your children from the east
and gather you from the west.
6 I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’
and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back.’
Bring my sons from afar
and my daughters from the ends of the earth-
7 everyone who is called by my name,
whom I created for my glory,
whom I formed and made.”
Girls: Women: You are beautiful!
Today Crystal and I had some bonding time. Together and with God. Today we prayed for YOU. Today we also prayed for the women on the streets.. The prostitutes. God has hit us hard with reality and we hope to make a change. A couple months ago we went to a Shane & Shane concert where we heard about an organization that went out at night to give letters of love to the prostitutes. So, today beggining our own journey and hoping others wll join we began to write these women letters. I’m not sure when they will recieve them.. but we plan to hand them out. God overwhelmed me with compassion for them and humbled me as we prayed for them tonight. One simple letter of love might be just what they need. They might have never felt beautiful.. but WE can change that.
“God help us to pour out your love on these women. Pour it on them like buckets of water.” -Crystal Ward —Drench them God!
Happy Birthday Raf.
Today I spent 11 hours straight with Mr. Rafael. It was his birthday. We went on many many adventures!! We frolicked through a feild of flowers. It was spectacular.
Chelssey! I know you have heard me tell you a thousand times today that I am proud of you… But just for kicks and giggles… Here is 1 more! Chelssey Cuellar, I am incredibly proud of you! I can not believe you are the same girl that 4 years ago I use to sit on Lydia’s porch with. Those hour long talks about Jesus and God and if he was real played in my mind today over and over again. I remember praying with you and asking God to help you see that he was there and that he loved you. Haha. Although my answer was to wait… When the yes came around and you began to believe in God I was excited! And now to see that as scared as you were you got baptized and showed the church… My excitment is even more! I love you a ton!!!!!!!If you didn’t know I have hazel eyes. Sandra discovered this at the picnic
(I know I look a little cross-eyed and unproportional with a some eye-goo but the eye color is the the focus OK!)
Perhaps you noticed the faded makeup. Well I took a Holy dip today! And I didn’t even have to hold my own nose! But the point is my relationship is closer with Jesus today because we are
Oh yeah, I love Noah.
Although it takes a lot of effort to get me started running or working out after I haven’t done it in a while.. once I do it I get inspired. I love to run and hike and bike and anything else. So, after doing the 3 mile run a day 5 days a week I was ready for something different.
Last night Jessica, Abby, and I hiked up the Appalachian trail.. or the approach to it. but.. whatever, it counts in my book. We spent the night together in a tent. It was a little scary.. but EXTREMELY fun! We then hiked back this morning and then after getting to Canton went hiking 2ce more. It was crazy!
Last night looking into the sky from our “bedroom” God took my breath away. He creates everything so uniquely so that we will enjoy it. Everything that we are surrounded in is beautiful. It was so inspiring!!
Tonight I was walking to meet my mom in Angelica’s neighborhood and as I walked past a set of apartments I saw 8 rooms lighting up with the different colors of their tv screens. And then I began to miss the camping. It was so peaceful and so apart from this world. This world is so distracting. But, I will be strong! I am going to do my best to conintue staying away from what it has to offer.
Today I went to Bowling Park with Andres and Lydia. We ran for a while through the woods, up and down hills, through thorn bushes, over trees, and went into the Etawah River. It was freezing cold, but yet so refreshing. The long pants of being out of breath seized when our heads returned from being dunked under the flowing water. It was beautiful!
It reminded me so much of how even though we have to run a hard race and go through trials. God is always there like the river to refresh us.
When we finished wading in the river it was time to run back to our cars. I found that we became more determinded and ready once again to run. But, this time more intensly. Once again it reminded me about how after we become filled with God and learn to rely on him to get us through the trial we are stronger and ready to push harder to get to our goals.
:O) Tonight I am talking to a far away friend. And preparing to watch Bee Movie. I hear its cute.
I love how we can have friends in other states and countries. And even more how sometimes there are just those friendships that no matter how long you go without talking.. they are still just as awesome when you do. You pick up right where you left off.. catch up.. and then continue.
Internet and cell phones work wonders!
