Sunday, October 12, 2003

Well, not many people seem to be visiting my little journal here, so I can't decide whether to keep adding entries for others to read, or just add them for my own pleasure. Many of my friends and family have started to fall away from the church lately. Brian, my older brother, is starting to lose faith. Sere, my..well, I guess former friend now, has completely lost faith as far as I know. My friend Katy is growing apart from not only Christ, but me as well. Shannon is now "true" wiccan, and though I can't say that's bad, she used to be a strong Christian, so it's a rather drastic change there. I've started to worry, because in the the Bible, Revelations I believe, it states that when the End, the armageddon nears, believers will fall away from the Church, the world will turn to chaos, so on..? I mean, my neighbor Cody, who happens to be a 4th grader, is already contemplating sexual relationships, he's been suspended about 5 times, he cusses like a sailor, and yet he claims that the majority of his friends are like that as well. I ask myself, what is becoming of this world? Why does it have to be this way, and where did it start to change? Has it always just been getting worse, or have we had our ups and downs in history? I'm just so lost sometimes. Well, our instructor at Church gave us a sheet of paper, it tells ways to make sure you can hear the Holy Spirit, your concious I suppose. Ways to improve your life really. I'll go ahead and list them, then end my post there. 1. Give the Holy Spirit control of your life. 2.Ask God's blessing over your food. 3. Turn off the TV when you see inappropriate behavior or hear offensive words. 4. Walk out of movies when images, words, or the subject matter conflicts with your Christian beliefs. 5.Turn off music when you hear God's name abused. 6. Listen to Christian music. 7. Be honest with your parents about where you are going. 8. Don't cheat on a test, even when you haven't studied. 9. Do your homework. 10.Treat your sibling like a human being. 11. Choose not to repeat gossip. 12. Refuse even to listen to gossip. 13. Wear cloths that are modest. 14. Don't wear clothing with vulgar messages. 15. Attend worship at your Church. 16. Bring Jesus into a conversation. 17. Welcome someone who came to church. 18. Pray for your teachers. 19. Show the love of Jesus in practical ways. 20. Stop an ugly thought before you say it out loud. 21. Throw away trashy books or magazines. 22. Help someone study. 23. Invite someone to your church. 24. Compliment someone. 25. Notice someone who is lonely and talk to him or her. 26. Invite someone to your lunch table. 27. Call someone to encourage him or her. 28. Do something good for someone else, but do it in secret. 29. Listen to your parents. 30. Share with a brother or sister. 31. Stop griping. 32. Tell someone you appreaciate him or her. 33. Ask someone, "How can I help?" 34. Listen and really care about what someone says. 35. Throw a good party that honors Christ. 36. Tithe on the money you earn this week. 37. Memorize a Bible verse. 38. Refuse to visit a pornographic website. 39. Use email to write a caring letter to someone. 40. In a chat room, talk about Jesus instead of someone else. 41. Exit a chat room when the discussion gets vaunchy. 42. Balace your time rather than waste it. 43. Spend time in prayer rather than watching TV. 44. Spend time in Bible study rather than playing video games. 45. Do homework when you get home isntead of putting it off. 46. Do your chores without grumbling. 47. Buy a meal for someone who is discouraged. 48. Look for positive things in every situation. 49. Share Jesus with someone. 50. Love Jesus more today than you did yesturday. Well, some of those are a bit strange, but I know plently I need to work on.

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