Tuesday, December 13, 2011

The Birth of Jesus: Poem I wrote :)

A poem I wrote about Jesus being born..... :)

Jesus was born in a manger fast asleep
Laying next to the horses and sheep
Mary and Joseph looked at him in awe
That little baby was a king that they saw
And all through the night a bright star shone
To show three wise men where to go
Bringing each a gift of myrrh, frankincense, and gold
For the newborn king to behold
An angel came during the night
And said to Joseph "Do not fright
But go to Egypt, and stay there and hide
For baby Jesus, King Herod has spied"
When Jesus, our King had grown
He did not make himself known
But  made himself humble
He never made mistakes, did not even grumble
He made the biggest sacrifice of all
One that all of us can recall

Friday, December 9, 2011

Worrying and Meditating

"When you think about a problem over and over in your mind, that's called worry. When you think about God's Word over and over in your mind, that's meditation." -Rick Warren , The Purpose Driven Life
Last night at Youth Group I was wondering why my mind wasn't on God, and why I was so distracted. I just ignored the fact thinking "Oh well... I guess maybe I'll concentrate better next week." The things I were thinking about were school tomorrow, what I was going to eat that night, my weekend, my Friday homework, and basically worrying about things that needed to get done in the future. Like I said, I was wondering why I was so distracted but I just ignored that fact. I didn't realize it then but I was replacing my thoughts about God, with worry. God said to me sometime during worship "The reason why your not focused on me  is because of worry." He  reminded me of the book I am reading the Purpose Driven Life. The quote I wrote at the top of the page espeially stood out to me. I then just stopped thinking about any thoughts that had to do with what was going to happen in the future and I completely trusted Him. That was one of the times I felt the most closest to God. I realized how good it felt NOT to worry about things, and during that time, I completely surredered that part of my life to Him. I was able to meditate on Him and His Word more.