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I want to apologize to all my loyal readers, i have been a bad blogger and not updated my blog in a long time. So i have a few shout outs, One my Editor and and chief, Kaitlyn Zufall, without her my blog would really suck! To Bryce Ritchie, who reminded me that i needed to update this blog. many more but its late lol. anyway my life is going very well, i am going to be headed to mexico in about a week, so thats gonna be really fun, my grandma and my mother are worried, im just trusting in the lord to keep me safe. Anyway, i would say more but its really late, and i need to do some other stuff, so i will make sure i maintain this blog, i promise.

Forgiveness

Recently, I had the chance to apologize to someone that I had hurt many times. I walked up to her and said that I was sorry that I had hurt her, and if she would please forgive me. She said very little to what I said. At first I was disappointed; then I got frustrated and asked God why she didn’t forgive me when I asked her to. Why can’t we just make up our differences? But as I watched her walk away, God spoke to my heart. He said "Why do you need to have forgiveness now? Forgiveness is not about you. You are asking for her to forgive you. It may take time." I think in our world of instant gratification, we say that we are sorry and hope that it’s going to make it better. But what I have learned is that we have to wait. Jesus tells us to forgive 70 times 7. Matthew 18:22: “Jesus said to him, ‘I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven’.” That's what we should do. But that doesn't mean that we need to have faith in the person that hurt us or even talk/like that person that did that to us. Although this girl did not forgive me in that moment, at least she understood that I was sorry for the actions that had caused her pain. I don’t know when she will forgive me, but I have done my part and now I can just wait and pray.

So the encouragement: Forgiveness can be tough to ask for and sometimes hard to give out, but if we look to Christ we see the perfect example of forgiveness. Not only did he die for our sins, but he forgave those who killed him. Luke 23:34: “Father forgive them for they no, not what they do.” We need to forgive no matter what, but as we are human, it may take time to forgive if someone has hurt us. And if we are asking for forgiveness, we need to be ready to wait. Forgiveness is less about your needs, and more about the other person. If seeking forgiveness is about us, then it becomes selfish.

Come now is the time to worship

So, A few days ago I was having a conversation with a friend. We were talking about church, and she said something that really caught my attention: "I enjoy church every Sunday, and throughout the week. I love serving, and worshiping in a variety of ways. :)
" And this got me thinking about worship and how most Christians view worship. I believe that if I were to ask what worship is, most would say that it’s when you sing songs and worship Jesus. And that's a good answer, but why should we have a time of worship? We should be worshiping throughout the week, not just Sunday. What we do during the week, whether school or sports or music, should be worship to God. God has given you gifts, blessed you with the ability to do the job you are in, gave you the brain for the class you are taking, the skills and body to play the sport you are playing. So give it back to Him, make it a form of worship, glorify Him in what you are doing. Our culture is quick to complain, but take a moment before you voice your complaint to Facebook, and instead glorify your king. Give thanks and praise for what he has given you. That's worship. Giving back, thanking, praising the savior. This can also be applied to prayer. We as Christians should be praying continuously. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Never Stop Praying. It’s a part of giving thanks. We should never be afraid to ask someone if they need prayer, and never be afraid to ask for prayer. The chorus of the song “Let us Pray”, by Steven Curtis Chapman, says
“Pray, let us pray, everywhere in every way
Every moment of the day, it is the right time
For the Father above, He is listening with love
And He wants to answer us, so let us pray”
This is such an encouraging song. We should always be praying and worshiping no matter what is going on.
I am far from perfect and need to remind myself constantly that I should be doing these two things, so if you see a brother or sister who is having trouble, point them to the king of kings.
I hope this has encouraged you to begin to look at yourself and see the way that you can worship in your everyday life.
Keep worshiping and praying, for we have a Great King!
Isaac Ramsour

These Fruits

Galatians 5:22,23 : But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control.
This verse is very important. Let me tell you this, if you find someone with a lot of these traits, hold on and don’t let them go! I think today we Christians find it hard to be all of these things. Yes, no one is perfect, but if you look at these traits, they’re not too hard to do. Love: it’s like all the fruits kinda put together; when you love someone you are not going to do something that is going to hurt them, you are going to be kind and gentle and have self control. As brothers and sisters in Christ, loving one another is one of our calls. Lift each other up, praying for and loving one another. Joy: be happy that you have a life. God has given you things to be joyful for so let others see that joy. Peace: if God throws you a curve ball, be at peace. Take time to learn from what God has put into your life at that time. Perfect peace comes when we are in step with God’s plan, when we are following His will and knowing and trusting that what He is doing in our life is what is good for us. Patience (one I need more of): God will give you opportunity to have patience, but you have to be looking for it. Kindness: this can be a tricky one. Sometimes being kind to someone we don't get along with or someone we think doesn't deserve it can be really hard, but you can break it down to a simple from: just make sure that you say things that will build up rather then tear down. Goodness: you are an ambassador of Christ, therefore be good. Let your actions be good and others will see it and follow. Faithfulness: this one can be hard at times because when it feels like God is no where to be found, it’s hard to stay grounded in faith. But it’s not He who is gone, it’s us just not understanding that He is near, helping us to grow. Gentleness: being able to take a step back from ourselves and help others, or do things that people might see as below us. Maybe hang out with the kid that people say is weird. Self control: this one is something you and God have to work on. We as people are more likely than not to do what we want to do, it’s in our nature. But with God, we can gain and learn self control.

Now I know I have made this seem rather stupid and simple, but it’s the little steps that will get us to a place where we begin to see these fruits growing in us and others will see them as well.
We can all be what God created us to be, and with these we can show others the love of Christ without speaking a word.
Isaac Ramsour

The Begining of the End

So this year is coming to a close and i have learned a lot about people my self and life in general. Well the reason i made this blog is to document my life for the next year, to look at what i write about, this blog will contain happiness and sadness and might even contain a few laughs. :) I guess that we will see what i think is important and maybe ill learn something about myself. :)
Thanks Again