Reaching People Through Social Networking for God.

God been putting something on my heart lately about the media. We have so many ways to talk to eachother. We use Facebook, Myspace, Email, Texting, Phone calls, Twitter, and all these social networking sites that we use to reach people, talk, and stay connected. Those who text, im sure you all know how annoying and stupid chain mail is. Its all about forwarding some message or else you will have bad luck, or your crush wont love you, or your mom will die or somethin stupid. Sometimes we use social networking for things that we shouldnt. Complaining, letting out feelings that we will later regret, and it spreads to the world. I know personally i struggled with that and Twitter when it first came out. I had no one to talk to so i would vent everything on Twitter. We shouldn't be using MS and FB for that type of stuff. We dont realize that we have an amazing opportunity right in front of us. We have all these ways to reach and influence people. Everything we say influence someone in someway. I say we stop using these networks to complain and be negative about everything, and start using them to reach and encourage people with the words of God. Why send out a post about how your day at work or schooled sucked, when you can post a verse that will encourage us all, and uplift our spirits. Why send a text to our friend saying how someone just upset you, and gossip to them, when you could text them something Godly that has been on your heart. Imagine if all of us did this, if we all posted something that we are thankful for each day, or something that God has been doing in your life, or even just the highlight of your day. Instead of embracing all the negative crap going on in our lifes. Were supposed to bring all that crap to God, not to the world. Not to Twitter or FaceBook. That just causes rumors and drama. So bring all that negativity to God, and start spreading the word to everyone you can. Just that, will make SUCH a big difference.

Posting how terrible your feel wont do anything, how about saying how you know God will heal you and you are so thankful for that? I have personally experimented. I used to be constantly complaining about everything going on, and guess what, people didnt like me very much. They got really sick and tired of me and didnt want to be around me. Then i started posting things that God was putting 0n my heart, and i got text messages saying that the words i put out there for everyone to see, really changed their heart, and that they really needed to hear that. We can change our generation by changing the ways that we speak. Let God speak to you, and through you. Dont hold back the excellence God has spoke into your life, for just yourself to consume. That will take you no where in life. Instead, spread it for all the world to hear.

What Does It Mean To Be Beautiful

What does it mean to be beautiful?

1 Peter 3:4 says: "You should clothe yourselfs instead with the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God."

Proverbs 31:30 says: "Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the LORD will be greatly praised"

Romans 10:15 says: " And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent? That is why the scriptures say, "How beautiful are the feet of messengers who bring good news" ."

B- Be yourself. If we are not ourselfs, then when we find "Mr. Right" then hes not going to like us for who we are, hes gonna like us for someone we are trying to be.

E- Enjoy life and the place that your in. We often live our lifes always looking forward to something, saying "I cant wait!!" and we try to pass time as quickly as possible, we dont enjoy the time inbetween. We need to enjoy every moment of our lifes, because we will never get these times back once they are gone.

A- Always maintain your hygiene.

U- Use your God given gifts to talk positively. "If someone is gossiping to you, they are probably gossiping about you." If you wouldnt say it to their face, dont say it to anyone else.

T- Trust. Trust that God has a plan for your life. Jeremiah 29:11

I- Intelligence. Choose your friends wisely. Our friends have the GREATEST influence on our lifes. Who you hang out with, is who you will become.

F- Forgive. Even when your wrong. Be the friend you want to have.

U- Understand that God wants to be yoru father.

L- Love. Love God first and He will bring your romeo. He is to chase you, you are to say no and say yes to God, at this point in our lifes.

HEADLINES- Ten Not So Common Courtesies to Start Working On Today

1. Go out of your way to speak to people. "Pleasant words are...healing"

Proverbs 16:24

2. Make a commitment to engage in honor. Our actions will then be swayed by our commitment, not circumstance. 1 Peter 3:8-9. It determines our level of blessing.

3. Smile, it adds to your face value.

4. Be friendly and helpful. If you do, people will return it. "There is a friend who sticks closer than a brother." Proverbs 18:24

5. SHow genuine interest. If you try, you can find the good in almost anyone. Phil 4:8-9, "Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise."

6. Be cautious with criticism and generous with praise.

7. Be slow to judge. Three sides to every story: your side, their side, and the correct side.

8. Instead of using others, serve them. Galatians 5:13, "Use your freedom to serve one another in love."

9. Start trusting people-- It builds lasting relationships.

10. Be humble. Oswald Chambers, "When a saint becomes conscious of being a saint, something has gone wrong."

Acquire The Fire- Notes

Im lookin through my prayer/notes journal and all the ATF sessions are in it. So i thought i'd write the notes down of what Joel preached on Romantic Love and about our Identity. Their just a few notes so may be kinda hard to understand, sketchy, and jumps around a lot, but its good stuff. =] So much more to say about all of it, but in a nutshell, here's what we talked about.

ATF (Session 3) Joel Johnson.

Romantic Love

Romantic love is a special type of love. Its like a fire. Fire is awesome, fun, amazing, beautiful.. in the right context. If you take the fire out of your fireplace and put it on your living room floor, it is a lot more dangerous, and it will burn. Dating is not a practice for marriage, its practice for divorce. You need to know how to be a good friend, and know how to make sacrifices to be in a healthy romantic relationship. Sometimes we fall in love with the idea of falling in love, rather then sacrificial love. Where your body goes, your heart follows. Where your heart is, your body follows. Women of God don't dress trashy, they dress classy. Modest is hottest ;) The bait you use, determines the fish you'll catch.

ATF- Morning message- Joel Johnson

The worlds screams to us that we are worthless. That no one is ever going to love us. Were not gonna do anything in our life. And we start to believe it, and it starts to become our identity. Our identity gets stolen, and we become someone were not. God put us here for a reason, with a mission, and an identity. Our identity is not in skating, cheerleading, or anything. It is in Christ. We begin to feel empty, and it ruins our self-esteem when we find it in someone else. Maybe someone has said something to you, ever just joking around, but it has effected your life and self-esteem. Thoughts lead to actions, actions lead to habits, habits lead to lifestyle, lifestyle leads to destiny. We have to make a deciscion everyday to listen to what God says about us, not the world. And then we need to open up Gods FaceBook (The Bible). Will you lay down your old identity for your identity in Christ?