Jesus Is Calling You!!!

YOU AND I ARE SINNERS!!! I bet that some of you do not like to be called a sinner, but guess what everybody is a sinner and they will always be a sinner!! Nobody is perfect. Some of you who are reading this are Christians, some of you think that they are Christians and aren't, and some of you are not Christians and you know it. I do not know your heart, but God does. The one that that truly separates us from one another is that the Christians will enter the Kingdom of Heaven while the non Christians will be in anguish in the Lake of Fire. Acts 10:43 says, "All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name." (NIV) The only way that we could have been forgiven of our sins is through the sacrifice of Jesus. He died for your sins. Do you care that he died for your sins? I hope so because if not then Hell is waiting for you! 1 Peter 2:24 says, "He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you  have been healed
Once you have given your life to Jesus and have repented (change in ways) your burdens should be lifted and no longer should weigh you down. Sing to Jesus. He has forgiven you of your sins, there is no need to carry the weight of the world on your shoulders. Don't be afraid to grow in the Word of the Lord. Everybody falls short of the glory of God. So when you do fall short, fall on Jesus and don't give up. He will bring you back and guide you to where you need to be.
Do you think that being a Christian will be easy? Well you are wrong! When you begin to fill lonely, when you are being persecuted, or when you fill like there is just no way out of a temptation, cry to Jesus and keep on living. Everything happens for a reason and God will not give you more than you can handle. If you are being persecuted Mattew 5:11-12 says, "Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the phrophets who were before you." As for being tempted to sin 1 Corinthians 10:13 says, "No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. and god is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it."

Are you a Christian? Do you think you are a Christian but really aren't? Do you know you are not a Christian? Are you going to Heaven or are you going to Hell? Have you taken your chance yet? Do you even want to take that chance? Well if you don't want to take that chance, take it anyways. DO NOT hesitate to take your chance to tell somebody about Jesus. Who cares if they call you names or tell you that you are stupid. Do it for the glory of GOD!! For the people who are not Christians, have you read any of the other articles I have written and you did not take your chance to email me? Well here is your chance, you can email me and I can have somebody get a hold of you through email or by phone. My email is takeyourchance@followtheson.com
Take this chance, don't let it pass you by.

Song link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PANiveIKVX0

The Next Chapter!

In one day my life will change, I will be graduating high school. It will be a new beginning to the next temporary chapter in my life. I have had several other new beginnings in my life, such as when I was 10, years old and I gave my life to Jesus Christ. That day I started a chapter in my life that will go on for eternity. I will carry on writing that chapter long after my physical body is dead and my spiritual body is in the presence God.
Everybody is writing a spiritual chapter that will be written for eternity. Are you writing your chapter over your love for God or are you writing a chapter on wickedness and a love for the World? Think about that question as you keep reading.
The 1st of the 10 commandments says, "you shall have no other God's before me." This is simple, do you believe in any other god's other and the one true God? Such as Buddha, Islam, and Hindu? If you do believe in any other god than the Lord, then you ARE NOT a Christian. There is only ONE GOD!!
The 2nd of the 10 commandments says, "you shall not make for yourself an idol." How many of you have placed something in front of God? Is there something you believe to be more important than him? How about money, is money what you focus on all the time? How can you be the best Christian you can be if there is something that is more important in you life other than God? Just something to think about.
The 3rd of the 10 commandments says "you shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name." Do you misuse the Lords name? Do you think that it is okay so say his name in that way?
The 6th of the 10 commandments says "you shall not murder." Well I would hope most of you have not killed anybody, but did you know that saying you hate somebody is just has bad as killing somebody? In 1 John 3:15 it says "Anyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life in him.
The 7th of the 10 commandments says "you shall not commit adultery." You say well I have never cheated on my spouse or I have never had premarital sex so I have not committed adultery. Did you know that just lusting over a man or woman you have just committed adultery? Matthew 5:28 says, "But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery." So have you changed your mind? Have you committed adultery?
Are you thinking, have I committed any of these sins? Well I have good news for you. Did you know that if you repent of your sins (to make a complete change) God will forgive you? If you are not a Christian you just have to ask Jesus Christ into your heart. Cry out to him and ask him to take control of your life! Do not live another minute of uncertainty. Is your chapter writing about you living for God or is it writing about you living like the world. Will you be writing your spiritual chapter in Heaven or will it be in Hell? Gods love for you is indescribable. All you need to do is open your heart and let God come into it. Let him shine is light on you so you can see clearly. I know if you let him in your life could be so much happier.

song link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLIOSWYhQoE

Baccalaureate speech

I just want to say that prayer has so much more power than we can even imagine. All day I prayed to God asking that he take away my nervousness. I knew if I was as nervous as I was all day when I went to that podium then my speech would have no impact at all and it would be pointless. Literally 1 minute before I was going to speak, I went completely calm. I was an awesome feeling. So here is the speech.

“ Don’t let your lights go down, Don’t let your fire burn out, cause somewhere, somebody needs a reason to believe. Why don’t you rise up now, Don’t be afraid to stand out, that’s how the lost get found.”


For the last several weeks God has diverted my life down a road that I never thought I would travel, due to my fears. Then something put a crack in those fears, that something is a song called “The Lost Get Found” by Britt Nicole. After hearing that song I decided that I wanted to do something different with my life, and that I wanted to stand out and step out.

All my life I have been raised in a Christian home and I have been going to church, but I have never wanted to spread God’s word like I do right now. My earthly fears are what has held me back all this time. I would think to myself “ what if they completely rejected me” or “ will they think I am just some Christian who is trying to convert people to my religion.” I never realized that it does not matter what they think, and now rejection would just give me more will power to keep spreading the Word of God.

I have had this urge to do something to tell others about the love of God. So I have started a blog that focuses on standing out and spreading God’s Word. It shows God’s love through a few of the articles that I have written and through music that is playing while people are reading. But I don’t want to stop there. I want to go up to somebody who I feel led to talk to. I want to go on a mission trip somewhere, maybe Africa I don’t know yet, wherever God tells me to go. I want to make a difference in this world.

Every Christian is given the chance to witness to somebody, but not every Christian will take that chance. I don’t want to miss the chances that will be given to me. I will never be afraid to witness to somebody, but I will still probably be a little nervous like I am right now.

As I am standing here, I see my family, my friends, and the family of my friends; I have this strong feeling that I need to share something with some of you. I don’t know the hearts of anybody in this room, but my. I don’t know if you are a Christian or not, I don’t know exactly how all of you are living your lives, But what I do know is that some of you do need to turn your lives around, and that some of you have something missing from your lives.

That something is Jesus. Have YOU accepted Jesus Christ into your life yet? Examine your heart right now. How are you living your life? Are you doing what is pleasing to God? Are you living day after day following Jesus or are you following the world? You can’t live like the world and be a Christian at the same time, and if you are following the world then maybe you should reevaluate your salvation. Is Jesus Lord of your life?

I want to tell you right now, it is not too late to give up your old life and start a new one. It is not too late to ask Jesus into your heart. If you need to talk to somebody there are several pastors and youth pastors who are here right now who would be more than willing to talk to you after this service or you could even give them a call in a day or so. I encourage you, if you are feeling any conviction in your heart right now to do so. Don’t let that feeling go away, without you doing something about it.

As my speech comes to an end, I want my fellow classmates to know that once you leave this high school, you are going to be hit with the temptations from the world. You are going to be forced to start your life. You will have important decisions to make, do you want to make those decisions blindly or do you want God to have his hands over you guiding you, so you can make the correct decisions. You can not live a truly happy life without him in your life. I want all of you to reach your goals, but I want you to reach your goals while knowing your place in life and where you will be going after this life is over. So if and when you get the chance will you take it?

The Reason Why!!!

I have had several people ask me, "what made you want to start a blog?" Well the answer is not a simple one. After hearing "The Lost Get Found" I wanted to do something that could make a difference in my life and the lives of people who I do not even know. I believe that we all have been called to spread God's word, and there are so many different ways that we can do this. Such as simply talking to people, going on mission trips, preaching, music, speaking at events, or just having a blog. I chose to use a blog, but that does not mean that I necessarily just want to do the blog. I want to do whatever God tells me to do. I already know that I want to go on a mission trip sometime. I will just do everything on God's timing. I have also had somebody ask me why do I put music on my blog. Well that answer is that music means so much to me. We can learn as much from a Christian song as we can from a preacher. So I post a song on every blog. I encourage you to listen to "The Lost Get Found" and "Walk on Water" by Britt Nicole. "The Lost Get Found'' is on my first post and "Walk on Water" is on this post.
As of right now I want to focus on this blog. I want this blog to be known around the world. I don't want just my friends and family to read this, I want strangers who I have never met to read this. A way that I am trying to do this is by sharing my blog on facebook and then hoping that somebody else will read it, and will also share it on facebook,so when their friends see the blog they will also share it. If this happens thousands of people could potentially read this blog and a spark could ignite in their hearts. One way that I know this is happening is by my poll that I have up above. Please if you have not voted on my newest poll yet, please vote so I can know about how many new people are reading my blog. If there is anything else that you want to know please do not hesitate to ask. I will answer any questions.

(Malachi 3:1) - Behold, I send My messenger, And he will prepare the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, Will suddenly come to His temple, Even the Messenger of the covenant, In whom you delight. Behold, He is coming," Says the Lord of hosts. (NKJV)

Song link::: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R3K0sqgfvM

Are you Stuck in a Routine?

How many of us do not like change? I am raising my hand up right now, are you? Change is different, it is hard to get used to and we don't always want to make the effort to change something in our lives. How many of us are Christians, but have not taken the extra step to grow even more? Well for the longest time I was one of those Christians. I was happy with my life the way it was, until I heard my favorite song "The Lost Get Found". Once I heard that song I wanted to take that extra step.
Well now I am writing this blog and I believe that this is just one way I am taking that extra step. Before I heard that song, I went to church and I listened to the sermons. Then I would go home and get ready for youth group. The rest of the week I did not grow in my faith any. I might have read my Bible here and there a few times throughout the week, but that was it. I was stuck in this routine that I put myself in. I was being lazy. I wanted to read my Bible more, but I would always tell myself I am too tired or I want to watch this show instead. I allowed other things to take control and run my life. I was just going through the motions of being a Christian.
I was a Christian, but I wasn't being the best Christian I could be, and I still think that there are many things that I can improve on and go for. After hearing that song I decided I did not want to be average, I did not want to go through the motions any longer. I want to stand out no matter what the costs are. I want to be different!! I pray that my fire will not burn out, because I believe that my life will be so much better and more meaningful if it doesn't. I know that if everybody would break out of that routine that has sucked us in, we could make our communities and maybe even our Nation a better place. It will take a lot of work, but we do not know what God's plans are. I don't know about you, but I know that I do not want to have any regrets later on in life!!
Song link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLJF9vaIJ_0

How can something so beautiful be forgotten?

As I listen to this song I am wondering how somebody can forget how wonderful and beautiful our lives are because Jesus Christ died for us? There are so many things around us that are so amazing that nobody even wonders how that got there or even notice that it is there. I am talking to myself also, with that statement. We as American's take so many things for granted, that somebody in Africa would love to see or have. We do not relize that most of us have been blessed with good drinking water, three meals a day, clothes, or even a house to keep us safe at night.
There are other Christians around the world who have NOTHING, but yet they still give glory to God and when they do recieve they give even more glory. I don't know about you, but I want to experience that feeling. I want to go to other countries to spread the word, but we also can not forget about our own. I believe the more we spread the word the more we will see what God is doing in our lives. So once again I give this challenge when God has put somebody in front of you that you know you are supposed to talk to do it. Once again I am not only talking to others, but also myself. A few ways that we could do this would be to go on mission trips, or talk to somebody when you are in line to a movie theater or giving money to a radio station that can reach more people than we could ever think of. There are no limits to what Faith can do!!!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUyR4-2g68M

Don't Let Your Fire Burn Out!!

Has your fired burned out? Are you affraid of standing out? We all have been called in small and in big ways to tell others about Jesus. So why do we play it safe? So I challenge myself and others to stand out and give somebody a reason to believe. I know I want to, because that is the only way the lost and become found. So whenever you have a feeling that you need to talk to somebody do it, do not write it off thinking that it is not God talking to you because it is!! Don't run from it because it will only cause misery in the long run. So don't let our lights go down. STAND OUT!!! It can be done in many ways big and small. So when you are given the chance are you going to take it? This blog was inspired by the song "The Lost Get Found" by Britt Nicole.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNtArrx6lZM&NR=1