Comparisons

Have you ever looked at another girl and thought, "Wow! I wish I looked like her"? Or "Man! I wish I could sing like her!" Well, I have thought that many, many times. I have laid awake at night planning a diet that I could go on just so I could come somewhat close to looking like another girl. But ya know what? It never works. I always end up eating too much chocolate or having one coke too many. I always fail. But you know what? God did not fail when He made us. Ecclesiastes 3:11a says that God has made everything beautiful in HIS time! He made us just the way we are and for a specific purpose. Even if we think we aren't as pretty or as talented as someone else, we are absolutely gorgeous in God's sight. He also does not want us to compare ourselves to other people. Don't look at someone else and wish that you could be like them. Look at Christ and wish to be like Him. He is our ultimate example of what a person should want to be. Never compare yourself to other people. Compare yourself to Christ!

First

I just got home from an amazing week at camp. Now I know what you are thinking. Trust me. I thought that it would be another year at teen camp and everyone would "make decisions" like they do every year. But this year was different. I went alone. I went without my close friends and I didn't really understand why at first. Now I do. The Lord did an amazing work in my life this week at camp. I made many decisions and I would like to tell you about one in particular.

While I have been "serving the Lord" I always seemed to get frustrated and tired of all that I did. I would get "weary in well doing". And I never knew why. Well this week I figured out why. While I was "serving the Lord" I wasn't really "serving the Lord". I was really just serving myself. But this week I made the decision to legitimately serve the Lord and not do it for myself. I can't do it alone! I can't do it alone!! I CAN'T DO IT ALONE! How can I serve the Lord when he isn't first in my life!! I can't!!! And that is what my problem was from the beginning. Doing it for myself because he wasn't on top of my priority list. But now HE is and I want to serve Him with my whole heart! I also decided to take time and blog more often. I am very sorry for neglecting to do that! But I ask for you prayers and I start my life over with the Lord as #1 in my life!!

But just remember as you read this: you can't do it alone either. Just as I can't do it alone! But the Lord is always there! Put Him first and you will see what amazing things He will do in your life!