that question

The other night, my dad brought up this question:
"So, Trinka*. What if someone came up to you and asked you how to get saved? What would you tell them?"
I hemmed and hawed for a bit before giving him my answer...
But, really. What if someone came up to you with that question? What would you say? Would you be able to whip out your Bible, and lead them to Christ on the spot**?

Many of us Christians really don't know what we'd do in that situation! But last Sunday, because we had a few visitors, my dad quickly went over what you had to do to be saved. He had us turn to 1 Corinthians 15 and we read a short passage from there.
Let me now remind you, dear brothers and sisters, of the Good News I preached to you before. You welcomed it then, and you still stand firm in it. It is this Good News that saves you if you continue to believe the message I told you—unless, of course, you believed something that was never true in the first place.

I passed on to you what was most important and what had also been passed on to me. Christ died for our sins, just as the Scriptures said. He was buried, and he was raised from the dead on the third day, just as the Scriptures said. ~1 Corinthians 15: 1-4

This shows the basics of what you need to be saved!

1. You need to believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins
2. You need to believe that He was buried
3. And that on the third day, He was raised from the dead

So the next time someone asks you this, you'll know exactly what to say. And remember, the Holy Spirit will be with you, guiding your words! Isn't that awesome?

*of course he used my real name :)

**I'm not saying that will happen. We're simply a vessel for the Holy Spirit to speak through us. Also, where as the person might not accept Jesus right then, maybe you'll have planted a seed! :)
 

results

Ok, so y'all have spoken...
On my poll I asked:
How do you like my playlist?

• It's great! Keep it! {11 votes}
• Mmm, it's okay, but could you put different songs? {4 votes}
• I don't like it! {0 votes}
• Could you take it off automatic start? {13 votes}

So, to make everyone happy, I'll: Keep it, add different songs, and take it off automatic start {I'll put it on the sidebar this time instead of at the bottom of the page.}


Oh, I have an anouncement to make:
I've learned how to put italics and bold in comments on blogger!
Expect a lot of comments with that. So, yeah...
Umm, I have nothing else to say....so I'll just leave you with these verses!
Trust in the LORD, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. ~Psalm 37:3-4

Carry on {with reading this, that is}

{via}

• In love with God
• smart 
• leader
• funny
• loves me
• likes kids
• great hair
• good cook
• is basically loving
• manly
• all around nice
• respectful
• sings along with the radio
• big n' buff

See that? That's the majority of characteristics most Christian girls {...okay me} want in their future mate.
And, though you've all probably heard this before, if we want {to deserve} a husband who is like that, we've got to be working on those qualities {well, with the exception of a few...}in our own lives.
Want a husband who's completely and totally sold out to God?
             Be so, yourself.
Got it?

And, while I'm on the subject, just remember, ladies: You're single right now for a reason. So spend this time growing closer to God. Make Him your love.

 I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or the does of the field, that you not stir up or awaken love until it pleases. ~Song of Solomon 2:7


Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. ~ 1 John 4:7-8


Understand, therefore, that the LORD your God is indeed God. He is the faithful God who keeps his covenant for a thousand generations and lavishes his unfailing love on those who love him and obey his commands. ~ Deuteronomy 7:9


For the LORD your God is living among you. He is a mighty savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs. ~ Zephaniah 3:17 {*sigh* One of my favorites!}

Something Different!

*Everyday Emma
** that post

Dec. Challenge

Hi everyone!!!
So...today is December 1st.


CAN YOU BELIEVE IT ?!?!?!??!?!?!?!
It sort of feels like it should still be August, you know?
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Anyway,  remember what I gave you a hint about yesterday?  And do you remember the October Challenge?
Yeah...it didn't go over welll...I mean, I had good intentions but..it just went down the drain...
But, I have a proposition for you!
The DECEMBER Challenge!!!!
So, before I tell you what exactly it is, let me give you a little back story.

BACK STORY:  ;)
So, I've been going to church, since I was a week old. I've been going to Sunday School since I as about 2. I've been a Christian since I was 4. And I've been an actual Christ follower since a couple years ago.
But you know what? I can only remember about 20, maybe 25, verses that I've been memorizing throughout my life. And, yes, that's bad. It's bad, since I've had the material {a Bible} around me just about all my life to be memorizing verses. It's bad, since I've been asking God why I hardly ever  know what to do when something hard happens. It's bad because just two days ago, I asked God to make me into someone that girls would look up to. Someone worthy of being His daughter. Yet I didn't know what to do to make that happen. {not that I can do that on my own, girlies. It's gonna be hard, but the only way it'll happen is if I let God. You know the phrase, Let Go. Let God.?} 
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So, as y'all have probably gathered by now, my December Challenge is to memorize more Bible verses. 'Cause you know? I haven't memorized one since August. :P
I'm going to choose one Bible verse a day, {probably the night before, though} and I will memorize it.
I think I'll post the Bible verse that I'm working on every day. Do y'all want to join me? If you do, just leave a so I can pray for you in this. :)
So, the first Bible verse is:
1 John 3:16-
This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down His life for us. And we ought to lay down our life for our brothers and sisters.

Look familiar? I just put it on the sidebar yesterday.... or the day before. {I have a bad memory when it comes to details like that!} You can tell what the next verses are going to be too, by just looking below that. :)

Okay, so, does that sound good? Now, could y'all pray for me in doing this? Memorizing things comes kinda hard to me!
Okay, have a good day, girlies!

i love...

Inspector Hector soap!!!!!! :)

It changes color, and it smells good!

What more could you ask for?

{And, yes, I do realize that the last time I did an 'i love...' post, I said I love foamy soap. But I mean, c'mon!!!!! It's SOAP.} :)

This movie :) I just...love it. <3

Okay, and I don't have a picture for this, because it's more of a feeling...

I love it when I'm going through something hard, or even something joyful, and a verse corresponding with that moment pops into my head at the right moment! :)

Which brings up another matter....

I'll tell y'all tomorrow. ;)

Okay, and to finish off, thank you so much to my 18th follower. Did you read that???? Eighteenth!

Though, um, my follower thing is acting weird and I can't see who it is...

so, if you're the illusive 18th follower, could you comment and let me know?

If not, though, thanks so much, anyway! :)

Music Monday {it's just a little late} ;)

                                Hi, girlies! I've missed quite a few music Mondays, so I'm just going to post it today! :)
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                                         What Love Really Means~ J.J Heller

Now, I don't normally listen to this song, but when it came on the radio last night, one of the lyrics just seemed to stick.

You know that part where she's singing about the guy in jail just "waiting to die"? Well when God replied to him, I just thought, "Whoa!"

Read this:

"I know you've murdered, and I know you've lied..."

When I first heard this song, I thought to myself, "What does lying have to do with murder?" I just thought that was so weird!

But, last night, I think I understood it.

Murder. Lies. While in the worlds eyes they might seem drastically far away on the "Bad Scale",

on God's radar, they are equally terrible.

They're both sins.

1 John 3:4, Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.

That's just some thoughts I had while listening to this song ;)

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Another thought about the video/music: Aren't she and her husband {the guy on the guitar} cute?!?!

Okay, thank you to my new followers,  Alyianna and Christela A.!!!

Have a very nice day, ladies!

:)

Samson's Story

Hi, girls! So, I'm a little late on this, but I'll just let you know, Jemimah interviewed me over at  her blog, Beautiful Blank Pages!!! Click HERE to read it. :)
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Okay, now onto my purpose for writing this:
We all know who Samson is, right? The guy in the Old Testament who had really long hair and super strength! And...yeah that's basically all I knew about him until last night. :P I'll just give you a run down of his story.
Before he was born, an Angel of the Lord came to his mother {who was, before then, unable to have kids} and he basically told her she couldn't have any alcohol until the baby was born. He also told her that after he was born, the child was to never have his hair cut. That child was set apart for God. 
So, Samson grew up, he killed a lion, and ate honey out of it's guts. {cuz he was cool like that :P}
Eventually, Samson got married. But then, due to other circumstances, she {along with her father} were burned to death. {yeah, I know gruesome!} A while later, he met Delilah. She changed his life. Click HERE and read what happened after that.

Samson fell in love with Delilah, she tricked him into telling her the secret to losing his strength {which was getting a hair cut} She cut his hair, and betrayed him to the Philistines. Samson was then taken prisoner. He was blinded and made a spectacle of. Then, one day, he was called to entertain a {very!} large group of about 3000 people!!!! After performing for them, he asked a servant to position him between two pillars. {Now, these two pillars supported the entire building} From there, he pleaded with God to give him back his strength for just a moment: “Sovereign LORD, remember me. Please, God, strengthen me just once more, and let me with one blow get revenge on the Philistines for my two eyes.” Then Samson reached toward the two central pillars on which the temple stood. Bracing himself against them, his right hand on the one and his left hand on the other, Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines!” Then he pushed with all his might, and down came the temple on the rulers and all the people in it. Thus he killed many more when he died than while he lived. {Judges 16: 28-30}

Yuppers. Dramatic death, right?
Sooo, we can learn a few things from Mr. Samson there:
1. Fall in love with the right person.
2. When your boyfriend starts saying things like "You don't love me, because you won't                  " get out of that relationship quick
3.Don't give up what God has called you to do all to be with some guy {or, in Samson's case, some girl}
4. God's got a plan for us. {We've just got to be careful to stay with Him and talk with Him in order to know what that plan is} :)
If you want to read Samson's story in it's entirety, read Judges 13-16 {It's really interesting, I advise you to read it!}
Have a good day, girlies!

just...something

Hey, so, I'll just post a verse that I really need at the moment...

"Honor your father and mother" {this is the first commandment with a promise} {Ephesians 6:2}
Could y'all pray for me that I'll follow that? It's really hard right now...

I was also awarded the Inspirational blogger award {!} by Rissi from Scribbles, Scripts, and Such!!!!!
If you want to see the post again....just scroll down :)
Have a good day, Girlies!