ITS TIME TO COME OUT OF YOUR HIDING!

What is a "closet Christian?" The story is told of a new Christian who worked with a crew of wicked people during the Summer. When he got back to his church, his fellow Christians asked him how he did in his Christian witness. His answer was the answer of a "closet Christian." He told them, "I did great! They never found out I was a Christian!"

-There are pastors in churches today who are "closet Christians."
-There are people in businesses who are "closet Christians."
-There are people in educational institutions who are "closet Christians."
-There are people in government offices who are "closet Christians."
-There are people in churches who are "closet Christians."
-There are people in the military who are "closet Christians."
-There are people in medical institutions who are "closet Christians."

"Closet Christian," why are you hiding out today? Are you hiding out to save your own skin? Are you afraid of what people will say if you declare your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ?

Wherever you are hiding, you need to come out and declare your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. The world is going to eternal ruin while you hide in your church and fellowship with "the frozen chosen." It is the same kind of thing the churches did in Germany when train loads of Jews and Christians that were taken off to gas chambers were passing by their churches. They just turned the organ up a little louder. They did not want to get involved or worse yet, they thought the Jews and Christians were their enemies and deserved to be treated with such inhumane brutality.

There are many things that are worse than losing our jobs, our fame, our houses and lands, our retirement benefits, our standing in the community or even our very lives. To not live up to your God-given convictions, is to play the hypocrite. Furthermore, you are not only cheating others of an opportunity to have God's love, joy and peace extended to them, but you are also cheating yourself out of being the wonderful person you really are. You are not being true to yourself, your God or your neighbor. Not only this, you are also jeopardizing your chances of going to Heaven. Jesus said to His disciples as recorded in Mark 8:38, "Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of My words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels." This is also found in Luke 9:26. Paul said in Romans 1:16 that he was not "ashamed of the gospel of Christ" and in 2 Timothy 4:7 and 8 he says he "kept the faith" and was looking forward to a "crown of righteousness" given to him and all those who "love His appearing."

The truth of the matter is, our fears are not grounded in facts. My experience has been that when I stand up for God and His ways I am respected. No one can stomach a hypocrite. Hypocrites can't even stomach themselves. Everyone loves people who are true to their convictions. They may not agree with you, but they will respect you for being honest with them. You will feel a whole bunch better about yourself for standing true to the Lord Jesus Christ. The joy of the Lord will be your strength. You will have a peace the world can't give or take away from you. The love of God will be "shed abroad in your heart by the Holy Spirit." You will have a "song in your heart" and a "spring in your step." Your "weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning." Christians, be brave. Come out of your closet today. Let the world know Jesus is your Savior and Lord. Let God work through you to bring His eternal salvation to the ends of the earth.

There is a new day dawning upon our old sin-cursed Earth. God is raising up people all over this planet that will take our world for Jesus. You could very well be one of those people. Join today to be part of this new wave of God's mighty moving in our midst.

COME OUT OF HIDING! LIVE UP TO THE POTENTIAL GOD THINKS OF YOU! COME OUT OF THE CLOSET! SHOW THE WORLD WHAT WE CHRISTIANS ARE MADE OF! SHOUT PRAISE! SHOW THE LOVE OF CHRIST!!

Fountain of Life

"Listen to my words: "When a prophet of the LORD is among you, I reveal myself to him in visions, I speak to him in dreams". Numbers 12:6

For the past year i have been given these dreams from God, as they first started i was terrified and unsure of what they meant and why it had to be me! I often found myself question God "why me, what can a girl of 18 do". They started last summer as i found myself a new staff at circle square ranch. The first couple were more geared towards me and my family and what i needed to sort out in my own life. Some were about how i would never be whole unless i gave it all to him, seeing as that was one thing that i struggle with, letting others in and helping me in times of need. But now a year later i am stronger and more passionate and in love with Jesus!that i know see these dreams as a gift and a tool of worship to reach out to people, but most of all it was jesus way of showing me that i was made for something big and he is just preparing me for greater things! And that i can't wait to encounter on my amazing walk with the Lord. So i thought i would share my dreams here with you all to show what our amazing father can to.

This one i had a couple weeks ago!

In the dream i am a small child in a white dress with red ribbons in my hair and i am walking through a feild a grass that swept gently across my ankles, with the cool breeze tickling my face! She is smiling as she can feel the warmth of the sun on her face. As she is walking she sees a river up in the distance. She is a little frightened but there is also this pull to go closer and closer, as she approches the bank of the river she dips her feet in and inner joy overwhelmes her body! so much that she beging to dance and sing out to the heavens. As she falls in the grass of pure exahustion the lord began to speak to her saying " Come to the fountaion of life. where dreams are answeresd, broken hearts are put back together and where hope never runs out, come my child drink in the love that i have provided for you" The child dips her cupped hands into the river and drinks in the best water she has ever tas.ted, and as she drinks she is growing up and becoming more and more beautiful.One of the biggest things that has impacted me through my walk with the Lord is to love and learn like a child. Children have such pure thought and innocent hearts. We can learn from the younger generations just as much as our elders.So i encourage you to be the small child again, to laugh and dance as the Lord looks down at you his son or daughter with a huge smile of pride on his face! You know that saying ' dance like no one is watching and sing like no one is around'! i like to think of it has dance like you are dancing with the Lord and sing like you are in the choir or angels! Be blessed as you are making your way to the middle of your weeks and i pray that God will open your hearts and minds to the child that you haven't let out in awhile.

A Song That has been on my heart.....

I have been singing this song ALL DAY haha i can't get it out of my head its crazy!! but i love it....


God above all the world in motion
God above all my hopes and fears
I don't care what the world throws at me now
It's gonna be alright
Hear the sound of the generations
Making loud our freedom song
All in all that the world would know Your name
It's gonna be alright'
Cause I know my God saved the day
And I know His word never failsAnd I know my God made a way for me
Salvation is here
God above all the world in motion
God above all my hopes and fears
I don't care what the world throws at me nowIt's gonna be alright'
Cause I know my God saved the day
And I know His word never fails
And I know my God made a way for me
Salvation is here'Cause
I know my God saved the day
And I know His word never fails
And I know my God made a way for me
Salvation is hereSalvation is here
Salvation is here and He lives in me
Salvation is here
Salvation that died just to set me free
Salvation is here
Salvation is here and He lives in me
Salvation is here
Cause You are alive and You live in me
Salvation is heresalvation is here and it lives in me
Salvation is here
Savation is here that died just to set me free
Salvation is here
Salvation is here and it lives in me
Cause You are alive and You live in me
Salvation is heresalvation is here and it lives in me
Salvation is here
Savation is here that died just to set me free
Salvation is here
Salvation is here and it lives in me'
Cause I know my God saved the day
And I know His word never failsAnd I know my God made a way for me
Salvation is here'
Cause I know my
God saved the day
And I know His word never fails
And I know my God made a way for me
Salvation is here

Seeking Generation

Sometimes i feel like life is crashing down around me and i can't seem to stop it!! and all i want to do is run, run as far away as possible. So i just have to run to Jesus and he will hold me and take all the pain and stress away. God is the most comforting person I have ever met, a couple of minutes with him puts a huge smile on my face, and i can't even begin to describe how much he changes me in that short lapse of time. Yesterday i went for a walk in the woodlot, its basically trail that you can run,bike, and walk for the students in the outdoor programs. But i was there yesterday at like 7 in the moring haha and i was just walking and listening to my ipod and i was listening to Chris Tomlin, give us clean hands, that song is amazing and it truly touched me that day, i just sat on this log for an hour and lifted my praises unto the Lord

Give is clean hearts
Give us pure hearts
let us not lift our souls to another
God let us be a generation that seeks...

This is my prayer of the week!! i pray for this generation that we want change that we won't stop or let anything get in our way!! we will stand up!! we will fight!! and we will do it together!! you and me and jesus!!! we can do it we just need to stick together are face the hard times together.

A thing that i have learned this week is that i cannot put of my god time, it is sooooo hard to set aside the time it College with the amount of work that is being thrown at, but when i take the time and go off on my own the more refreshed and humble i come back, God can is making you into someone

So just stretch your hands out to God and ask him to give you clean hands and give you a pure heart and not let me lift my soul to another, god let me be apart of a generation that seeks, that seeks your face god of jacob.

What Would Jesus Do?

My choice was to go to a non-christian college, which in its self was a tough decision, but for my program Sault College was the best one to go into. But i have to say living a Christian life outside of the safe zones, such as youth groups, church, your family, and close friends it actually really tough on me. There are so many situations that come up that i have never had to face before and in all honestly is scares me so much. Parties, Drinking, Sex are the big ones that are pulling at me, i mean purity has never been hard for me to keep by, god chose for it to a beautiful thing to be shared with you husband or wife and i will never think other wise, which is why i choose to wear a purity ring as a symbol. But the parties and drinking have been a hard pull at me at this point of time in my life. Yes, i have gone to some of the parties and yes i have met people but i do know these are not the people god wants me to be with. I constantly ask myself what would jesus say or do if he were with me today, and most of the time its walk away or turn the other cheek. So for me i find i am leaning on god more than asking for his guidance and help, so i challenge you to imagine God walking with you right at your side and constantly ask for guidance or help, i myself am taking this challege and let me tell you a day with god at your side is totally awesome and so much more fufilling!!

Let Your Light Shine.....

Most of us can remember learning this little light of mine as kids right, well we can still apply that to our lives today, God has given each of a calling in life, but we have to be strong and confident or we will fade. Working this summer with kids coming from bad backround and staff who went through choices and struggles with there faith, i have seen first hand what kind of power that satan has on us. There was a time when we were asked the wash the feet of the people that God lead us to. So i sat their and just asked God to show the people. Once i opened my eyes i physical saw light in people bodies!! it was amazing and a little scary, but i knew that i had to go and do as God comanded of me. One by one i went to the people and asked to wash their feet, so i took them over and prayed over them, just praying that god would pour into their lives and give the confidence and just fill them up so full of joy!! I saw tears and laughter, and i felt engery and the power of God in that room, there was on person who was so bright that i thought i was going to be blown away, but washing their feet i could feel the engery of god that we shared!!!

We have to make sure that we don't let our lights go out!! we have to fight, we are in a constant battle with Satan, and God is just waiting with open arms, waiting for you to come and dwell in his home.

I have made this song my theme song haha silly i know but trust me little songs like that stick with you forever, this light of mine im gonna let it shine!!!! and i'm gonna let it shine so bright that you have to sheild your eyes, and laugh or cry at the power of my Christ!!! hahaha

Psalms 119:105

"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path"

Dreams....

God has givin me the greatest gift ever, over the summer i have learned to love him and trust him with all of my soul and heart. This past couple of days i was on a camping trip with my class and we slept on the beach and God gave me a dream and it went like this.

I was walking along the beach, and i came across a whole bunch of patches of light and i began to run through them, you know how a child plays and goes from rock to rock or a square on the pavement!! haha, and then i saw myself and i was in the form of a small child. And then i realized that maybe God was trying to show me that i need to go back to the basics of my faith, when you were a child your love for God was so pure and your heart is so innocent!!

When i woke up i went for a walk for some time alone with God to thank him and to pray and worship alone. As i was thanking him for the dream and keeping my class safe, i heard him say go, go and stand in the light, and there in front of me was a patch of light!! i raced over and stood in this patch of light on the beach and i just couldn't help but smile and laugh and cry all at the same time!! the love of God was so overwhelming and so strong. The warmth of the sun almost reminded me a hug from God. It just made me feel so loved.

I just want you to be encouraged to search for the childhood faith that we all once experienced!! its in there we just have to let it out again!!!

God is preparing you for somthing big!!