Standing Strong

Check out this new song by Moriah Peters!

Ever had God tell you to do something and you didn't do it and then you regret not doing it? I know, it's kind of a silly question. You're probably thinking, "Uh, yeah. Don't we all?"  This morning I was reading my devotional. Usually I ask God to direct me to the verse that I need to hear for that day when I open my Bible. Most of the time, He directs me to just the right verse. Today it was James 4:17, which says, "Remember it is sin to know what you ought to do and not do it." Now, I have heard this scripture before, but I never really put much thought into it. I read it several times so that I could catch the message of it. "...it is SIN to know what you ought to do and not do it." Did you hear that? It is SIN to know what you should do and not do it!  Most of the time when we don't do something God asked us to do, it's because we are embarrassed or thinking too much of what others are thinking about us. We don't want t

This is a very encouraging song! One of my new favorites :)

1 O God, have mercy on me,    for people are hounding me.    My foes attack me all day long. 2 I am constantly hounded by those who slander me,    and many are boldly attacking me. 3 But when I am afraid,    I will put my trust in you. 4 I will praise God for what he has promised.    I trust in God, so why should I be afraid?    What can mere mortals do to me? 5 They are always twisting what I say;    they spend their days plotting to harm me. 6 They come together to spy on me-    watching my every step, eager to kill me. 7 Don't let them get away with their wickedness;    in your anger, O God, bring them down. 8 You keep track of all my sorrows.    You have collected all my tears in your bottle.    You have recorded each one in your book. 9  My enemies will retreat when I call to you      for help.      This I know; God is on my side! 10  I praise God for what he has promised;       yes, I praise the Lord for what he has promised. 11  I trust in God, so why

Change - Verb: to make or become different. Noun: the act or instance of making or becoming different.  Change. This word has been coming to me a lot lately. I feel like God is changing me from the inside out. He has been using my parents and others around me to see all the things in me I need to change. I have struggled with change my whole life. I hated change. I didn't want to move across the state. I didn't want to have to make a whole new set of friends. I didn't want to change anything. Most people don't. Recently, I realized I needed to start growing up and welcome change instead of running from it. I have been changing my attitudes and my habits. I have had to ask God to help me because I cannot change on my own. He has been showing me things I need to change everyday! The Bible has a lot to say about change. Here are just a few verses: "I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and gi

"I said to myself, 'I will watch what I do and not sin in what I say. I will hold my tongue when the ungodly are around me.' But as I stood there in silence- not even speaking of good things- the turmoil within me grew worse. The more I thought about it, the hotter I got, igniting a fire of words; 'Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered- how fleeting my life is. You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand. My entire lifetime is just a moment to you; at best, each of us is but a breath.'" - Psalm 39:1-5 I have been meditating constantly on these verses lately. The reason for this is because I feel like there are things that I have wasted my life away with. I have been doing these things instead of encouraging others, praying, reading the Bible, and spending time with God. As I look back at some of the things I did, I am saddened. It's not that all these things are ungodly; it's just that t

I know I haven't posted anything in a while, but I promise I will post SOON!! In the meantime, I have been listening to this song a lot lately. It is really encouraging!! It's one of my new favorites! Be blessed!

I absolutely love this song! It is so encouraging! You're an overcomer, Staying to fight 'til the final round! You're not going under, God is holding you right now! You might be down for a moment, Feeling like it's hopeless, But that's when He reminds you! That you're an overcomer! So don't quit, don't give in, you're an overcomer!