3 "Then God said, "Let there be light", and there was light. 4 And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day. Genesis 1:3-5 As God was going through the creation stage of the earth, he created a division between light and dark. The division of light and dark can also be an example of separating good and evil. God characterized light as the day and darkness as night. I think this is amazing that he created the light because I think of a light as hope. When you have hope in something that means you believe in it. With hope, you have faith in whatever you are striving for. The fifth verse explains how the evening and the morning were the first day. As a whole, the first five verses of the bible are so powerful. Every morning when I wake up, I thank God for just letting me see another day. When I see that light in the morning I get a since of hope. The reason why I get a since of hope is because no matter what I'm going through, God woke me up and gave me another chance to overcome whatever obstacle that is in my way. For the ones that are reading this, I want you to not only believe, but I want you to have hope. Have hope in everything you do. When you wake up in the morning and see that light, be reminded of God's grace and mercy. He is an amazing God. Have hope and keep grinding.
Use these Hashtags on your Social Media sites to help spread the Movement!! #Pray4Harper #BelieveInTheBand #JoinTheMovement Please pray for Coach Marsh's three year old son Harper Marsh. He was recently diagnosed with leukemia. God has a way of sending his toughest tasks to his strongest people. This is a time when we all can come together and be there for each other. Even though things might not be going our way, we still have to persevere and keep our faith strong. Remember, we can't show the enemy that we are hurt. We have to stay strong, keep our faith in God and keep believing. Picture taken by: Darius Austin Edited By: Lauren Lockhart
2 "The earth was without form and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters." Genesis 1:2 This is the second verse of the bible. Recently I wanted a fresh start for everybody. No one is perfect and we all need to do better on reading the bible and becoming closer to God. So I thought starting from Genesis (The first Book of the Bible) would be pretty cool. The verse today talks about the formation of earth. When earth was first created it had no form and was a dark place. I would say it was like the streets at night but in the country lol. Something scary.. You see, when God first created the earth it lacked the fundamentals that it needed to sustain life. I think this is amazing. After reading the verse several times it hit me that the same way God created the earth, he is creating within us :) . Think about it… We were born into a dark and scary place (inside of our mothers lol) and over time we form the limbs and organisms we need to sustain life. God is in all of us. He created us just like he did the earth. He took time to create an amazing earth and he's doing the same thing with us. We are all beautiful and amazing in our own way. We are all gifted in one way or another!! Whatever you want in life, don't give up on it. You have to seek Our Lord and Savior and ask for his help. We can't do the things He can do, that's why He wants us to go to Him. I love my God and I hope you do too!!
Use these Hashtags on your Social Media sites to help spread the Movement!! #Pray4Harper #BelieveInTheBand #JoinTheMovement "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." Genesis 1:1 Up above is the first verse in the bible. I want to begin something new for all of us. If you don't read the bible like you should, lets have a fresh start together. If you don't really understand Christianity and feel lost, lets have a fresh start....together. Let's all have a fresh start by beginning with this first verse. It reads, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." I don't know about y'all but as the first verse of any book, it starts with in the beginning someone created the heavens and the earth... That's amazing work. The work God can do is insurmountable compared to the work I can do. In life, we need to realize that we can't do everything on our own. We aren't a God. We are not God. We have to lean on God. He is the maker of everything and the source of all eternity. We need to turn over the things that we can't control over to God and let Him handle it. If you keep your faith high and believe, it will work its way out. If you don't believe it will happen there's no reason to even ask or turn it over to God. Believe in yourself! Believe in your circumstances and turn it over to God. Trust God and stay in touch with God. I talk to Him everyday and He's amazing! I love Him.
"All things are possible, if you believe" Mark 9:23 5 "Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time," I Peter 5:6 There is literally nothing to fear when God is within all of us. This verse simply tells us to humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God. We have to be humble individuals. The word humble can be simply defined as someone who shows modest or low estimate of one's own importance.There is no reason to boast or show off what we have because in God's eyes it's nothing. God can do exceedingly and abundantly!! He can do far more than what we can do on earth! We have to humble ourselves!! We have to use the talents that God has blessed us with and minster those talents to others and continue spreading his word. If its basketball, bring others closer to God through the sport of basketball! If it's football, bring other players closer to God! Whatever it is, we can all magnify the kingdom of God by spreading his word. The Lord will exalt us when it's time! He blesses each and everyone of us. After God sees the humbleness of his people, he exalts them! Look at all of God's people that have made it. LeBron James is a perfect example. He always kept God first and he worked hard. His circumstances were very rough at times but he did not give up on God even though he didn't have everything he wanted. He used his talents through basketball and still magnified the Lord. He is truly an inspirational person. I'm not a Heat fan at any means lol. I'm still a die-hard Houston Rockets fan but I have to be a fan for an admirer of God. Be humble!
19 "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." Matthew 28:19 The purpose of being a Christian is not only believing in God but it's also about reading into it and standing up with your faith when you are being tested. One lesson that I enjoyed learning through out Christianity was making disciples of other people! A lot of people don't realize this but the Movement that I created is an example! I love the fact that people are spreading the movement but most importantly I love the fact that people are sharing the word of God and that's an awesome feeling! I don't want any fame or fortune from this. This movement is designed to bring EVERYONE together! We all are put on this earth to do one thing. That one thing is working for Jesus Christ. We serve the greatest boss ever because He doesn't ask much of us at all. He even forgives us when we are wrong and He gives us everything we need!! I love my God and I love His amazing people. Stay employed and keep working for God!! Remember, "All things are possible, if you believe" Mark 9:23.
1 "Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, 2 saying, "Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him." Matthew 2:1-2 I thought these verses were so significant because it was so powerful to me. The reason why these two verses were so significant to me is because the people that were talking about Jesus saw potential in Him BEFORE He was even King of the Jews. The people said they have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him. Let me remind you that Jesus was JUST born and is still a baby during the first chapter of Matthew. "Even though he was young, the people around Him knew what He was, and who who He was, before He even BECAME what He was!!! I'm telling you today, if you don't have friends that see potential in you before you become it, then you need to find a different set of friends. You can become whatever you put your mind to. Don't let anyone tell you that you can't be great.
"All things are possible, if you believe" Mark 9:23 "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9 NKJV If life was easy, why would we need faith? Why would we need to go somewhere higher up if we could do it ourself? That's why he creates certain situations so that we can go to Him. He tells us in his word to be strong and be courageous. Life throws an abundance of corrupt and heart-trembling situations. When life isn't going your way, that's when God is looking for you to go to Him. In life, you will learn that you can't do things by yourself. We need God's help and there's nothing wrong with that. When you feel stuck in life, do not feel afraid or down because the Lord says that he will go where you go. You will never be alone!! God is in all of us! We have to put our faith in Him and believe in his word, ourselves and the others around us. Believing is a powerful thing y'all. Do me a favor and "Believe in Yourself", "Believe in Each Other."
Be Blessed!! "So you see that speaking in tongues is a sign, not for believers, but for unbelievers. Prophecy, however, is for the benefit of believers, not unbelievers." 1 Corinthians 14:22 NLT You have to believe in yourself before you believe in what you want to achieve. When believers, better known as Christians, come together and believe as a whole, the unbelievers or the enemy can't stop them! It is a sign to the unbelievers! Prophecy is a complex word. I won't lie. I looked up a better definition for the word Prophecy and it gave me the word prediction of the future. It says Prophecy or the prediction of the future is for the benefit of believers and not for the unbelievers. If you believe, anything is possible. When you believe in something nothing can stop you because you have the prophecy! You have the prophecy of knowing that nothing can stop you because God is on your side and you believe! Believing is such a powerful word. I want you to make an effort of believing in whatever you set your mind to.
"But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint." Isaiah 40:31 KJV The Lord has a crazy way of showing his love to us. He believes that we have to have trials and tribulations so that it will help us for our future. If you notice.. Athletes always go to practice. Why do they go to practice? To get better. Why do they want to get better? Because they want to be physically and mentally ready to take on the enemy. You see God doesn't put us through situations to hurt us. It's to only to make us stronger physically and mentally so one day we will be ready for the true test. I love God and put my all into Him. I don't have everything I want but I have everything I need and I love everything about Him. Don't be scared to go to Him because I promise you it won't be a regret.. He has blessed me soooo much and I am so thankful. I am thankful for everyone who has been in my life. I have truly benefited from each and every person.
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