Sister to Sister

Thoughts shared between sisters in Christ

A Song January 30, 2009

Filed under: Olivia's Posts — Olivia @ 4:37 pm

A relationship with God is like a song–a pure, sweet, simple song.  It’s always playing, always around us.  You can turn away, but the song is still surrounding you.  Often times, it gets into your head and you can’t forget it.  The song is always there.

Some people are too technical as they listen to the song.  They try too hard to hear the little things that others usually don’t hear.  But in the process, they miss the song itself–they don’t hear the simple notes that are being played.

Others simply aren’t in tune with the song.  Maybe they think that they are, or maybe they know that they aren’t but they do nothing to correct themselves.  They say, “It’s too difficult to get in tune” or “I don’t have time to correct it”.

And of course you’ll mess up on a note every so often.  It’s only natural that your finger should miss a key or a note.  But you just keep on playing, keep on listening.

The truth is, you just need to keep in tune with the song.  Don’t get to too technical, and don’t try and ignore it.  Keep playing, keep listening…stay in tune, and don’t give up, even with you miss that note.  God will put your fingers back in the right place.

Are you in tune with the song?

 

Never Silence Life January 22, 2009

Filed under: Sam's Posts — Sam @ 6:03 pm

Let us NEVER silence life! Life is a gift from God…life is a precious blessing…how can WE take life away and not call it murder?

Millions of lives are taken EVERY single year.

Who are we to judge whether or not it’s right to take a life?

Who are we to say, “It’s my decision”?

Who are we to think it’s all right?

Who are WE to say it’s not murder.

We try to hide behind excuses…it’s not really a baby yet. It’s not really a life. It’s my decision. It’s not murder, because it’s not a life. It doesn’t hurt anyone.

But it does. It hurts the baby. It hurts God.

These are LIVES we are destroying. PEOPLE we are destroying. How can we go through life, looking at this through blinded eyes?

God created life, and we destroy it. God gave us life as a gift, and we throw it away like trash.

These are babies who should have lived, laughed, loved, talked, changed the world! These are babies who WOULD have done all those things. But we chose not to let them. Let me ask you something…

What if it had been you?

Never silence life. Please pray with me today…the day that abortion was legalized on.

 

A Prayer January 14, 2009

Filed under: Olivia's Posts — Olivia @ 10:37 pm

Lord God,

You have said that Your righteous one will live by faith and if he shrinks back You will not be pleased with him (Heb. 10:38).

Lord, I want to live a life that is pleasing to You.  The life that pleases You is also a life that You so readily bless (Heb. 11:6).  I don’t want to miss the great adventures You mapped out for me by shrinking back from a walk of faith.

O God, more than anything, I want to finish the race one of these days and be able to say, “I have kept the faith.”  If I keep the faith, You will have a crown of righteousness waiting for me! (2 Tim. 4:7-8).

(Taken from Praying God’s Word Day by Day by Beth Moore)