Weaknesses | As Brave as a Butterfly

Hey y'all!

Today I have an old post from my blog, Spreading My Joy.

If you'd like to view the original, click here.

Here's the post:

Today I am sharing about weaknesses and what I believe weaknesses mean.

Maybe your weakness is lying, insecurity, breaking promises, anger, or depression.

I believe that weaknesses are not ways that we should feel bad about ourselves, beat ourselves up about, and feel like we aren't good enough, but ways that we should become closer to God in.

I struggle with insecurity, I am an extrovert and I feel like I should go talk to others about my faith or just talk to them but I feel my insecurities weighing me down and pulling me away. I'm constantly thinking about what they are going to think about me or what others will think about me if I go and talk to that lonely girl sitting by herself.

I have yet to overcome it, but I am not feeling weighed down by it, usually, and I feel that it's a way for me to become closer to the Lord.  To do harder things for my Savior.

Don't let your weaknesses hold you back: beautiful, fearless, smart, forgiving, sweet, caring, kind, secure.

Consider your weaknesses and insecurities as ways to get out of your cocoon and fly away as a beautiful new creature. Fly away as brave as a butterfly.

I hope you enjoyed this post! :)

...And what does fear have?  What are we afraid of?

What are your thoughts? :)

Have a great day!

An Old Post From My Blog Precious Moments

Hello all!
I am a new blogger on this group blog. My name is Ashley and I blog at Precious Moments. My shop is Ashley's Crochet Corner. Feel free to check them out and follow!
Before I share my post, I want to say thank you to Allie for inviting me to be a part of her group blog. :)

I am sharing an old post from my blog today. Here it is.
The Lord Tries the Hearts

Does God try our hearts?

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Recently, during Bible one evening, my daddy shewed us something I've never seen before by asking us this question. "Does God try our hearts?"  We read 1 Thessalonians chapter 2, and realized God indeed does try our hearts. 1 Thessalonians 2:4 says "But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts" 
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If you've ever ridden a horse, you know they listen to you when the reins are pulled. (Alot of horses do, anyway.) After the horse is tamed enough for a person to ride, reins are strapped on the horse so the rider can control him. It's a joy to ride a horse who is submissive to your commands. On the other hand, it is not very pleasurable to ride a disobedient and stubborn horse.
 It's similar to what God does to us. When we become Christians, it's as if God puts reins on our hearts. He tries us by pulling on the reins to see if we are willing and obedient enough to follow Him.
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 Like a horse, if we as Christians are submitted to Christ, our Master, we will go where he leads and directs us. And if we follow Him, God will reward us accordingly. But if we refuse to go where He leads us, we will be rewarded according to our actions. I am reminded of Proverbs 16:9 ~ "A man's heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps."  As I was digging a little deeper and searching for verses that talked about God trying our hearts, I came across these verses. 
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 Psalms 7:9 ~ "Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins"
Psalms 26:2 ~ "Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; try my reins and my heart." 
Jeremiah 11:20 ~ "But, O Lord of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause."
Jeremiah 17:10 ~ "I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings." 
 Revelation 2:23 ~ "And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works." 
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When God tries your reins, will he find that you are submitted to Him?

I hope you all enjoyed reading this. Have a good and godly day! 

5 Quotes, Wise Words, and Bible Verses

Hey y'all!

This week's theme is "Quotes" and I am going to post about my favorite quotes, wise words, and Bible verses.

I pin a TON of quotes on my Pinterest, you can check it out here.

"Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill His promises to her."

-Luke 1:45-

"He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless."

-Isaiah 40:29-

"Always do what you're afraid to do."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson-

"So many girls want a man to save them. A man did save you, 2,000 years ago on a cross."

"If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be."

-Maya Angelou-

I hope you enjoyed this post!

Have a wonderful week!

Color Coding

I've decided to "color code" my Bible because it makes me focus better on it and because of that I'm not distracted as easily. To do this I used colored pencils, a ruler, and (obviously) a Bible.

Here is what colors I used to underline the verses:
I used Red for things related to Christ Jesus.
Yellow for the holy spirit
Blue for commands
Orange for promises
Black for sin
Green for things related to the Christian lifestyle
Pink for love
Violet for God the Father
And brown I used for doctrinal statements/things that don't fit into the above categories.

That's my post for today. See you guys next week!

10 Random Acts of Kindness

Hey everyone! My name's Katie. I'll be posting here every Wednesday. I think a really good first post would be to list 10 random acts of kindness you could use to brighten someones day!

Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Ephesians 4:31-32

1. Open a door for someone
2. Write a sweet note, just because
3. Offer someone a night (or day) of babysitting for free.
4. Smile! =)
5. Send someone flowers
6. Leave some money in a library book
7. Give someone your seat
8. Spend 1 on 1 time with one of your siblings
9. Hand out cold water bottles to people that are walking in the heat
10. Hug a friend that's having a rough time

This one is extra and would probably require some money, but here it is: Write Jesus loves you on a bunch of sticky notes, attach them to a bunch of Bibles, then leave the Bibles on random doorsteps around town. (just thought I'd add that that one in)

Hopefully this post has inspired you to spread the love and kindness of Christ!

See you next Wednesday!