The living light

  Jesus is the light! Jesus is the life. When we have Jesus living on the inside of us, other people will see a change in you. Why? Because now you have the living light within you! Light shines in darkness, that's why people notice you, and think you are different-well you are different.

  Now addressing something a little different, notice how when you turn a flash light on in a dark area, the light replaces the darkness? Same thing with Jesus! Jesus is light! He replaces the darkness in you. When you get saved, The light replaces the darkness that once was in you, and shines through you and out into the darkness of the world. The bible says that sin and Jesus cannot be in the same place. So how can He shine in the darkness if he cannot be around it? HE REPLACES IT!:)

Struggling with keeping your prayer life and bible time balanced. Or just having a hard time with both.

  For me, I struggle to find balance between my prayer life and bible time. I seem to either be spending all my time in the word, or all my time praying! But how do we balance it out? That's simple-make time for both (bible and prayer). God knows you have other responsibilities like maybe, school, sports, work, etc. So even if you just pray in the shower, He is glad you are speaking with Him. And even if you only read your bible in class,or anywhere for the matter, and you only read one verse. He is pleased! Bottom line: if you make time for each, you are balanced!

  Now, if you don't seem to want to pray, or read your bible, seek God more and more! At the times you don't feel like seeking Him, seek Him the most! Once you seek, and seek, and seek Him, even if you feel it's the most boring thing, soon you will get on a high for God!! I have had that before. I seeked Him out, and then sha-boom!! I got high off of God! All I wanted to do was learn more, more about God! More about the bible!

A verse to ponder on(:
"Seek first the kingdom of heaven and everything else will be added unto you."-Matthew 6:33

Precious

"Ah a night lit only by the moon. No stars, no planes, no helicopters, no nothing. Laying on this plan blanket in the grass, the smell of sheep poop reaches my nose. But then the crickets chirp, and the train bellows. Rabbits scurry, and I mellow."

This is a moment I was experiancing and enjoying on earth day. This moment is so sweet to me. So, I decided to type this moment up, and send it to a few friends over txt. And when I did, one friend replied like this,:

"Did you ever stop to realize that the Heavenly Father created that moment just for you because He knew you would greatly appreciate it? If not, that's His way of saying, Sara you are precious to me!"

Whoa. That is amazing! Wow. Do you have sweet moments you love? Those were created for you by the created of love! You are so precious to Him!

Love your haters.

Brotip #1477
"   Love your haters.
You made them.  "

Right now, I am learning how to, love the un-lovable.

In proverbs 12:25 it says "anxiety in a mans heart weighs it down, but an encouraging word makes it glad."

That "hater" probably doesn't know God. So they have all of this anxiety/stress! Everyone is looking for peace. but, They can't seem to find peace and may take it out on you. So now they are your "haters". But they are the ones who need to be loved the most, Not get what they said to you thrown back into there face! Just doing the smallest of things like, saying hello to them, smiling at them, or saying one encouraging word!!! That could make there day! It all starts with you.
Are you willing to step out of your comfort zone, and start loving the unlovable?

Holding you

Isaiah 41:10
So do not fear, for I am with you; Do not be dismayed, For I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my Righteous right hand.

Being lonely. Being afraid. It's a part of being human. And the great thing is, God is not human! He is 100% spirit! And if he is living in your heart,(if you Are saved) He will be with you wherever you go!  He will help you and strengthen you. Holding you up with his hand. He is holding you in His righteous right hand; Comforting you, protecting you, loving you. Always. 

Dating

My personal views on dating:

Why waste your time? Time is the only thing in this world that you can never get back. Usually when people are dating, it's to fill that spot they feel inside of, "I wanna be, and feel loved." So they reach out to dating. When really we should be reaching out to God! God created us with that desire for love, that only He can fill, since He is the one that placed that desire within us. And I believe that dating can wait-for the right moment. The moment when you are ready for marriage, the moment when God says,"yes, that's the one."

Sure, dating may seem fun. But is it really? noo! So Live life! You have plenty of time in the future to deal with romance....when your ready for it! So for now, chill.

~Verses on love~
1 Corinthians 13:1-8.

---Reading the bible---

 The bible.

B-basic
I-instructions
B-before
L-leaving
E-earth.

 But eww! Instructions? No one wants instructions, because, well, as humans we know EVERYTHING, right? No, not right. We don't know everything. oh and don't think  of the bible as instructions- cause instructions sounds like a "have to" or a specific "do it this way" kinda thing. The bible isnt like that. There is a thing called free will. God won't make you do anything. He is a jealous God. Which means he is jealous other things might have your attention other than him, and he wants all your focus on him.
 Also,one way God speaks to us  is through scripture. everyone interprets the bible different because a verse can have multiple meanings- what people get out of a verse is God talking to them . So think of the bible as a 66 book love letter from God. Everything God does is out of Love. God's language is love. He only speaks in love. He is like a Father. He disciplines you, and in the moment of discipline is much pain, but in the end you have peace. He watches over you.

I challenge you to a bible reading challenge! Read the book of 1 John (every book is of love, this is just one of my favorites.) and share with me what you have discovered about God's amazing love for us in this chapter, email me at:
saranfinley@gmail.com

Ladies, lets go into modesty

When you shop, what is the most important thing on your mind? Is it 'This would look cute on me!' If it is this type of mind set, you will make a big mistake of choosing an outfit that God would not like or would not be proud of. God is our father. You're his little girl and just like our earthly fathers, he wants us to keep that shirt pulled up, clothing not too tight, and shorts just right. In 1 Corinthians 12:23 it says.. "And the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty." Your body is Gods temple, therefore honor God with your body. Again, in 1 Corinthians 12:26.. " If one part suffers with it;if one part is honored , every part rejoices."  In Matthew 5:29 as well, "If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell." So next time you go shopping, go into it with the mind set of 'How can I honor God today.'

-W.R. :)