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Today as I was reading my Bible I read Ephesians 2: 8-10. These verses are amazing. First of all for all of you who think that you can work enough to get into Heaven...just do enough good deeds and that will get you the pass...WRONG. These verses prove it. It specifically says in verse 9.."not by works, so that no one can boast." Salvation isn't something you do. It is a faith. A total relationship with Christ and walking with Him daily. My favorite part of this verse that 1- I am God's workmanship. When you build something don't you take pride in it. You smile and are so glad you did it. To think that God was happy when He made me..that He smiled. Well that just gets me excited. It also says that I was made to do good works which He prepared in advance for me to do. I have specific tasks. God made me and said "Haley will be a teacher, a wife, a daughter.." (I hope he said mother, good friend, grandmother, things I have yet to see" He has specific things He wants me to do in this world. Yes, I understand that if I do not do them God can get them accomplished without me, BUT why in the world would I not want to get to get in on the goodness God had intended for me! I am excited about my current works and the ones He has ready for me in the future. I am already on a God-high this morning. HALLELUJAH!!
I have a job interview this week. I am trying not to get too excited because I realize it may not be what God has for me BUT I would be lying if I did not say, this is my dream job. For as long as I can remember I have wanted to work in the alternative schools. I do not know why, other than God has given me a heart for teens who are troubled. I believe a lot of them just need some one on one time to know someone cares and believes in them. I covet your prayers. Please intercede for me, but also understand that if it is not where God wants me, I do not want to be there.
Now for my political gripe of the day. For those of you who don't know, I am very socially aware and love politics. I want to know what is going on in my world because it effects me. Today I read where they have done testing and the HPV virus that causes cervical cancer can also cause throat cancer. My gripe is who the heck would not want to get this testing for their child?!?!?! I understand HPV is a sexually transmitted disease and some say it might encourage them to have sex. I think you are stupid. I had the vaccine and did not have sex until I was married. I was aware that the man I chose in my future might not have waited and if he was exposed to the virus I did not want to be. Then I have heard some parents say, "well they should pick a husband who has waited." Yeah, great idea Einstein, but REALITY is many don't. I wish they did. I so strongly believe in waiting. I know the benefits. I also know the suffering if you don't. I have witness girls and boys crushed by the effects of being sexually active outside of marriage. BUT I still would not want the risk of my child messing up, and because I wanted to keep my head stuck in the sand, she now has HPV which means she might very well get cancer at a later age that could take her life. Also, say your daughter waits until marriage and so does her husband, but at 40 she is left a widow with 2 children and remarries later a man who was married before and at some point in his life he was subjected to HPV. Now she has it at 40 AND she is very close to the average age of women diagnosed with cervical cancer. All you had to do was get her the shot. Then talk with the child. Be open about the consequences of sex outside of marriage.
Sorry about that. I hate cancer and believe in every step possible to prevent it.
Hope you enjoyed my rantings. Have a lovely day :)
Today as I was reading my Bible I read Ephesians 2: 8-10. These verses are amazing. First of all for all of you who think that you can work enough to get into Heaven...just do enough good deeds and that will get you the pass...WRONG. These verses prove it. It specifically says in verse 9.."not by works, so that no one can boast." Salvation isn't something you do. It is a faith. A total relationship with Christ and walking with Him daily. My favorite part of this verse that 1- I am God's workmanship. When you build something don't you take pride in it. You smile and are so glad you did it. To think that God was happy when He made me..that He smiled. Well that just gets me excited. It also says that I was made to do good works which He prepared in advance for me to do. I have specific tasks. God made me and said "Haley will be a teacher, a wife, a daughter.." (I hope he said mother, good friend, grandmother, things I have yet to see" He has specific things He wants me to do in this world. Yes, I understand that if I do not do them God can get them accomplished without me, BUT why in the world would I not want to get to get in on the goodness God had intended for me! I am excited about my current works and the ones He has ready for me in the future. I am already on a God-high this morning. HALLELUJAH!!
I have a job interview this week. I am trying not to get too excited because I realize it may not be what God has for me BUT I would be lying if I did not say, this is my dream job. For as long as I can remember I have wanted to work in the alternative schools. I do not know why, other than God has given me a heart for teens who are troubled. I believe a lot of them just need some one on one time to know someone cares and believes in them. I covet your prayers. Please intercede for me, but also understand that if it is not where God wants me, I do not want to be there.
Now for my political gripe of the day. For those of you who don't know, I am very socially aware and love politics. I want to know what is going on in my world because it effects me. Today I read where they have done testing and the HPV virus that causes cervical cancer can also cause throat cancer. My gripe is who the heck would not want to get this testing for their child?!?!?! I understand HPV is a sexually transmitted disease and some say it might encourage them to have sex. I think you are stupid. I had the vaccine and did not have sex until I was married. I was aware that the man I chose in my future might not have waited and if he was exposed to the virus I did not want to be. Then I have heard some parents say, "well they should pick a husband who has waited." Yeah, great idea Einstein, but REALITY is many don't. I wish they did. I so strongly believe in waiting. I know the benefits. I also know the suffering if you don't. I have witness girls and boys crushed by the effects of being sexually active outside of marriage. BUT I still would not want the risk of my child messing up, and because I wanted to keep my head stuck in the sand, she now has HPV which means she might very well get cancer at a later age that could take her life. Also, say your daughter waits until marriage and so does her husband, but at 40 she is left a widow with 2 children and remarries later a man who was married before and at some point in his life he was subjected to HPV. Now she has it at 40 AND she is very close to the average age of women diagnosed with cervical cancer. All you had to do was get her the shot. Then talk with the child. Be open about the consequences of sex outside of marriage.
Sorry about that. I hate cancer and believe in every step possible to prevent it.
Hope you enjoyed my rantings. Have a lovely day :)
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