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I pray that you all will trust in Jesus as your Savior and grow in your relationship with God! God bless you!

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There are many ways to please the Lord, and, while that does include spending time with him by reading the Bible, praying, singing praises, and so on, we tend to forget that we also please the Lord when we do what's right. We please the Lord by helping and supporting others, by serving others, by loving others, things like that. Don't think for a second your good deeds go unseen. He sees them, and He is pleased with them.

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It's important that we aren't stepping into the day expecting everything to be nice and perfect. After all, this world is fallen. However, being pessimistic isn't very good, either. The Bible speaks a lot about having faith, and it is important to do that. Don't look at the world through grim, gray glasses, and don't look at it through rose-tinted glasses. The world is fallen, but God is still ultimately in control. Expect disappointment and expect satisfaction.

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Hello, everyone! I want to talk about the romantic kind of relationships. You know, girlfriend and boyfriend. The Bible says a lot about this kind of relationship, and I'm going to try to word what I want to say carefully. The Bible talks about marriage before that next step, and I fully agree because (but not just because) it's in the Bible. I also agree with it because marriage is that step you take when you decide you want to live life with this special someone, be together, live together, all that good stuff. However, DO NOT just marry so that you can take that next step. You should be marrying for love, not even considering that next step until you know for sure that you'll love this person and love to live with this person until the end. Even so, don't decide you do know for sure and marry too quick or too young. Be patient. Take things slowly. The Lord is perfect, and dedicating ourselves to Him is a great thing to do. People, however, are not perfect, so we should be slow and careful with things. You don't need to be dating or married or with children. Keep yourself safe and take things slow. God bless you all!

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Hey, everyone! Happy last-two-hours-of-Friday! The Bible often makes the relationships in our lives important, and that's because they are, especially our relationship with Him. Our relationships with other people, however, can still help us and them. It could uplift, secure help when needed, provide another supportive pillar when needed. It's important to be careful about who you choose as your friends, but it's also very important to be open to making new friends so long as they do meet the standards.

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Be sure to pray for your enemies or anyone who generally upsets you. Instead of praying on their downfall, pray that they improve. Most of us don't really like the idea of people we don't like getting better. We'd rather they face consequences. And yes, it's okay that we want that, and we can pray that the Lord will take the situation into His hands and deliver justice, but we should still pray for them to get better. At the end of the day, we all have a common enemy, even if some don't know it.

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God says that no one is better than another, that we're all equal, yet we can agree that we're all different, right? Despite that, he tells us not to treat another lower than ourselves, so those differences do not make us any better or worse than anyone else. Us all being different means people with the same differences are different from each other, too. Some people who enjoy rock may be superfans while others may just enjoy what they happen to come across. You probably see where I'm getting at with this. No one of the same race is the same. They may go through similar experiences and such, but they are not the same. You should not act or treat another person based on a stereotype. And no, you don't get a pass based on your race, either. If it's racist for a white person to call a black person a racial insult (which it is), it's racist for a black person to call a white person a racial insult. You can not say you hate racism, then turn around and do exactly what you call racist. This may sound a bit aggressive and rambly, but racism is genuinely disgusting, and too many people act like they aren't or somehow don't realize that they are racist. It's especially upsetting when I see Christians do it because we should know much better. Love one another as yourself, as the Bible says. God bless you all.

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I forgot to make a first of the month post. Sorry for that! It's not really something I thought to do every month; I've just done it a few times, so maybe I should make it a monthly thing? Anyways, happy June everyone! May this month be nice and peaceful for everyone! Prayers out to each and every one of you that you'll be given more love than hate this month. God bless you!

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You don't need to be hanging around someone you know is not good to be around. Sure, there may be times where you don't have much of a choice, but there's no need to be friends with them. The Bible tells us to choose our friends carefully, and that's because our friends may shape us to a degree. This doesn't mean you have to be blatant enemies and turn your nose up at them. It just means to choose your friends carefully, ones you know have good hearts, and preferably ones who believe in Christ.

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Jesus died on the cross for all our sins, past, present, and future, so that we may be saved if we believe. However, that doesn't give us a free pass to just apologize and move on with our day. Just because we're saved and forgiven, doesn't mean we're suddenly on the right track again. We should be avoiding sin, not just apologizing for it but making an effort to assure it happens less and less. Of course, this is easier said than done, so be sure to ask God to help you grow each and every day and to get better each and every day!

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We shouldn't be just blindly following others. Yes, that includes other Christians and even pastors. Everyone makes mistakes, and no human is perfect, so we shouldn't be completely unwilling to look into things ourselves. On the other hand, challenging everything someone says isn't all that good either and can just end up making you look pretty bad if you tend to be wrong. Be sure that you can listen to others but still go your own path and disagree if you think they're wrong. We shouldn't be following other people; we should be following Jesus.

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Guys, when our posts involve God, I believe they should be trying to spread the good news or guiding each other. Doing so for clout doesn't sit right for me. If I see a post that says something like "like if you love God" or "scroll if you don't," I do not like that video, and here's why: I believe my like implies that I truly liked the post or agreed with it. (I think there was one instance here on Tumblr where I liked for a different reason.) Therefore, I feel like, by liking the post, I am implying that I either liked it or agreed with it, which I don't. I do not like that the person is trying to get likes by making me feel wrong if I don't like it, and I don't agree that liking or scrolling on the post necessarily conveys where my heart is. Please understand that that is not what I do these posts for. I decided to start these posts because I wanted to spread the good news and help guide others in any way I can, maybe even learning more along the way. If you catch me fishing for engagement, PLEASE correct me (respectfully, of course.) Sorry for the long post. God bless you.

PS. The "clickbait" tag is there because I'm talking about what I believe to be a form of clickbait, not because this post is meant to be clickbait.

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As Christians, we should want to help our fellow human beings spiritually, but we should also want to help them in other ways, too. One of these ways is kindness to lift their mood and make even just an hour of their day even just a pinch better. We can easily do this through words, but we can also do this through actions, which can include words. We can compliement them, check on them, share with them, and pray for them. Reflect that light.

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Sometimes, we can really hate to lend a hand, to offer assistance, to be asked to do something, but we should be able to help where needed in love. It's what God calls us to do. Still, understand that you're not always going to be eager, and sometimes you have to help even despite not wanting to. Sometimes, we just really can't help. Sometimes, we need a moment to decompress and can't give that up. That's okay. As long as no one is desperately in trouble or anything, that is. Sometimes, we'll be glad to help. Sometimes, we'll be annoyed to help. And sometimes, we simply can't.

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You know, being forever happy in your earthly life is different from being forever happy in Heaven. In Heaven, there is no suffering and no sin, but, on Earth, there is. Being forever happy on Earth would mean not reacting appropriately to many things while being forever happy in Heaven is the result of the glory of God and the lack of pain. Or at least that's how I see it.

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Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, or good night, everyone! Today is Memorial Day, so I thought I'd talk about something at least vaguely related to that. Many have died in the military, whether it be by simple killing or sacrifice. Maybe you love someone who died in the military, and if you did, I pray that your heart will heal. I want to talk about other deaths, as well. Some have died defending another innocent person. Some have died simply going about their day-to-day lives. Some have died at schools, at stores, in vehicles, at unknown locations, at the homes of people they trust. And if you know and love anyone who died in these ways, I pray that your heart will heal. It's sad, concerning, scary, infuriating how much violence human beings commit towards each other. One of the biggest dangers one may face is another person. Please, even if you don't suspect you or anyone else to be in danger, pray for the safety of yourself and the people you love every day. Pray not only that no tragedy will happen but that, if one were to happen, the person would have their names written in the Book of Life before it does. It really is important to defend each other through prayer. Sorry for rambling so much. May the Lord bless you with peace and safety. God bless you, and have a great day.

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If you feel like the Lord is ignoring you or angry with you, just remember that most people can't tell if they're getting signs from God or not. It's normal to not hear or see anything, any response. As long as you're good in your relationship with God, you don't have to worry about anything other than staying strong in that. At least that's what I think. We're not always answered or sure about things immediately, and that's okay. Be patient and lean on Him.

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I don't know if anyone needs to hear this, but I heard someone make this argument, and it came to mind just now when I was thinking about what to post on here. I don't think (and correct me if I'm wrong) that being vegan is really good or bad in the Lord's eyes. On one hand, Jesus fed fish to a crowd and helped the disciples to catch fish to eat. On the other hand, some people have health reasons to be vegan or feel bad for the animals, and the Bible does say to treat animals well. Be vegan if you want or need. Don't be vegan if you don't want or need. Of course, if the Lord tells you to do one, then do that. God bless you all!