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quinn
are you willing???
on Monday, April 20, 2009 at 1:55 pm
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YES!!!!! I am SO willing to lay it all down. Great job Lexi...that is so awesome. I wish that I could be brave enough to do that sometimes.
lea
are u willing
on Monday, April 20, 2009 at 3:17 pm
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Yea I would be willing, but I know that it would probably hurt my pride a little
ella
wow
on Monday, April 20, 2009 at 10:53 pm
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wow, that is amazing! Good Job! I think i would be willing, but it would be hard!! I think it is really important to stand Alon when it comes to standing for Christ!
wowzers
wow!
on Monday, April 20, 2009 at 11:52 pm
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This is so amazing!!! I've questioned myself on this very topic but never thought it through all the way until now.

I just gave my full life to Christ. And if someone asked me that question face to face a few weeks ago I would have said "yes I would lay my life down" but now that I think about it, I would have been lying.

But as of yesterday I have a BIG, REAL, NO JOKE, HUGE "YES!!!" written on my heart that is there for Jesus.
anonymous
i am willing but working on it
on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 8:23 am
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i do ballet, and there is so much bad stuff that it's hard to stay pure in that world. but i use my dance to get closer to Jesus, and glorify Him. psalm 149:3
Tabbyj
Re:
on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 11:37 am
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I would be willing. Jesus says that being a Chrisitan is not going to be easy. It is not a way to just glide through life. In many ways it is more difficult than you could ever imagine. People die for Jesus every day through persecution. We just need to look to him when things get hard and those things will become much easier because we have him to lean on.
Dancerprancer
are u willing
on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 1:38 pm
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i would be willing... as you can see my "it" is dancing..... there's this girl there and she's really mean to me... i might be quitting just because one of the dance songs next year is very rude and profane..... i might move to a studio that is more about dance and less about drama..... but yes.... i would be willing to lay it down....
dancerprancer
anonymous
on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 1:43 pm
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i also do ballet! that is so cool... i also do tap and some jazz... but they want me to be in a hip hop routine to a bad song and the choreogropher is not the most modesty-supportive person in the world so i might have to drop it..... im just glad to know that there is someone else out there that is going through something similar to what i am..... i also TOTALLY agree with psalm 149:3......
Jenny
Theatre!
on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 3:21 pm
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Thank you so much for posting this blog! I can totally understand Lexi! I too am a drama queen. In fact I am in the community play, 'OLIVER' right now. It has been a great oppertunity to share God's love with those who don't know Him.

A few months ago I had the oppertuinty to play in 'Bye, Bye Birdie.' But I was given a part the didn't agree with what I believed. I had to turn down the part and wait for the next play.

It was great hearing that I am not the only one who has to say 'no' to certain things in theatre! I love theatre! I love acting! I love glorifying God!

Thanks again for posting the blog and telling us about Lexi! It made my day!
Christina
my "it"...
on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 4:46 pm
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my "it" is definitely soccer... or just sports en general! In fact, my dream in life is to go to UNC on a soccer scholarship, and then be a sports broadcaster on ESPN... but I want to use that as a platform to be a witness for Christ! (exactly like what Tim Tebow is doing!) And there are a lot of very athletic girls in my class who put sports b4 their relationship with Christ... and granted I do love sports just as much as them, I'm giving all the credit for my success as an athlete to the only person who BLESSED me with my abilities... my Lord and Savior!!! :) I do still see areas of my life though that need fixing when it comes to my 'it" tho...
JessLBee
Willing
on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 11:35 pm
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I would be willing.....there are so many things that I love to do. (running, reading, soccer, horses, e-mail, blogging) It would be a big test if I had to give one of them up. But I would do it. It would be hard, yes. Oh it would be SO HARD! I wouldn't be able to do it with out help from Jesus. But I don't want anything to get in the way with my relationship with Christ. It is so easy to say this (or should I say, "type"?) but I want to really live it out!

Thanks for posting about Lexi's sacrifice! It is so encouraging to hear stories about other girls and their struggle to put Christ first!
Blessings!
~Jess
sad girl 101
life
on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 11:47 pm
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i dont know where to put this im a new commer and i have issues wth my life i dont know wat to do anymore it seems like everybody i know hates me i dont know wat to do anymore I WANT TO END IT!!!!!!!

plz plz get back to me to help me in the faith
laura
laying it down
on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 5:24 pm
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so, this is the first confession i am making and i guess i will make it on this worldwide blog.
when u started talking about how we love preformance and talked about grades i knew what u mean. grades mean alot to me. a whole lot. and i am getting really stressed cause i am making my grades matter more than God.
I take spanish in my school, and it is my very first year taking it. and lets just say my teacher, she isnt that "observant". which means my whole class could be cheating on our quizzes (which we have like 3 a week) and she wouldnt know.
now, my whole class (most of it anyways) does cheat. and i sadly put my self in the cheating catgorey.
now, i am a strong christian, which makes it all the worse! i go to church, read my bible, pray, love my neighbor as my self. Heck, my friends all call me "innocent!" but somehow i got myself into a terrible hole that i cant seem to escape.
i love having straight A's. infact i hate it when i dont get them. i work hard for my grades, and almost every year there is only 1 B on my report card. So when i got into spanish and started doing terrible and my grade started dropping, i got desperate. i dont do well in spanish. i dont get the language AT ALL. and wel, i sit my people who do. and the people who do dont care if i cheat...so i do. and i keep hearing everywhere that i have to give up all my sins. i mean just yesterday i heard my pastor saying i had to yell to satan "BE GONE" and i felt like i was being directly spoken to! but yet no matter how many times i pray for fogiveness and ask for help, i still go to school the next day and, though i try to fight the urge, i cheat anyway. i feel like i dont have a those voices in my head anymore (u know the ones who tell u right from wrong) and i am miserable after every quiz. i have to give myself some credit though, cause lately i have been cheating less and less, cant say i havent put in effort.
anyway, long comment but the confession i needed to make, maybe now i will be able to move forward with better results.
thanks for reading!
edavis
Sad Girl 101
on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 9:48 pm
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I am sorry it has taken me a day to post your comment and respond. I sense that you are going through a very difficult time and wanted to take some time to think and pray before responding.

I do know how it feels when it seems like no one cares about you. I have had that feeling many times. But you know what, usually it was a plain ol' lie. It certainly seemed real, but the truth was that there were lots of people that loved me.

Can I get a little personal? Do you have a relationship with Jesus. This is the most basic step to working through the feelings you are having. Jesus is the only way to find lasting hope and peace and fulfillment. That doesn't mean that once you accept Christ, you will never have problems again or that you will never feel alone or abandoned again. But He has so many promises that we can rest in. He becomes our strength.

What can I do to help you lean in to him during this tough time?

Erin
edavis
Laura
on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 11:48 pm
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I appreciate you being so brave and admitting that you are struggling. Can I encourage you to be bold in your response to this sin?

Mark 9:46-47"And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell"

I am not encouraging any eye-plucking here but I think at least a seating change is in order. Don't just do better about not cheating. Do what you need to do to remove the temptation. Can you finish the semester as independent study? Will your teacher let you put your desk up by hers so that she can hold you accountable? Can you make sure that all of your homework is done early so you won't be tempted to cheat right before class begins? Be bold girl! Sin is serious business.

James 4:7 says, "Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." Your part is to submit to God and resist the devil. The Word promises that his part is to flee.

You can do it! I am in your corner.

Erin
sad girl 101
erin
on Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 6:26 pm
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i do have a relationship wth jesus its just everybody seems to not like me
dancer!
performances
on Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 6:30 pm
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I think that's so cool that were brave enough to do that! I dance too, but the school's also for theatre and after the preformance at the end of the year, I usually come in the audience and watch when I'm done. I've noticed that most of the songs I hear (even by younger preformers) are usually innapropriate or in some way, not pleasing to God.
I'm so excited... I'm in a small group with this awesome leader who's so encouraging and appreciates and encourages me in every good thing I do. I've been getting in the Word more and have definately seen a difference. I start thinking 'If God were in the car with me, watching tv with me, or listening to what I'm saying, would he be pleased?' It seems kinda obvious to say that like it's said many times, but if you give that question some thought, it really makes you realize that everything you do may not be glorifying to God.
Also, I alwayys thought that it was soo boring and dull to have to read my Bible for even a short amount of time, but I've been highlighting and rewriting and dwelling on the books I read, and it's so exciting to feel the presence of God with you by reading and pondering what he's telling us. My leader always says to think of the Bible as 'A love letter to us' and that every single word he says is a message to us along with the option to read it. I started reading in James which is such a great book because it relates to things that people face every day. It talks a lot about our words, actions, pain in suffering, and normal every-day challenges.
Laura
Thanks
on Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 6:42 pm
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i am happy to get a response, since i CANT tell my parents. i think, no i know, i will take your advice, there is only a month left of school for me and thats means only about 1 last chapter to cover in spanish. and u know what? i am doing that whole last chapter on my own. i want to end my year having God looking down in me in pride, not disgrace. But, i do feel cruddy about not really knowing my spanish, since i have spanish 2 and three next year. oh well, i deserve that. i put myself in this situation. i think i am gonna teach myself more spanish over the summer. haha
teacup
sad girl 101
on Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 9:30 pm
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hey when i went into 6th grade i had no friends at all, my best friend had desided she was to good for me and i felt stranded. one night i was so sad i just started sobing, my big sister heard me and came into my room. she told me that even if i didn't have any friends and i felt that every one hated me there was one person who would always loveme. that was jesus and he loved me aungh to provide every thing i needed. she told me that she had been praying god would bring the perfect friend along for me and i just needed to trust him. it was a long year and i had a very hard time but i always looked to jesus and asked him to bring me a friend, if it was his will. now i have the best friend anyone could ever have who is so much like me she can somtimes guess what i'm thinking. so you just need to trust the lord and he will bring the perfact friend along for you at the perfact time. trust him! and remimber you are in my prayers!!!!!!! i don't know you but i love you cause your my sister in christ! you can remimber that! there is a girl in alaska who loves you!
tecup
i could
on Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 9:35 pm
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my "it" is very very hard ting to overcome and keep jesus first but i know i could, and i am. thank you Laura, i it nice to hear a story similer to mine, though my it is not causing me to cheat it is causing me to sin. your in my prayers.
regina
sad girl 101
on Friday, April 24, 2009 at 9:45 pm
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hey, i feel your pain girl. the moment i made everyone know i am a Christian, they will start laughing and stare at me sarcastically like i have this contagious disease. like i don't know i am dying from it... sometimes, i felt my friend just wants to join them and leave me for them. i just want to break down and cry... but i know in my heart and mind that God will never leave You and there will be no other who will lay down His life for the whole world lovingly...
Charli
I don't have my 'it'...
on Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 6:10 pm
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My problem is that I currently live in Florida and want with my whole being to be in Montana. God himself has told me in so many ways. My parents visited Montana while I stayed with my grandparents in Washington. In Bozeman, my parents drove around. They found a house they really love, around the corner is the church, around that corner is an amazing library (which would be great for me since I'm a 'writer in training'), and around THAT corner is a terrific place for kids with disabilities that allow volunteer work. Just recently though my father sent his resume to a business and a couple days later a job offer appeared on the website. Every key word seemed to be from my dad's resume. But he didn't get the job. So now it seems like God DOESN'T want me to move. This hasn't affected my faith a bit, but I've gone into depression. My friends are a little dissapointed in me and say I've been pulling away. What do I do? I've tried to live for today, but every minute I'm thinking, "What would I be doing right now if I was in Montana?"
MaddieK
Re:
on Sunday, April 26, 2009 at 5:31 pm
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Wow.
Your daughter is amazing.
I honestly don't think i could do that.
I don't think anyone could do that very easily.
Wow.
Ali Thomason
wow
on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at 6:50 am
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your daughter has so much faith! its amazing to see her give up something important to her for Jesus. i have do admit even though i've been a christian for 3 years, i'm not sure i would back out of that situation, it would probly take my parents telling me i couldnt do it to stop. thats bad and idk y i would want to pick something over God, i just make excuses
charles musonda
Giving up!!!!!
on Saturday, May 16, 2009 at 6:32 am
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I want to give my whole life to JESUS
I have sinned enough and I want to quit for ever.....please pray for me
Angelita
O.O
on Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 4:07 pm
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I wish I could do what Lexi did...
I'm willing to lay it down, but it's too hard..
I'm doing my best, but that's not enough..
edavis
charles musonda
on Monday, May 18, 2009 at 10:09 am
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What a great desire! This is exactly what Jesus calls us to. In Mark 12:30, Jesus tells us that the greatest commandment is to, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength."

That means doing exactly what you said...giving your whole life to Jesus.

And then, you're right, we are to turn away from our sin. However, it is not like we can just pull a switch and never sin again. Even after accepting Jesus as our savior, we still wrestle with our sin nature. We will continue to screw up, but God's grace is sufficient in that weakness.

I would strongly encourage you to be involved in a Bible-believing church, to commit to daily reading your Bible, and to find a wise, godly accountability partner as you seek to turn away from your sin.

Erin Davis
chloe
wowzers
on Saturday, May 23, 2009 at 12:08 am
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i think that what ur daughter did wuz AMAZING!!!!!!! i might have a little trouble doing what she did, i think i might would be a little afraid about what other girls would think but i HOPE i would do the right thing in the end...i think i would.
Dominique
YES!!!
on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 11:07 am
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YES!!! I AM VERY MUCH WILLING TO LAY IT ALL DOWN!!! AS LONG AS IT IS WHAT MY GOD WANTS ME TO DO, I AM WILLING TO DO ANYTHING AND I WILL LAY IT DOWN TO HIM ANY TIME OF ANY DAY!!! HE DESERVES THE BEST AND I WILL TRY MY BEST TO ACTUALLY GIVE IT HIM!!!