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Melissa
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on Thursday, May 27, 2010 at 9:09 am
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I think this is the wrong video ... ?
Bree
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on Thursday, May 27, 2010 at 1:52 pm
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Barbara Rainey ... thank you for sharing that ...As a young lady living for God since i was 12yrs and Iam now 19yrs i really needed to hear that , i not the only one who has experience that stuggle in thinking Im a fallure. just seeing that encourage me the more and to know your still seeking God and loving Him with ur Life ..It's a Blessing Praise God :) thanks again may God continue to use you the move Amen!
Madi
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on Thursday, May 27, 2010 at 6:50 pm
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That is good because alot of the time i ask my self why i am doing something and i realize that I am here because God has something planned for me and if he didn't I wouldn't be here so... it gives me hope to know that there is still something to come! Also one more thing......blossom where you are planted and don't complain because God has rooted you there!!
thanks for the awesome blog,
MaDi
Jesse-kuh
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on Thursday, May 27, 2010 at 7:30 pm
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I just shared that last night in youth group and then I get this email about this blog... It's a God thing! :)
monica
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on Friday, May 28, 2010 at 12:25 am
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She's right. If we give up on God we're giving up on the only solution there is. That's what keeps me hanging on when I feel ready to give up. It's so hard to row against the stream sometimes you just want to give up. Like right now there's this girl that wants to be friends with me and shes not a christian. All she every wants to do is watch movies but I feel like that's a waste of time plus there's not too many good movies. But it's so easy to just do it to please her but I know I should stand up for what I believe and tell here we should do other things too. It's so confusing I don't know what to do. maybe I shouldn't be friends with her, my Dad thinks it's wrong to be friends with unbelievers but I think giving her the cold shoulder would be very unchristain. I should quit rambling here, but those are the times when it's so easy to give up and go along with the flow.

to Melissa:
why do you think its a wrong video? What she says is good....
cupcake
Wow so encouraging
on Friday, May 28, 2010 at 2:21 am
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Whoever put up this video thank you so much it has greatly encouraged me as i have felt like such a failure recently and when someone like that speaker is honest it really helps others, thanks so much again :)
DoOdLeBuG
re:Monica
on Friday, May 28, 2010 at 10:04 am
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I was reading about your friend issue and it got me thinking. I personally believe that if you are friends with a nonbeliever you just have to be careful that you influence them and not have them influence you. I've never really been in that situation so... I agree that giving her the cold shoulder wouldn't be very Christ-like as you said. I mean Jesus ate with sinners did't he? He didn't just sit with the Pharisees and religious leaders of the day. maybe God is using you to bring this girl to the Lord. I'll be praying for you.
Chloe
I don't understand
on Friday, May 28, 2010 at 6:21 pm
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This past year and a half I have felt so worthless and i don't know exactly why. I have great friends and my life isn't that horrible at all. I think part of the reason is because my Grandpa is dying and he's been the most amazing person in my life. He's influenced me the most in amazing ways and he's a great man, but I'm not ready to say goodbye to him yet. He's devoted his whole life to Christ so I know he's going to Heaven to a place where he can be healthy for the first time in his life. But for some reason that doesn't help, he's too young to die, and he refuses to get help from the hospital. There's no scientificial reason as to why he's still alive. I can't let him go...please give me some advice.
monica
to DoOdLeBuG
on Friday, May 28, 2010 at 10:02 pm
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Thanks for commenting:) When I tell my Dad about that Jesus ate with sinners,etc he says I'm not God and I can't get away with that "Evil communications corrupt good manners" But still, I agree with you, we are supposed to be a light and how can we be a light if we withdraw ourselves from unbelievers. I think it would be different if I was seeking her friendship but its her that wanted to be friends with me. It's just hard to not get pulled along and let down my standards. I guess it takes alot of prayer.. Thanks for yours:)
Hurt Girl
Problems
on Monday, May 31, 2010 at 7:41 pm
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I loved this video, it's inspiring. But there's this one girl at school who has hated me for who knows why ever since I moved here 3 yrs ago and i have a lot of classes with her this yr and she is always doing SOMETHING to hurt me. She's the tough-tomboy-type girl and she's all athletic and I'm definitely not. And I've tried to ask her to just have peace between us but that doesn't work. She hates me, as I said. She hurts me a lot, but I am asking for you guys to pray for her. I want her to leave me alone, fo course, but she hurts other people too and she thinks it's funyn and I want to help her, even though she treats me badly. So please keep this girl in your prayers.
Megan E.
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on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at 10:28 pm
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You are doing right to pray for this girl!! Keep it up!!!! Maybe, as you interact with her, show her the love of Jesus continually.
I will be praying for you.
diamond
god is good!!!
on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at 11:50 pm
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all ways pray too the lord for he so mighty and amazing
Izzy
Jeremiah 29:11
on Friday, June 4, 2010 at 4:20 pm
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"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD." plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." -Jeremiah 29:11

The LORD knows exactly what is going to happen. His will give you hope, so why give up??
thnx lov ya<3
Hurt Girl
RE: Megan E.
on Saturday, June 5, 2010 at 4:08 pm
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Thank you so much :) I will try to do that when school starts back up :)
cupcake
RE: Chloe
on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 9:54 pm
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Hey hun,

You must be going through a lot of hurt at the moment specially when you love someone and they have been a great influence in your life, keep your head up, ask God to give you the strength to deal with things you cant deal with because he loves you and knows your hurts as he went through them, also you can pray for your grandpa as well, i will keep you in my prayers and i want to leave you with a verse

Hebrews 4:15-16

"15For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin. 16Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need."
Jenn
Thank you for the reminder!:)
on Monday, June 14, 2010 at 12:15 pm
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It seems especially the last two years I've felt like quiting or I tend to start walking off course, I contantly have the problem of just not giving all my life to Jesus and having Him in control, I just want that control soo bad, then when I dont rely on Him, I get back in the same rut of wanting to give up. What truely shows maturity in a Christians life, is being todaly relyed on God, NO MATTER WHAT!, and that when you fall (sin), you let Christ help you back up again! I will keep on praying Chrsit will help me grow in this area:) So keep fighten away girls, and let Christ be your lead!!:)
Love in Christ,
Jenn
Anonymous
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on Monday, July 26, 2010 at 10:38 pm
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Lately i've been extremely sad and wanna give up real bad. Chances are we're moving to a different state, but I'm not allowed to tell my friends, my dad wants us to change churches... well.... maybe. and my school might close down.... its just so hard to stay positive when i'll be leaving just about everybody i love...
Paula Hendricks
Anonymous
on Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at 4:52 pm
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Dear Anonymous,

I feel for you. We moved lots when I was younger. It was always soooo hard—until I got to the new place and God provided new friends.

It’s interesting . . . we long for life to stay the same, but change and transition is just the norm. I encourage you to use this time to really pour your heart out to God, and get to know Him by drenching yourself in His Word. He will be the one and only constant your whole life long!

While our situations are different, I’m actually moving right now, too. I thought you want to read what I’m learning—I just posted this on another blog today: http://www.truewoman.com/?id=1210.

Maybe we can pray for each other through our moves?

Love,

paula
Anonymous
thank you paula!
on Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 5:43 pm
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I was trying to stay on the positive side of things, but its just so hard to look at the good part of moving cause all i see is leaving my friends and family behind... thank you so much for encouraging me! i will totally keep you in my prayers! sometimes i feel like im the only one going through this problem in the world, but other times i think about how there are probably loads of people in a waaayyy worse situation then this. God keeps me going!
Kaylee
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on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at 1:45 pm
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how can i stop thinking of myself as such a failure when i look at alot of things n my life n i c me doin the same things over n over. when i try stopping 1 thing i look at something else that's bad n me n i try changing that. it seems i try changing everything n nothing changes! if i can stop thinking i'm such a failure even tho i am... idk
Paula Hendricks
To Kaylee
on Thursday, March 3, 2011 at 2:04 pm
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Dear Kaylee,

Oh, how I hurt for you! I really do feel your pain—it has taken most of my Christian life to realize that the secret lies not in striving and trying, but in resting in Christ’s righteousness and finished work on my behalf.

I’m not the only one who can relate to you. The Apostle Paul did, too! Check out the second half of Romans 7. Paul goes on and on about his FRUSTRATION with himself! He wants to do good, but all he finds himself doing is exactly the opposite. He concludes, “What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God—through Jesus Christ our Lord!” One verse later he states the most mind-blowing truth, “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are IN CHRIST.”

Kaylee, if you have trusted Christ as your Savior, you are IN HIM. This means that you have died with Him, and been raised with Him, and it is now His life that lives in you. You don’t have to focus on what you need to improve in yourself, but on how great He is!

Can I give you some chapters and verses to look up? The next time you can, read Romans 5-8, and circle every place you see the words “in Christ.” Also check out Colossians 3:1-4 and verse 12 (you are now “God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved.” This is how He sees you if you are in Christ!).

This is the secret to the Christian life, Kaylee—realizing that everything that is true of Him is now true of you, because Jesus took on all your sin as though it was true of Him. He is now your life:

“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory” (Colossians 3:1-4).

I wish we could have coffee together and talk about all this in person, but for now I’ll just pray that the Holy Spirit will drive these truths deep in your heart.

Love,

paula
kaylee
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on Monday, March 7, 2011 at 9:28 pm
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"but in RESTING in Christ’s righteousness and finished work on my behalf." so i hav 2 keep thinking about Jesus n the cross n not me? n think about Jesus n heaven? i do that all the time n i just wanna go home 2 b with Him!!!! i would love 2 hav coffee with u... r pepsi! please pray 4 me paula!!!! thank u!!!!
Paula Hendricks
To Kaylee
on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at 11:53 am
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Lol, Pepsi sounds much better than coffee, as I don't do coffee. :)

Something like that, yes. Thinking on what He's done for you, thanking Him for it, learning more about it, etc. As you you this, you will realize that God is FOREVER satisfied with Jesus' sacrifice on your behalf ("It is finished!") and that He is not a condemning judge but your Friend and High Priest interceding (praying) for you constantly.

Let me know when you read those chapters, and what you think! Praying for you now.

Here's a big hug, Kaylee,

paula
Daddys Girl
Feeling like I've Failed...
on Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 1:34 am
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Thanks so much for the video. Ive been doing a lot of searching lately. I feel like I am failing in everything I do. My Mama has been praying for me a lot, and a LOT of things have happened in my life and my heart is broken and I have never really sat down and grieved over the hurt, I have just pushed it away. Mama told me the Lord may be holding me in my "desert" time right now, until I learn to grieve and and move one. Then He may allow me to come out of my "desert" and be able to fully serve Him with the joy I once had.
This video really encouraged me, so Thank you so much!
Lorree, with the LYWB team
re: Daddy's Girl
on Monday, June 27, 2011 at 2:59 pm
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I am thankful to know you have a wonderful Mama who is praying for you and guiding you through this difficult time! I have prayed for you, too, and am trusting that the Lord will pour out His grace on your life through this “desert time” as you trust Him with your grief. He came to heal the brokenhearted and bring beauty out of our ashes (Is. 61:1-3). Keep turning to the Lord, friend! He’s right there alongside you! May He soon restore the joy of your salvation (Ps. 51:12)!

Hugs to you!
Lorree