You are Christ's

~Tuesday Thoughts~

"So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness." Colossians 2:6-7 (NIV)

Receive Him as Lord. Live in Him. Root yourself in Him. Be built up in Him. You are Christ's. Live remembering that. 

"He has never left your side" and more quotes

~Saturday Stories~

"That's Who you need to have faith in, sweetheart, because through every one of these trials, He has never left your side." -Mrs. March, Jupiter Winds

"... I'm finally putting my inner life above my exterior life. I'm letting God change me, and he's showing me how to live for him. And I'm finding out that it's pretty cool." - Leah, Faded Denim

"I know, it probably sounds like I'm becoming a real fanatic religious freak, which I am not. But I am falling more in love with Jesus all the time. I can't even explain it, but I know that it's very real - and it's pretty cool." - Caitlin, Becoming Me

How about you? Do you put your faith in God? What do you focus on more: your inner or exterior life? Are you falling in love with Jesus? 

The center of our lives

~Tuesday Thoughts~

Sometimes we get so burdened by all the things we need to or want to do. Seriously, it's crazy. Homework, sports, perhaps a job, time with family, at church, etc., etc., etc. Sometimes, wrapped in all this "essential" stuff, we forget WHO we are doing it for. Or, perhaps, we're not even trying to do it for Him. The song "All Eyes On You" by OBB speaks of who should be at the center of our lives: God. Amen to that!  

"And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him." Colossians 3:17 (NIV)

God, help us live for you!

Living for our God

~Monday Movies & Music~

There are two songs I have enjoyed recently that talk about living for God: "All Eyes on You" by OBB (lyrics), and "Don't Want to Live for Me" by Moriah Peters (lyrics).

"As for other matters, brothers and sisters, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more." 1 Thessalonians 4:1 (NIV)

Do you live for God? 

Live with abandon

~Monday Movies & Music~

"Live With Abandon" is a song by Newsboys. Here are the lyrics. 

"“For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!”[a]" Galatians 2:19-21 (NIV)

Knowing how much you are loved, what can you do for God and for others today?  

Living for Him

~Tuesday Thoughts~

"For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again." 2 Corinthians 5:14-15 (NIV)

We should live for Christ not for ourselves.

Instead of waking up, spending the day, and going to bed with "what should I do for me?" we should think about what we can do for Him.

What can we teens do? How about...

1) Sharing the good news with family, friends, and the people that all around us;

2) Helping those who have less than we do;

3) Doing little deeds of love and speaking love - mentioning why we're doing it;

4) Just doin' and sayin' things we feel He's calling us to do and say. So it can be hard to know for sure that it's Him and it can be scary, but we're living for Him, right?

How about you? Do you want to live for Christ? What are some other ways you can do this?