Do Not Meddle

Today I was reading Proverbs 26:17 and I thought, that I do that sometimes and it is not a good thing to do. It says, "He who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own is like one who takes a dog by the ears." So I just thought that I should not meddle in someones business. I do this maybe when someone is getting in trouble and I saw it, I don't let them tell their Mom what happen I just get in there and tell her myself. That is wrong of me and I need to purpose to do a better job of that. Maybe you can try to do the same thing with me and hopefully we can stop doing this and give it to the Lord. I pray that the Lord will give us strength to not get into other people's business. I will be working on it myself. I hope this is a blessing to your day!!!

In Christ,
Brittany

Galatians 2:20

I thought that I would share a verse that my family has been memorizing. It is Galatians 2:20 "I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life of which I know live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me." I liked that verse because it is so true and we all need to remember it. I think it is a really good reminder to all of us. I hope that you will memorize this verse with my family and hide God's word in your heart.

In Christ,
Brittany

Noah's Obedience

I think Noah is a great example of how we need to be obedient. God told Noah to build the Ark so that when the flood came it was ready. Noah had obeyed God and did exactly what he told him to do. I know that I do not always obey to the best of my ability. I think it is just a great example that we can follow, Noah was a noble man for God. He did everything God wanted him to do just right. He put everybody and everything that needed to go in the Ark in it. He followed directions the way God wanted him to do it. Remember that when we obey God and follow him we will obey our parents also. I pray that this will encourage you to obey and follow God.

In Christ,
Brittany

Tyler's Birthday

Today is Tyler's Birthday and he is 14 years old. I will write more on what we are going to do later.

Everything God Made is Good

I was reading Genesis this morning and was reading about how God created everything and it was good. I was thinking because, everything God made is good but people are turning more and more towards the world.We as Christians have to do something about that. We need to not fear man and fear God and share the Gospel with whoever we meet. That is what God calls us to do. We need to follow what God commanded us to do and spread the word of God to many others in this world. I pray that we all can learn this because even I don't share the Gospel with others. I hope this encourages you to share the Gospel with many people.

In Christ,
Brittany

Be Bold

In our Wisdom Book we have been reading about Boldness. Someone who was very bold in the Bible was Daniel, because when he went in the den with the lions he did not get afraid, he prayed unto the Lord and stayed Bold. He just trusted in the Lord with all of his heart. We also have been reading the 23 Command of Christ, which is Fear Not. We need to fear the Lord and not fear man. There was this one saying that someone wrote, it said something like this: "We fear men so much, because we fear God so little. One fear cures another. When man's terror scares you, turn your thoughts to the wrath of God." So, I liked how that says we fear men so much because we fear god so little. I know that I am trying to fear God more and not man so much. Maybe you can try the same thing. I hope this encourages you to turn more to God and fear him greatly.

In Christ,
Brittany

A Busy Week of Driver's Ed

This week has been a busy week. I have been at Driver's Ed. Monday through Thursday. I am not used to sitting in a classroom for six hours a day. It got quite boring but it was worth it because I passed my test and got an 98% on the final test. I am so glad that it is over because everybody at home was missing me and I was missing them. We can pray for all of those students in that class that they would come to know the Lord and learn to follow him with the right heart. It was pretty fun going with all of my friends from church. There were seven of us that went from our church. I pray that they will all come to know the Lord and I hope that you will pray for them too.

In Christ,
Brittany

A Birthday!!!!

Yesterday was Morgan's birthday!!!! She was so excited, and ready to have a party with her best friends (Abby, Tori, Bella, and Ava). Her friends also got to spend the night and watch a movie. They did have a party, they went swimming and ate cupcakes. Morgan had a great time with all of her family and friends. Then we went to Golden Coral to get something for dinner, they announced her name on the loud speakers (Morgi Porgi). She loved it and was so excited about it. She said her favorite part was when she walked into the Tsantles house Uncle Jim said "It's the Birthday Girl". We made her a cupcake cake so I will have to post pictures of her cake. It was so cute!!! She had the best birthday!!!!

Blessings,
Brittany

Thank the Lord for Salvation

We need to thank the Lord for our salvation that He has given us. In Isaiah 12:2-6 says, "Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid: For Yah, the Lord, is my strength and song: He also has become my salvation." Therefore with joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. And in that day you will say: "Praise the Lord, call upon his name:Declare His deeds among the peoples, Make mention that His name is exalted. Sing to the Lord, For He has done excellent things: This is known in all the earth. Cry out and shout, O inhabitant of Zion, For great is the Holy One of Israel in your midst!" So, with this passage of scripture I thought it is telling us that we need to be grateful for all of the things that the Lord has done for us. I need to remember not to be afraid and always trust in the Lord. Declare his deeds among the people, that to me means that we need to share the gospel with whoever we meet that needs to hear it. I hope this encourages you to share and praise the Lord all of the days. Share the truth with people that need to hear it.

In Christ,
Brittany

Sing Praises to the Lord

"I will praise the Lord according to His righteousness, And will sing praises to the name of the Lord Most High" (Psalm 7:17). I thought that this verse is what we all need to hear because I know that I do not always sing wholeheartedly to the Lord. We need to praise the Lord whether we like it or not, it is something that we should do according to His righteousness, which he has a lot of righteousness. The Lord has so much righteousness that we can not even compare it because we have like no righteousness compared to the Lord. I hope this encourages you and have a blessed day!!!

In Christ,
Brittany

Hearing Instruction

Today I was thinking how I do not always here instruction and get prideful. That is not a good thing. I found a verse that says, " Here my children, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding"(Proverbs 4:1). So I know that most of the time I get very prideful and justify what someone is trying to bring to me. I think that in order to not always get prideful and not take wisdom we need to stay on guard for this. It can pop up so quickly. I hope this encourages you to listen to your earthly father's instructions and your Father in Heaven.

In Christ,
Brittany

Keep your eyes on the Lord and Praise him.

God's Promises to Noah

I was my Bible this morning and I thought it was good how God told Noah to "Multiply the earth and fill it up". God filled the earth with animals and humans so we need to multiply and continue to fill the earth. People have multiplied the earth but may have done it for the wrong reason. I know that when I get married I want to multiply the earth and fill it with Godly seed. I pray that you would want the same. I hope that this encourages you.

In Christ,
Brittany

The Immanuel Prophecy

I was reading Isaiah and I found the "Immanuel Prophecy", I had never found it before, so I thought it is amazing how God interacted all of these things in the Bible. In Isaiah 8:10-17 the Lord spoke to Ahaz and He said, "I will not ask, nor will I test the Lord!". I think it is really wonderful how God planned this out and had theses Prophecy's in the Old Testament and how they came true in the New Testament. I know what I can learn from this one, I can learn that I need to plan better and purpose to plan my week and my days. There was just an incident that happened, I was supposed to plan my day because I was spending the night at my Aunt's house, and my mom came home from work and I was not ready at all. I did not plan my day ahead of time so I had to rush real quick and get ready. I hope this encourages you to be a better planner of your days.

In Christ,
Brittany

Though O Lord

In my quiet time this morning I was reading Psalm 3 and I liked how verse 3 in like a song that we sing, "Though O Lord" is the song and the verse is "But you, O Lord, are a shield for me, My glory and the One who lifts up my head. So I know that we are singing that song at church on Sunday, it reminded me of it. That is a great song to keep in our minds and sing it joyfully to the Lord all of the time. I encourage you to keep this song in your head and sing unto the Lord with a very joy filled heart. I hope this encourages you!!!!

In Christ,
Brittany

The Excellence of Wisdom

I was doing one of my school projects and I had to write passages of scripture from a book of the bible. So I chose to do the book of Proverbs. I was doing Chapter 8 which is The Excellence of Wisdom . It talked about ow wisdom was here before there were any people on earth. God is telling us all of the things that wisdom will do when we follow his word. For example, it says My mouth will speak truth; Wickedness is an abomination to my lips. (Proverbs 8:7) So we need to ask for wisdom and God will give it to us. I hope this helps you to take wisdom and listen to it when someone brings it to you. Have a blesses day!!!!

In Christ,
Brittany

In the Beginning

It is so amazing how God created everything and how he made the world beautiful. He had it planned out just perfect and gave only one law that Adam and Eve would obey but they did not obey and caused the world to be sinful. God made everything perfect. I think it is just so amazing how God knew all of the animals and made them all. I was reading the beginning of Genesis and how he created everything in 6 days and on the 7th day he rested. We need to praise the Lord for everything he does for us and created the earth for us to live in. Have a blessed day!!

In Christ,
Brittany

The Wickedness of Judah

I am just starting to read Isaiah and it is talking about how Judah is very wicked right know and these verses tell us what will happen to them if the are not wicked and God's grace is upon them. It says,"Come now, and let us reason together," Says the Lord, "Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool. If you are willing and obedient, You shall eat the good of the land; But if you refuse and rebel, You shall be devoured by the sword"; For the mouth of the Lord has spoken."(Isaiah 1:18-20) The Lord is reasoning with them and giving grace to them like he does us. Our sins are like that but God gives grace to the humble and forgives our sins. We need to be grateful for that. I hope this encourages you to praise the Lord for what he did for us.


In Christ,
Brittany

Do Not Follow the Ungodly

Psalm 1:1-2 says "Blessed is the man that walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night." This is encouragement to everyone, do not follow the ungodly but make wise choices and not foolish choices. It is very easy when we are not thinking to make a foolish choice. Make sure that your delight is in the Lord all of the time and not on you. Always meditate on His Word day and night. It will help you grow in Him. I hope this encourages you and hope you have a great day!!!!

In Christ,
Brittany

Purpose to be Wise

I know that if I do not purpose to be wise I will make a foolish choice and have before. But in Proverbs 22: 17 is says, "Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge." We have to listen to the wise and then apply your heart to knowledge. That can be difficult sometimes because we just don't want to take wisdom and we need to in order to get knowledge. I am purposing not to be so prideful when someone brings something to me. I hope this encourages you to do the same.

In Christ,
Brittany

Have a Good Attitude

I know that I can sometimes have a proud and haughty look and in Proverbs 21:4 it says, "A Haughty look and a proud heart, And the plowing of the wicked are sin." We need to purpose to always have the joy of the lord and not get prideful and haughty, because it happens very quickly. It has happened to me and I have to guard for it all of the time. That is sin and we need to ask for forgiveness right away when someone has brought it to us.Then change our attitude and pray to our Lord and Savior. I hope this encourages you because it does encourage me to have good attitude and a loving spirit.

In Christ,
Brittany

God's Beautiful World

When we were talking in the car a couple days ago, we were talking about how this weather is perfect rainbow weather. It was a rainy afternoon and then it got sunny. All of a sudden five minutes after we were talking about it we saw the most beautiful rainbow ever. It was absolutely gorgeous, and we could see all the colors. It is amazing how God created everything. We need to give him the Glory for everything he did. Here are some pictures of the beautiful rainbow. It was absolutely amazing also because there was a double rainbow to. They were right on top of each other!!!!! I hope you enjoy seeing them.

Self-Examine Your Heart

We were having family devotions last night and we went over a verse from the 15th Proverb. It is Proverbs 15:28 "The heart of the righteous studies how to answer. But the mouth of the wicked pours fourth evil." We all liked that verse because it reminds us to examine our hearts before we speak and listen to what others are saying. This works when someone is bringing something to you and you feel prideful, just examine your heart before you say anything to the person you're talking to. It is very helpful. IT has worked for me when I think about it. I hope it encourages you!!!

In Christ,
Brittany

Being Joyful

The other day I got a newsletter that my friend writes and it was all about joy and how we need to keep our joy. It was very encouraging to me because I can struggle with always having joy.

When I was reading my Bible this morning and found Psalm 16:11 "You will show me the path of life; in your presence is fullness of joy; At your right hand are pleasures forevermore." It just continues to remind me not to have a sad face and just rejoice in the day that the Lord has given me. I know that I do not always rejoice in my day when I am really tired. We need to stay in His fullness of joy. I encourage you to purpose to be joyful in whatever circumstances there may be but wait on the Lord and be joyful. I hope you have a great joyful day!!!

In Christ,
Brittany

Using Kind Words

I was reading Proverbs 15 this mornign and it talks a lot about words and how we should use kind words. I know that i don't always use kind words, which can tear someone down. I do not want to do that. Verses 1,2,4,&7 talk about words and how the wise use kind words. My Favorite one is Proverbs 15:1 "A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger." I just love that one because it is so true.

I hope this encourages you to use kind and loving words.

In Christ,

Brittany

Follow the Way of Wisdom

We need to follow wisdom and not go the way of a fool. I know that I would rather choose wisdom and I think you would too. In oirder to have wisdom we need to have the fear of the Lord, and once you have a genuine fear you will get understanding from the Holy One.

Proverbs 9:10
"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding."

I really like that verse, it is so true because I know that I do not always have the fear of the Lord and when I am like that I am Prideful and selfish. It is a good thing to have the fear of the Lord.
I hope this encouraged you.

In Christ,
Brittany

Keep God's Commands

We need to keep the cammandments of the Lord our God and treasure his words. In Proverbs 7:1-3 it is all about keeping his statutes and honoring the Lord our God. It also talks about taking wisdom and getting understanding. We need to realize that in order to get wisdom we have to ask for it from God and then once you get wisdom understanding will follow.

My son, keep my words, And treasure my commands within you. Keep my commands and live, And my law as the apple of your eye.Bind them on your fingers; Write them on the tablet of your heart.

So we all can learn from this we do not always think of it this way and we need to purpose to think of it this way. Try to become more likeChrist. I hope this encourages you.

In Christ,
Brittany

Psalm 51

Today I was reading Psalm 51 and I loved the whole thing but really love verses 10-12 because it is the words to "Created me a Clean Heart". I love song because it is so important to always have a clean heart. The whole chapter is really like a prayer for forgiveness and that is why we should always keep it in our minds. I hope this encourages you to always think of it this way.

In Christ,
Brittany

Purposing to be a Proverbs 31 Lady

I was reading Proverbs 31 this morning and I just thought that I need to start purposing to act more meek, chase, humble, respectful, thoughtful, responsible, and obedient. I thought about how in the world there are so many ladies who have not been raised to be Godly woman and here we are, being raised to be Godly ladies. We can not take this for granted because we really could have nobody teaching us on how to be a Godly lady and just be out there dong whatever we want. I know that that is not what I want and I don't think you want it either. I hope this was encouraging to you as it was to me.Have a great day!!!

In Christ,
Brittany

Hannah's Faithfulness to her Lord

I have just started going through the book of 1 Samuel and wanted to share with you what I have been thinking. Chapter 1 is very encouraging because Hannah is very faithful to God. Peninnah, who is Elkanah's wife provokes Hannah because the Lord closed her womb and Peninnah has a lot of children. So Hannah just went and cried out to her God. Then when her husband came to her to see what was wrong she called him "My Lord", and was very faithful to her husband and her God.

So what really encouraged me was that Hannah did not get angry and bitter she just went to God and asked for His help and strength to get through this. So we can all learn from this to go to God and not to man when we are in need. I hope this is encouraging to you.

In Christ,
Brittany

Learn to Love Wisdom

I was really encouraged when I was reading my Bible this morning. I was reading the Proverbs of the day and thought these verses were really helpful for me because I tend to be Prideful and not want to take wisdom. The verses are "A man's pride will bring him low, but the humble in spirit will retain honor."(Proverbs 29:23) and "Whoever loves wisdom makes his father rejoice, but a companion of harlots wastes his wealth."(Proverbs 29:3). These verses encouraged me to love wisdom and take wisdom when I don't want to and just break down that wall of pride that I have. I thought those were really encouraging and hope they encourage you to take wisdom and break down that wall of pride.