The Final Commandment

Tenth commandment! It's fairly simple, yet I find it is the hardest one to remember. God tells us "Thou shalt not covet". Do not want material objects. This one is the toughest one for me, but I remember I can only want one thing: Jesus Christ's love. So what are your earthly wants? Give them up! You don't need them! One of my best examples is my want for food. I'm from the Midwest, and here, we eat. But this spring, I participated in World Vision's 30 Hour Famine (if you don't know what it is, look it up online and suggest it to your youth pastor!) I raised over $180 for the hungry around the world and didn't eat for 30 hours. Hard? Heck yeah! But through prayer and busying myself with witnessing around town and helping the less fortunate by handing out food, I realized something. The Lord and His Son are the only thing I need to fill me. I did not feel very hungry during the 30 hours (although the food I ate to break my fast was some of the best food I have ever eaten (: ) I do not need an earthly thing to fill me, I only need the Lord to sustain me! You're probably thinking, well I need to eat to survive, and yes, this is true. But you do not need objects and frivolous things to make your life full. It is full with the love of Jesus Christ.

Alright everyone, I really need new ideas to write about! What do you want to hear about? Do you have a testimony you want to share with the world? Do you need a prayer? Send them all in to me at missionfaithblog@gmail.com ! Can't wait to hear from you! God bless you!

The Ninth Commandment

Here we are, home stretch of our game. The ninth commandment!!! His Ninth Commandment is to not bear false witness. Don't lie! It's a bad  habit, and ends up being so much more difficult than just telling the truth! God wants us to live in the truth (which is why we walk with Him and Jesus), not to dwell in darkness!

Hope everyone has a great Monday! How was your weekend? Tell me about it! Email me this and testimonies, prayer requests, questions, and ideas for my next "sermon series". Can't wait to hear from you!

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The Ten Commandments: The Eighth Commandment

Hello everyone! Hope your Sunday is going fabulously. I'm making my post about the eighth commandment, which I feel is PRETTY OBVIOUS. You shall not steal. You heard Him. Don't take what isn't yours without permission.

So as I'm coming close to the end of this little "sermon series" as you might want to call it, and I need a new topic to work with. Also, I am thinking of starting a weekly/bi-weekly newsletter, and I need people to sign up! If you want to be a part of this newsletter group, send me an email at missionfaithblog@gmail.com with the subject "Newsletter". Send in your testimonies, prayer requests, articles, and/or questions for me at the same email! Like the Mission: Faith Facebook page, and pass it on to your friends.

Have a good night!

The Ten Commandments: Seventh Commandment

I cannot believe how far we have come in learning the commandments! This next one is fairly easy: Thou shalt not commit adultery. So really, 1) do not cheat on your husband/wife or girl/boyfriend and 2) don't do anything sexually immoral before marriage. God made us for ONE other person only, so you can wait until marriage! Simple enough?

There isn't much else I have... what is everyone planning to do over the weekend? Comment, I would love to hear back from you! Email me testimonies and prayer requests at missionfaithblog@gmail.com

The Ten Commandments: Sixth Commandment

Hey guys! I know my posting hasn't been the most consistent lately, but I'm trying!

So these next few commandments don't need a ton of explaining, but there are a few things that need to be specified, of course! The sixth commandment is "Thou shalt not murder." We obviously know killing people is bad, but Jesus said during his sermon on the mountain top that to even hate someone is murder. So love everyone, because they are your brother or sister in Christ!

So I pray everyone has a love-filled day! Send those testimonies and prayer requests in at missionfaithblog@gmail.com (:

God bless (:

The Ten Commandments: Fifth Commandment

So I'm already halfway through the Commandments and I can really say I have even learned a lot during writing the first half, so my prayer is that you all have learned something as well!

The fifth commandment is to honor your mother and father. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT!!! Your parents love you VERY much and want you to grow up to be an AMAZING person! Love them back as well! They only want the best for you in every aspect of your life! Listen to them and follow their guidance. Trust them.

Again, if you want to write an article, send in a testimony, need a prayer request answered, or anything else, email me at missionfaithblog@gmail.com

God bless you!

Love,
Kayla

The Ten Commandments: Fourth Commandment

Sorry I haven't posted in a few days! Life got a little crazy, but I have been praying about this one, and I figured it would be good to make the 4th commandment post on the day this commandment speaks about.

The fourth commandment tells us to keep the Sabbath day holy. God made the world in 6 days, then took the 7th to look at all the good work He did. So we need to remember the 7th day is to praise Him for the work He has done throughout the week and also look back on how we glorified God and how we can improve into the next week! So take a look today on how you spread the good news of the Lord this past week and how you can do more!

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The Ten Commandments: Third Day

God gave me so much insight on this commandment today! I have a personal story behind it, and He is giving me the opportunity to share it!

The third commandment is to not swear in the Lord's name. This means NEVER to say God's name unless we are uplifting it. Also, never say Jesus Christ unless we are praising him like we should! Far too often we hear Their names used in vain. Another thing we should never do is swear! If we heard a person say foul words, is our first thought "Wow, that guy/girl must be a Christian! They are really uplifting God!" No! We think "What disgusting language!" If you ever find yourself wanting to swear or use God's name in a non-uplifting way, stop! Pray for strength to stop yourself and for forgiveness for using those words.

Now for my personal story: Before I was Christian, I used God's name in vain ALL THE TIME. I didn't realize how sacred His name is, and I didn't really care. I also swore frequently. I had a terrible, disgusting mouth. Once my friend and I started going to church and I really saw HOW GREAT GOD IS, I quit that habit INSTANTLY. I feel terrible for ever saying those awful things, but I know Jesus has given me a new, clean heart and that I'm forgiven. My family (who is not Christian) often says these words (in particular my brothers), and I have told them many many times how offensive it is to me and that I wish them to stop. Has it gotten better? A little. Persistence in reprimanding them and persistence in prayer will help people realize how sacred these names are and that fowl language is unnecessary.

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And please keep praying for my friends, their father's funeral is tomorrow. They will need a lot of strength. 

God bless this beautiful day!

The Ten Commandments: Second on the List

We will continue on our path of learning the 10 Commandments with the second one: You will have no graven images. Don't worship some earthly idol-- it is nothing compared to our Lord! God wants us to worship only Him and His Son, Jesus Christ! There is a reason there is only one god, and that is so we can worship Him and Him alone! Don't conform to be like those who don't listen to God's commandments-- you are better than that!

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And please keep praying for my friends (: thanks!

The Ten Commandments: The First and Foremost

As we should all know, the first commandment God has given us is that we should follow Him and He is the ONLY god. Why is this first? Because God MUST always be first in our lives. He is the most important thing we have. He gives us life every day, and He gave us His Son to forgive our sins. We are second in life-- GOD IS ALWAYS FIRST. One of my favorite church songs says "If grace is an ocean, we're all sinking". Praise God for His everlasting love for us! So ALWAYS remember this as the most important commandment!

Just a couple more things I need to add:
1) I got a Twitter today, so you're welcome to follow me! @souldancer1996
2) This is more somber. On Sunday night, I found out two of my best friends lost their dad. Please pray for them, they are struggling. Thank you, I know this will help their healing (even though it will take a long time), and compassion for everyone, whether we know them or not, is very important.

The Ten Commandments: The Order

God has told me He wants me to explain the Ten Commandments in a way us teens can understand, so here it goes! My first post about them will be the order and why it is important to know there is an order. Also, I will post a link to a video that helped me learn the order.

The order tells us what God knows is most important to follow. It is most important to know that there is ONLY ONE GOD first and foremost. Then we must NEVER bow down to an earthly idol. After those two, we shall NEVER, NEVER take the Lord's name in vain, nor shall we swear. Our top three we must never break. In the next post, I will cover the first one more.

We need to commit to learning these! This is God's word, His most important rules He has given to us on earth! Watch the video as many times as necessary-- I promise it will help!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9K4q22kMzm4&feature=related

Enjoy!

~*~ Love, Kayla ~*~

Patience

I will be the first to admit I am not the world's most patient person. I am prideful (which is awful) and don't always see people might have a point when they're telling me something. For example, my mom. I love her to death and beyond! She's amazing! But we do butt heads when she tells me I need to work on my online math class. I don't really see the point of it, but she insists on me doing it. My goal here is not to rant about her, because as I pray for patience in this situation, God tells me I should remember the 5th Commandment: You will honor your mother and father.  And so I keep a level head and remember she only wants the best for me.
Praying for patience is a very humbling thing to do. God makes you see how prideful you are. We aren't perfect, and we never will be. My youth leader told us last night "Even the most righteous act you can do looks like filthy rags to Him. But Jesus Christ saves us and so we must live a good life and follow Jesus's lead."
It's a hard thing to accept: even our kindest, most perfect act are disgusting. And it is true, because there's always a flaw. But the power of prayer will help us be our best! And the best way to try and be the best Christian you can be is to have patience. Patience while praying, while living, while witnessing, or doing math homework (okay, that one might just be me, but you get the idea!)
Now I challenge you to pray for patience, to humble yourself, and to try and become the best Christian you can be!

~*~ Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, and faithful in prayer. --Romans 12:12 ~*~