When I say..."I am a Christian"

When I say... "I am a Christian"

I'm not shouting "I'm clean livin."

I'm whispering "I was lost,"

Now I'm found and forgiven.

When I say..."I am a Christian"

I don't speak of this with pride.

I'm confessing that I stumble

and need CHRIST to be my guide.

When I say... "I am a Christian"

I'm not trying to be strong.

I'm professing that I'm weak

and need HIS strength to carry on.

When I say... "I am a Christian"

I'm not bragging of success.

I'm admitting I have failed

and need God to clean my mess.

When I say... "I am a Christian"

I'm not claiming to be perfect,

My flaws are far too visible

but, God believes I am worth it.

When I say... "I am a Christian"

I still feel the sting of pain,

I have my share of heartaches

So I call upon His name.

When I say... "I am a Christian"

I'm not holier than thou,

I'm just a simple sinner

who received God's good grace, somehow.

- Maya Angelou

He Chose the Nails

So I was reading He Chose the Nails, and it's really amazing what it reminds me of how GREAT God is. Max Lucado was saying that all that was needed in order for us to be saved was his blood, but he did SOO much more. He gave us that crown of thorns, and the sponge soaked with blood, the mockery of the soldiers, and the nails and cross. This is all his big gift. It's like..a gift under a Christmas tree. I think we all remember when we were little and it was Christmas and we would frantically opening presents and have the biggest smiles across our faces. Imagine those magnificant gifts but instead of a tree, it's under a cross, and when you open them, instead of toys and brand new clothes, it's a crown of thorns and a sponge soaked with cheap wine. Max Lucado gives us the question of this:
Did we open all His presents? Did we really look at all the gifts He's given us? Really thought about the true significance and how much He gave us?

I mean He didn't have to do all that stuff, but he did, making us love Him soo much more.

God deserves all our praise, all of it

awesomenesssss

wowww so much fun today! i was out ALL day from 9am - 10pm haha but it was soo funn...okay let's start with yesterday..

Saturday:
I sat in my room for 2 hours doing nothing..which actually feels really good..and relaxing...just takes my mind off stuff...then i started cleaning my room and when i clean my room, i look through stuff..hence reminencing...so yea...haha then went to BBQ at my aunt's house. Me and my cousin got bored and so we went to see Mr. & Mrs. Smith at STC :) haha sucha good movie!!!! go see it!

Sunday:
Man today..was sooo awesome...so went to church and Sunday school which was pretty cool haha ryan being stopid =P then..VBC meeting..which was pretty cool...oh reminds me....i gotta send the meeting minutes XP whoopiesss...anywaysssss went home to change....when we went to the gamee man i was soo hyped and ready for it! hahahaha cheering and alll that...in sucha good mood today =))) We lost our first game..but won our second game! yayyy go beloved! Devos was really good =) mann so joax laughing at jasmineee =P HAHA she was like..killing Grace from Zoocru haha soo vicious! hahahaha but yea good job Edwin :) woot woot! hahaha and then..man after game...me, eric, edwin, patrick, issy, & jon went out 2 eat soooo coollllll :) we bumped into guys from samaritan so we're like..whoaa look! haha and we all ate together...so all 11 of us haha so i met..Ben, Kenny, Alex, Byron, & Adrian haha soooo joax mann..soo funny haha cool guys =)) anyways yes yes =) awesome dayyy..but...

Darren dislocated his thumb, Nick got a big bruise on like...his stomach...hope you guys feel better soon! =)

Canada Dayyyy

today was SOO MUCH FUN! hahahaha i actually didn't expect to have that much fun hahaha. I went to JC Camp today with my parents for the day and I thought..wow..this is going to be boring...haha then i hung out with the venturers people...mann soo cool! hahaha I met Carmen, Portia, and Angus. haha When i heard his name, the first thing i thought of was...clarence HAHA =P anywayss had tonza fun today. HAHA Melody and her moon face =P hahhahaha it's all darren's fault! now everytime I loook at her...i notice it and i laugh *hai...so today.... we....First at the pool and getting darren all wet and soaked like crazyyy =P then we did...archeryyy =) cool stuff i could actually hit the board HAHA that's good enough for me. Then..mountain biking..that was sooo exhausting..all those hills...goodness haha mel had SOO much trouble cuz her bike was too small for her...lolz...and I got soo tired...I am soo out of shape..man gotta start exercising more often. Then..we..did high ropes! and I am soo prouda myself..I actually went on...and got HALFWAY ahhahahah go me! =P then...darren and his skill of climbing the vertical thingy...haha then portia beat him =P haha too bad man =P AND i went to the climbing wall =P didn't go all the way cuz my fingers started cramming >< which really sucked haha but it was fun nevertheless =) We ate dinner..then built the campfire =) i learned stuff today hahaha cool stuff =) but yea =) I ended up having fun and so yea haha darren's sucha bum! HE SLAPPED ME!!!!!!! XPPP poopoo faceee

haha anywayyyss

HAPPY CANADA DAY EVERYONE!