Thursday, July 21, 2016

Letter to Annie

        Gods path can be very hard to understand, very challenging, and very confusing, On my search for God I've struggle. I've gotten confuse by so many opinions on what God consists of.  In the article "A Letter to Annie's Sunday School Class on The Bible and Homosexuality" by Mark Yaconelli, The author begins his letter by introducing himself. Yaconelli states the amount of years that his been familiar with this topic, he does this to inform the reader, that he has a clear understanding about the Bible and Homosexuality. 
          Yaconelli bases his thesis in love, God said; love your neighbor as you love yourself. Yes indeed this is the most important message of the Bible. Before we go any further I would like to ask; What is love?
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
            Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.   (1 Corinthians 13:4-7)
            Yaconelli explains that there is nothing wrong in practicing love between two men, and two women, that if it's true love God is there and it is blessed. God created everything based on his image, God says "It is not good for the man to be alone" so he created women, 

Genesis 2:18-24

21 So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs[b] and then closed up the place with flesh. 22 Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib[c] he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.
23 The man said,
“This is now bone of my bones
    and flesh of my flesh;
she shall be called ‘woman,’
    for she was taken out of man.
24 That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.
       Marriage is  between a man and a women is for life, they promise love to each other until their last breaths. Marriage is the blessing of God. In the Bible indeed there is parts where it specifies that homosexuality is prohibited, just as is prohibited adultery. 

1 Corinthians 6:9-10

Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men[a] 10 nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God
    Whether homosexuality is a sin or not, it is not my job to judge others. God is love, and he loves us so much that he gave us intelligence, he loves us so much that he allows us to make our own decisions. He loves us so much that even though we make decision against his rules, he still gives us the opportunity of the doubt. He has faith on us. 


Wednesday, July 20, 2016

07/20/16




I heard this song  a couple days ago and I liked the beeping. Today I actually took the time to listen to the lyrics, and I really liked the message. I think that when he says "Mama said it was okay" he refers to, its okay to not have everything, its okay to have dreams, and once the dreams are achieved its okay to remember where we come from. 






Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Gratitude Task Day 7

Add Happiness Through Subtraction 

Practicing this exercise off adding happiness through subtraction has helped me realized the importance of appreciating what we have. I don't want to wait until I've lost something to realize it's worth. I wanna be able to recognize what I have today. That I'm blessed with a beautiful family, amazing friends, co-workers. I'm blessed to have a job,  I'm blessed to have the opportunity of education. I'm blessed to be where I am, I'm blessed to have a place where to sleep, I' blessed to have a bed, I'm blessed to be alive. Thank you God for all you have done for me, thank you for so many blessings, even though sometimes I don't deserve them. Thank you for never leaving my side.  I don't want to wait to appreciate what I have no more, I want to start today making a difference. I don't want to wait until something happens for me to realize how important is to be grateful. 

Lets Make A Difference



By Leo Buscaglia


Monday, July 18, 2016

Grateful Heart




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Gratitude Task Day 6

 Its been five nights since I started the exercise "Add Happiness through subtraction" I have had my ups and downs. Some nights are better than others, I think I'm getting used to it, but I definitely can't wait until is over.  I miss so much sleeping in my bed. The point to this exercise is for us to realize the importance  appreciating what we have. The importance of being genuinely thankful for our lives.  




I Am Grateful



I am grateful for my beautiful mother who has always been there for me. I am grateful for all the things that you've done for us. When I was around five years old, my parents decided to get divorce, I don't really remember my dad being around me. Many times I felt bad for not having my dad, but God blessed me with an incredible mother. She always thought  me to be brave, independent, to be strong. I am grateful to be your daughter. 



Today's Reality





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