Made to Inspire #13

Have a great day! :)

The Autumn Woods

I walk along the lonely path

In the autumn woods

Alone

A wind starts up

And the leaves start to fall

Around me

I close my eyes

And let the breeze take me

It whispers of a great cold coming

Of snow and white and icy air

A time of hibernation and peace and quiet

I walk along the lonely path

Pulling my coat tighter around me

I do a little skip

And kick at the ground

And watch the leaves fly up

Then fall

Falling leaves

All around

I smile and fall with them

I lay on the ground in my bed of leaves

And watch the trees bend and sigh

Every now and then

Golden light passes through

And lights up the forest floor

The sun says good night

And trades places with the moon

And I sleep and dream of tomorrow

There is magic in the air tonight

Magic in the air

So I spread my wings and fly...

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<3 autumn is coming soon <3

Delight {A Sunday Devotional}

Where does your strength come from?

But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

~ 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 ~

Boasting in our weaknesses in not something that comes natural to many of us. Delighting in weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and difficulties sounds even weirder. Can you imagine rejoicing when you failed a  test, or when someone calls you name or spreads rumors about you? How about being happy about not understanding the math problem that your teacher wants you to solve? Does it sound silly yet?

Let's look at it a different way, when you fail a test can you rejoice in the fact that life doesn't revolve around one test score? Can you rejoice in the fact that the teacher is offering extra credit? Instead of focusing on the negative, look for the positive! So you failed a test, Jesus died for your sins! So your friend started a rumor about you, Jesus knows the truth, and His opinion is the one that really counts! So you don'r understand the math problem, God knows what direction he wants you to go in life, maybe it doesn't have anything to do with algebra.

When we are weak, then we are strong. When we acknowledge that we can't do it on our own, then we open the door for God to help us. His grace is enough for us.

Reflection: Do you look at the negative in situations, or do you delight in the positives?

Application step: Today when things don't go your way, look to God for your strength. Ask God to help you find the positive in the situation, and trust in His power.

Have a great day! :)

Made to Inspire #13

Have a beautiful day :)

Be A Hero

Darkness has fallen over the kingdom, and a messenger has been sent to bring news of the king's death and what has happened...

He trudges on in the pouring rain...

Hopelessness wells up in side of him and he wonders what's going to happen next...

Who will be brave enough to fight him?

"I am," she says, rising. There is no fear in her voice.

The whispers start up and someone asks her, "But you're just a girl. You don't know anything about war. And besides, he's too powerful."

"No, I can do this," she says, and draws her sword.

The metal from the swords clang together and the horses neigh in a panic. She crawls off to the side, away from the fighting. She is fearful, but also grateful. The long-lost prince has saved her life.

"You're a hero," she says once he has scared his evil brother off.

"But I wouldn't have had the courage to be one if it weren't for you, brave girl."

She smiles, and together they come home to a celebration where he asks her to be his queen.

And they lived happily ever after <3

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I hope you enjoyed that little snippet of a story. :)

I'm so glad that it's the weekend! This week, my Bible study group, choir, youth group, and theater group started back up so it was a very fun and busy week! A very interesting one at school too... Well, it's good to be back and hopefully I can catch up on all the posts that I've missed! :D

Have a great day!

P.S. I just remembered that today is Friday the 13th! :P