TRUST

Psalme 16:8 I constantly trust in the LORD; because he is at my right hand, I will not be upended.

Psalms 28:7 The LORD strengthens and protects me; I trust in him with all my heart. I am rescued and my heart is full of joy; I will sing to him in gratitude.

Psalms 31:14 But I trust in you, O LORD! I declare, "You are my God!"

Psalms 37:5 Commit your future to the LORD! Trust in him, and he will act on your behalf.

Psalms 52:8 But I am like a flourishing olive tree in the house of God; I continually trust in God's loyal love.

Psalms 56:3 When I am afraid, I trust in you.

Psalms 56:11 in God I trust, I am not afraid. What can mere men do to me?

Psalms 91:2 I say this about the LORD, my shelter and my stronghold, my God in whom I trust -

Psalms 143:8 May I hear about your loyal love in the morning, for I trust in you. Show me the way I should go, because I long for you.

Isaiah 12:2 Look, God is my deliverer! I will trust in him and not fear. For the LORD gives me strength and protects me; he has become my deliverer."

Jeremiah 17:7 My blessing is on those people who trust in me, who put their confidence in me.



- G

"You may not know me, but I know everything about you." Psalm 139:1

So scary to think that someone knows my deepest secrets. All that I am ashamed off, everything I ever regretted. He knows! And still... still he loved my enough to sacrifice his own son so that I could be free to choose to be with him. He doesn't expect me to run to him.. he doesn't demand that I love him because of all he has done for me. Patiently he waits. Everyday he is by my side, caring for me. Even though he knows... he knows how I am nothing but flaws... nothing at all without his love.

- G

"My child"

I believe God to be both father and mother. To whom you may ask? To you! Whoever you are, Where ever you are, What ever situation you are in, What ever you have done or not done. You are his child. You are his beloved creation. Like a parent loves the child unconditionally so does God love you unconditionally. No matter what you do, you can not stop being his child any more than you can jump in the air and fly like a bird.
You are his child and he loves you for being you.

I Dare you

Recently I got to sit down with a good friend while at a concert. He expressed that if he had had something to drink he felt better. I asked him if it was necessary for him to drink. I asked him to tell me more about how it made him feel in contrary to when he was sober.
He told me that he felt more like himself, more confident, more secure, didn't feel like he was holding himself back. So, naturally He liked drinking a bit, not like getting real drunk always but still he liked to drink.
Oh, how I understand him! Oh, how I can imagine how it must feel to feel confident in stead of insecure. Still, the warning sign popped up and I got the feeling that it was really wrong. One thing is to be addicted to alcohol because it effects you biologically, but to get addicted psychologically, to get addicted because you don't feel like yourself without it. To me it seems worse than a "normal" alcohol addiction. Mostly because self-esteem is so enormously hard to build up but 10 times as easy to brake down.
So... I dare you to believe in yourself and be yourself.

How to get Friends

"To get friends you must be friendly"
Well, of course - you might think. That is obvious isn't it?
Well then, how are you being friendly? I ask...
! oh, you got an answer? well Please write it in the comment section below :)
For a start I recommend smiling. It may seem simple, but it really isn't. But first a warning:

Caution! Smiling may change you and the people around you in a positive way!

Do you smile when you walk down the street, when driving or when standing in line at a store? I almost never do, which is really sad, for whenever I meet a person in any of those situations that smiles at me I get warm, I begin to smile, I often feel my whole point of view changes into something way more bright, and I feel welcome. It's like an invitation to smile back, maybe even start a conversation. I feel encouraged to do those things when someone smiles at me. You know that feeling?...
So is this my answer? To just go around smiling all day? YES!
It may feel a little awkward at first, but this is something that needs training! The most important thing is not to fake it. If you fake it you end up hiding the real you behind a mask. So don't go do that! Instead find the source of your joy and happiness. Redirect your focus to the things that makes you happy. Your family, your belief, a friend, any person dear to you or the sweet guy you meet the other day. Maybe you are happy because the sun is shinning or just because you are so fortunate even to be able to read this blog right now.
Think about the things that truly makes you happy and there will never be a fake smile on your face.
Take some time now... Think of something that makes you happy :)
What makes me happy right now? It has been a wonderful day. I've been to a meeting where the message really gave me something to think about and it challenged me on a daily basis. Also I'm happy I got to write on my blog tonight. I'm glad I had something to say. I simply love writing it :)

"To get friends you must be friendly"
It may seem obvious, but it isn't. Practise smiling whenever wherever ;)

Second of I say a bit of encouragement hasn't hurt anybody. Pick up the slightest good thing about another person and compliment on it, but Never lie!!! ( Also if you cant find anything good to say then shut it)!!! Show that you are pleased with a person who has done something good. In simple words: pick up your courage and encourage people. I promise you it will return to you one way or another

"To get friends you must be friendly"
Its is possible for YOU to make a person who doesn't believe in themself believe! What a wonder! What a miracle!

- G

"Everything is going to change"

"Everything is going to change, isn't it?" That was the very last line in the film I just saw. It made me think of high school.. I mean, next year I will finally be finished with school! On the contrary I will not get to see all my wonderful classmates every day, and to think that in the end I will have spend 3 whole years with them. Just trying to imagine what effect they've had on my life for good and evil. Pretty scary to think about how a person can change ones life forever, and how that doesn't happen once in a blue moon, No! It happens every day! every person you ever meet have got the potential to change your life! Is that scary or what?! :O :)
Of course the line was said because of the events that had happen throughout the film, but that doesn't change the fact that everyone has got the power to change almost whatever he/she wants. In fact you could say the line truthfully every night if you wanted due to the ever changing way of the world! :)
Keep in mind that you yourself also have the power to change a whole lot of things. It's really only a decision away.

-G

Giving up

I give up way to easy most of the time. Often I don't even put up a fight to conquer the task I'm trying to do. I'm not that bright but not dum either. I never really had a hard time in school since I was genuinely good in everything, but whenever there was a task that I couldn't do or something the teacher said something that I found myself incapable of understanding, I would get so frustrated that I would cause myself to give up before I'd even really give it a try.
Now when I look back I can see how stupid it was. Giving up before I even tried. Sadly I feel like a haven't improved a bit all these years. Therefore I've decided that really want to make an effort to not give up whenever something is hard to do.

Give it a try I say otherwise you never know if you really suck ;)

- G