Nothing is impossible with God.

As some of you may know I moved to the south (which constantly makes me feel like a melting snowman) I remember that I used to love moving as a young child. Always ready to embark in a new adventure, a new chapter. I felt brave and courageous. The sky and beyond was the limit. I felt unstoppable. I was so strong in my faith and I was facing a world full of possibilities. I wouldn't allowed people's words hurt me. I was always myself I never felt I had to change. My motto was 

Psalm 139:14 

              I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;

    your works are wonderful,
    I know that full well.

Deep in my heart, I believed that verse to be true. And God makes no mistakes. But, as I got older and put to the test; the bullying started and my feelings changed. I slowly became broken... The words,the names and the stuffs they would say started to one by one inflicting pain in me. Like a bee sting. Constantly injecting venom, it was poison to my body. Now to stop it you have to remove the stingers. I couldn't! It was stuck and the more I tried the more I made it worse. I started to shut down. I was locked up and was a slave to my emotions. I had become my worst enemy. I would go in my room and cry and stare at the wall. I was alone, tired and most of all broken. I builted so many walls and barriers around me so that no one could every reach me. It was my way to protect myself. There was also times that I would be so desperate for that feeling of belonging, to matter to someone that I would use the little strength I had left and put down my barriers to invite someone in and they would abandoned me. Back to square one I was, to realized that they were not my friends. I had no friends! I was lonely. In desperation I was looking everywhere...but at the wrong places. I turned to my next resource and shamefully it wasn't God. I didn't have a good relationship with him at the time. (I'll explain later). I turned to books I adore books to this day. My room is 98% books don't judge me. But yes I love books. Every time I would read them it was a escape from my life and what I was going through at the time. It was like a portal I would pretend that I was part of the story. I was everything I wanted to be: popular, cool and pretty. Because in real life I wasn't even close to being popular. I was that kid that could walk of the face of the earth and no one would notice. I certainly wasn't cool. Most of all I had no self esteem nor confidence therefore I thought I was ugly. My relationship with God was horrible. I had so much frustration toward him. Why? I felt like he failed me. I was one big mistake! God went from being my BFF to a stranger, a enemy. ( yes, it's a strong word I know, but I'm being honest) I would yell stuff like "God why is this happening to me!?!" Or "Dont you love me?" As you could see I was pretty angry. I was questioning His mighty plan for me. Because I was unable to see it, feel it. It just didn't make sense to me that He would put me on this earth to feel that much pain. Who does that? Stuck and tormented with emotions again that leaves me broken. Then, everything change...I lost my favorite guy in the whole world. No, not a boyfriend (if I had one...Oh my! My dad would...hmm there's probably kids reading so let's just say my dad would flip.;) ) So, back to what I was saying. My dad deployed for the 4th time and I was truly devastated. He was the one who kept me floating, kept me going. He and my mom. I have always been a daddy's girl. And when he left I was shattered. The night after he left I prayed, "Lord if you are here then send me a friend."  Then the first day of fourth grade rolled around and everything changed... I walk to the bus stop preparing for the worst. As I waited of course I had my nose in a book. I saw someone walk over. He was a boy my age waiting for the bus. Then, he said "I love that series!" Then, I looked up and that's how it began. We talked and talked about books. For the first time in what seemed like forever I didn't feel alone. I felt happy. We sat together on the bus talking about books of course. That day we became great friends! And it was only the beginning of God's blessings because a few days later my brother walked in the house after exploring our new neighborhood, and told me he met a boy that he used to play football with and I should rag along with him because he has a sister and she's my age! I rushed out to met her she was just as shy as I was. We became great friends. So much amazing things happened to me in nine months. I thank God for all he gave me. I was still missing my dad so much. But God was always there for me! He never left me ...I left Him! Because I got so caught up in my emotions that I was blind to all the beautiful things around me. I forgot that all this time He was working on me, He was building me up! All the heartaches I had He would heal. I devoted so much during that time that my connection with God became so powerful. That I unclock what God had planned for me. I started going to a girls study. I felt so strong in God I couldn't contain it then on July 22 2012 I dedicated my life to God, I felt His calling. I felt the need to make it official, before many witnesses that I would no longer live for myself but for my God. I was baptized!! I started my eternal walk with God! What a life changing experience! My life didn't become struggle free, I still had awesome and not so awesome moments/experiences but I felt I had the tools to deal with it better. Later that year, my friends moved away...but thanks to technology I'm able to talk to her a lot even though she lives far away. The bond is still there ! And sadly when he moved away I lost his contact information we haven't spoke since. I was heartbroken but I was stronger now that I'm relying on God . God was the answer all along. Before I was blinded by my emotions...there was no place for him in my heart, and I thought God was trying to make my life miserable but no He was trying to lead me to him. He had so much in stored for me. Without God I wouldnt be here quite frankly I wouldn't even be alive. I had no desir to continue on what seemed to be a miserable journey. But God catch me right on time, saved me from me, saved me from those feelings that the enemy throws at me from time to time..."that you're not good enought" Truth is: You are good enough my friends! Remember there's no mistakes: 

Psalm 139:14 

              I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;

    your works are wonderful,   I know that full well.

So on my way I go, to fufill God's will, thats what I was created to do. I apologize... Some of you have it so much worse than I do. But all this to say, no matter how bad it gets NOTHING IS EVER IMPOSSIBLE WITH GOD. He loves you so much so don't give up. I'm here for you, God is here for you and He will forever be there. Learn from my mistakes and make room for Him. My life is limited here and so is yours let's go make in impact in others lives! God ADORES you he is your number 1 fan. I met many other amazing people in my life. I met a amazing girl at the girl study who recently sent me a amazing-amazing package. It so heartwarming to keep in touch with loved ones. Remember the perfect place to start is to Pray. To build up a great relation ship with your Father in heaven. 

Amen!!! So go out there and have a amazing week. Remember if you struggle with anything just private message me okay? Okay. I will gladly and proudly pray for you. ;) love, Jade  

Please Read!

FOXOBORO, Mass. (WLS) --

A 5-year-old boy with an inoperable brain tumor has one wish for his birthday: a box full of birthday cards with his name on them.

Danny Nickerson, from Foxboro, Massachusetts, was diagnosed with an inoperable and chemotherapy-resistant tumor this past October. He has stopped going to kindergarten during therapy, and gets lonely, according to his family.

"He can recognize his name now," the boy's mother Carley Nickerson told ABC News. "When he saw his name on the package from magical fairies on Easter, he was so happy."

Nickerson says personalized cards make Danny happy, and has opened a P.O. box to collect letters from well-wishers.

Doctors say less than 10% of children diagnosed with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, like Danny, live beyond 18 months.

"I don't really believe in that," Nickerson says. "He is doing great. Every day is a blessing for us."

Danny has received about 40 letters so far, and his birthday is on July 25th.

Letters can be sent to:

Danny Nickerson
P.O. Box 212
Foxboro, MA 02035

Blessings

Blessings
We pray for blessings, we pray for peace
Comfort for family, protection while we sleep
We pray for healing, for prosperity
We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering
And all the while, You hear each spoken need
Yet love us way too much to give us lesser things

'Cause what if your blessings come through rain drops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You're near
What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise

We pray for wisdom, Your voice to hear
We cry in anger when we cannot feel You near
We doubt your goodness, we doubt your love
As if every promise from Your word is not enough
And all the while, You hear each desperate plea
And long that we'd have faith to believe

'Cause what if your blessings come through rain drops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You're near
What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise

When friends betray us
When darkness seems to win
We know that pain reminds this heart
That this is not,
This is not our home
It's not our home

'Cause what if your blessings come through rain drops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You're near

What if my greatest disappointments or the aching of this life
Is the revealing of a greater thirst this world can't satisfy
What if trials of this life
The rain, the storms, the hardest nights
Are your mercies in disguise

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1CSVqHcdhXQ

Calling all Children of God!

Dear friends, I hope you all saw God's blessings just being poured down on you! 

 Lately I have been getting lots of questions. So I answered some of them on my Pintrest account. I would love to give you the chance to ask me questions or request you may have. You need payers? Please don't hesitate. One by one, I want to honor such request to the best of my ability, because I really want to connect more with you all. And I have the burning desire to share the word of my Mighty God. I want us to be a growing community of walking God. No matter what, we are God's children, but do we always act like one? I will be the first one to admit that I don't! So, friends, embark in this journey with me please.  I can't do this alone! So ask away! I will read all your questions, post them, so we can all grow from His word. I also wanted to thank all of you for stoping by and read the blog, all glory to God. Every time I read your amazing words of kindness it makes me happy so thank you all! Have a joyful weekend! Also, look out for my post were I answer all of your questions! Until next time, Jade

A Life Lived for Christ

 Hello children of God, 

my dad sent me this devotion and I thought I would share it with you. It is truly inspiring to me. I'm hoping it will inspire you.  

Your Sister in Christ, 

Jade. 

 

A life lived for Christ

Lord Chesterton once said, “I believe in bedside repentance, but I do not want to depend upon it.” During a serious illness a person’s mind does not function normally. Getting right with God is something one should do in the bloom of health. However, as far as the Lord is concerned, “His ear is not heavy that He cannot hear, nor His arm shortened that He cannot save.” He loves us equally, in sickness or in health; while we are living, or while we are dying. In my experience, I have not known of too many people who found Christ on their deathbed. When we come to Christ in our youth, a life is saved. When we come in old age, a soul is salvaged and life eternal is assured; but the opportunity to live a life for Christ has been lost.

Daily Prayer

Lord God, burden my heart to reach out to the young persons starting their adventure in life—and the old persons dreading the end of their journey. Let me tell them the message of Your saving love.


Don’t let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers in what you say, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity. (1 Timothy 4:12 NLT)

Prayer is Power

Hello Children of God!

I'm sorry that I haven't been writing latley. I got so caught up in the world around me and it's countless meaningless distractions that I forgot about my mission to spread the Gospel. I'm disappointed in myself. I've been so busy in my little bubble that I forgot to make a difference in others. I'm sincerely sorry. God, please forgive me.

At first my excuse was well I'm super busy. Then, I soon realized it was just an excuse to get out of my calling and the work I had to put in. By doing so, I opened the door to the enemy, gave him a opportunity to slide right in. Let's be honest here...There's no such thing as being too busy for God!!! I feel like the enemy uses our own circumstances and emotions to lead us into temptation. Regardless of what it is, either it's being busy, angry, fearfull or just plain laziness! He will use it to hold you back. The list could go on and on but how do we fight back? Plain and simple, "Pray".

 Yes, really! No kidding, prayer is power. It's how you connect with God, your father in heaven. It's your direct line of communication. No one can destroy it. Don't waste second. God has been waiting very patiently to talk to you. To connect with you. Open your heart to him. He adores you. He will hold your hand when your are afraid. He will comfort you when you're in pain. He will give you strength and courage when you need it the the most. He will forgive when you repent. He will restore you, and make you brand new!!!!!

 I hope you guys have a blessed week! Also, If you need prayers please write below your prayer request.  Love you all! Until next time,

 Jade 

The face of Generosity

Hello, Children of God! I hope you had a blessed and wonderful time since my last post! Today I will be dedicating this post to two kids who has a special place in my heart, Nathalie Pale and Sie Pale from Burkina Faso. We are sponsoring children in Africa! How great it is to know that a child will be going to school and get and education as well as medical care because you took the time to care. It so easy to get stuck in our routine and comfortable life, but what is it doing for the heart and your soul? It's certainly not nourishing it. I find that getting out of that comfort zone and being a helping hand give me greater joy than to receive. I feel whole, I feel complete as I close my eyes at night. Even more, I feel bless to have been the person who was able to help. On the other hand when it comes to help and there's money involved it's hard. Maybe because I'm a child and I rarely get money, so when I do get some...well, yeah, I want to keep it! That's when I need to collect myself and just look around me to see that I lack nothing. I have a roof over my head, food in my tummy, parents that loves me, a sometime annoying brother, great friends, I HAVE THIS BLOG and last but not least, I ALSO HAVE GOD. Things that money will never be able to buy, so why are we attach to money so much? I believe that greed is in us in one form or another. I'm truly working on this to find balance between my needs and wants. My mom says it all the time! "Needs and Wants two different things!" All I can say is that it's work in progress. I had a little bit of money and I felt call to train myself to give with a joyful heart. So I gave a portion of what I had and it felt good. My goal is that you find your calling in becoming selfless and generous. Generous in all aspect of your life. Generous of your time, generous of your love. To show compassion and kindness to whoever God's put on your path. Because in the end, your are not only serving that human being but God himself. 

 In the bible The Lord says to take care of the orphans many times. Here's all the verses I could find with that message. Something amazing happened as I was working on this blog and doing my research reading verses and writing them down to share with all of you. I went to church Sunday and to my surprise that was the subject covered by my Pastor!!! What? Seriously?Coincidence? Or maybe just AFFIRMATION that I'm on the right path sharing this with all of you. So, yes I choose affirmation because of my faith in my Mighty God. He knows me perfectly, he knows that I lack confidence and doubt myself way too much! I struggle, I wonder if what I did was the right thing or if I should've done things differently. So, yes, thank you God! I needed this. I truly believe that God sends you messages in different ways....and on that Sunday morning, it was His way to talk to me, to give me the thumbs up! Truly Amazing! So back to those verses...

James 1:27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

Psalm 68:5

A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.

Psalm 10:14

But you, O God, do see trouble and grief; you consider it to take it in hand. The victim commits himself to you; you are the helper of the fatherless.

Psalm 82:3

Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.

Isaiah 58:7

Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter-- when you see the naked, to clothe him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?

Job 31:16-18

"If I have denied the desires of the poor or let the eyes of the widow grow weary,  if I have kept my bread to myself, not sharing it with the fatherless--  but from my youth I reared him as would a father, and from my birth I guided the widow--

Acts 20:35

In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.

I hope you enjoyed those verses and that they spoke to you. As we are working hard to better ourselves everyday we must be careful that we do help others because it is the right thing to do and not because we are seeking attention and praises from others. If we do great actions with the wrong intentions we did nothing. I think Matthew explains it better than I do.

Matthew 6:1-4

"Be careful not to do your 'acts of righteousness' before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.  "So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full.  But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,  so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

So let's make it clear that I'm not seeking praises! I don't deserve them. I'm a child of God who working hard to obey and spread the word like He asked me to. I stumble, I fail at times but I'm always learning and growing in my faith.

John 14:15-21

"If you love me, you will obey what I command.  And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever--  the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.  I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.  Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live.  On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you.  Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him."

Back to Nathalie and Sie, I feel bless to have this opportunity to help, to pray for them, to send them package and letters. Excited to receive letters from them. Researching their country, their customs. Watching youtube videos of their country. I'm learning so much! Like I said the experience is so rewarding. I get so much in return for giving. When watching videos of their country, I also realize how comfortable my life is and I have that burning desire to one day be able to go on a mission trip. Maybe then, I will feel call to become a missionary. Only God knows whats in store for me.

Deuteronomy 14:28-29

At the end of every three years, bring all the tithes of that year's produce and store it in your towns,  so that the Levites (who have no allotment or inheritance of their own) and the aliens, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns may come and eat and be satisfied, and so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.

Esther 2:7

Mordecai had a cousin named Hadassah, whom he had brought up because she had neither father nor mother. This girl, who was also known as Esther, was lovely in form and features, and Mordecai had taken her as his own daughter when her father and mother died.

Psalm 10:18

defending the fatherless and the oppressed, in order that man, who is of the earth, may terrify no more.

I want to end this blog with a prayer so we can all pray together, united as one.

Dear God,

How great and mighty you are! Thank you for the gift of life! 

Help us to be thankful for the things we have.

Help us to be attentive to your voice, when you are calling us.

Help us to be vigilant and faithful 

To obey you with a joyful heart.

Help us to be selfless and loving to others, to love the unloveable

To show compassion and kindness to those you carefully put on our path

And to be generous with our time, with our hands, with our possessions.

In the name of your precious son Jesus,

Amen

If you are looking into a well known non-profit organization that you can trust. I recommend the one my family use: http://www.compassion.com/default.htm

And here's a picture of our 2 adorable children that we sponsor. Nathalie and Sie.