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There's a girl in your school who you've known for years. You never thought much about her, but no one likes her. Everyone calls her fat, so she overdoses on diet pills and starves herself to be skinnier. She doesn't have any friends.
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There's a guy in your school who you've known for years. You never thought much about him, but no one likes him. Everyone says he cuts himself and does drugs. He doesn't have any friends.
There's a little girl who you don't know. Her names is Gracie. She wants to be just like her older siblings. There is one problem though. Her older sister is overdosing on diet pills. Her older brother is using drugs and cutting himself. This little girl wants to be just like them. She doesn't know any different.
Hebrews 11:1"Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see."
You cannot be a race car driver unless you learn to drive.
You cannot be a musician unless you learn how to play an instrument.
You cannot be a soccer player unless you learn to play the game.
You cannot be a pilot unless you learn how to fly.
You cannot be used by God unless you are willing to step out on faith.
Feeling a single touch of the Holy Spirit personally makes me excited and peaceful. I get this itch to just spread the word of God and all he has done for me. (Which is why I began writing these, hint hint!) I always pray for God to use me everywhere I go and in whatever I do, and he never lets me down. Its so great!
One thing that people always get mixed up are "believing in something" and "having faith in something." They are very similar things. Both are amazing to have in God. Its so great to believe in God, and its the first step of every Christian lifestyle. But the next step, which is rather big, is having faith in God.
faith
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1. confidence or trust in a person or thing: faith in another's ability.
2. belief that is not based on proof: He had faith that the hypothesis would be substantiated by fact.
How many times do you trust in God in whatever you do? How many times does God tell you to do something and you trust him to do it? How many times do you not listen because you're afraid? Its typical for what God tells you to do to be uncomfortable. Jesus died for us, and those nails weren't comfortable in his wrists. As children of God, we aren't welcome on this earth. Its sinful! And God calls us to be pure like him. So it isn't easy or comfortable to step out on faith. Rarely, will you feel comfortable with what God tells you to do. Most of the time, it will be what you least likely want to do. But as I said, this world isn't for us, but God is! So what can stand against us when he is so great? Having faith in the highest is what makes us the strongest when it may feel like its making us the weakest.
Little Gracie is now eighteen years old.
At 14, Gracie was addicted to heroine and overdosed on pills.
At 15, she became pregnant and gave birth to a little girl.
At 16, Gracie began cutting out of depression.
At 17, she gave her daughter up for adoption.
At 18, Gracie is a reflection of her siblings.
Gracie didn't know better. She just wanted be to like her big brother and sister.
What if there was someone who stepped out on faith and reached those older siblings? They brought them to church, they were saved, they lived for God, and Gracie saw?
Little Gracie is now eighteen years old.
At 14, She was baptized in the Holy Spirit with her brother and sister
At 15, Gracie started an outreach program at her school and spread the word
At 16, She went on a mission trip with her church and made an impact on little girls that were just like her.
At 17, She raised thousands of dollars for missionaries around the world.
At 18, Gracie graduated college as an Evangelist.
When you step out on faith and spread the word of God to those who struggle with life,
It can be a chain reaction
Who said you can't make a difference? You can!
Yeah, it may have been uncomfortable to approach these people, but look at the results.
1 Timothy 4:12
Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.
