It’s YOUR turn

So what’s up, how’ve you been? How have you really been? What’s going on? What’s new? How’s life? We all hear those questions from people and we hear them a lot…

Now I want to ask you some personal deep questions… Please answer honestly not for or to me but to God. He knows your heart already but talk to Him right now, this might be the last time ever you talk to Him... Think about these questions…

So what’s up with you and God? How have you really been with Him? What’s going on between yall? What’s new with yall? How’s your walk with God? The things you done in everyday life glorifying God or are you just pleasing yourself? Is it all about YOU or GOD? When was the last time you thanked God?

Before we get into our main topic for this morning, I wasn’t to ask you this one last question. Where are you right now in your relationship with Christ? Im not talking about going to church every Sunday or even maybe every Wednesday or everyday! Im not talking about rather memorizing all the verses in bible… Its not about a religion its about a real relationship with jesus Christ. B/c im not religious even though most of all think I am but im just in love with jesus my lord my savior hes my life and he can be yours. Just let go and let God!!! 2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land. So is it time today do u wanna encounter Gods love? Do you want we us believers children of God have? It’s a free gift from God. Take it its meant to be yours. Don’t trash it abaonded it or crush it, treasure it, admire it, and show this free gift to the world. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in^[a] Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:8-10  Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. ⁹ For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him. ¹⁰ The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God.

Its time!

Many people believe that they don’t have what it takes to make a difference to the world. They believe only people like Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Theresa, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Bill Gates, and the likes, are capable of making a difference.
The truth is, every one of us is put in this world to contribute and make a difference to the world in our own unique way… God has a plan for each and every single soul living in the room in this building in the community in Texas in the usa in this world!!! Believers (children of God) this goes for you non Christians listen closely because my prayer is one day you can one day be in love with Jesus and have that intense relationship with Him…
Story…. About workout trainer- My trainer asked me randomly, what church do you go to? I told him then I asked him how did you even know I go to church? He said God's people are different I can see something differ about you, bc of God's spirit is in you! Wow that blew me away! That's why its so important for us believers to shine His light wherever we go!

What are you doing in your school, or job or at home? Are you making a difference, maybe a little difference? If not…. Common believers WAKE UP. This world is crying for help they are so desperate and they don’t know what to believe or what their purpose in life is. They are helpless.

Lots of people want to make a difference in the world. But how does someone make a difference? Does it have to be a big one? Big differences change the world; little ones fuel the big ones. What would happen if the fuel ran out? Here are the top ten ways to keep the fuel going:

one person can make a difference… have you made yours today?

It only takes one act of kindness to make a difference in a person's life. You change the world with one act of random kindness at a time.

The world is watching… Get up and stand.. the greatest challenge in human history is presented to you..but you are not alone…it will require everything, you have to give…but 1.4 billion unreached are worth it..go ahead change the course of history and join others just like you..

My Testimony

“Not only those things, but I think that all things are worth nothing compared with the greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. Because of Him, I have lost all those things, and now I know they are worthless trash. This allows me to have Christ and to belong to him. Now I am right with God not because I follow the law, because I believe in Christ. God uses my faith to make me right with him. Philippians 3:8-10

Going into my freshmen year I was super excited, because I knew a lot of people and ready to start my High School years. My freshmen year I got tons of attention which I enjoyed. I had a good reputation because my sister was a good Christian role model and people were expecting me to be just like her! My first wrong turn: hanging with the wrong crowd (chose the wrong people). Which lead me to make wrong decisions and choices in life which led to consequences.  Such as cursing, judging people, being fake, lying, talking talking to guys… a lot of guys, party invites by friends trying anyway to get there. I was popular I guess you can say, I only had my clique. I was a stuck up girl. We can fool man but we can’t fool God. We can play games with man but not with God. He knew what he has in store for my life. My best friend saw all this and followed me… I caught that and realized I wasn’t being a Christian. So I got “right with God” well it wasn’t for real though. I was going through the motions, pretty much faking my Christian life. The best of both worlds. I lived both worlds….On the outside I look like a Christian, went to church, heard some Christian music here and there, talked like a Christian, had some Christian t-shirts, etc… But you know ALL that stuff I listed didn’t make me a Christian. So next I had my bff follow me, wanting to be like me, “A Christian.” I influenced her a lot; her family told me that she changed. But she was pretty much going through what I’m going through. It was the physical change not the spiritual change.

Spamarama 2009 came oh yay great.. Still same bre. Sophomore year came, realized people going through tough tough times including me. So I wanted to help others with good advice but also Gods word. Wasn’t sure how great I could do that. I learned a lot from dad and other people but still wasn’t Gods words. I started a bible study group at my High School, it was small but its growing slowly. I was getting criticized because they thought I was faking my Christian life. Half way through sophomore year: BOOM, it hit me. I realized what I am doing! I needed to start living with God. With God is not the right term… But that’s what I did. Meaning I still haven’t really devoted my life to Him completely. Didn’t read his word nor talk to him couple times day, wasn’t a devoted Christian. Then in the summer went to Go Tell youth camp at SFA campus with our youth group from church. That’s where it hit me the most. I had the opportunity to witness to my new bff. It’s a long story… but ever since then I wanted to be Christian role model so I knew what’s first is to be devoted to God. For real this time, I cried out to God that week to make him the Lord of My Life. I basically re-dedicated my life. Holy Spirit gave me peace, love, and joy in my heart to restore it and awaken my heart and me. What an amazing wakeup call that was defiantly most needed. 2 weeks later Spamarama 2010 came. I’m still on fire for Him. Junior year came still on fire for Him. Today May 27, 2011 still on fire for Him. God changed my life to be totally committed to him, since I encounter Gods love because once you encounter Gods love you never want to go back! I need him to take over and control of my life and be the center of my life, because he sure did give it to me. I’m not letting it go to waste at all! Not one bit…. So now I’m not living with God, I’m living FOR GOD.

What’s your identity?

So this is the message I spoke at Fort Worth, T.X. for the Momentum event for Spamarama.

Q: “If this was your very last time to ever speak to teenagers, what would you tell them?” – Dad

·         Wow, deep, so I prayed about it and prayed. My dad got me this carved out Letter B, and within it, it had writing which said “Be still and know that I am God” Psalms 46:10

That helped a lot. I let God open my heart my eyes to what he wants me to tell you guys.

What’s your identity?

Ask yourself this: What really is my identity?  Who are you?

Only two identities you can have

1.       Christ- like identity

2.      Yourself- meaning worldly identity ( I’ll get into detail in what that means)

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Let’s start with the first one: Christ-like identity.

Christ Identity shows: Love, humbleness, compassion, forgiveness, and obedience. Etc…

-You don’t just need it but you WANT it.

Please turn your bibles to 1 John 4: 9-10;11-12. God loved is so much, he sent his son Jesus, his one and only to the world to die for me and you so that we can have life through him…( he said so we can have life, so we can literally live spiritually! Not only just physically but have life through him.)

Check it out in 1 John 4:11-12. Love God, Love people.

The real test is if we really love God is how we treat the people right in front of us.-Our family members, our fellow believers. We cannot truly love God while neglecting to love those who are created in His image.

Now let’s compare to what it says in verse 20-21.

Verse 11-12 Talks about how we cannot see God, but if we love each other, God lives in us. His love is expressed and shows through us.

Verse 20-21 Talks about how we see our brothers and sister, and if we declare we love God, but hates our bro’s and sisters, that person is straight up lying to your-self, lying to other people, and most important God. “If we don’t love people we can see, how can we love God, whom we have not seen?”

In Romans it is our main chapter now we’ll be at. In chapter 8 verse 5-6

Those who are under the enemy control which our enemy is the world, sinful nature thinks about sinful things. It controls your mind, equals death. BUT those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the spirit. HS controls your mind it equals life and peace. (Remember those who don’t have the spirit of Christ living in them; they are not Christians at all.)

-The closer we walk with God the more like God we become!!!

Q: How in the world can we become more like Jesus?

1.      He was different à “However if you want to be true to who you are and what you believe, sometimes you have to lift up your head and speak out!” – Soul Sister

“Romans 1:16” that’s our mission goal while we are here in this world and not to be of the world.

Believers it’s said the Christian life is more hard, but it’s worth living every second of it. We have hope and a future to look forward to (the hope and future I’m talking about is eternity forever with Jesus and God for they are one.)

A.    Jesus wasn’t afraid to do this even when it made him unpopular. He wasn’t afraid to risk losing friends b/c of who he really was. Jesus kept is simple: “Follow the hard truth or walk away. Love me or hate me, this is who I am, I am God.”

B.     Sometimes we feel pressure to fit in and not say nothing, but if we are fully committed our lives to God, surely he is worth speaking up for. Being different isn’t bad it’s BOLD.

2.      He stood up for what He believed in.

A.    Jesus challenges us to stick up for the bullied, broken boys and girls at our school we see every day. Don’t ask what you can gain ask what you can give.

3.      Jesus was famous/popular why?!

A.    He was a servant. You would think if this is the man I will worship and praise and devote my life to him, shouldn’t he had came down with a crown and all the fame and glory people going insane throwing big celebration for him…. NO. In Matthew 20:28 He said, “I did not come to be served, but to serve.” So ask yourself how can I bless someone today, tomorrow, rest of our lives? How can I be a servant of God?

B.     He was an encourager. Jesusàbuilt his friends up. When they worried or sadness came upon them he spoke words of encouragement and comfort.

Friends àhelp them by being an encourager, share a bit of God’s word. His truth is just what they need to hear. Shot out even a scripture!

C.    He accepted others. Jesus friends were not perfect.

·         Peter disowned him.

·         Judas was thief who eventually betrayed him.

My point is if we are going to be good friends, it is important to memorize this verse in Ephesians 4:2 à”Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.” Because friendship requires patience.

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2.      Yourself- meaning worldly identity

This world is full of junk. The junk I’m talking about is the movies, TV shows you watch, some are good but most are informing are youth today to have sex before marriage and you get my point. Relationships- If Gods not in it, it won’t last. The world: they have their rights and wrongs different from Gods point of view. Music is a big part of our society that many teens consume there self with. Drugs, drinking, what in the world are you thinking?!

(Tell Chloe funny story)-(my aunt told my family, Chloe my four yr old cousin lives here in garland TX,&  likes zac efron.. She has his cd called “hairspray” the musical, and my aunt has this magazine and his picture was in there, Chloe asked her mom if she can cut it out for her so she could put it under her pillow.)

- Trying to find happiness and pleasure in all these things is not your answer or solution.

The behavior and customs of this world are usually selfish and often corrupting.

-Many Christians wisely decided that much worldly behaviors are off limits for them. When are you going to make it your off- limit?

Let’s read Romans 12:2

-It is possibly to avoid worldly customsà but you’ll still be proud, arrogant, selfish, etc…ONLY when our mind is renewed by the new attitude of Christ gives us, we are truly transformed.

So if our character is like Christ, we can be sure our behavior will honor God.

Give your life to God… NOT to yourself. & don’t live for yourself, live for God.

àLastly: It’s possibly to live the both identities. Saying I’m a Christian then next you know if you caught yourself acting and living in the behaviors of the world. It’s possible in the world way. But defiantly impossible in Gods way. Either you make him your everything or you’re totally lost. Yes we come and fall short and sin but us believers we are his children and we are saved by grace through faith. We seek him and ask forgiveness, and then we are forgiven. (Trust me some of y’all here know what I’m talking about. I’ve been there done that, I have a testimony based on that)

Closing………….

Q: So what are we gunna do about it?

Are we going to sit back and watch it all happen, (meaning: our family & friends, not really knowing him, meaning having a sincere relationship with Jesus Christ? OR are we going to GO & TELL the world & impact it by sharing the good news and pouring Gods love.

It’s never too late to change the way you’ve been living. Make right with God and your identity will change and become more Christ-like. Dedicate your life to him, Completely to Him! It’s all or nothing. Once you encounter Gods love you don’t wanna go back to your old ways.

-Experience Gods love, it’s an amazing testimony, amazing change.

-Were not perfect we will still sin..but we have life. That’s the difference we have, True Life. Christ equals life.

*Encourage students… seek him, want more & more of him, crave him, long for him, chase after him. Then you become a Contagious Christian. People will start wondering asking there’s something really different about you,… sooner or later they want what you have.

There’s your shot to witness and tell them Jesus is the solution of all. It’s him you need to consume yourself with. God loves you and takes you as you are. All you need to do is go to Him.

Actions will change.

·         The way we talk

·         Music we listen

·         Relationships were in

·         TV/ movies we watch

·         People we hang and associate with (they are your influencers)

New beginnings!

Hello my dear friends. Im very new at this and ill be getting tips and help by my awesome godly friend of mine named Carter Blackburn! So welcome to my blog!

Im very excited to start to do this for myself and yall of course. I write and talk about my God because i want you to know that we arent all "Mr. or Mrs. Perfect" in life. So I want to remind you about My Jesus and how he reveals he's most precious Holy Word to me; and how you too can experience the love of God.
I will post my testimony, encouraging blogs, quotes, a story of 2 of my friends testimony, videos, and updates to events, rallys or bible study groups to speak at it! Keep it touch.

Blessed & Be Blessed.
Your friend, Breanna Garcia.