What happened 37 years ago today?

It's not just a wod of tissue, it's a child.

• Roe V. Wade


• Abortion was legalized


• Since then there have been 51 million lives taken, murdedered, aborted, what ever you want to call it.


• Need I say more?

Wy? Why does it have to go on? What are they thinking? How can they justify it? I read they story of a young lady who had an abortion, she said, "Is it worth a life of regret or nine of pain?"

Is it worth it? No. God is the gier of life and the only one who can take life. He has a plan for all of us and we need not interfere with that plan.

Please pray for the leaders of our country, for the women who have had an abortion and those considering it.

Thank you and God Bless,

Leah-Joy

I Don't Know What to Title This One

Well, as you can tell, I have been out of blogger world for a while! Well, last saturday we were blessed with being ale to go to a Do Hard Things Conference (i talk more about that later). While we were there God told me that He had something big for me to do. And so, I was like, well, ok, whatever you say. Well, when He did start giving me signs about what He wanted me to do I got really scared! I told Him that he was going to have to keep giving me signs in order for me to this. Well, I guess He smiled and said, "Hey y'all, what this," and He did. And I guess I should of thought that it was amazing but, because what He wants me is so big the sighns scared me. I was hoping that I was making it all up and that I wouldn't see anything. Well, I saw alot. The mission He has given me is to bring abortion to an end in our state. And when He told that I was like "Well, that would be really hard, what if I fail and look dumb?" What is crazy is at the conference they talked how even FAILED EFFORT BUILDS MUSCLE! We have to kee going! I had shared with Small Group last Sunday that so mant great men in history were because they were stuborn and determined. Whinston Churchhill said to "Never, never, give up." He wasn't considered smart, he had a lipse, but what most people don't know is that he was the only man that Adolf Hitler was afraid of. A humble, determined servant of Christ, who never gave up. And when I thought those thughts of doubt I realized that I was being dumb and COMPLETELY contradicting myself. Let me share with you some f the sighns that He gave.

• In our history lecture our teacher talked about the sactity of life.
• I have seen the director of our Criss Pregnany Center' name twice this week.
• I am reading a book called "Just Do Something" and in it the author talked about Esther saving her people; last year I wrote a paper about Esther saving her people and how the babes of abortion are our people we need to save them.
• I was able to talk about Abort73 (a website who's mission s to raise aware in teens about abortion) on Wednesday night at church and it felt so awesome and I was thankful for that oppurtunity!
• Matthew 8:10,13 says, " As assuredly as I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel... 13Go your way and as you have believed, so let it be done for you."
• Before I read this I was very afraid, Matthew 8:26 says, "But He said to them, 'Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?' And there was a great calm"
• In the book I am reading for school the author talked about what miracles babies are!
• In "Just Do Something" the author sad that if you want a career in medicine, then do something that will honor God, "to not perform abortions." (talk about feeling like you were feeling being hit up side the head wth wrds!)
• And just now my sister told me that our cousns ran a marathon to help stop abortions.

So, yes, there it all is! I am so thankful for all the girs that listened to me tonight at Small Groups and all the girls who got so excted and wanted to join me! God is so awesome!!! As I was talking with them and as I have been writing this I have realized that I wll not be doing this alone, that even if I am physically alone, HE IS with me!!

So, we hope that maybe we can start by volunteering at our local Crss Pregnancy Center. And just a shout out to ny other girl who may read this and have a passion for innocent lives, please leave a comment and I would love to pray for you and would appeciate if you would pray for me. Thanks to all who took the time to read this. Please pray that God will guide so that I will do what need to do, one step at a time.

Thank you all so much for your support, encouragement and if you know anyone who wants to help fight this injustice and speak for those with no voice, please send this way and I would love to encourage them if I can, pray for, just form an online community of ACTIVE prolife young women, for we are either a child or an adult and God has called us to be adults and act as adults, so we need to do something adults would do.

Again thank you all so much for listening!

God Bless you!!

Joy.

While I'm Waiting

As you can see I have made some changes to my blog. The name, my "about me" and my music. This past year God has REALLY changeed my heart. For such a long time I wanted to be a nurse and work at the hospital, and even though that is what I wanted to do I was still not sure how I would be a mom too. Well, that was because I was not in the Lord's will. In June of 2008 I did the most important thing that I will ever do. I gave my life to the Lord! He has changed me so much and I am so thankful! He has changed my heart now, to where, even though I have no idea where I am going to college, what I am going to major in or anything like that, He has given me a peace that I would not take anything for because I know that if I am in His will He will take care of me and I will be safe! Now, that I am no longer wigging out over getting sciance and math perfected because I know that nursing is not what He has for me to do. My love for cooking has been able to grow, my love for my Daddy and Mama and my whole family, my love for babies and kids, and most important, my love for Him and my relationship with Him has been able to bloom! And I don't want it to change! It is so amazing! I am so thanful that He has saved my soul from the lake if fire called hell and that He wants to be MY father! I hope that I never get over my salvation. I am now trying to have peace with the unknown, do what I need to do now, when I have time prepare myself for whatever He has for me to do. I am so glad that He has changed my heart. Now all that I want to do, if it be His will, is get married, have a family and raise my children for Him! And I think that He has put that on my heart.

It is so interesting to see the ways that God chooses to teach us things. I don't think that I am a very patient person, but through this, He has taught me patience. He is ALWAYS teaching me to use my mouth for Him and not to show off with my witt. Sometimes things that I think up as a reply to something someone has said, to worldy standards, are very witty, but, in no way would they honor God. He is teaching me to just SHUT my mouth and let the Spirit tell me what to say or, just to not say anything at all!

Sometimes while I am waiting I get scared. What if I don't get married, what I go to the wrong college, major in the wrong, or just do something COMPLETELY out of His will. Then I realize that all I am doing is worrying and doing so is a sin! Even though I am just in the ninth grade and know that I need to wait and that God will send him I wonder if I will get married because I don't have boyfriend right now. So many girls my age have a boyfriend, and sometimes I just feel sorry for them and then sometimes, I want to be like them because it seems easier. God has helped me so much in giving me a peace that if I do wait and put ALL matters into His hands He will do "exceedling, abduntely, far more then I could ever imagine!" And I am so glad of that! I have no idea what I would do without Him. He has helped me to become a set apart woman for Him.

Thank you all for reading this and I don't know why, but I just really felt like God had me write this for someone. I have no idea who, but, I hope that it has helped someone. Giving my life to the Lord is the best thing I will ever do, and it is the best thing ANYONE can do because, God loved the world so much He sent His only Son so that We would not be eternely seperated from Him, and to this day, He loves us just as much as He loves His Son Jesus! WoW!! That IS AWESOME!!! That is indescribable!

May you be blessed by our Merciful Savior!

Augstine Once Said...

If we live good lives,

the times are also good.

As we are,

such are the times.

Please pray that we will all live good lives.

I read in Ezra that the people were full of happiness because God had changed

the king of Assyria's mind.

Ezra 6:22

"The Lord made them happy by changing the mind of the king of Assyria so that he helped them on the work of the Temple of the God of Israel."

If God can change a kings mind, He can change a presidents mind.

And not only did the King LET them work on the Temple, he helped them!!

Please pray with me that God will send a revival to our country.

That it will be irristable,

that it will be like a wild fire as we enter into these hard times.

Lord,

Thank you for the protection that you have given to our country.

Please, Lord, do not lift your hedge of protection from our country and from our Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, and Gaurds.

Amen.

Picture Perfect

The Lord blessed us with a lot of food, fellowship, laughs, joy and much more this CHRISTmas!
There was some sadness because of the two missing. Please keep them in your prayers and thank you for all the prayers that you already have said for them!

Mama cooked an awesome meal on CHRISTmas day! Thank you for always cooking for us and never expecting anything in return! Well, one thing and what you always say sums it up,

"You eat you clean!"

Thanks Mama for teaching us how to cook with such patience and helping us learn to clean as a team!

God Bless,
Jot.
"There are two things I know. That I am great sinner. And Christ is a great Savior."

Two things...

“There are two things I know. That I am a great sinner, and Christ is a great Savior”.
Amazing Grace

Thank You Father,
For sending your Son as the Savior of the world!
May we never take the gift that you have given to us for granted!

Elisabeth Elliot once said,

"The preoccupations of young women don't seem to change much from generation to generation. But in every generation there seem to be a few who make other choices."

I am reading book now that is called, "Set-Apart Femininity", written by, Leslie Ludy. It is all about becoming the women that God created you to be. Portraying the beauty of the Lord and not the worlds. When I read what Mrs. Elliot said, it really hit me. I want to one of the few, like the Marines, "The Few, the Proud." That is what I want to be like, except I don't want to be proud, I want to show the world that the joy and beauty from the Lord will last FOREVER and that it is fulfilling, that it will never run out! It will always be satisfying and that you will never thirst. I want to be one of these few young women with hopes that maybe, with the Lords help, through example, other young women will want to be come a part of this wonderful circle! I want to be a part of the few young women in the world who want to be modest, a part of those who treasure their virginity, one that is glowing because of the Lord, not some immortal pleasure that as a shadow.

Please pray that I can become a young women like this that is honoring to the Lord. That I may be an example to other young women in my community and beyond!

Thank you all for always being there for me and being such awesome examples of loving mothers, caring, obedient wifes, and amazing sisters!!!!!

God Bless,
Joy.