There are many ways that God speaks to us. Here are some of them.
1.) God Speaks through the Bible
Knowledge of the bible can save us from errors and suffering. It is the most important and only infallible way of hearing god
-2Timothy 3:16
-Joshua 1:8
-Psalm 119:105
-Psalm 119:133
2.) God speaks through inner Witness
God will often give us a peace. A deep felt in our spirit that this is the will of God.
-Romans 8:16
-Philippians 4:7
-Galatians 5:25
-Job 32:18
3.) God speaks through our conscience
God can convict us about sin or something that he wants us to do.
Remember, God will never condemn you
-Romans 2:14-15
4.) God speaks through inner voice
The small voice of God's Spirit talking in you
-John 16:13-15
-1 Kings 19:8-12
5.) God speaks through circumstance
God can create circumstances or allow them to take place, or the circumstances can be a result of a bad choice.
ex. -Jonah and the Whale
- Receiving money for missionary trip
6.) God speaks through visions
A vision is a personal, pictorial presentation while you are awake. They are not seen with the physical eyes.
-Acts 10:3-4
-Acts 16:9
-Acts 10:10-16
-Acts 7:55-56
-Daniel 10:5-6
7.) God speaks through Audible voice
This is a voice that is physically heard. It is very rare
ex. -Moses' burning bush
- Jesus' Baptism
- The apostle Paul
8.) God speaks through Angels
Angels are beings created by God. They can appear in the form of a human or in "angelic" form.
Angle=Hebrew for messenger
-Hebrew 1:12
-Judges 13:3
-Psalm 34:7
-Isaiah 37:36
-Acts 10:3-6
-Exodus 23:2-21
-2 Corinthians 11:14
*always confirm
9.) God speaks through gifts of the spirit
Some of the gifts of the spirit include messages of wisdome, knowledge, tongues, interpretation of tounges, and prophecy.
-1 Corinthians 12:8-11
10.) God speaks through leadership
Wether you are a full time pastor or a spiritual leader, you need to be humble enough to seek the advice of other church leaders
-Hebrews 12:17
11.) God speaks through others
God may speak through music, testimony, books, teaching tapes, guest speakers, or people comments
- Luke 8:36-39
12.) God speaks through creation
The world and the universe (Gods creation) speak about God
- Romans 1:20
13.) God speaks through arts
God is a creative God and has communicated in some creative ways
ex. -music
- Painting
- Drawing
- poetry
- Exodus 31:1-5
- 1 Kings 7:13-22
- Jeremiah 18:1-6
- Numbers 21:5-9
- Ezekiel 4:1-8
- 1 Samuel 21:11
- John 8:6-9
14.) God speaks through super natural signs
God has guided people and soke through larg supernatural acts
- Exodus 12:21
- Isaiah 38:7-8
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Resetting my internal clock
For the past two weeks, I have been going to bed super late, and getting up super late. On Monday I slept in until 3:00pm, But I also didn't head off to bed until around 4:00am. Iv been taking muscle relaxers to relax me before 11:00pm so I can drift off by 11:30, but it doesn't seem to be working. So... instead of staying up super late for the rest of the summer, I am pulling a full out all nighter. No naps during the day and lots of coffee. Ill have to find things to occupie myself other wise Ill be falling asleep, and my internal clock will be even more messed up. Its like I'm suffering jet lag with out traveling. I have been up since 1:00pm yesterday, and I wont be going to sleep again until 10:30pm tonight. Wish me luck!!
:((( I'm soooo tired!!!
:((( I'm soooo tired!!!
Saturday, August 1, 2009
What if things were different?
Have you ever thought this... What if things were different. What if the world wasn't slowly disintegrating? would there be less cancer? What if there was a cure for cancer? Will there ever be? Someone once brought to my attention that even if they did find a cure for cancer, then they wouldn't tell any one because they are making so much money off of it. I never really thought about it that way, but it makes sense.
What if I was home schooled my whole life instead of attending public school? Would I have friends? Would i be smarter than I am now?
What if me and my friends never got out of fights? Would i continue making new ones and leave the other ones behind?
What if I could see God? That is a question that i have been thinking about for a long time. But I finally realized, that every one sees God. When I look at my self in the mirror, I see the work of God. When I look at you, I see the work of God. When I look at the trees, and anything that is on the planet, I see the work of God.
When i see the work of God, it makes me see God for what he is. My God, your God and our God.
What if I was home schooled my whole life instead of attending public school? Would I have friends? Would i be smarter than I am now?
What if me and my friends never got out of fights? Would i continue making new ones and leave the other ones behind?
What if I could see God? That is a question that i have been thinking about for a long time. But I finally realized, that every one sees God. When I look at my self in the mirror, I see the work of God. When I look at you, I see the work of God. When I look at the trees, and anything that is on the planet, I see the work of God.
When i see the work of God, it makes me see God for what he is. My God, your God and our God.
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This is just a picture that I took while screwing around with my camera. Took a spray bottle and sprayed down a few of the plants in my yard. Turned out pretty good i think.pic
About 2 weeks ago, I was helping my mom paint our shed. It was a really gross green colour and my neighbours were getting married later that day. While my mom was getting the higher parts of the shed, i took a paint brush and thought Id do something for their marriage. I painted a heart on the tree. Today I was out in our yard and i took a picture. The lighting was perfect, and i really liked the focus.Canon Q8200 a scam??
At first glance, this camera looks like a top of the line, $500 camera rite? This was my dads camera that he forgot at our house before he left. I dont let anyone touch it, and i never use it, in fear that I will break it. The flash is allready messed up. It hasent worked since i brought it out of the box. I decided that I was going to take it out and use it in Moncton (see last blog.) I wanted to see what kind of film it uses, so I googled it. Apparentley, the camera that i have treasured for 10 years is a total scam. Its not even a real canon product. Some things really dissapoint me.
Camp and Traveling
On Tuesday, I'm leaving to go to camp again. This is a completely different experience for me this year, because I'm not a camper. Iv been going to this camp for 5 years, and every year I go, I have been a camper. But this year, I'm a counselor. At the beginning of the summer, I went to this camp for training to be a counselor. I was a CIT (counselor in training) for a week, and then I left for home. A lot of the other CIT's were staying for the whole summer. I knew that I wouldn't be able to do that. In October I went to Moncton to see my family for 2 weeks, and it was really hard to be away from home for that long. I couldn't imagine spending 6 weeks out there, without seeing any of my family members.
I am heading out to camp for 4 days. I'm consoling the Jr. mini group. That's the youngest group that they have at this camp. I believe it is from ages 6-8. Iv heard horror stories about the Jr. mini group.
There is the Briar story. According to the other counselors in my cabin, there was a kid named Briar that came to camp one year. The kid said to the counselor that he wasn't feeling good, but sent him to bed anyway, thinking that he was just over tired from all the physical activity that he had done. You have to keep in mind, that there are like 10 boy cabins each of which consist of like...5 bunk beds. Briar was on the top bunk. Being that all these kids are like...6,7, and 8, they are pretty messy. The kid sharing a bunk with Briar, had left his suit case open beside his bed. In the middle of the night, Briar gets sick. Not on his sleeping bag, not in a garbage can, But over the side of his bunk, right into the suit case of his bunk buddy.
Another time, I head a story about this counselor. Apparently he was like...the best male counselor that was at this camp. He had a red, fuzzy bean bag chair that he would sit in and do devo's with his cabin before bed. (devo=bible study or time put away for God) One night this counselor heard something moving. like...skin rubbing on fabric. He just put it aside and thought "o...its just someone moving around in his bed." But once the moving didn't stop, he turned on the light, and there was a kid wiping his butt on this bright red fuzzy bean bag chair.
Then there is the poop sticks. Most of the campers don't know about this. At my camp, there are 2 sets of washrooms. There are Lake side hall washrooms. They are really clean, and then there are the summer washrooms. And their not so clean. The summer washrooms have the kind of toilets that you hold the Handel down half way to fill the toilet with water, then when you're finished "doing the do" you push it down all the way, and it opens a hole in the toilet and it goes down. Well... sometimes, when your cleaning the summer wash rooms, poop gets stuck on the sides of the toilet. Its not like its just a little smudge. But its like a full out turd sticking to the side of the toilet bowl. So, to fix this problem, we go into the bush, and get a stick. We bring the stick back into the summer wash rooms and proceed to push the poop down the hole in the toilet. Once we are done with the poop stick, there is a little triangle of trees and bushes that separates the cabins from the summer washrooms. We throw the poop stick into the triangle. Its known as the poop stick triangle.
Sometimes, kids will go into the poop stick triangle and pull out these sticks, not knowing that the are poop sticks. (we don't tell them, because more often than not, the boys will chase the girls with the sticks) Its really gross.
Any ways, I am leaving camp a day early because I am heading out to Moncton to see my family again! I'm really excited! I cant wait to see my great Grandma, and my cousins, and my aunts and uncles! Most of my family lives out in Moncton (New Brunswick) so i never get to see them. The last time I got to see them was in October, when I stayed out there for 2 weeks. But before that, it had been probably like... 4 or 5 years since I had seen them.
I remember that when I had gone for the first time, it was more about the experience of being on the air plane. I couldn't have cared less about seeing my family. I didn't really know who they were. I was so young, that i didn't think to my self "OMG I get to see my family" all i cared was that i got to go on that plane. Its amazing how you can grow into things. Now when I go out to Moncton, its all about seeing my family. Like...I would gladly cut out the 6 hour plane ride, to be able to see my family. Id do it in a heart beat.
Last time I went out there, I got to see my cousin Robyn. I was so excited! We get along pretty well, which is great. She is a year younger than me, but we have a lot of the same interests... more specifically...boys.
My Great Grandma is sooo cute! Shes like... 70 years old and she cooks up a storm! Ill tell you this much, if your at Grammies house, You will never ever go hungry. Its like a pass time. She walks around the house in her little slippers and apron. its so cute!! i cant wait to have some of her cookies.
My Uncle Arnold is sooo awesome! hes a hunter. I remember last time i went out there, he had brought a partridge (prairie chicken) I didnt like it though. I think it has something to do with the fact that I saw it when it was dripping blood. I do the same thing with fish. I just cant eat it if i seen it whit blood on it.
Any ways...ill try to keep an updat every day when im in moncton, along with some pictures.
:)
I am heading out to camp for 4 days. I'm consoling the Jr. mini group. That's the youngest group that they have at this camp. I believe it is from ages 6-8. Iv heard horror stories about the Jr. mini group.
There is the Briar story. According to the other counselors in my cabin, there was a kid named Briar that came to camp one year. The kid said to the counselor that he wasn't feeling good, but sent him to bed anyway, thinking that he was just over tired from all the physical activity that he had done. You have to keep in mind, that there are like 10 boy cabins each of which consist of like...5 bunk beds. Briar was on the top bunk. Being that all these kids are like...6,7, and 8, they are pretty messy. The kid sharing a bunk with Briar, had left his suit case open beside his bed. In the middle of the night, Briar gets sick. Not on his sleeping bag, not in a garbage can, But over the side of his bunk, right into the suit case of his bunk buddy.
Another time, I head a story about this counselor. Apparently he was like...the best male counselor that was at this camp. He had a red, fuzzy bean bag chair that he would sit in and do devo's with his cabin before bed. (devo=bible study or time put away for God) One night this counselor heard something moving. like...skin rubbing on fabric. He just put it aside and thought "o...its just someone moving around in his bed." But once the moving didn't stop, he turned on the light, and there was a kid wiping his butt on this bright red fuzzy bean bag chair.
Then there is the poop sticks. Most of the campers don't know about this. At my camp, there are 2 sets of washrooms. There are Lake side hall washrooms. They are really clean, and then there are the summer washrooms. And their not so clean. The summer washrooms have the kind of toilets that you hold the Handel down half way to fill the toilet with water, then when you're finished "doing the do" you push it down all the way, and it opens a hole in the toilet and it goes down. Well... sometimes, when your cleaning the summer wash rooms, poop gets stuck on the sides of the toilet. Its not like its just a little smudge. But its like a full out turd sticking to the side of the toilet bowl. So, to fix this problem, we go into the bush, and get a stick. We bring the stick back into the summer wash rooms and proceed to push the poop down the hole in the toilet. Once we are done with the poop stick, there is a little triangle of trees and bushes that separates the cabins from the summer washrooms. We throw the poop stick into the triangle. Its known as the poop stick triangle.
Sometimes, kids will go into the poop stick triangle and pull out these sticks, not knowing that the are poop sticks. (we don't tell them, because more often than not, the boys will chase the girls with the sticks) Its really gross.
Any ways, I am leaving camp a day early because I am heading out to Moncton to see my family again! I'm really excited! I cant wait to see my great Grandma, and my cousins, and my aunts and uncles! Most of my family lives out in Moncton (New Brunswick) so i never get to see them. The last time I got to see them was in October, when I stayed out there for 2 weeks. But before that, it had been probably like... 4 or 5 years since I had seen them.
I remember that when I had gone for the first time, it was more about the experience of being on the air plane. I couldn't have cared less about seeing my family. I didn't really know who they were. I was so young, that i didn't think to my self "OMG I get to see my family" all i cared was that i got to go on that plane. Its amazing how you can grow into things. Now when I go out to Moncton, its all about seeing my family. Like...I would gladly cut out the 6 hour plane ride, to be able to see my family. Id do it in a heart beat.
Last time I went out there, I got to see my cousin Robyn. I was so excited! We get along pretty well, which is great. She is a year younger than me, but we have a lot of the same interests... more specifically...boys.
My Great Grandma is sooo cute! Shes like... 70 years old and she cooks up a storm! Ill tell you this much, if your at Grammies house, You will never ever go hungry. Its like a pass time. She walks around the house in her little slippers and apron. its so cute!! i cant wait to have some of her cookies.
My Uncle Arnold is sooo awesome! hes a hunter. I remember last time i went out there, he had brought a partridge (prairie chicken) I didnt like it though. I think it has something to do with the fact that I saw it when it was dripping blood. I do the same thing with fish. I just cant eat it if i seen it whit blood on it.
Any ways...ill try to keep an updat every day when im in moncton, along with some pictures.
:)
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