God-centered living

Self- centered

• Life focused on self
• Overly proud of self
• Depending on self and ones own ability
• Seeking to be acceptable to the world and it's ways
• Looking at circumstances from a himan perspective

God-centered

• Confidence in God
• Dependence on God and his ability and provision
• Life focused on God and his activity
• Humble before God
• Denying self
• Seeking first the kingdom of God and His righteousness
• Seeking God's viewpoint in every circumstance
• Holy and godly living

"The man who lives his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life." -John 12:25

Living life the God-centered way will help you grasp a better understanding on Gods way to live your life and help you see God's plan for your life.

watching what we say

                 Ever thought about how your heart is shown to others when you use bad language or put someone down? 
What we say can really effect people.
"Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is expelled? But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person."- Mark 15:17-18

wikipedia's definition for profanity is "Profanity is a show of disrespect, or a desecration or debasement of someone or something. Profanity can take the form of words, expressions, gestures, or other social behaviors that are socially constructed or interpreted as insulting, rude, vulgar, desecrating, or other forms.^[1]

The original meaning of the adjective profane (Latin: "in front of", "outside the temple") referred to items not belonging to the church, "

We all are exposed to cussing or bullying every day whether at school or at work. Very much so in High School. But what those people don't seem to take into consideration is the effect that will have on the person's life, it could cause them to make bad choices to fit in,or even hurt themselves. 

What are some ways to stay away from those two terrible paths?

-hang out with people who also don't cuss or bully

-don't use language you couldn't use in front of your Pastor

-Think of the effects it could have on that person (bullying)

- And put yourself in their position what if some one was treating you like that? how would you feel? would it help you or hurt you?

"Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear."- Ephesians 4:29

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(p.s. lets all try to think before we speak :)) 

worn out and burned out

What do we need to do when we feel burned out?
In a new bible study book we started called "Brave" by Angela`Thomas we learned that there are a few steps you can take to help you when you feel like this.
1.put your faith in God
2.prioritize What are you limitations and why are they important to you
you can find all this info in week one day one of the book 

"For he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust."- Psalm 103:14

"Our lips are sealed"

"Our lips are merely the messengers of our hearts."