Lies Young Women Believe.

I recently finished reading the book, Lies Young Women Believe and The Truth That Sets Them Free, By Nancy Demoss and Dannah Gresh. I've wanted to read it for awhile now and I learned a few things. (Yay for learning!) =D I thought I would share a little with you.

First, every temptation, sin, bad habit, negative thought, etc. is planted through a lie. People begin to dwell on those things and it beomces a hindrance in their life. I've listened to my fair share of lies and have even let some of them take complete control of my life. There's only one way to be set free from these things, and that way is God. By spending time talking to Him and reading His word we begin to dwell on him instead of the lie that is deceiving us. Lies do not have the power to destroy our lives because God gave us the power to destroy the lies.

Some of the lies that were spoken of in this book really got me thinking. I realized I sin A LOT every single day, more than I thought.

I know it's hard to give God complete control of everything in your life. Honestly, I haven't. C.S. Lewis once said, "The almost impossible thing, is to hand over your whole self-all your wishes and precautions-to Christ...Until you have given up yourself to Him you will not have a real self." This quote is so true.

The book talked about three steps to do in order to gain control and "douse the lies with the truth".
1.)Identify the areas of bondage and sinful behavior.
2.)Identify the lie(s) at the root of the bondage. Stop fueling the lies by listening to them and dwelling on them.
3.)Replace the lie(s) with truth.

Here are a few of the everyday lies that I struggle with and truth to counter them:

1.)When you feel far from God and are tempted to feel that He doesn't love you:
God is love and wants me to have his best. (Romans 8:32, 38-39)

2.)When you feel ugly or fat:
I am fearfully and wonderfully made. (Psalm 139:14)

3.)When you feel rejected:
I am accepted in Christ. (Ephesians 1:4-6)

4.)When you feel you need more things and are consumed by your desires:
God is enough. (Psalm 23:1)

5.)When you feel anxious about your circumstances:
God can be trusted. (Isaiah 28:16)

6.)When you feel like something happened to you that will ruin your life forever:
God doesn't make ANY mistakes. (Isaiah 46:10)

7.)When you feel like you can't handle a problem your're facing:
God's grace is enough for me. (2 Corinthians 12:9)

8.)When you feel like your sin is too great for him to forgive:
The blood of Christ is sufficient to cover all my sin. (1 John 1:7)

9.)When you feel like you'll never be able to overcome a sinful habit:
The cross of Christ is sufficient to conquer my sinful flesh. (Roamans 6:6-7)

10.)When you feel like your potential is limited by your past:
My past does not have control of my future. (1 Corinthians 6:9-11; 2)

11.)When you feel like God is asking you to do something that is impossible:
Through the power of His Holy Spirit, God will enable me to do anything He commands me to do. (1Thessalonians 5:25; Phillipians 2:13)

• There is no one you cannot love. (Matthew 5:44)
• You can give thanks in all things. (1 Thessalonians 5:44)
• There is no one you cannot forgive. (Mark 11:25)
• You can be sexually pure. (1 Thessalonians (4:3-4)
• You can honor your parents and respond obediently to their authority, even when you disagree with them or they are imperfect. (Ephesians 6:1-3)

12.)When you want to blame others for your responses:

I am responsible before God for my behavior, responses, and choices. (Ezekiel 18:19-22)

13.)When you feel like giving up on the church:

I need the church. (Ephesians 2:19-22; 5:25; 1 Corinthians 12:12-27: Hebrews 10:25)

14.)When you are tempted to sacrifice holiness for immediate fulfillment:

Personal holiness is more important than immediate happiness. (Ephesians 5:26-27)

15.)When you become sonsumed with wanting God to fix your life:

God is more concerned about changing me and gloryfying himself than about solving my problems. (Romans 8:29)

16.)When you don't understand a difficult situation you're facing:

It is impossible to be godly without suffering. (1 Peter 5:10; 2 Corinthians 4:17)

17.)When you want things to go YOUR way:

It's not about me; it's all about Him. (Colossians 1:16-18; Revalation 4:11)

18.)That was all, I just had to add another so it'd be even:

I'm OCD.

I hope that maybe whoever reads this will learn something. I learned a whole lot from this book.

P.S. I've come across 5 more tattoos that I want. =D

I have a feeling this is going to get out of conrtol.

Turn it Off

I was just listening to "Turn it Off" by Paramore. I've never actually thought about the lyrics to this song and what they mean, until just now. I may be completely off, but here's a few of the lyrics and what they mean to me

I scraped my knees while I was praying
And found a demon in my safest haven
Seems like it's getting harder to believe in anything
Than just to get lost in all my selfish thoughts



This is what these words means to me:
Sometimes we get caught up in things we WANT and instead of talking to God as we should, we end up petitioning him during our prayer time. We lose focus a lot during this time also. Our minds wander off and we begin to say empty words to God. We start focusing on those things instead of what we're saying and our reltionaship with Him becomes less important. Eventually, we end up distancing ourselves from the one true friend we have to talk about everything with. The One who is our haven, who knows exactly how we are feeling.


And the worst part is
Before it gets any better
We're headed for a cliff
And in the free fall
I will realize
I'm better off
When I hit the bottom


What this means to me is:
I'm not going to lie, I'm not as close to God as I should be. It seems as if everytime we get close to God, we're reading our bible daily, and we are feeling good, we stop doing the things that helped get us to that point. Our reltionship with Him ends up becoming more distant once again. Our life begins to crumble. We start to feel the unbearable pressure of the world or something horrible happens. It's sad, but it usually takes a crisis or tragedy to make us come back to God. When we finally hit the bottom, we usually cry out for help because we realize we can't do it alone. We start developing a better relationship again because we HAVE to. We have nowhere else to turn.




Well, I can see behind the curtain
The wheels are cranking, turning
It's all wrong, the way we're working
Towards a goal that's non-existent
It's not existent,
but we just keep believing



This, to me, means:
A lot of the time we put other things before God. We have false hope. We believe that everything will be better once we just lose ten pounds, or have tons of friends, or get a boyfriend or girlfriend. The only way our lives will mean anything at all is if we live them for God. Make it your number one goal to be like him. We so often are willing to accept Jesus as our Saviour, but not as the Lord of our life.


Just thought I'd share this with you! =D

10 Paramore Songs You Should Listen To

There are so many good Paramore songs. Here's my top 10 favorite. This took a really long time. rofl.

10.)"Fences"

9.)"We are Broken"

8.)"Pressure"

7.)"That's You Get"

6.)"Misguided Ghosts"

5.)"Brick by Boring Brick"

4.)"Looking Up"

3.)"Turn it Off"

2.)"Playing God"

1.)"The Only Exception"

10 Songs You Should Listen To.

1o.) "Run"-Addison Road

9.)"Brat Pack"-The Rocket Summer

8.)"Me and Jesus"-Stellar Kart

7.)"Reinventing Your Exit"-UnderOath

6.)"Taking Chances" (Glee Cast Version)-Cast of Glee

5.)"Dearly Loved"-Jimmy Needham

4.)"Hope Now"-Addison Road

3.)"Have Your Way"-Britt Nicole

2.)"Light"-The Rocket Summer

1.)"Are There Giants Too, In The Dance?"-Meg & Dia

Leaving everything behind.

So, in September my parents informed me that we will be moving to a place about an hour and a half from home this summer. I totally freaked out and yelled and cried a lot. I begged and begged for them to let me live with my grandparents, but there is no way that's going to happen. The hard part was telling these eight girls, known as my best friends, what is going to happen.
This year is going by why too fast and we're beginning to realize that these are some of our last memories to be created together. Before our grade's last football game, I remember crying with Christina because it was "our last football game to cheer together with our group of girls ever." Then came D-Now. Our "friends" were fighting a lot a few of the weeks before. Our sponsor saw that and we mended relationships that were damaged. Plus, ONE OF OUR FRIENDS GOT SAVED!!!!! Although the things that went down at D-Now were great, the one person that seems to always create "drama" was up to it again. Unfortunatly, we've lost a close friend because we all decided it wasn't worth all the stuff we were being put through. Don't get me wrong, we don't go around with our noses in the air and with an "I'm better than you" attitude, we simply don't share everything with that person as we used to.
Soon after D-Now came vocal All-Region and All-State. My closest friend, Betsy, and I were fortunate enough to make both honor choirs. I've never performed in a show without her. Even when only one of us were in the school talent show, the other was sitting on the first row cheering the one performing on. We knew we wanted to do a duet for our last show, and we wanted it to mean something to us. We found the perfect song. We'll be doing "For Good" off of Wicked. It never fails, I cry every single time I practice. My solo lines are "It well may be that we will never meet again in this lifetime, so let me say before I go, so much of me is made from what I've learned from you. You'll be with me, like a handprint on my heart. Now whatever way our stories end, know that you've rewritten mine by being my friend."
I'm so afraid that after a while my friends and I will lose "touch". I honestly couldn't stand that thought. I've been through so much with these girls and seen them grow into beautiful young ladies. It's unfair that my parents are making me leave everything I know and love behind. I probably sound really sappy and corny, but it's the truth. I know that I'll see everyone often. There's a reason for everything and I have to trust God and know that he's in control. I've prayed so many prays for him to just let me stay, but if it's his will that I move, that's what needs to happen.
Our house sold tonight, and this is becoming so real. Soon, I'll be packing up and moving on. I just want Betsy, Morgan, Emily, Tori, Katie, Christina, Shelbi, and Taylor know that each one of you have touched my life in so many amazing ways. No matter how far apart we are, I'll still be there for you all and will do anything for each of you. I love you Girls!!!


"I'll stop searching for the answers. I'll stop praying for an escape, and I'll trust you god and believe that you will have your way."




Listen to "Have Your Way" by Britt Nicole