True Courage

Hey guys, if you scroll down, you will see a post I wrote about confidence, and it was taken from the book Character Makeover, well heres another little excerpt from the same book about courage. I bolded the parts which really hit me. Let me know what you think.

"Courage is an outward display of the inward character quality of confidence. Courage is the strength to take risks, face danger, endure difficulty, or withstand fear. Notice, I didn't say courage is an absence of fear. Rather, it withstands fear—you have to experience fear in order to be courageous!

Courage seems to follow when you take God at his word, believe he'll do what he says, remember his protection in the past, and place yourself in his care. The more faith you have in God's power, the more courageous you'll be."

-This is taken from Character Makeover by Katie Brazelton, Shelley Leith

With Love -Reny

Random thoughts about Christian Dating

So I have been dealing with and talking to people about the whole Christian dating/relationship concept. I went to a few people, and got to hear their say on it. And here are some points you might want to think about before entering a relationship. (Special thanks to Ashley, John and Reeja for contributing their ideas. )

-The more people you date and attach yourself with before finding the one God has destined for you (not just physically but emotionally also), the less you will have to give to the person you end up with in the future.

-When entering any relationship both sides must be able to contribute to the relationship the time and attention it deserves. Relationships are draining, and require allot of energy. If you can’t afford to give the time and energy it is probability best to just wait.

-Before entering into any relationship plan out what your priorities and goals are at the present moment. Maybe you are a student, maybe you are working. And assuming you are a Christian, your number one priority is God. What ever the situation make sure that this relationship will benefit you when it comes to your priorities and goals. If you know a relationship will hold you back or move you away from your goals or priorities, it is probably best not to enter into it.

-Christians really shouldn’t date for the sake of dating, or just for the fun of it. True Christian dating should always be approached by looking at in the sense of what this relationship could lead to in the future. What I mean is, if you can’t see yourself marrying the person one day, why are you dating them?

-And since you do look at things in the long term, might want to evaluate your own age and how close you are to even thinking about marriage. If you’re in your late teens, you still have a few years before you even think about marriage. So getting into a relationship at that age would mean you are saying you want a long term thing. For example, you start to date at 19 and you would like to get married around lets say 25. That would mean you are looking at possibly a 5 year relationship with this person. Long term dating can really be dangerous. A few things happen in long term relationships. 1 if the relationship breaks off, both sides usually end up hurt more since long term dating usually leads to some emotional attachment. 2 the longer a relationship the more willing you are to compromise your own needs or wants in order to keep the relationship going. You will be less willing to break off the relationship even if you find out this person is not the one for you mainly because the relationship has been going on for so long. So if you do chose to date at a young age, do it with caution and always guard your heart.

So here you go, you might not agree with all of this, and I know there are allot of other things to consider, but these are just a few. Just always remember to GUARD YOUR HEART

God is love -Reny

Self-Confidence

I was reading an excerpt from Character Makeover and I wanted to share what I read with you guys.

"Self-confidence comes not from believing in yourself but from having faith in God. Pervasive self-confidence is not self-confidence at all, but God-confidence. That's another one of those spiritual paradoxes, like losing your life to find it, or the last shall be first.

Confidence is only as good as the one in whom you place your confidence. A radical shift from self-confidence to God-confidence makes all the difference."

-This is taken from Character Makeover by Katie Brazelton, Shelley Leith

With Love -Reny

VID2 Da Truth "I Need You"

Happy New YEAR!!! Heres a new vid to ring in the new year. Da Truth ft IZZY "I Need You" If you have not herd to much about the Christian hip hop scene, den check out some of the links in the great music section =)