Love....

Hey guys, so here we go, My friend sent me this, I am not sure where she got this from... read it first then I will explain..


"Everyone longs to give himself or herself completely to someone, to have a deep and committed soul relationship with another, to be loved thoroughly and unconditionally.
But God says: No, not until you are satisfied, fulfilled and content with being loved by Me alone, with giving yourself totally, unreservedly to Me alone.
I love you, My child, and until you discover that only in Me is your satisfaction to be found, you will not be capable of the perfect human relationship that I have planned for you. You will never be united with another until you are united with Me; exclusively of anyone or anything else; exclusively of any other desires and belongings.
I want you to stop planning, stop wishing, and allow Me to give you the most thrilling plan existing -- one that you can't imagine. I want you to have the very best. Please allow Me to bring it to you.
Just keep your eyes on Me, expecting the greatest things.
Keep experiencing that satisfaction knowing that I AM.
Keep learning and listening to the things I tell you.
You must be patient.
Don't be anxious.
Don't worry.
Don't look around at the things others have.
Don't look at the things you think you want.
Just keep looking up to Me, or you will miss what I want to give you.
And then, when you are ready, I will surprise you with a love far more wonderful than you could ever dream. You see, until you are ready, and until the one I have for you is ready (I am working even this minute to have both of you ready at the same time), until you are both satisfied exclusively with Me and the life I have prepared for you, you won't be able to experience the love that exemplifies your relationship with Me .. and this is perfect love."

When I read this, all I could think of was WoW.

I have been going through allot lately dealing with the whole being with someone and dating issue and such. I just sort of got out a "relationship" ( if you want to call it that) where I really started caring about someone, and it just sorta fell apart at the end.

"I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go,things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right,you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust noone but yourself,and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together."

To think I actually was looking forward to Valentines day this year, and all of that, but I know everything happens for a reason.... God's got plans.... But, yes, I read that up there, and all I could do was just think how amazing our God is, and in all things, HE WANTS US TO FALL COMPLETELY IN LOVE WITH HIM, before we take on any task. If we are not totally satisfied with our father in heaven, then how can we expect to work for him fully, as he wants us to, and to find joy in the people he has placed in our lives.

As a Christan's we know we have this amazing father, yet at times we go to other things trying to find satisfaction. I know it sounds crazy but we do it all the time. Just think about how many things in your life you allow to get in the way of God, it can be a relationship, a hobby, a job, school work, or what ever it is. Find true satisfaction in God, and trust him, and in His perfect time, all things will work out.

So this Valentines day lets just completely be in love with the God that loves you and cares for you so much.

With Love -Reny

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 =)

VID1 (Hillsong Came to my Rescue)

sooo heres the first of many vids! this is a you tube video of a song called Came to my rescue by Hillsong. I discovered this song when a friend sang this song on a face book video, and I fell in love with the song, but I dint know what it was called, so i searched and searched and I found it! SOOO GOOD! enjoy!

ARE YOU READY?

So hello folks, welcome, glad you came out, I know it was a hard commute out to this page, you know clicking links and all that jazz.

So my names Reny, and I want to welcome you to Redefining Insanity!!!!! This is the very first post of a blog that will contain some thought provoking topics, along with my random ramblings, and allot of my own creative pieces of art. I have no idea why I am doing this, maybe boredom? Maybe I want my random thoughts published to the whole world? Maybe I am using this as a creative way of showing the world the true talent behind this face, but whatever the reason, I promise you its gonna be good.

Here I will be spiting out my thoughts, sharing interesting things I found on the web, talking about religious ideas...etc. I want your feedback, and I want your participation. I'd like this to be a discussion and would love for YOU! to comment and give me feedback on things. Hey if you agree with something I wrote, let me know, comment! If you totally hate what I wrote and cant stand it, hey comment and let me know!

ARE YOU READY???
join in and lets Redefine Insanity........

-Reny