Well i was able to finish my book, One Month To Live! I really enjoyed this reading and recommend it to those who want a quick devotional book. Enough of a commercial just wanted to share some quick quotes from the book that pushed me:• Life isn’t measured by the number of ybreaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

• A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for.
• Your problem is not that you don’t love God enough. It’s that you don’t. understand how much He loves you.
• Learn to attack the issues without attacking each other.
• The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you.
• He’s (God) much more interested in our character than in our comfort.
• Ironically it takes a lot more faith to be an atheist then it does to believe in God.
• All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen.
• How does one become a butterfly?...you must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar.
• The key is to remember that at the center of every problem is a purpose, a revelation of God at work in our lives.
• Prayer should be our first response not our last resort.
• The difference between school and life? In school, you’re taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you’re given a test that teaches you a lesson.
• Miracles never take place until you acknowledge the situation is impossible without God.
• Studying the bible isn’t enough; we have to put it into our lives for it to be a conviction.
• I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything , but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.
• If we touch one life, we may make the difference between life and death-physical as well as spiritual.
• We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
• Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.
• Nothing great ever happens without passion.
• So what did Jesus do when He knew He only had one month to live? He loved completely the people He was closest to.

Need your help??

Well lately i've just been in alot of training whether it was at Starbucks or CPMC. As much as i dreaded sitting down, reading, doing paperwork, i also had a chance to learn a lot about both companies. They both are very credible organizations that stay true to their Mission/Vision Statement. I really enjoyed those times when they would explain their core values. So this week I just want learn and study up about Mission Statements, and hopefully Next week just breakdown several M.S's also I would like to define my own Mission Statement for Life. Going through this training has checked me not only as an employee but as a christian and a future church planter. What lies ahead of me is going to be a challenge but if I narrow down where I'm going in Life or How i'm going to live life then it will make things a little bit easier. So for the next week if you can comment me any Mission statements! whether they are from your work place, some that you read online and just inspired you, or even your own if you have one. If you know of any others that would like to post a Mission Statement feel free to tell them. Thank you for all your Help, I can't wait to see what is in store for next week!

A Bible Journey...

Today, I (Amanda) will be sharing a bit from yesterday's reading. I love doing Bible Journeys. The reading was so good, I was just getting a bunch of things out of it! So here ya go, a little peek into my mind:

-Isaiah 53:4-8, He endured ALL OF THIS, just so I could have an abundant life. Amazing! Do I take this for granted? Am I living up to that abundant life?

-Isaiah 54:4, Tee texted me today about this verse, and reading it for myself really spoke to me. Do I have things in my past that I'm embarrassed about? Yes. Do I have to live in them anymore? No. Will I forget them? Yes.

-Isaiah 54:5, Enough of this marriage talk - God is my husband! Think of the qualities and responsibilities of a husband. God is this and so much more!

-Isaiah 54:17, My heritage is that of an overcomer!

-Isaiah 55:2, Quite a profound statement, yet I cannot grasp it's full meaning yet...

-Isaiah 55:6, Does that mean there will be a time when we will be unable to find Him?

-Isaiah 55:9, How high is that? Immense! Such a remarkable difference between our thoughts and God's!

-Isaiah 55:10-11, I never realized the power of this analogy. Rain does not come to the earth without purpose. And it always fulfills it's purpose. It CANNOT fail! So it is with the Word of God - always purposeful and always effective.

-Isaiah 56:3-5, It doesn't matter where you've been or where you are now, the Lord will still honor you in His kingdom if you serve him with a pure & true heart.

-2 Peter 2:8, Bad company corrupts good character

-2 Peter 2:17, What good is a well without water? It is a vessel not fulfilling it's purpose. Created for one thing, yet not doing it. What a disappointment a dry well would be to a thirsty person - appearing to satisfy, yet it is a farce. Still thirsty.

*Have a good one! - Amanda :)

Waiting On You

Isaiah 55:5
“You will call for nations that you don't yet know. And these nations that do not know you will run to you because of the Lord your God, because of the Holy One of Israel who honors you.”

• Do you know how many lives your one single life can change? It reminds me of that one time that Bishop came to preach at San Jose and he used the example of an apple seed. One seed that is planted in the ground doesn’t just contain one apple but it contains an apple tree with several apples. One life can impact many other lives. I would’ve never imagined my life being able to change, help, and challenge other people; but I believe God had everything mapped out and it wasn’t the way I wanted it to be Isaiah 55:8 Sometimes I play around and say “I’m to old” but I’m barely starting to walk in life. I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to impact many lives, right now and I cant wait for the many more that are ahead.
• I’ll always remember a word that Dedra gave me which connects this verse to my life, “1,000’s will get to know Christ because of your obedience.” It’s amazing because I know she said more, but this is the only thing that stuck even up till now. Sometimes when I have doubts, fears, or questions about what I’m doing in ministry I always revert to those words. There are 1,000’s of people out there that I may not know but because of my obedience to God they also will have a chance to experience him.
• Lord show me the faces of the families of those individuals and remind me that my life is not my own. I live for you and I live for those that have yet to accepted you as their lord and savior.