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So based on our class discussion this morning I thought I would talk about friendships. I kind of formatted this post differently personifying things I value in a friendship I hope you enjoy! Trust: Trust you can talk to him at any time any where. Trust allows you to be vulnerable knowing you won’t be judged and will be accepted. Trust realizes you aren’t perfect and not expecting you to be. He looks past offences. Honesty: Honesty is a real friend, she will tell you the honest truth even when it’s hard to hear, she will share her real hopes and dreams given to her by God. She opens up about her honest struggles and weaknesses because a real relationship need to be sincere and vulnerable. Honesty will speak truth into your life and encourage your hopes and dreams given to you by God. Honesty you can trust, you can’t trust somebody who is dishonest. Loyal: Loyal, she is so awesome. She is always there for you, all ways there to pick you up in hard times. She will laugh with you when it’s funny and will cry with you when it’s hard. Shes there when know else is. She is a faithful friend. Joy: She is always having a good time regardless of circumstances. Whether good or bad day she has an inner bliss and wonder from God believing and hoping for the best and realizing life's not perfect and not to take herself too seriously. “Friends come and friends go But a true friend sticks by you like family” Proverbs 18:24 These are just a few things that I value in a friendship. Friendships are hard and take work ,but a true friend is priceless. So I hope this encouraged you in some way, maybe to be a friend to someone who doesn’t or deepening your friendship with another or maybe being a better friend. By Lily Turner
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Yawn, this week started off slow but then gradually increased as the week went on. I really thought that this week's topic of historical evidence for Christianity was rather interesting. I really enjoyed having to research articles for evidence that the bible exists. This has really opened up my thoughts on the existence of God and my faith for him. proving that the bible is true takes some work but if you really believe in the bible then you can prove it. I also learned that you can also prove that the bible is true because of the holy spirit, Without the holy spirit the bible would basically be a text book. the bible is a big part of Christianity. By being a Christian I've learned that it is a commitment. you have to accept what you're learning you have to hear him and listen to his powerful words. Without Christ we wouldn't be anywhere right now. I became a true Christian in 9th grade. Now here is what mean by true Christian. I've known God all my life through bible stories in my early years, and I've extended my faith for God since then. Coming to Seattle Christian has opened my heart for God and it's really had a great impact on me. If i didn't go to this school i would probably lose my faith for god. I became a true Christian when I was saved during choir one day when we had a music teacher from California. She lead us in rituals and then worship. It was during the song “I surrender all to you “that I knelt on the floor and could feel the presence of the lord overcome my soul. this feeling was unexplainable it was so amazing. I am so grateful that this experience happened and I am so grateful that I can share it with all of you. I strongly encourage you all to go out there and worship Christ in any way . Thank you guys so much for reading this blog post. and enjoy this spirit week.
By Natalya Hodges Man… This technically wasn’t my week to go, but I actually wanted to touch up on the breakout chapel that I went to this week and I thought this was a good opportunity to do so. This subject doesn’t directly correlate with what we’re learning currently, but this does still relate to apologetics in some way or another. The breakout chapel this week was led by Maddy, Linnea, and Dylan and they were talking about how we could prioritize God in the 24 hours He gives us daily. One of the few topics they talked about was God’s appearance in friendships, and how we can build stronger and closer relationships. Now, I know we all have friends or relatives who aren’t Christian, and that’s totally fine. It’s not every day that one of your friends or a complete stranger will come up to you and start throwing questions at you about your faith or just start debating you. I mean, it’s quite possible but that’s not what I’m really getting at.
Everybody is different and each person needs a friend who is there to support them through everything and help them build their relationship with God. This requires a lot of trust for some people, or not. If they don’t know Him or don’t want to know Him, that is totally their decision. I love when Mrs. Fiechtner says that we won’t make that person we’re talking to Christian, but if we try, help them gain knowledge, and plant that seed in them, then we’ve done our job. Personally, knowing the person I’m talking to helps the process of them getting to understand Christ better. Opportunities to help others grow in faith are everywhere, we just need to pick the right time to jump on it. It’s rather difficult, but my challenge to you guys is to talk to a friend or whomever and ask them about their faith or anything. But be sure to be open-minded (not saying you aren’t). Not everybody will be willing to open up right away, but it’s worth a shot- especially if your relationship with that person grows too. I’m praying for everybody’s personal walk with God in this class, and that He will shape all of us into the people He intended us to be. Have a great weekend guys. - Ava |
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