Fcats!!

This Monday and Tuesday at school, we have Fcats. They are tests that the whole of Sarasota, public schools have to take. You do not take them in Elementary School only from 6th to 10th grade. In 6th and 7th grade, there is only the Reading and Math Fcat. When you get to 8th grade, then you take the Science Fcat as well. To pass the test you have to get a score of at least a 3. There is a possible score of 1,2,3,4 and 5. If you do not pass this test, that doesn't necessarily mean that you're staying behind and repeating the year. They compare you average quarter grades with the score that you get on the Fcat and then they take it from there. I really don't want to go today or tomorrow because when it comes to tests, I freak out sometimes. So please pray for me this week.

Job

I want to talk about Job, because he is one person that I truly admire. Whenever, I lose something, or something doesn't go the way I want it to, I always seem to blame God and never thank him for the good times. This verse really makes me think:

Naked I came from my mother's womb, And naked I shall return there. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed is the name of the Lord. Job 1: 20

Sorry this post isn't very long, I just wanted to remind you to worship God at all times.

Friendship

Hello again!!!

I am going to be talking about friendship today because my friends mean SO much to me. Do you have different kinds of friends? I do. I have BESTEST friends, BEST friends, and I have, FRIENDS! I know, I know! There's no such word as BESTEST, but my friends Janece, Ari and I want to create our own dictionary! How interesting, huh? Once we get if started, and finished, I will post it. Be prepared for what you might read! Anyway, back to friendship. No matter what types of friends you have, you want to have some of these qualities in your friends: Loyalty, Love, Kindness, and someone you can share laughs with (even if you are talking about some of the stupidest things ever!) How do you tell who your friend is or not? Good question. Sometimes, it's pretty easy to tell, but sometimes there are people who I call (PRETEND FRIENDS a.k.a PF) A pretend friend is someone who pretends to be your friend!! Go figure! They might be pretending to be many things, maybe they hang out with you because they think you're popular, or maybe because people treat them differently when they're around you. Sometimes, when you have a BEST friend you tell them deep dark secrets! At least, I know I do, but you know, it's not always a good idea to tell your friends EVERYTHING and here's why. Say your friend tells you a secret that could get him or her in trouble, and then you promise not to say anything. Often, those kinds of secrets are the very ones you should tell someone about. Even though,you might lose a friend because you told on them, at least you know you did the right thing by telling someone about it. That way, you will feel much better, your friend wont get in trouble and even though you might lose and friend, there is always someone who will always be your friend and that is GOD! So I encourage you to not keep some secrets that are told to you by someone. That's when telling who your friends are comes in, your real friends, wouldn't be mad at you for telling on them, (and if they are don't worry they'll get over it!) but would thank you and appreciate what you did to help them. Whenever you feel like your friends will never talk to you again always remember that Jesus Christ will always be your friend and will never leave nor forsake you!!!

God's Love and Righteousness

Today I was thinking a lot about God's love for me. Have you ever thought about God's love? I mean really thought about it. Not just say, " Oh yeah, I know that God loves me." I mean, thinking about someone loving you so much, that they would give up EVERYTHING to bear your sins. I thought about it, and, knowing my parents love me so much, but to know that God loved me so much to send His only Son to die for me, is really incredible. I know a lot of the time, I take Him for granted. Just because He will forgive your sins, no matter how big or small they may be, doesn't mean we can sin and say " Well, it's ok, God loves me, and He will forgive me, I know He will." NO! That DOES NOT mean to go ahead and sin anyway. If you think that, then I'd like you to read and think about this verse:

For God so loved the world (you) that He gave his only begotten son, that whoever will believe in him, shall not perish but have everlasting life! John 3:16

That is one of my favorite verses about God's love. This is also a great verse:

For ALL have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God passed over the sins that were previously committed, to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. Romans 3:23-26

Please think about these verses, and I will be praying for those of you who do not yet know Christ.

Welcome!

Welcome everyone, to my blog! I look forward to posting. Soon, there will be something to read.