That Crazy Pentecostal Girl

AKA " HOME "! I came to help my gramma with stuff because she had recently got surgery done on her shoulder and can't really do much. I left with a a stronger desire for God! It happens everytime I come here, God is so evident, and I always get a renewing, encouragement, and support. The bible says to surround yourself with a cloud of witnesses, here I have my Grandparents, Great Grandma, Pastor, Youth Pastors and ppl in between! When I go back I have A couple elders in the church, and the "Unofficial Youth Pastors"! Thats it, and it makes it so much harder to live a Godly lifestyle. So, I love talking to my Pastor up here. I like to pry his brain about stuff. He's really intellectual and full of wisdom, Awesome man of God. So I talked to him today about loving here and almost afraid to go back home and of course he had things to tell me!!!! He told me that Joseph lived in Egypt for 17 years, 7 of which he was in prison...the Bible says God was with him thro...

Well my life lesson I learned this week has nothing to do with Bible College, which is what IBC and Gateway are, BTW! lol Im mean ya Im trying to decide which one I want to go to, but yep thats my biggest tradegy right now! I went Illinois Youth Camp yesterday...ahhhhhmazzzing! Man, I wish I could take this to my church, I wish they could hear the messages I've been hearing since I've got here! Maybe, things would change! Maybe, ppl would feel God's presence once again in there life! Maybe, just maybe God could take THEM by horns and run with them untill they get a sudden life evaluation that changes their whole aspect on GOD and church! Maybe I can say something, but how I don't know yet! Untill then God Is GREAT! & Life is Good, Don't let anyone tell you different! With Love Ally

Sometimes I feel like am. Lately more then usual! I think I have friends until they ditch me, stand me up, or refuse to answer my text messages. I seriously have to sit and think of who my real friends are and i can only name a few! I recently graduated and I threw this party and every other person had an excuse why they couldn't come and I try not to care, but I'm human how can I not. This past year happened so fast, and it just hit me how many people I'm no longer friends with and whom I'm no longer going to be friends with and it hurts! It really sucks when your stood up for a guy?!?! If I were to have a boyfriend i wouldn't do that to my friends and I don't understand why my friends do that to me! I was talking to someone today and no longer will they...you wanna not be a true friend to me fine...idc I Got a Friend In Jesus and I'll be OK:) "Feelin Alone-Remember God's still there:)" With Love Ally

I noticed recently that I always am wanting something! Whether its money and possessions or love from a significant other, but the other day at church one of the elders came to the pulpit and quoted Psalms 23 -The Lord is my Shepard I shall not want...Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life. He says this then that night as I started getting upset and feeling lonely again, Tenth Ave. North's song, " By Your Side " comes on the radio. The lyrics to this song go something like this---- "Why are you looking for love Why are you still searching as if I'm not enough" ---- WOW !!!! Ha God speaks to us all the time, you just got to keep those ears open! What I learned when I started listening was God has it under control. I need to stop wanting things I don't need or aren't intended to have just yet! It just isn't God's will yet and until it is I have his love and I shouldn't take it for granted or forget that. Psalms 23...

I was sitting in my bed, on the verge of tears! Why? Well, this may seem simple, but it was all because I wanted to do something Epic this summer! Im going off to college this coming fall, so this summer is basically my last before I have to take summer classes, which is a bit depressing. So, I wanted to do something, anything, something I could look back on and say "Wow, that was awesome"? But what? I've been thinking about it, googling it, and praying about it, but was having no luck till this afternoon! A light bulb came on... SHEAVES FOR CHRIST !!!!!!!!!!! Sheaves for Christ is the fundraising ministry of the General Youth Division of the United Pentecostal Church International. Since its establishment in 1952, over $103 million has been raised to fund missions and ministries around the world. I decided I wanted to be apart of that. My church is one of the largest in my section, yet I noticed we never really raised a whole lot for SFC! I want to change that this summe...

I went to a youth rally in Orlando this past Friday! Wasn't planning to go. It was a last minute thing I was talked into, but can't say I regret going. Acually the day of I was excited about, but not for reasons I should be. Actually the only reason I wanted to go was to find a nice, good looking, pentecostal young man, but God had other plans. The preacher was from Alaska, and he was very good. He talked about not letting your dream die, which spoke right to me. I mean I feel called to ministry and the devil constantly puts doubt and fear in my head, so the sermon was awesome. Altar call came and he asked everyone to stand back a few steps and for people who felt called to ministry to step forward and before the pastors even laid hands on us I could feel the annointing. I absolutly love living in America where I have the freedom and the opportunity to expierence a Holy Ghost filled service and to be touched by His all powerful presence. Its truely like nothing else I could ima...

So here is the first to many blogs! I want to do this to show there is real ppl out here dealing with the same stuff! But instead of just going through the motions, Im ganna live a life thats something to talk about! Live life with Boldness and most importantly with God! So lately my little sister, who is 15 has been pulling my chains. Im not sure why I let her bother me. Usually its little things like what Im wearing, or how weird I am bc I don't like the same music she does, or dont have a bf 24/7, or I actually want to go to church and usually I let it go through one ear and out the other, but lately it has been doing just the opposite! She's saying things that Im really insecure about and I dont know how to handle it, but with anything I don't know how to handle I fall on my knees and pray. You know what I realized, If I just keep living my life, as weird as it may seem to her now, one day she'll look up to me. Right now she's young and doesn't understand ...