Costume Party

Here are pictures from a costume party my friends and I attended. Obviously, I am late posting these considering it is almost February. Better late than never I suppose! haha
http://whimsyforhim.blogspot.com/2011/10/costume-party.html

Friends

"Friendship isn't about whom you've known the longest.....it's about who came and never left your side."
I am sooo thankful for the friends God has blessed me with. These girls, in particular, are my dear sisters in Christ whom I can count on for anything. We had a blast getting together and enjoying sweet fellowship while also celebrating Christmas.

May we remember what Christmas is really all about.
http://youtu.be/eVqqj1v-ZBU

“If sympathy is all that human beings need, then the Cross of Christ is an
absurdity and there is absolutely no need for it. What the world needs is not "a
little bit of love," but major surgery. If you think you are helping lost people
with your sympathy and understanding, you are a traitor to Jesus Christ. You
must have a right-standing relationship with Him yourself, and pour your life
out in helping others in His way— not in a human way that ignores God. ” -Oswald
Chambers

Sign the Petition for our sister in Christ, Asia Bibi who had the bravery to stand up for Christ and is now being persecuted.
http://www.persecution.com/public/newsroom.aspx?story_ID=NDMx

Hello my friends! Two of my dearest friends and I started a book blog! Check out: http://theeagerreader.blogspot.com
Blessings on your weekend!
-Stacie

Courage and Boldness at the Heart of Christianity

Philippians 1:12-30
"Now I want you to know, brethren, that my circumstances have turned out for the greater progress of the gospel, so that my imprisonment in [the cause of] Christ has become well known throughout the whole praetorian guard and to everyone else, and that most of the brethren, trusting in the Lord because of my imprisonment, have far more courage to speak the word of God without fear. Some, to be sure, are preaching Christ even from envy and strife, but some also from good will; the latter [do it] out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel; the former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition, rather than from pure motives, thinking to cause me distress in my imprisonment. What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and in this I rejoice, yes, and I will rejoice. For I know that this shall turn out for my deliverance through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I shall not be put to shame in anything, but [that] with all boldness, Christ shall even now, as always, be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. But if [I am] to live [on] in the flesh, this [will mean] fruitful labor for me; and I do not know which to choose. But I am hard-pressed from both [directions], having the desire to depart and be with Christ, for [that] is very much better; yet to remain on in the flesh is more necessary for your sake. And convinced of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy in the faith, so that your proud confidence in me may abound in Christ Jesus through my coming to you again. Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ; so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel; in no way alarmed by [your] opponents—which is a sign of destruction for them, but of salvation for you, and that [too], from God. For to you it has been granted for Christ's sake, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake, experiencing the same conflict which you saw in me, and now hear [to be] in me."

For the beauty of each hour
Of the day and of the night,
Hill and vale, and tree and flower,
Sun and moon and stars of light,
Lord of all, to thee we raise
This our grateful hymn of praise.

Holy Anguish

May I live each day with an urgency to share the gospel.
Father, I pray that I will show others Your love and Your grace.
May I deny myself and take up my cross and follow You everyday.
You have changed me and lifted me out of death.
I will share my story with others about how I was dead and bound in sin.
About how You lifted me up, and now I am fully alive.

I have no right to live my life in mediocrity.
Instead may I live each day with burning passion for my King of Kings.
May I see each person as one for whom Christ died.
Oh Father, please give me a holy anguish for those who so desperately need You.

Grace

"But God who is rich in mercy, for His great love wherewith He loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. That in the ages to come He might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in His kindness toward us through Christ Jesus." -Ephesians 2:4-7

Captain America

"All that is required for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke

Hard to Know

Sometimes it is hard to know
What is right
What is wrong
When the world is so hazy
And we are so lazy
Oh sometimes, it’s hard to know
Because our culture has sank so tremendously low
But we can always know
By the Word Of God
He is always clear on the way we should go

-Stacie (2008)