valentine's day

you guys look so nice!!!! i wish that we had kacey and evan in both of these pictures, though!

and karina and chase are missing, also!! ;)

as promised...

so john 4:23-24:

"Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth."

If this is a description of how true worshipers will worship, because this is who God is seeking out, and Jesus is actually using a "must" here, the question is:

What does it mean to worship Him in spirit and in truth?

the time has come

HELLO! i am going to follow anne and kacey's lead and say my name: "i'm missy." ;) i'm a poster on this blog... a YOUNG adult, a lover of Jesus, and i get to hang out with youth a lot! :)

so i've been wanting to write a post for a long time now, but i just haven't known how to write what's been on my heart...but there is one thing that is just kind of burned in me and keeps coming up over and over and over again...

and it's this:

i am HIS. i am his possession. i belong to Jesus. i am not my own, but He OWNS me.

to some that might be a disturbing thought, but i think it's awesome!! why does he own me? because he BOUGHT me! he paid for me with precious blood!

and i guess i am just rejoicing in that. God has claimed me as His very own!! the One who has made the heavens and the earth...well, He says of me, "that one is MINE." and why? because He's madly in love with me!!

does this affect me? absolutely. it affects everything that comes out of my mouth, everything i do with my body, what i let come in through my eyes and my ears, where i take my heart to find love and fulfillment...it affects everything that i say yes to, and everything that i say no to.

i have been set free from the power of sin, that i might belong to Another (romans 7:4). and i DO belong to another. and i am madly in love with this One.

so where does that leave us--those who belong to Jesus (romans 8:9-10)? well, i think we need to stop making excuses for our sinful desires and our battle against our flesh, and call it for what it is. i want to listen for and respond to the voice of GOD--of the One who owns me. God has a plan and a purpose for my life, and i've about had it with letting this world rip me off.

Church, i think it's time we own up to the fact that we're owned! are you with me!?

looks like...

gramps is lookin' a bit old!!! ;)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAVID!!!

NEW stuff

Hey guys, i'm back! i'm sure you were all worried since i haven't posted in a while haha just kidding. so here it goes.
i have been feeling a little far away from god lately. while i was in kansas city over the summer a girl told me that she got a vision from god that i needed to pull the weeds out of my life. when i got home, lets just say i planted more weeds than i had before. i am really struggling to stand out and be myself, i don't want to be held down but for some reason i am.
at girls group last week i brought the music and i chose a song by superchick called stand in the rain. when i listened to it it pulled together everythingthat had been going on, you need to stand through your pain and stay with god in order for you to be happy, i am still struggling with this so sorry, no big finish, but sometimes it isn't supposed to happen that way.
if you could please pray that i could be more like myself
-anne

so kids...

i suggest you get those passports!
;)

(wear a dark-colored shirt to walgreens and bring $7.99+tax)

umm yeah

I have never posted a blog entry before so here it goes. I'm Kacey and I'm a poster person for this awesome blog about God. There was a couple of weeks ago when I felt extremely distant from God. I wasn't really sure why but it just seemed like I lost all contact with him but I realized that he never left I just was so busy that I didn't pay attention and didn't take the time to listen to him and I think that is what happened.
But this week, God has spoken to me quite a few times. I have been worried about school and family but He seemed to let me know that everything was going to be okay and nothing was going to happen. Sense then my grades in school have improved. He is always there to tell me that stuff is going to be okay when I'm pretty much freaking out. I have also learned that you need to put forth all your trust towards Him and let Him guide you though life. I know he talks to everyone personal and you just need to take the time to listen and set aside a time were all focus is on Him. I also believe that if you pray to God, He will answer all your prayers.
To all you bloggers out there, Love and God Bless
-KaceyRitchey