Cody the Breault.
Matthew 23
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Key Verse: 24
“Blind guides! you strain your water so you won’t accidentally swallow a gnat, but you swallow a camel!”
Reflection: it is so cool to see Jesus telling the pharisees and hypocratic people how he feels of them. This verse tell of how the pharisees would strain the water before drinking it to make sure it was clean, but instead they would be swallowing a camel, and not even notice. They were clean on the outside but on the inside they were corrupt and putrid.
Prayer: I pray that i will not do things for my own selfishness, I pray that I will never be corrupt and do things to benefit me only. Lord, keep me pure in this dark and dieing world. Help me be the light and salt of the earth.
Matthew 22
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Key Verse: 37-38
“Jesus replied, ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment’”
Response: If you keep this one commandment in mind 24/7 you will naturally follow the rest of the commandments. Living by how God wishes us to. However many of us often venture from this path. It reminds me of a movement “Leave no Trace” of how when camping in the wild, people should “leave no trace” that they were ever there. They are told if you are walking on a path you want to walk in the dead center of it, that way you won’t be widening the trail and taking away from nature. This connects to religion by how as you venture from the path of how God wants us to walk, it extends the path and you are able to venture further and further while still thinking you are on the true path. Sooner of later the path will be miles wide and you will think you are still on the path, but you are truly on the artificially made path by you, miles away from where you should be.
Prayer: I pray tonight for 2 very close friends and hoping they are able to sort things out. I pray for them to be able to talk with each other again and to be able to have a normal relationship that they once had. I pray Lord that this Friday goes smoothly and well. I pray that I can stay on the main path and not widen it. I pray that I follow Your commandments as you write them.
Matthew 21
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Key Verse: 21-33
Then Jesus told them, “I tell you the truth, if you have faith and don’t doubt, you can do things like this and much more. You can even say to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and it will happen. You can pray for anything, and if you have faith, you will receive it.”
Reflection: Something like this comes up beforehand in chapter 17:20. “ He replied, “Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
It must be extremely important that they say this twice in the same book. When something is very important it is repeated so many times to allow it to sink it. With prayer anything is possible. Pray faithfully and honestly and it will be done.
Prayer: I pray that I will have faith in my prayers, that I will be praying honestly and openly. Not covering my words to a God that understands everything I say. Lord, I pray tonight that I can be truthful with my words and that I pray for people who need it most. I pray that I can have more prayer in my life. I pray that prayer will become an integral part of my life that without it I feel something missing.
Matthew 21, and: The end of small groups.
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Tomorrow will be a day of sadness indeed. It’s the end of small groups and an end to an era of me learning more about God.
Without small groups,
I wouldn’t have the friends I do now.
I wouldn’t love God as I do now.
I wouldn’t be as content with the world as I am now.
I wouldn’t read my bible at all(even though i still struggle)
I’d still be harming myself.
I could go on for awhile, so i shall stop.
I do have a rant though, that I want to get off my chest.
Why do christians as a whole cloak their lives with a sense of security by telling everyone around them that their life is perfect and they are not struggling with anything. It seems to be a virus spreading through christianity where no enough people have enough STRENGTH to tell their secrets and weaknesses to the world. As christians we are supposed to be transparent, yet most of us.. yes including me.. cloak our lives to make them see beautiful and happy-go-lucky. Sometimes, it makes ME feel down, and makes me feel disconnected. Because I struggle with a lot, and most christians around me act as their lifes are perfect, making me think to myself, “am i normal? it doesn’t seem that way.”
Reminds me of small groups, with the boys. This is how it goes. “Highs and lows time! Share your highs of the week and lows of the week”
Person1: Highs, lets see… good grades! getting along with my mom. Lows, uhm.. nothing! good week altogether.
Person2: Highs, lets see… good grades! Im getting along with teachers. Lows, uhm, nothing! good week altogether.
and so on, and so on, and so on.
I have so many struggles.
I struggle with praying, I struggle with gossip, I struggle with swearing sometimes, I struggle with listening to music that doesn’t fill my mind with garbage, I struggle with lust, I struggle with you name it. I fail sometimes and sin. But other times I do well. On those days I don’t sin, I feel great. On those days I do sin i feel like going to sleep and waking up the next day.. fresh and new.
Do people always have these good days? I hope not, because in your lowest of lows you learn so much about your God and about your self. And, it outcasts people who really feel like they’ve got something wrong in their life.
off to read Matthew 21.. I will post soon.
matthew 20
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ahh, im still struggeling with Matthew.. I cant get back into it =(
Key Verse: 15
“Is it against the law for me to do what I want with my money? Should you be jealous because I am kind to others?”
Reflection: It seems this verse isn’t about rewards but is about salvation and teaches us about grace. God generously gives all the time. We shouldnt become angered to those who turn to God in the last moment of life because no one deserves eternal life. This verse makes me think about how when I go to heaven I will see killers who have repented within the last second of their life, and I will see people who have faithfully served Christ for their whole life.
I am thankful that anyone who comes to know christ will be with him for eternity, whether it be someone like Mike, or someone who murders dozens of adults who turns to God because he knows what he did was wrong.
Prayer: Lord, let me be humble to serve you Lord. Let me be kind-hearted towards those who do wrong. Let me accept the fact that anyone who comes to know You is forever saved and should be treated as equals. Lord, help me be more understanding when it comes to talking with people.
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I thought I should repost this so everyone can see a distorted vision of Beauty in the lives of Americans.
Matthew 19
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I need help. I feel defeated… I can’t do this anymore.. I don’t have the desire or WANT to read matthew anymore.. I know, it’s sad. But i’ve just been down on reading lately. It’s really frustrating! But, whatever..
Key Verse: 26
“Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But with God everything is possible”
Reflection: People try to do God’s will all the time, however they go about it wrong and do their will, not God’s will.. With humans, some tasks are just impossible.. but with God — all things are possible.
Turning Mike into a super fit guy that can run for 20 miles in 2 minutes? Mike cannot do.. but God can!
Turning Rob into a guy who can benchpress 2500 lbs? Rob cannot do.. but God can!
Making Faith young again? She cannot! (those age creams do nothing!).. but God can!
hehe 
Hi Money Hi
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So, I’ve decided after hearing that guy on that podcast thing at the best church ever that I need to fix my finances.. so after some deliberation and un-careful thinking i’ve made this list.
I get paid bi-monthly (twice a month).. therefore for each paycheck…
10% Tithe,
10% Spending/Extra
10% Gas
20% Savings for car.
50% Savings for emergency/car if necesary
Gone money Goneeee
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I recently lost my iPod, yes.. I am really mad. It was an oldern one that was like a brick… and now I can’t even see it again 
.. But that means I have to buy a new one because I cannot live without music. Even sitting on the bus doing nothing is frustrating! So, today I will go to the Apple store and buy me a iPod nano, and an arm band so i can run with it.. Maybe also I will buy me some headphones that don’t bounce out of my ears once I start running. So, as you can see.. I am not too excited about spending ~200 dollars. Suckage. and the worst part?? I need to download all my songs again.
But for Christ’s blood.
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by Terrie v.B.
How oft do we condemn when Christ would not?
Is it more than repentance we require
as if the perfect work that He has wrought
suffices not to save us from the fire?
How is it that we refuse to forgive?
Dare we ask for more than His sacrifice?
Are we more righteous than He who would cleanse?
Yet, we cast the first stone, quick to chastise.
Why do we turn from the beauty of Him,
preferring darkness to One Right and Fair
and fixing our eyes on weakness and sin,
shamelessly feast on transgression laid bare?
Are we not sinners redeemed at great cost,
and but for Christ’s blood yet hopeless and lost?
