As I was doing my devotions tonight, I was reminded of something. As humans ,we have certain thins that we are attracted to and certain things that also deter us. These things are often shown about us whether we realize it or not, when it comes to meeting and getting to know new people. Everyone has heard the saying "don't judge a book by its cover." This is so beyond true when it comes to interacting with one another. We often are attracted to people who seem to have the same clothing or living style as us, than theirs people who seem different and instead of reaching out,what do we do? We hide or run from the differences instead of embracing them and trying to get to know the person for who they are. We take our first impressions so personally that we risk the chance of missing out on what could be a great friendship or relationship. God gives us a verse as a reminder about this. "Stop judging according to outward appearance; rather judge according to righteous judgement." This means, rather than judging by outward appearance and possessions, judge someone by their heart and for who they truly are. Instead of seeing what the world sees, try seeing a person how God sees them. The world sees someone from the outside and we as people of God are called to see people from the inside.Think of all the good you could do for yourself and others if you come out of your comfort zone and get to know some "different" people. So next time you run across someone new,try taking off your blind fold and and putting on your heavenly fathers glasses!
Everyone deals with stress in life no matter how young or old you may be. I know this is a topic I've touched on several times, this is due to the fact it is an ever changing, ever growing concept. Stress is constantly coming in seemingly endless forms. The specific aspect of stress that I want to focus on today is the fact that when were stressed, we typically take that stress out on ourselves. This is pertaining to how we treat our bodies, both physically and mentally when were stressed. I have experienced this a lot lately. Junior year has been crazy as I'm sure most of you know either from past experience or current. There's stress on getting grades that colleges will accept, ACT/SAT, getting volunteer hours, internships, upholding a job, playing sports or being active in school clubs, and so much more on top of trying to stay sane... In my most recent experience, I have come to the conclusion that when I'm stressed there are times that I'm not good to my body. ...
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