Lexi- I am praying for u but even if things don't work out don't be depressed and scared. God might have a plan for u there. He may be calling u to reach someone that is lost at that school. Plus there is no reason to be scared because God is always with u. Keep on track and stay out of all the junk of the world.
Love ya! -emilyrose

so i made the highschool cheer squad for my school a couple of weeks ago, and i feel like some of my best friends are leaving me now...they have been ignoring me and have been really cranky and moody...so i try hanging out with older highschool cheerleaders, but my two friends take over and the highschoolers adore them now!! i really dont know what to do because im gonna be stuck with these people all year now!! its hard to hang out with someone who doesnt do the same sport as you!! and also hard to find friends when you go to such a small school...please help me!!

Please pray for me, I keep falling off the Lord's path. I am currently back on and trying to stay there. Also please pray that my parents will homeschool me. I keep asking but they keep saying no. The school I go to is bad, and there's so many problems with gangs, drugs, and fighting. All people all worried about are those things and having sex. I really don't want to deal with this! I'm only going into the 8th grade! I feel so uncomfortable and I cry all the time. School's out now... but I'm so afraid of being the top of the school... things are only getting worse. It's so hard to stay on the Lord's path for me in the school I am in! Please pray that my parents will pull me out for homeschooling. I've tried everything I possibly can!

Also, any tips on getting them to homeschool me? Please answer ASAP. Summer's going so fast and before I know it I'll be thrown back into that school. I'm soooo scared. HELP!

mathew 13:1
one day a man went to sow seed. some seed fell on the trail and the birds came and ate it. some fell among to rocks and sprang up quickly but was scorched by the sun. other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. and finally some fell on good soil and prodused a crop a hundred times more than what was sown.
this is what the story means: anyone who hears the message and doesnt understand, the evil one comes and snatches what was sown in his heart, is like the seed that fell among the path. the seed that fell among rocks the rocks are poeple who hear the word and receive it with joy but since he has no root only last a short time. seed that falls among to thorns r the ones who hears the word but is choked but the worrys of life. but the man who hears the word and grows in it is the seed that fell one good soil. now i ask you which seed are you???

Katlyn-
Just wanted to let you know that you are in my prayers. My grandma recently had a surgery and everything turned out okay.
Charly- That is such a cool testimony. I really admire you for that.
Sarah- Just think of it this way, it's really cool to be in a family that are missionaries. Some girls don't even have Christian homes.
Anonomous- You are in my prayers. I have faith that everything will be okay.
Theresa- Im praying for you. Just ignore the drama and stay true to your faith. I know that's easy to just stand here and say but it's true. That's what my mom always tells me. Hope this helps everyone! Love ya! EmilyRose :)

grace-
I have been in this situation before. The guy gave me a carnation and I really had never paid any attention to him at all. Once I finally noticed him I realized that he really was not attractive. I guess that is shallow a little bit but..... I went home that night and prayed about it and decided to talk to him the next day. Turned out he was really nice and funny and we are still together to this day! Just give him a shot. Maybe you'll acctually like him. Much Love, EmilyRose

hi grace!!
ok, seriously, i don't know what the other factors you're considering are, but if you don't have any interest in him, then turn him down!! there's no reason for you to go out with him if you don't like him. maybe it is a little shallow, i don't know. but if you aren't attracted to him, say no!! don't feel obligated in any way.
good luck and God bless!!
love,
eliza<3

Hey will everyone pray for my Grandma Bean she was just taken away in an ambulence to the hospital we don't no what is wrong she was having shortness of breath and feeling sick to her stumach. She thought earlier that she had indigestioin but now she isn't so sure.

Hey I have been having a lot of problems with drama lately and i really need some prayers.

emilyrose-
glad to help i love that footprints thing too! i think of it sometimes when i have struggles or have the feeling of being alone. but i remember that he is always with me and cares so much about everyone including me!

everyone keep the faith!

luv u all

I went to church camp last week and it was amazingly fun. I read Emily Rose's post and it reminded me of something that happened at camp. On Wendesday Night at camp, our speaker, Mark Holcomb really touched me that night. We had a long, long prayer time and I cried almost the whole time. I couldn't figure otu why, but it brought out the best and worst in me. I'm only in Middle School, but I have noticed God's abundant power for me and everyone else through Nazarene Church Camp. My Momk was talking about someone she's known since way back when, and I realized that I know almost everone I go to camp with. I've been going to camp with them since forever, and our speaker told us our generation will do something for the world. I felt that that night I cried. I felt the power and strength of our generation. Mitch Houston played at camp, and he sang a song about our generation, It goes something like this: We'll be a dancing generation
Dancing because of your great love for me
Ypur great love for me

We'll BE a shouting generation
shouting because of your great mercy, Lord
Your Great Mercy Lord

Plz pray for my great aunt. she is like a grandmother 2 me and i love her so much. she has leukemia and now pneumonia in her lungs and anemia. Plz plz plz pray 4 his will 2 b done! thank u :)

Plz answer ASAP if u can help. Is it bad to turn down a guy because you dont find him physically attractive @ all or is that just horrible. There are of course other factors that I am considering but this one bothers me. That has 2 sound shallow but...its true. Thank u SO much. god bless,
grace

pray for my family. we move all over the country as missionaries. its just really hard cause we are moving soon.... AGAIN!!!

Hey guys,
I just wanted to say that I am so proud of all of you, you might be going through some tough times right now but you are all turning to God. I know that when I was depressed He wasn't the focus of my life. God might have been there for me but He was never a huge part of my life, mainly because of my church, and I didn't turn to Him until it was almost too late. But He has saved me and it's all uphill from here!
God has done so much in my life, He has completely turned my life around. Only a year ago I wanted to end my life, I had no friends and was feeling very alone and hopeless. But now I have three best friends, my depression is now a thing of the past and I have a VERY personal relationship with God.
How great is our God?!? He is amazing! I am so glad for all of you that you go to Him with your problems and don't try to fix them on your own like I tried to.

Keep at it! It's all uphill from here!

Charly :)

D- Thnx for the footprints in the sand. I'm going to write that down and share it at my bible study group. I just love that because I recently went through a hard time and a youth leader at my youth group told me about it. It's really true. I constantly felt like Jesus had abandoned me, but then I realized that through all that, it actually brought us closer together. :) much love, EmilyRose

Please pray for my grandma. She is going into surgery tomorrow and she is really nervous. Please just pray that the Lord would give her strength to get through it and help her to recover fast. Thnx! Much love, EmilyRose

Hey it's katie again. I need some prayer right now. I'm trying to volunteer at my local soup kitchen, but I can only go for one day because I'm so busy. I really want to help out more than once. I know this seems like an odd request, but I really need some God-help right now, cause i'm so frustrated. I really want to serve, but nothing is working out. thanks again!
Oh, and Hannah, just another thing to add to what I said before. If she doesn't want to be your friend, don't be bitter and angry towards her. be kind to her. Your kindness will be like a radiance around you, and it will be all she sees. Keep praying, and I'm praying for you as well. :)
Katie

-hannah
i think everyone knows the feeling ur going through. i know the same thing happened to me too. let me tell u right now ur going to lose friends no matter what. if she doesnt want to be ur frind then thats her loss. u will have other friends. dont be mean to her though keep showing the love of God. u may need to let ur friend go. U WILL BE OK AND U WILL COME OUT OF THIS HEADSTRONG. (dont even know exactly wat that means but i feel like God wants me to tell u that)
ur in my prayers, luv all u girls

Hannah,
The same sort of thing happened to me, but in 7th grade, and we both went to the same school for years. She just kind of left me in the dust. Maybe I had changed, or maybe she had. It's not your fault. I used to cry to God, and wonder why no one loved me or wanted to be my friend. We graduated, and went to different schools a year later. Now I'm going to be a sophomore. I have tons of friends at my new school, and i look back and see that God really does love me. That trial made me a stronger young lady. Just keep praying to God, and let him play things out. He really does know what's best for you.
Katie

I know that no one always has a perfect answer, but right now I'm feeling alone. I use to have an amazing friend. Let's call her...Maddie.(I don't want to use her real name.) Anyway, so we did everything together. And I mean almost EVERYTHING! We told each other EVERYTHING too! It all stopped in the summer of '08. Sixth grade is rolling around and we're excited because we get to go to the same school for the first time! It's exciting, but as soon as I walk in the room, she barely notices me... It's actually really sad to me. I have no one to talk to so I sit in a corner and read a book until school starts. No one talks to me the whole day. I feel like crying for the rest of the year. Finally, 7th grade. Two weeks before school lets out and I write Maddie a note explaining how depressed I've been. She tells me that she'll write back. At nights, I lay in my bed and talk to God. Saying, "I knew things would get better." I'm crying with joy. I get a note back, and excited that we'll be friends again I open the note. In short, it said, "I'm sorry, but I have to think about it. The thing is we've both changed so much." Basically that's what she said. It felt like a stab in the heart. I gave her my email and told her when she thought about it, to email me. She wrote a note, but hasn't emailed me yet. I'm not even sure it's worth being friends anymore, but then again, I'm losing my best friend. I'd known her for almost 7 years! Should I even bother? What should I do if she doesn't want to be friends? And if she does? I've talked to God, but I hate how I never get a straight answer right away. I know I need to be patient, but with something so dear and important to me, well, it's hard. I know I'll leave it up to God, but for now I need some encouragement and advice. Thank you!

-claire-elise, dont worry, i was praying for a true friend last year and he brought her to me he will do the same so keep the faith

-elizaclire, what u said is soo true. i struggled with this subject for a while. everyone needs to know this but the sad thing is that not to many people aply it to their life.

-paige, if this boy is the right one u should have a knowing that its right. if not dont settle for something or someone whose not right for u God has the perfect one for u and u need to hold out for him.

-amy, there is this song called take me as i am by lecrae, it is a really good sang u should check out some time, sounds like ur really growing in christ good for u keep up the good work!

-melissa, if u spend enough time in the word (this might sound weird) u get this hunger in u like u need it or else. sometimes i feel like im adicted to the word and its so much better than drugs. take time each day before u go to bed or when u wake up but some time each day u need to read a little in the bible.

-emilyrose, i love that footprints thing here it is...
One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord. Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky. In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand. Sometimes there were two sets of footprints, other times there were one set of footprints. This bothered me because I noticed that during the low periods of my life, when I was suffering from anguish, sorrow or defeat, I could see only one set of footprints. So I said to the Lord, "You promised me Lord, that if I followed you, you would walk with me always. But I have noticed that durin the most trying periods of my life there have only been one set of footprints in the sand. Why, when I needed you most, you have not been there for me. The Lord replied, "The times when you have seen only one set of footprints in the sand, is when I carried you."
Mary Stevenson

-to everyone out there who has someone they are trying to bring to christ,
u have to understand that they only take baby steps, but they will come. have faith!

- have u notieced that normaly when u get something out of the word something comes at u to bring u down. its the devil and his little demonds dont get down give it up to God!

One thing that I always remember when I feel like god has left me is that footprints in the sand thing. For those who don't know what that is.... it's basically a girl and Jesus are walking on the beach together and she notices their footprints in the sand. She also notices that during the easy times two sets of footprints were there, but during the hard times there was only one set. So she asks Jesus why he abandoned her in the hard times but Jesus replied that during the easy times he walked beside her, but during the hard times he was carrying her. Just thought I'd share that because it really touches me and makes me realize that Jesus is always there even when we don't realize it.

God said that man will fail us but that he would never leave us nor forsake us. so whats that mean? God is tell in u that he will always be there for u even when other people arnt. but sometimes we all feel like God isnt there. we feel left behind, forgoten, or even abanded. but trust me hes there every step of the way and he loves u with all his heart. and well hes got the biggest heart in the world so thats allot of love. he will work things out for u and forur family. just keep up the faith some things take longer than others. it will happen (on Gods timing)

One thing that I would really like people to pray about is, that I would keep reading the bible more and want to know more about god. I find that I become closer and closer to god every day when I read the bible. God is my best friend so I don't ever want to walk away from him. Thank you!

thanks a lot for prayin for me. i can feel that. and i love the verse that's on top of the page. somthing that i have needed to cling to the last while. no matter WHO you are, no matter HOW you feel, no matter WHAT you've done, you CAN COME TO CHRIST with it. He'll help you through. He's faithful to those who love him. life's tough, but who said it was meant to be easy? Claire-Elise, i'll def be prayin for you. just hang on in for Jesus! you can do it!love you, even from far away.

me and my boyfriend really like each other... he really likes me. im kinda worried that i might of forced myself into liking him. i mean i do like him. but i dont know... alot going on. i dont know what to do!! please pray for guidance for me from above! thanks!

to rachael from the last post in may: you totally do not need a boyfriend to complete your life!! all you need is JESUS!!!!! so if you're looking for a guy who will complete your life, you won't find one. Jesus is the only One who can do that. try to spend more time getting to know Him, instead of looking for the right guy. because if there is one out there for you, God will bring him to you in His timing (but he still won't complete you, because only Jesus can do that!!:))
love ya my sister in Christ!! hope this means something:)
-eliza<3

um. never done this before. but i need some help and all the prayers i can get, i guess. i need to know who to hang around with. i know everyone says that but its so true. through drama, how silly. and the high school struggles that all have to face its getting harder and harder each day. im a cheerleader and that kinna shoved me in with the wrong friends. ones that dont care about God. and its difficult to be popular and cool and stand up for what is right. so yea, i guess thats it that God brings me to the right friends:) thats it:) thanks a bunch