Vacation?

Hey!

I wanted to let all of you lovely people know that I'm am leaving for a vacation. Where I am going, phone service and internet are non-existant... Ergo I shall not be posting for about a 1 1/2 weeks tops. So don't freak out :3 I shall return soon (: Untill then enjoy reading some older posts you might not have read OR check out my other blogs of total randomness..

Adios amigos!

Video Blog (Vlog)

I decided to try a video log. I might do them more often, 'cause the more you do something the better you get. Yes I am  aware of the music in the background and I will remember to turn it off next time!! Also my appolagies if i jump off topic. I'm new to "Vloging"  hahaha (:

Anyway this blog is about being yourself. Not letting anyone tell you otherwise. Just be you.
Song in background: A Story Forever - Mike Peralta

"Safe and Sound" - Taylor Swift (ft. Sam Tsui and Kurt Schneider)

    An extremely beautiful rendition of Taylor Swift's "Safe and Sound" By Sam Tsui and Kurt Schneider. Thought I might share it with all you lovely people (:

Child-like Faith

blog: 6/17/12

    When we were 5, we believed in Santa Clause and the Easter Bunny. When we were 10, we believer in the Tooth Fairy. It didn't matter what other people said, they were real and we had faith in that.
    It's amazing that people have faith in the strangest things, but they don't have faith in God. Why is it that as we get older we begin to lose that faith we had as a child. We begin to question and doubt everything around us. Why do we lose that child-like faith??
    I'll tell you why. We begin to lose that faith when we begin to understand the difference between right and wrong. We begin to question things and ask why? Instead of ask why, we should be asking why not. Become like a child again in your faith. Accept the grace God has given you. Luke 18:17, "Assuredly I say to you, whoever deos not recieve the Kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it."
    Believe without a doubt and become like a child again, because "Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see (Hebrews 11:1)."
    When we come to God, we should come to Him with a child-like faith. Without and doubts; No worries, no nothing. Just like a child.

God and Evil

Forgot to post this one (:
blog: 6/15/12

   Why is there evil in the world? A question asked by many. Evil is also known as sin. Sin came into the world after The Fall. It's a consequence we have to live with.
   Some philosophers say if God exists, then evil cannot. If evil exists, then God cannot. Well that's hog wash. The both exist together, but seperate. There is only one explination as to why God allows evil to exist and it's because of our free will.
   We can distinguish the difference between right and wrong. God has given us the free will to choose between the two. This doesn't mean God can't make you choose good, because He could. He chooses not to though because He's given us free will.
   God wants us to choose good though, so we  may be closer to Him. We should strive to do good each and every day. Dare to be unique in Christ. (:

True as it comes

New designs

It's that time. My youth group is changing their name and I have been put in charge of design (: We haven't picked an official name but, I'm pretty sure we are sticking with The Xchange. Neat huh? The X is supposed to look like the cross! (: So I've got a couple of designs and I would like your opinions (: So here are the photos (:

Please leave feedback, 'cause I'd love that (: Thanks!!!

   - Taylor Ray <3

He Love, He Came, He Gave (The Xchange)

(c) 2012 Taylor Ray

Top Left: He exchanged His life for ours, shouln't we do the same?

Bottom Left: The Xchange

Bottom Right: The Xchange, The Xception, The Xpectation

(c) 2012 Taylor Ray

The Xchange <3

(c) 2012 Taylor Ray

Through the Storm

    Mark 4:35-41. To sum up, it's the story of when Jesus calmed the storm. When I was at frontier Camp, we a devotional (or devo for short) on this and I though I should share it with you and add my own little twist. (:

    When something bad happens in our life, we try to handle it ourselves. And when it doesn't go our way we tend to blame God for our failure. That's like cheating on your friends test, then blaming your friend because you failed. Makes no sense right?

    There comes a time when we can't so things on our own and we need help. God is always there with us during the storm. He's waiting, watching, and ready to help. We just have to put aside pride and ask for His help. Part of Deuteronomy 31:8 says that God will never leave you or forsake you. We mean to much to Him and God would never leave us "hanging". He loves us and doesn't want to see us hurt.

    There will be many storms in this life and it won't always be easy to hold on. We just have to call on God for help, because we aren't strong enough to do it on our own.

 For Brenna and Maggie (:

Thanks for everything, you guys are truly amazing!