This & That

Sorry that it's been a while since I've posted!
Lately I'm realizing more and more how important it is to have supportive friends and to support friends.

Ephesians 4:29-32 "Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you"

That verse is great, it really explains how you should treat your friends and everyone, really. I'm trying harder to live like that now. I want to be an encouragement to those around me. I want to be uplifting and helpful. It's a good goal to have!
I'm still learning, but maybe someday I'll be good at using my gifts for good.
The other day I was required to write an essay about my spiritual gifts. It was challenging, but really awesome! I learned a lot about myself in the process, I think every Christian should learn what their spiritual gifts are and be sure that they are putting them into action as God intended them to be(Romans 12:6-8).
http://www.spiritualgiftstest.com/ I highly recommend this test(it's free & good!), it helped me to understand what my spiritual gifts are. I think it's quite accurate! 
So you should check it out.
Thanks for reading!

~Herachio Joy~

March Motivation!

I've begun reading two new books: Authentic Beauty By Leslie Ludy, and Breaking Free By Beth Moore(Thanks to my friend for gifting it to me:).
They are wonderful! I've been reading them to start my day lately. They put me in a good mood to face life and its trials.

I noticed today that whenever I have something big and frightening to do, I put it off and do all these other things that I frequently put off until later on. Suddenly all of those things are so appealing! 

Have you ever had that happen to you? Where you're told to do something difficult and then you begin working hard at every other difficult thing, just to avoid the other difficult thing? I am constantly asking myself: "Why don't I just do it? Putting it off just makes it even more difficult!"
It's like watching a sink slowly fill with water until it runs over and begins to flood the house. I can easily just walk over and turn it off, yet I sit here and watch it flood the house. I watch as the damage increases and it gets more difficult to fix. I should just hop up and fix everything before it's destroyed! But for some reason I'm scared to. 

2 Timothy 1:7 "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."
That fearfulness isn't from God. Why am I letting it get the best of me? 

Lately these things have been on my mind: Becoming motivated to succeed, letting go of the past, moving on to the future, and acting on what God has put in me.

I want to break free! To break free of all the silly little things that are holding me back from my true potential and all that God has for me!
Will you join me?It's going to be absolutely amazing.
On my way to complete freedom.
~ Herachio Joy