Tag: Christianity

It’s Not About Gun Control

Before you come for my head, let’s have an honest conversation. It is extremely easy to jump on social media platforms and belittle those who disagree with you, so why not open a conversation and even if you continue to disagree you at least do so amicably, something to consider don’t you think?

Now, to continue with my title, I don’t believe the current issue we face in America has to do with gun control, it has to do with a deeper situation. We have laws against murder yet people still go out and murder others, regardless of the tools or lack thereof used to commit such terrible crimes, these laws won’t stop the evil in people’s hearts. So then what’s the solution? In my honest opinion, it’s letting God’s love come back into our lives.

Wait, don’t leave yet, I know some of you will say, “Great, here’s another Christian sending her thoughts and prayers but doing absolutely nothing.” Honestly, I want to change the world, I want to see children respecting their parents and parents raising their kids to respect others. I want to see people of different backgrounds admire and care for one another as well as understand that we will disagree but don’t need to fight over disagreements. I really want to see us as a nation come together with all our differences and be able to live loving one another.

The way these mass shootings or shootings, stabbings and crime in general are going to stop is if we learn to love others. I may not be able to make an impact to a single individual in another state, but I can continue to love my family, my friends and even those that don’t really like me. I can listen to others who disagree with me and respect their opinion without bashing them. I can look at those who follow me and live out the example that God has called me to live, to live holy because He is holy (cf. 1 Peter 1:16).

Some of you might say that loving others is not enough, but I challenge you to live it out and see what impact you will make even in one person’s life by loving them. I personally look to the Bible for encouragement and direction, some of your might not believe in God or think that religion is just a bunch of crazy people, but if you only knew how it has transformed my life by simply learning how to love. “But God is a God of wrath!” Ahh yes, the wrath and judgement portions of the Bible, well, if you must know, God takes sin very seriously and only wants the best for us.

Listen, check it out for yourself, even if you’ve never opened up a Bible or don’t have one, we have the amazing opportunity to go online and look up the Bible. So I really challenge you with this, if you’ve even made it this far, to go to biblegateway.com, search John 1 in the New Living Translation (not King James, I don’t want you getting frustrated with me more than you might be) and start there. Look at the life of Jesus, look at His example, look at His teachings and I can promise you that if we even made the attempt to live a life of love, we would see less crime, less killings, less arguments and more understanding of one another.

If you disagree with me, let’s talk, I honestly would love to hear from you. Hit the contact tab and reach out, or simply send me an email at vazquez9013@gmail.com

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Not Your Responsibility

There’s a common misconception, especially amongst Christians, that it is our responsibility to make sure our family and loved ones change for the better. That is not your responsibility; the two most important things for us to do as humans is to love God and love people. Obviously, if you’re not a Christian you will automatically think that this doesn’t apply to you, but bear with me.

Unless you are living under a rock we are all aware of what’s going on both in our country and around the world. We might not know all the details of every situation happening, but we can see chaos left and right. Have you noticed what’s missing? Love.

The love for people has gone down the trash and some might say, “well I can’t love this person or that person because they are horrible individuals,” and I agree that some people lack respect, lack love, and don’t seem worthy of our genuine friendship, but have you ever seen someone’s character change and realize that they truly are someone worth befriending?

We all want to see change, we all want to see things get better, but in order for that to happen is for us to stop trying to take responsibility in making other people change and start to change things internally. Let’s work on our character, let’s work on our respect, let’s work on our love and just watch how the people around you begin to react. It’s easier said than done, yes, I understand that, but if we want to leave a legacy for our children and our younger family members to live in a more caring and loving society, we have to fix ourselves first.

It is not your responsibility to change your neighbor, it is not your responsibility to change your family, but it is your responsibility to seek God and love people. Let’s have a conversation, even if you disagree with me or others, let’s work on understanding why instead of simply giving the cold shoulder.

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Meaningful Life

I pray for a full life, not for a long life. A life where I’m not afraid to die.

A life where I can honor God for what he’s done, a life to be used to bless someone.

This meaningful life surrounded by those I love, a life where I can fix bridges that were broken once.

A living example of forgiveness, ‘cause none of us can say we’re sinless.

I pray for a meaningful life in me, knowing I’m completely free.

Trusting that God has His best for me, a life looking to eternity.

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Is It Time?

It’s September, we are 72 days away from Thanksgiving, 101 days away from Christmas and 108 days for 2021. I have no idea how your year has been but it definitely has been interesting. Many times it has felt like time is running out or like we are drowning in all the chaos. Is it time to get back to normal? Is it time to set a new goal? Is it time to get up and move? Is it time to place your trust back in God?

This year has been a huge year of reflection. As an introvert who is slowly getting out of her shell, I enjoyed the time of not having to be out in places but I also felt a need for community and for my family like I never have before. At certain points this year I felt like I was drowning in my own thoughts, I felt as though time was moving extremely fast. Time doesn’t wait for us, but what is it time for? This is a question that each of us needs to answer and figure out. It’s obvious that we all have seen the chaos in our country, regardless of where you stand, we live in a broken world, but I want you to know that you are loved, and I love you. I may not know you, but you have a purpose and there’s a reason why you are living in this time and age. So my question to you is, what is it time for?

As time keeps going, take a moment to breathe and figure out what your next move needs to be. For me, it’s time to trust that God has given me gifts and talents to use not only for myself but to impact at least one life that will change the world. I hope it’s you and I hope I can push you to keep going in the path God has called you to.

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Frustration

We all face it at one point or another. It can be over the smallest thing and if we’re not careful, we end up letting that little frustration control the rest of the day.

Have you ever gotten frustrated when you’re writing super neatly on a paper but all of a sudden you either smudge the paper or one letter in a word comes out crooked so it throws off everything? Yeah, that frustration makes you grab the paper, crumble it and start over again and now you’re frustrated because you can’t believe you’re fussing over something so small.

Now think about life, I’m sure you’ve had plenty of moments of frustration that you can’t even count them in your hands. Guess what? I don’t have a solution for you but all I have is a suggestion; BREATHE! Your attitude about any situation you are encountering right now is going to determine how you deal with these type of situations. If you continue to stay focused on how crappy things continue to go, your sight will be clouded and it will make it that much more difficult to overcome that situation.

Ultimately, I will always encourage you to go to God and pray. Pray for peace, for understanding, for clarity and just watch God move. Don’t believe me? Try it. Still don’t believe, well then, BREATHE. As you breathe, your mind clears up and you can focus once again. But when you pray and go to God, not only will you have that clarity that breathing can provide, but you learn to lean on God rather than yourself. As you lean on God and His strength you can learn to deal with similar situations better. Stay focused, keep going, and don’t let the frustrations control the outcome of your day.

Blessings!

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