Fruit of the Spirit - Day 1 - Love

I'm sure you've all heard the Fruit of the Spirit?



But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 (NASB)




I am starting a new 'trend' for the month of September, I will be doing a post on each of the fruits of the spirit, every day in the month. (Now, there's only 9, so I won't be going the whole month. but you get the point. ;) )






Today's Fruit of the Spirit is: Love

Now there's lots in The Bible about Love... Wanna know why? Well, it's because our Heavenly Father loves us with a Never Stopping Unbreaking Always and Forever Love (that's from my Jesus Storybook Bible. :) I didn't write that by the way.) Some verses about love are:


“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? If you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? 48 Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Matthew 5:43-48 (NASB)



And my absolute favorite:







New International Version (NIV)


If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.  If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when completeness comes,what is in part disappears. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13 (NIV)

Love is an un-explainable thing, it's something that I can not find words to say, it's wonderful; That's the only word in my vocabulary that I can find that fits LOVE. It says in the above verse: "Love is patient, love in kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the Truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."






Isn't that just absolutely AWESOME?! I simply cannot find any words to explain the AMAZING LOVE.


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"But the greatest of these, is Love."

Just wait.

I have been praying a lot lately, and I realized something...


God doesn't just answer with a loud booming voice from the clouds, (Though, that would be cool, I mean, can you imagine talking to God?) He closes and opens doors, He won't talk to you through a burning bush. (Again, that would be cool.) Sure, it takes awhile to know if He is saying Yes or No, but just keep praying, keep Faith, He will answer! (Just not through a burning bush or a loud booming voice coming from the clouds. ;) ) Just wait.



Short post, I know, but I just really needed to post this...


Also, I wanted to use this verse. Haha! ...Maybe I should make a memory verse page? Oooh! I should do that! (Now I feel like I'm talking to myself. Hah!)

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New International Version (NIV)


9 “This, then, is how you should pray:


“‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.’
Matthew 6:9-13 (NIV)

Almost the end of August... :(

Well guess what? It’s the 16th... Almost the 20th, and if you go to the 20th then fast forward 10 days after... That would be the 30th, then a couple days later... the 1st, then the 2nd...Then the 3rd... How come months are so short? Or maybe it only feels that way... I don’t know. But summer’s almost over and I don’t know what to do. I mean, I can’t wait for Thanksgiving, Christmas and Halloween and all those, but it just goes by so fast, and no matter what you do you can’t slow it down... I’ve realized lately that most of my days are spent worrying about the future, and I never enjoy the day I have...I don’t know why I do that, really, I don’t, it just kind of happens, and I have no way to stop it, and what I really don’t understand is why I can remember one of the verses that I memorized (it helps me stay calm) when I’m happy and not nervous, then when I become nervous, and I take my eyes off Jesus, I can’t remember the verse anymore, I try so hard to remember it, but my mind is blank... Wait, I think I might of answered my own question... The reason I can’t remember those verses, is because my brain makes me take my eyes off Jesus and makes me focus on whatever I’m afraid of...






Anyways, I kind of branched off into other subjects,


but I think you get the point. ;) Now for a quick song then the verse of the day!






- Don’t let it slip on by - Finding Favour -

Even though that’s my first time putting a video on here... I think I did good. :)



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Verse of the day!:







New American Standard Bible (NASB)





How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked,
Nor stand in the path of sinners,
Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!
But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And in His law he meditates day and night. Psalm 1-2 (NASB)

There will be a day

It's already July! What happened to January, April, March, or May? My 12th birthday will be in what, a few months?

What happened to my 10th birthday, and my 11th? Time didn't go this fast in 2012, I don't think it did...

I just don't know what to do anymore. 4 days from now it'll be August. How'd it get to that point so fast?

Summer is almost over. Fall is about to start, what happened to all the time? What happened to those short months?

What happened to Christmas day, Easter, my little sister's birthday? You never get this day back again, enjoy it til' the end.


"There will be a day, with no more tears, no more pain, and no more fears. There will be a day, when the burden of this place, will be no more, and we'll see Jesus face to face." Jeremy Camp

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Verse of the day:


In your unfailing love you will lead

the people you have redeemed.

In your strength you will guide them

to your holy dwelling. Exodus 15:13 (NIV)

Buddy - My best friend.

A few months ago, my Mommy found out about Autism Service Dogs. They were similar to Seeing eye dogs, and such, but not really... We did a lot of research, and there was also a companion dog, who wouldn't be able to go in public stores and places like that, I basically denied the companion dog, then we finally decided to fill out a form for a service dog... But I kind of felt this knocking in my heart, then I started thinking about companion dogs... So I told Mommy and Daddy and we went to petfinder.com, and looked through a LOT of dogs, we wanted a border collie, because we heard they were intelligent. We found two, Rio and Clooney on a different site, we contacted the owners for both, Rio had been given to a shelter, and Clooney we got a rude response from... Then we went back to petfinder.com and I started looking through the dogs, I scrolled and pressed next page for what seemed hours and hours... Then I saw, him. The perfect dog laying infront of my eyes on the screen, I knew he was the perfect dog. We contacted the owners of the rescue, 4Petsake, and got a time to meet the dog. During that time, I was walking on pins and needles, (not literally. ;) ) then came March 30th 2013, we drove out to meet them at PetSmart. When we got there, we were told he was in the salon, so we patiently waited, (not me of course! Hehe. =]) When he came out... Wow, I just knew he was perfect, just by the look in his eyes, he came over to me and started licking me all over. Soon after we went to the training box as I call it, and the trainer got him to sit within seconds, then we went out to walk him, I tried walking him, but my shoes were really slippery so I was basically being dragged, infact he made a run for the front door. I was afraid to pull back because I was afraid I would hurt him. Soon, we went to get a few things, like a leash and such, and a tag for his collar. Then we filled out paperwork, and they said since he was going to be a service dog, they would give him to us for free. (If your reading this, 4Petsake, THANK YOU SO SO SO MUCH! He is doing great in his new home! =]) Honestly, by their kindness I was starting to get a bit teary-eyed. I would of paid my whole piggy-bank for my new friend, I wish I could of thanked them over and over and over... Soon we came home, he did absolutey great, and he still does to this day. God sent that dog for me, to be my friend. I am so greatful. Thank you 4Petsake. Thank you.


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Cry out, “Save us, God our Savior;
gather us and deliver us from the nations,
that we may give thanks to your holy name,
and glory in your praise.” 1 Chronicles 16:35

Too grown up...

I'm 11.. But I feel older, too grown up.. I don't get magical pillow rides anymore... I'm almost as tall as my mommy. I have flashbacks of my past, it's like it all slipped on by. Went in a blink, my playtime.. Hiding underneath a blanket with my mommy because it was thundering. Swinging on a swing at my old house playing with ants and having my photo taken... Seeing my grandpa... Jogging with my daddy. Opening a gift and screaming cause it was exactly what I wanted... It has all gone by too fast... I would give 1,0000000$ just to see my grandpa's, poppys face again, photos are memory, I remember the way he looked. I love him and miss him a lot... But the problem is, I can't get those priceless seconds back. My mind mocks me every day, I didn't realize it at first, but it is... It may sound weird but its true... It says "why are you afraid of something so small?! You must not be brave enough for the world." "You should of said goodbye, but you were too scared." It bullies me, yes my mind is controlled by me, but these thoughts. Their not coming from myself. It was my mind who told me to hit myself and that I deserved it. It's like it's acting to be a ruler over me. I want it to stop... And only sometimes can I fight it off, say bible verses, I say this at my mind, "I don't have to be afraid, God is with me, and in the bible it said he'd never forsake me. He's with me always." But my mind shakes it off...

Just Me.

There’s a 11 year old girl, named Sydney, with Aspergers, a form of Autism... That girl is me. I may seem different, while I scream, throw things, pull my hair, but that is not me. My brain tells me I’m different. I’m strange, and all the normal looks I get from strangers, seem like their glares, mean looks. Their not.

All my senses come all in at once, I can’t make them stop, it’s like a current of water. It’s fast and strong, it’s hard to explain, but what I read on a website, is very very true, “Their senses, hear, smell and feel come in - all at once -“ < This is me. I’m very shy, and self-conscious because of this- disorder. 

I can’t seem to explain that to anyone except my family. I’ve been called names, “fool.” “mean.” My eyes fill with tears, more than there should be. 

Everyday, I get sinus, 'stuff coming up my throat’ My brain tells me not to believe what other people say, “It’s a fear.” “It’s not really coming up your throat” “It’s a sensation” My brain keeps saying, “It’s coming up your throat, your going to miserable” I try my hardest not to believe these things. But sometimes that gets to be too much.

I don’t mean to scream. I don’t mean to throw things. I don’t mean to pull my hair. Why am I called these things? People in public look at me as if I’m strange, as I sit impatiently at a restaurant because I’m hungry. They don’t understand that ALL of my senses are hitting me at once, hard. I don’t want to be looked at like that. I don’t want to be talked about as the girl whos different, strange, and weird. I don’t want to do these things. I try NOT to. 

But it’s hard, very hard.






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Verse of the day:



Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.” Matthew 26:39 (NIV)