So, In one of my bible studies we were talking about what it meant to be "Fishers of Men"
Fishing for people, right? Drawing them in with the gospel. Evangelizing...
Well, one girl mentioned that it would be better to be "Fishers of Men" with a net, as opposed to a Rod. well, yeah, i can see where that might be cool and everything, to share the Gospel with a whole bunch of people as opposed to just one person....
Here's how i see it. When you fish with a net, none of your fish are actually hooked, and they flop around and sometimes they jump out of your net.
When you fish with a rod, you've actually hooked your fish. and then you spend time unhooking it and gutting it, etc.
So, when it comes to sharing the Gospel, maybe its better to be-friend non Christians first, become really good friends with one person, and then sharing your faith. As opposed to sharing your faith with a whole bunch of people, because they could think that you're crazy or just not care and walk away. but if someone knows you on a deeper level and knows, that you actually aren't crazy, they might be more open to what you believe. It takes a LOT of time, but maybe eventually God will soften their hearts and they will wonder what makes your heart so happy. :-)

Fish with a Rod, and make friends. Remember, they may not know Jesus, but Jesus still loves them no matter what, and we should too.

~Hayley

I'm not even sure this is in the right spot on the web page, but i heard a couple "YAY"s from the crowd on sunday when i mentioned i would start blogging...so here i am...blogging...

The word "BLOG" just makes me laugh. It kinda sounds like "BLOB". maybe that's why they named it something that sounded like "BLOB" because no one would write a blog about a blob...right? well, I guess I've totally voided that out, since i am now writing a blog about blobs.

Have you ever seen that old movie called "The Blob"? I haven't. I heard its pretty funny though....a dough like substance attacking the city. hah!

What else is the word "blob" used for? maybe if you dropped something and it just became a blob on the floor? would it merely be just a blob? or could it be THE blob..that would start attacking your house and home? even if it WAS just a harmless blob, how would you explain that blob to your parents? the kitchen floor was clean and now that one blob makes the floor dirty.

That is kind of like what sin is. Once sin enteres in, it ruins our chance of living up to Gods standards. Thanks to Jesus, he came and took that burden upon himself so we dont have to worry about "not being perfect". Also, sin can also be like a blob that grows and attacks a city. For example, if you lie once, you start to lie even more often till eventually you are caught in your lie. Dont let sin attack you. if you know you've done something wrong, go to our loving God, and talk to Him about it. He loves you no matter what, and if you are sincerely sorry, He loves you so much that He will give you a clean slate, a new leaf.

"I have come that they may have life and have it to the full" John 10:10

thats all for now, Hayley