Heyyy there all you beautiful komos!!

How in the world are you?! Firstly, I just want to say thank you to all of you who have been emailing us and commenting on the blog page- Amy and I just LOVE hearing for you all! It is such a blessing to us to hear how God is working in each of your lives, so keep 'em coming!

Today, I want to encourage you in what is called humility. What is humility? Humility is the opposite of pride. Being humble means not being prideful. But, as humans and sinners by nature, we are all tempted to be prideful. We are tempted to think of ourselves as better than others. And we are tempted to think that we can be good on our own- that we don't need God.

Being HUMBLE starts when we understand who we are in relation to Christ. JESUS is Lord, and He is perfect! Jesus has no sin. WE are sinful. But because God loves us so much, He sent Jesus to die for all of us! (John 3:16) We become humble when we realize how much we NEED Jesus and his forgiveness for our sins.

Jesus set a great example for us on how to be humble. If anyone deserves the right to be prideful, it is GOD, who created the whole universe and knows everything that has happened and will ever happen (WOW!). But God sent His son Jesus to earth to become a man. Jesus was humble by becoming a human and walking the earth among all the sinners in the world, even though he was perfect. And not only did he live as a man, but he was ridiculed and beaten and hung on a cross- all for us.

If you can, grab your Bibles and turn to Philippians 2:5-8
"Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death- even death on a cross!"

Jesus loves us so much! These verses show us that Jesus was selfless. And as Christians, we are called to be like Christ. Look again at verse 5: our attitudes should be the same as that of Christ Jesus. So how do we have the attitude of Christ? When God decided to send Jesus to earth to die on the cross for us, what was Christ's attitude? Did he say, "God, I am perfect and holy, I am way to good to serve these sinful humans." No! He was HUMBLE and he made that sacrifice for us. Jesus was willing to put GOD first, OTHERS second and himself third.

Think about ways you can be more humble this week, and ask God to make you more like Jesus. Here are some things to think about:

1. How can you be a better servant to God?

2. How can you be a better servant to others? (look at Philippians 2:3-4)

3. What are some areas where you need to be less selfish?

We love you SO MUCH, girls! And we miss you!! Comment with any questions or feedback, or just to let us know that you read it!

Keep seeking God with all of your hearts, girls! :)

Abbi

Hey girls!

                   How are y'all doing?! I wish we could be having this devo in the teepee and just seeing y'alls sweet faces and listening to your input but since we can't this will just have to do:).
                   I bet you girls have started school or you are about to start. We miss you girls so much and we just can't wait to hear how God uses you and your hearts for him at your schools!!! I always LOVE the start of a new school year. I love finding out who my teacher's are and what friends are in my class/classes. I love buying a new folders and notebooks and pens. I love telling my parents about my first day. It is just fun! There is just something so refreshing about "new". It is fun to experience new things because it is full of surprises, but it can also be a little bit scary!
                   I don't know how you girls are feeling about your new school year, maybe you have a mixture of emotions, but there are a few things that Abbi and I want you to store in your heart and let sink down deep into your soul, it is these exciting truths that I cannot wait to share with you, so here you go:)...

(These are from my Pastor Stephen Davis's sermon)

Truths from Romans chapter 8

• God is FOR you! 
• No matter WHAT God is for you in ALL things! He's on your team and he wants what is best for you. Romans 8:31 says "What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?" 
• How encouraging is this? We know that God is ON OUR SIDE! We don't have to fear anyone because we are HIS children once we have accepted Him into our hearts!
• Christ DIED for you!
• This reveals the DEPTH of God's love for you (John 3:16)
• He freely gave His only Son for you!
• God has JUSTIFIED you!
• Now this is a big word, but it means that God has made you right with Him. Not because of anything you have done, but because He loves you! All you have to do is accept Him as your Savior!
• You don't have to live judging yourself on how many good things you have done versus how many times you have messed up-God has already made you CLEAN before Him! He has washed you white as snow. Although we do sin after we have accepted Christ we can never lose our relationship with Him. The sin in our life causes our relationship with Him to not be as strong, but all we have to do is confess that sin to Him and he is faithful to forgive us. Our relationship with Him is secure though, a once and for all thing! You only have to ask Him into your heart ONE time and he stays forever, you can't get rid of Him. :) Of course, why would you want to?!
• YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD IS ETERNALLY SECURE!
• Christ's love makes it where you can have VICTORY over sin!
• What sins do you struggle with? Because Christ died on the cross to save us from our sins and conquered sin through God raising Him from the dead, we can have victory over our sin through Christ. Think about the sins you struggle with. For me one thing is selfishness. I put myself before others instead of them before me. Another one is that I am quick to get angry with my siblings sometimes. I need to find some scripture verses to memorize to help me to fight this sin and I need to confess them to God and ask him to help me to overcome them! (OVERCOMER COMIN' OVER!) We can do this because Christ has VICTORY over SIN! 

I hope that these truths help you to understand more about our faith in Christ! Here are some questions we would love for you to answer, either on the blog or in an email if you want it to be more private to abbiandamy@gmail.com :) :

1. Have you shared Jesus with anyone since you have been home? Who? Tell us about this! If not, who would you like to share with?
2. How are your quiet times going? (Reading your Bible and praying.) Are you confused on what to read? Do you like to keep a prayer journal?
3. What verse/verses have you memorized since you have been home?
4. How can we pray for YOU specifically?:)
5. Do you have any questions?

Hope to hear back from you girls! Love you all SOOOOOO MUCH!:)

Amy

Our first post!! Hope you girls have a great start to school! Remember to RISEUP in your schools, with your friends, and with your families!

R-renew your minds through prayer, Bible reading and memorization! (Romans 12:1-2)
I- remember that you are created in God's image & it's your inside that counts! (1 Samuel 16:7)
S- stand for truth and for what God loves! (Ephesians 6:13)
E- encourage others with your words and actions! (1 Thessalonians 5:11)
U- live a life unashamed of the gospel! (Romans 1:16)
P- be passionate about what is eternal: God, His Word and the souls of other people! (Romans 12:11)

We would love for you to name one thing you learned at kamp that has changed your life at home. Comment below! Please? :)

We love y'all! Email/text/write/contact us in anyway soon! Miss y'all already!
<3 Abbi & Amy :)