Influence of words

The magic of words.
One sentence has the ability to take you to places unknown
One paragraph can contain a million different worlds
One page can evoke  a variety of moods.

The magic of words is that every person decides what he wants to do with them
Where they want to go
What they want to see
What they make them feel

they can make you fall in love with someone who doesn't exist
or make you believe in things that aren't true
they can give you unimaginable abilities
or a whole new self image

they can make you forget the messy world  we live in
and for a moment take you to a perfect place

The power of a writer.
they can make you see things you've never seen before
feel things you didn't know you could feel
a writer has an incredible opportunity
to influence, change, inspire

God himself was a writer
He wrote our lives
and He wrote the book that gives us life

How could we not be thankful for such a gift

http://vikandreychats.blogspot.com/2014/10/what-is-truth.html

Late night chats

Hello dear readers,

Prepare yourselves for a series of heated, deep, thoughtful blog posts.

Im starting a new project.

and im calling it

"Late night chats" by Vika and Andrey

based on a series of topics discussed and dissected

by me and my super cool fiance.

You'll get a chance to see deep into our thought process.

Im excited to see where this goes.

wish us luck ;)

and if anybody has the desire... hook us up with a topic to talk about, we would highly appreciate it.

Here is the link:  http://vikandreychats.blogspot.com/

ENJOY.

(We will start our first discussion tonight or asap)

The adventurous heart

Why do we, humans, feel the need to limit ourselves to the possibilities we could have, the dreams we could achieve, and the adventures we place in our lives. Who decides that enough is enough? Our money? Society? The people around us?
The only one who can put a limit on us is ourselves.
And if that is so, then why is it that phrases like, "I wish" or "in my dreams" come out of our mouths so often?
Why don't we replace these words with "Why not" and "Ill try" and "show me how."
Instead of pursuing what we want to achieve, we shut the door to those things by telling ourselves every reason why it wouldn't be possible. When instead, it's the opposite; anything is possible if we open the door and actually walk inside. If we remind ourselves that in fact it is possible, this statement will then not only be a set of words but will also surely become fact. And this applies to almost anything in life; education, careers, passions, and dreams. We limit ourselves to our capabilities, and we only let ourselves explore the dimensions that our mind built walls around. We make things seem so much more difficult then they really are. When in fact, as a Christian nothing should ever seem impossible. How could we ever doubt in ourselves with such a mighty God by our side. A big problem with us Christians is that we tend to believe that our adventures, and our lives need to revolve around the church, and the church only. And don't get me wrong, church is one of the most important aspects of a Christians life, but I mean if your heart yearns to travel, why shouldn't you? If your passion is the outdoors then get out there, if your passion is art then get on it, if your passion is travel then go buy that plane ticket. I don't think God would get angry with us if we did. In all certainty i truly believe that God much more prefers us to be out there, out of our comfort zone, than stuck between the walls of a building. In reality the church is more the people of the body of Christ, not as much as a place to gather, so why do we only serve God in one place. What drives and excites me the most is the fact that we could serve God anywhere, and there are so many different ways to serve him as well, even by going on adventures. The even cooler thing is that, if we do achieve the things we strive for and if we do go on the adventures we desired to, It could be a service in itself. If we give the glory to God, if we make it known that only through him everything is possible it is a testimony in itself. So many people from the bible, even Jesus himself traveled far distances, across cities, and through it all they served the father. It made me wonder about all the sights they got to see, how Gods creation looked liked back then, it makes me want to see it all through their eyes. But God gave me life now, and he gave me eyes, he gave them to all of us, so why don't we use them to our full potential and go see the world, finish that painting, climb that mountain, and get to the finish line. Everyone has the ability to achieve their dreams, all of us were made to seek deeper and bigger things in life. Life with God is an adventure in itself. And those who think adventure is out of the picture for them, those who think its not for them, I believe otherwise. In all of us there is an adventurer waiting to be born, waiting to experience how it feels to see the bigger part of life and not just sit around and wait for it to be buried up in doubt again.Adventure doesn't have to mean climbing the biggest mountain in the world or beating a world record. Adventure is chasing your dreams and catching them, adventure is living your live to its full potential. Adventure is for everyone and everyone has their own definition of it. And to take the time to find out what your adventure is, is a gift you are giving to yourself.

And He will fill that void.

The feeling of being alone is torturous and aching. Everyone, no matter who, tries to fill that gap of loneliness. Everyone desires to be loved or wanted in some possible way. People do outrageous things in order to fill that gap,but nothing works and nothing lasts. Only a portion of people in this world have felt the true feeling being loved, wanted, and needed. And no, it didn't come from a spouse, a friend, or even a parent. Only those who have come to know God, the heavenly Father have experienced the complete joy of truly being wanted, for no certain reason, other than the fact that we are just so loved. Its a feeling you never want to lose sight of, a feeling you want to experience for the rest of eternity. It is the answer to what everyone is missing in their lives. You could have everything; wealth, a family, friends, but if you don't have Gods love in your life, you will always end up being empty and dry; thirsty for something more. But the saddest part of all is that so many people that had experienced this true love and fulfillment, have lost it, and have a hard time getting it back. And the pain that comes after experiencing something so perfect and then losing sight of it seems almost unbearable. When we no longer feel the presence of our Father up above it is almost an unbearable feeling. Everyone has experienced loss in some way or form but nothing compares to the loss of being truly fulfilled and truly loved. Most people blame God for this loss, they start to question him, and question the lack of His presence. They start to believe that God left them, or abandoned them. But one question they don't ask is, why would such a loving God, one who chose to love you in the first place, no matter how undeserving of it you are, abandon something he loves so dearly and unconditionally. God doesn't abandon us, he never wants to leave us. In fact all He wants is a relationship with His children. And the only problem is, that his children have to want that relationship back. We as selfish and prideful people just expect everything to be given to us. But a relationship with God has to work both ways. The reason we ever feel abandoned by God is simple. We as people constantly have a battle between the love of sin and the love of God. But He is a jealous God, and he wants us to himself. So the stronger our relationship becomes with sin, the further we are from God. As we give in to what sin has to offer, we are the ones abandoning God. We tend to forget that God is blameless, the holy of hollies. And as much as he wants to be near to us, He could never go anywhere near sin. So he has no choice but to turn away from us. That's when so many people give up, and forever turn away from God. But God never gives up on us and that is why he gives us the key to winning back that connection with Him. That key is Christ, the son of God. Christ like God is completely blameless. And when we nailed him to the cross along with our sins he made our image before God seem blameless too. And as long as we carry all our sins to Christ and leave them at his feet, he will then wash us with his blood and make us clean again. Then, when we reach out to God, he no longer sees our sin. All he see's is us through Christ. And we again find that joy that comes with knowing the Father.
 So don't lose sight of Christ, lay out your sins before him. He will lead you to the truth, and as you seek him and thirst to be closer to him, God the father will come close to you, he will fill your void, and you will feel loved and complete for the rest of eternity.

They are without excuse

Romans Ch 1. verses 20,21

FOR SINCE THE CREATION OF THIS WORLD HIS INVISIBLE ATTRIBUTES ARE CLEARLY SEEN, BEING UNDERSTOOD BY THE THINGS THAT ARE MADE, EVEN HIS ETERNAL POWER AND GODHEAD, SO THAT THEY ARE WITHOUT EXCUSE,
BECAUSE, ALTHOUGH THEY KNEW GOD, THEY DID NOT GLORIFY HIM AS GOD, NOR WERE THANKFUL, BUT BECAME FUTILE IN THEIR THOUGHTS, AND THEIR FOOLISH HEARTS WERE DARKENED.

God is everywhere. Even if we tried, we could not in any way avoid it, or make it untrue. If we take a closer look, science itself, proves the very existence of God just by the study of creation. I mean if you really think about it, there is no way evolution could have created such intensely detailed and orchestrated beings. Every cell in our body, every cell in any living organism, is so extremely profound and amazing that there is just no way that some explosion could have created us. For even just the fact that we have feelings, and souls, and thoughts proves how much more unrealistic evolution seems. How could evolution create feelings, and how could evolution create thoughts. Why does the human race believe in miracles, or even the idea of fate..how could those be possible without some higher power? There HAS to be a God. And this bible verse states just that, "for since the creation of this world his invisible attributes are CLEARLY seen...and then it goes on to say .."so that they are without excuse."  So it pretty much means that all creation knows, and feels that God is alive; people just close their hearts to the fact and make themselves believe otherwise. In the end, no one will have an excuse, because deep down inside, everyone knows the truth, some just choose to run away from it. But life, isn't only about knowing that God is alive... anybody could make up their own idea of  God, this world has many versions of "god"... but hasn't it hit them that every other God in every other religion doesn't go by the name GOD... there's Buddha, and there's Zeus, and so many other ideas that people came up with, but its still not GOD. There is one God, and the bible is his powerful sword, and the people who have been pierced with that sword come across the power, of our one true GOD. And today, as I thought about God, my heart filled with a strong sense of shame. I realized that we as Christians tend to underestimate the power of our God, a God who could rid our existence with nothing but his breath. A God who is almighty, and omnipotent. We Christians don't treat Him with the reverence and fear that he deserves, we disobey him at every convenience and think that we could get away with it. We don't praise him or glorify him with all that we are..we treat kings and presidents with more respect, we try to look good and worthy before their eyes but why not before God? Why is it that other religions are so faithful to something that isn't even true and we Christians who know the truth cant even live one day without selfishly abandoning our God. And the worst part is, we underestimate the power of his love and his free gift that he has given us. Our prideful hearts don't realize how undeserving we are of this love that he fills our lives with every day. If only our minds and hearts could TRULY comprehend how extravagant this gift really is, we would no longer have the desire to live for ourselves anymore. Because why would this holy, and mighty God want anything to do with us; so selfish, and proud, such sinners. But by the blood of His Son, he proves to us how much we truly mean to him, and how much he wants to save us all. No other religion could offer something this great. In all honesty we take God, and everything he did for us for granted. We don't realize that without this gift our lives would mean nothing. So why do we tend to treat God this way, like he's nothing? Why don't treat Him like the mighty God that he is..I pray not to become like the people in the verse, one who knows God but doesn't glorify him, one who doesn't thank him for his never ending blessings and mercies. I want to live in a way where I am boastful of the God that I believe in, where I stand firm in his promises and his laws. Because we all know him, and we all know of him, but i don't want to do just that...I want to proclaim him, and live him..and I want to know him; as my God, and as my creator, as my father, but most of all as my savior.

I am a Maze Runner

I realize that slowly, the time is coming where we will soon live up to the revelations in the bible. But today as i was watching The Maze Runner it really..i mean REALLY hit me. Even the world itself is preparing itself to end. I mean pinterest already has a dedicated page due to emergencies in case of the apocalypse... and these are just the minor details of one major puzzle. So today, what got to me, was the fact that even movies..pretty much every movie in theaters today has hints and glimpses of peoples ideas on how the world will "end" or evolve, and that the time is coming. And then there's major movies like The Hunger Games or even Planet of the Apes, and Maze Runner: the movie I watched today and each have their own major portrayal of destruction and hope. The thing is, all these movies have the same idea... The world is facing chaos, disaster, and practically the end. Somehow (i really don't understand this) but there's always some sort of higher power that is still alive... and they pretty much control the "underdogs" which, in most cases turn out to be the heroes and good guys of the story. And most of the time, the heroes go under some sort of suffering, they always live in the worst circumstances, and always face the toughest trials. What I also noticed, is that in some way, they always have some sort of connection or relation to the higher power, they never seek to defeat it, but are more so regulated by it.  So with that, the weird person that i am, i always find some odd way to relate or take some sort of lesson from movies, even if that wasn't the purpose. But while watching the maze runner, I could almost see the portrayal of my very own life. And this is why.....So as a Christian,  I was put unto this earth by a higher power, God of course. And God put me on this earth with a genuine purpose; to pretty much save the dying world or to be the tool in his major plan. So in this life, I am faced with tests, and trials, and challenges. I fight against evil every day: and sometimes I get stung, but God always provides healing. All this makes me stronger, and shapes me and prepares me. Because in the end, just like in the movie, i am faced with the choice to either stay behind, do nothing, and fail my whole purpose. Or to lead the people of this world out of the maze of sin, and save them, or at least die trying. And when you put it this way, it becomes so clear, how much more meaningful our lives really are. I mean the people around us depend on us. We are responsible for human souls. And in a time like this, where the world is so close to an end; where there is chaos, and destruction, I hope to make it my purpose in life to take on this great responsibility to lead people to eternity.

Trees

Its astonishing how the fate of all humanity was dependand on something so simple as a tree. It might not seem eligible, but that tree was created by God as a tool. A tool to test the faithfulness of man. And how silly it might seem, that a tree..was the proof to God, that man could never live up to its purpose. One tree determined the chaos of our lives.

And it is so amazing that even though after humanity went through many years of failure before God, he didnt give up on us, and once again, humanity was dependand on yet another tree. The tree was used as a tool, a tool with such resemblance it could bring man to tears. That tree then, became the path to our salvation, the cross on which The Son of God shed his blood and wiped our sins. That tree was shaped into hope for man kind

Its almost unbelievable that something like a tree would be used by God himself. He took something thats would seem so small and used it to change our lives. And if God could usea tree, to Influence man, what makes us think that he cant use us...living beings, his children. We are Gods tools in his handiwork.. and like the trees that God used, we have a choice to either bring this world chaos or life. We always have a choice, we always had a choice. To eat the fruit or not? To surrender to the cross or perish? And we have a choice now, to be used by God for something good and great, or to lay around and be a stumbling block to the life around us.

Good Morning

Mornings
A time when its you, and your thoughts
 time when everything is still covered in peace
no worries, no rush, no negativity
just a clean slate and a knew canvas to work with
Mornings
when you plan out how you shall conquer the world today
when you inspire yourself to be the best you can be
where nothing is in your way
Mornings
when everything comes to life
when souls wake up
when new beginnings arise
Mornings
such a precious time
such a special feeling
such a treasured event

What is the purpose of my life?

Why do I wake every day?

there has to be something

a drive that makes me live this way

What was I born on this earth for?

whose are the lives i'll affect?

if life is bigger than this

then what path should I select?

What are the roads I should drive on?

who are the ones I should meet?

If I'm living for others 

how much of me should I defeat?

Everyday my life is spared

I walk, I hear, I see, I speak 

blessed unimaginably

by the one whom my heart was made to seek 

Where are the lands I should travel to?

is there a place i should rest?

Or should i let myself wander

and put my strength to the test

What should I say to the ones that I meet?

How do help them get by?

How should I cope with the truth

that there are those far worse off than I

 

When one realizes how blessed they are
they come into a state of pure awe
and when one is in that state
there's no other thing to do but to be still for a moment
and let the wonders of life flow through the veins
and ignite the bones

God is so good.
Almost no words can describe
 the feeling of His goodness

and almost no words can describe
 the pain that comes with the realization
of how good he makes our lives to be
 even though we don't deserve it

awkward 19

its your last year to be a teenager
how are you going to live it?
like a teenager.
definitely better than i did this year
19 is an awkward age
so i'm going to live out my title
and live as awkwardly as i can

once in a while my thoughts hit me hard
and i realize how overwhelmingly blessed i am
and it feels as if i could erupt from thankfulness

the people in my life are irreplaceable
so loving, caring, and radical

each one of them shaped me into the person I am today
Gods tools for my soul

and who would i be without God?
it is unreal how much love he pours out to me eveyday

he has made me truly evolve this year
and transformed me in great depths

passion.
that is what this year will be all about
everything that i do
shall be soaked in passion

surrender.
i give this year into the creators hands
i dont want to deal with it
He is better at it

drive.
no matter what
 i will keep going
i will keep trying
starting over
changing
not giving up

peace.
i will soak up each moment
slow down
truly feel

notice.
the people around me
the beauty of our world
the greatness of life

free.
i will be wild
i will run and dance and laugh
and i will live
even if the world thinks im crazy

because why not. 

"I want to inspire people, I want someone to look at me and say, because of you I didn't give up."