A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.

If there's anything that I've been thinking a lot about lately, friendship would have to be it. These past couple of months I've been blessed with the opportunity to meet a lot of new people and gain a lot of new friends, church friends. I've been a very social person my whole life and I've had all kinds of friends but when I look at my christian friends.....wow, they really make a difference in my life. There are some friends that we choose for ourselves and then there are those that God chooses for us. When I was in Jr. High I had a great group of friends and to this day I still love those kids to death, but they weren't a good influence on me, they were kids that were rushing through life and I didn't want to be that way but they were sort of pulling me in. Those were the friends that I had chosen for myself, and then while I was on the process of accepting salvation God started putting more amazing kids in my path, kids that were living a life closer to the one I wanted to live, kids who were obedient and didn't do drugs or alcohol. After I was saved God poured out his love for me and introduced so many great people in my life, godly kids that make my faith stronger everyday.
I love the people God has chosen for me, these friends are the ones that I want to have for the rest of my life, they are on fire for God and they are loyal and truthful and they love me as much as I love them. They inspire me to be the best I can be and to love God and honor him everyday. Of course I have friends who are not christian and I love them as well, they are good kids who want the best for me and who love me despite the fact that I am a Jesus freak :)
You see I've had the chance to help several friends in need lately and they come to me and tell me how awesome I am but truth is, they are the awesome ones. They make me stronger and seeing them stand up from their struggles and try to hold on to God's hand while they do it really gives me hope and encourages me.
There's three people in particular that I want to mention. I want to start with a girl my age who I met about a year ago, she goes to school with me and she has a lot of faith in God. She's been struggling a lot with her relationship with this guy and she was telling me about it last night because this is really getting to her, I tried to help I told her a couple of Bible verses and she said that she was thankful for me being in her life. I never get tired of telling her how much of a blessing she is for me, I mean I have complete trust in this girl, she has gone through so many things in her life and she still smiles and loves God, it is amazing to see the wonderful woman she's becoming, she's strong and passionate and dedicated and loving.
Then there's a boy and a girl that I met recently, they are both 2 years younger than me but they are already like family. I trust these two people with pretty much anything and even though they are both carrying heavy loads in their lives they are willing to help me carry mine. This girl is like my sister and everytime I need prayer she's there for me and we were talking one time and I started crying and she cried with me and it wasn't even that serious! But still she cried and those tears meant a lot to me. And this boy is the most trust worthy guy I've ever met, he always gives me great advise and he's so wise for his age. He's always there for me and he trusts me as much as I trust him.
These people define friendship for me. So here's my question, how do you define friendship? What are the friends that you want to have in your life? Because let me tell you, the friends that I chose for me, yeah they were great but the friends that God chose for me, wow they are a blessing. Open the eyes of your heart and see who are your real friends, the ones worth having who will make a difference in your life. I know I want these kids to be in my life forever because they make my soul dance, but what about you?

And here's my first thought......Purity

I was talking to my parents and my sister about sex ed and my mom mentioned that now a days they teach kids that it is ok to have sex, sex ed only serves to inform the kids and give them a guidance as to how to protect themselves. You see, society expects teenagers to have sex at an early age. It is so wrong to think that way, if you are going to teach about sex ed then teach about abstinence. Yeah go ahead laugh at me but I used to be one of those kids who thought that having sex before marriage was ok. I thought that having sex at 19 or 20 without being married was ok because those numbers made it seem like it was ok. Reality is, it isn't. The times change but the morals don't, killing was wrong 2,000 years ago and it is still wrong! Why is having sex any different? Sex before marriage has never been ok, don't let society tell you otherwise. Now a days people seize the day and "live for the moment", but one moment can ruin years. God calls us to stay pure until marriage, what's the rush that kids have now a days? I'm 17 and for as long as I can remember I have never wanted to rush sex. There is a moment for everything in life. You think making the decision whether to stay pure or not is hard? Try facing the consequences of sex, a baby is least thing that could happen. As girls we demand that our guys are the most loving and sweetest but we don't do anything to show men that they can be that way, we give in to two or three words. And boys know this and take advantage. If you love yourself then stop giving in to temptation. Half of my friends from school are already having sex, why?? What's the rush?? How many boys are you going to give your body to before you find "the one" and how many "ones" are there going to be before the real one comes along? As much as you want a prince, guys also want a princess. And guys, being a male doesn't mean that you are allowed to give in to these temptations. Each person is tempted when, by his or her own desire, he or she is dragged away and enticed. Some people say they like sex because love doesn't exist, how can there be love when lust is all you seek? Yes, I strongly believe in abstinence because I cannot think how poisonous it would be for me to give away a part of my soul and myself every time I have sex with a new partner. I have an entire life to have sex with my future husband, why rush? Lust is an illusion of the body. Love is a reaction of the soul.

I'm New at this

The first thing I have to say is that I'm new at this whole blogging thing. My name is not Eilobell, that is what I chose as my pen name. I am a 17 year old girl with a strong faith in God. Yes this will be one of those blogs where I will, more often than not, be talking about how I see God working in my life. I am a new Christian. The second thing I have to say is that I had never thought about writing, I'm not a writer and I don't think I have a talent for it. I don't want to be the next Jane Austen nor do I expect to have best selling books someday. I decided to make this blog because there are things that I want to share with the world, thoughts that I hope will inspire others to get out of their comfort zone and do something bold, something that might someday change the world. The sole purpose for this blog is to inspire and it might take me 10 years to inspire one person, but as long as I reach that one person, it is all worth it. I thank God for this opportunity because it is a new exciting project in my life and I cannot wait to see the results of it. So my dear reader, know that I will try to use the wisdom God has bestowed upon me to inspire your heart. Everything that you read here will come from the heart and they will be pure and sincere thoughts.