Lately I am lazy to read the scriptures because I feel doing facebook and do other stuff and find that more important, I know deep in my heart my soul is hungry to read the words of God but my mind got in the way. So these two days my heart keep telling me go go go and go read the scriptures for it will do you good because you know your hungry. And then I came to this passage "An athlete cannot receive the winners crown except by competing according to the rules"( 2 Timothy 2 ,5). And I was like that's so true and it remind me again that I have to go back on the right track, because I am not in this Life to Lose but to Win , one of the steps that I should know is the rules of life which are all written in the scriptures, even though I already know it but we need to read it to remind us over and over again. If we don't train our self to learn and train how to live righteous we will just lose our self , I read this passage " But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people" ( 2 Timothy 3")
I read it and I said O Father I will not be like that and give me the power to get rid of my laziness in reading and doing whats good. And I feel its very important for us to read any scriptures that will do you good it might me the bible, al-quran, books of Deepak Chopra or books of buddism everything that will feed your heart and actually practice it . My best friend said to me Erma it is hard to do Good, I said how do u know when you haven't really committed and practice it , even driving a car is hard in the beginning but at the end it made a part of you because practice makes perfect. I am here to win it, to order to do that I have to practice and do whatever pleases God, I hope that my friends and if its possible the whole world would feel the same way that I feel. And for those who are curious I found some scriptures for you guys to read.
The Rules of life
Teaching about Anger
(Matthew 5)
You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,( Idiot) ’ is answerable to the court. And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell. ( Matthew 5)
Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun set on your anger, and do not leave room for the devil . ( Ephensians 5)
“Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift. ( Matthew 5)
Teaching about adultery
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell. ( FIYIt means lose the habits not your real eye or your body )
( Matthew 5)
Teaching about Divorce
“It has been said, ‘Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’ But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, makes her the victim of adultery, and anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
Teaching about Oaths
“Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made.’ But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King. And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black. All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.
Teaching about Retaliation
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also. And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well. If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles. Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
LOVE of Enemies
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven “So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secrety will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
Forgiving
For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.
, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think the
God and Money
No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money
Judging others
“Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
THE GOLDEN RULE
Do to others whatever you would have them to do you . This is the law and the prophets.

Thank you
love
Erma