Nothing Gold Can Stay 🎸🎶

Here's a tune to listen to while you read 😛

I kind of felt the need to reintroduce myself since a LOT has changed since I initially created my first intro. So if you've somehow stumbled across me or if you knew me before, here I am!

Im Dea 💚

Some quick things about me areee...

American

I loveeee art

I wanna be a graphic designer

There's more but most importantly and the need for a new intro:

- Follower of Jesus‼️‼️✝️

I got saved July 20th of this year (PRAISE GOD!!!) and I'm very much a baby Christian. I never really had any interactions with any religion growing up. I deleted lots of my old posts but anything I left up is from before I got saved as just a little fyi. I'm thinking of doing a testimony post possiblyy

I'm nothing without God and I want that to be something that's known! If you're not into that, you haven't got to follow me, but let's please keep things respectful :)

Updated favoritesss

Things in the world:

Reading, writing, drawing, running, nature, birds, the color green and the skyyy

If you scroll down far enough to see my old intro, many of those things, I'd still consider my favorites!

Book in the Bible:

So far definitely Exodus. Learning about the Israelites and how God used Moses, surpassing his fear to make him a leader is so amazing to me.

Verses

John 1:1, John 3:17, Joshua 1:9, Psalms 150:6

If you look at nothing else I post, please read this one.

On Christmas, word has been spread that there will be attacks executed on predominantly Christian towns in Nigeria. It's already begun as a matter of fact. In the media, Christian persecution specifically, has been heard, seen and denied altogether. But, Christians there say it's true. There are many credible sources that show the true impact that this persecution is having, I strongly encourage you to research the matter.

I live in America. Here, or even other places where we are free to display our faith publicly, we have privilege. No matter how it feels, it is fact. With that being said, it's easy to forget that not everyone has this gift. Claiming the one who saved us all can get people killed depending on where you live. From a free place, we have the voice, if not the power, to speak out about what is going on and to contact our representatives for help in this matter. We are united in Christ no matter where we live, any differences we have or anything that comes about. Let us remember that and stand with our persecuted brothers and sisters. Imagine if this was your own family and people who could help weren't. Use the resources available to you for good. Most importantly of all, remember your prayer is a weapon. God hears every single one. Let us stay in prayer for those who have fallen and those who are still there.

To our brothers and sisters being persecuted-

Remember Christ told us we would be hated for His sake, for claiming His name. In His sermon on the mount, He says, "Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you." (Matthew 5:10-12). Nothing that happens here in this temporary place is more powerful than God and what He has promised. Stay strong and faithful and know that there are thousands of people interceding for you worldwide. In Romans 8:35-39, it says, "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? As it is written, “For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.” No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord." We are standing with you. God is standing with you.

If you have a moment, watch the video I linked, he breaks everything down very well.

i WILL be streaming the living daylights out of the David soundtrack

Have you ever tried Jesus? No, not Christianity. Not rules. Not a group of people called a church because let's be honest - people kinda suck sometimes. A lot of the time, actually. But not a half hearted prayer that's meant to make someone else happy. Simply a true and honest, "Who are you? What is it you want from me? ", directed towards Him.

In His eyes, you were worth suffering for. Worth fighting death for. He wants to bring you back to life and He'll spend your whole life chasing you.

Don't take someone else's word, or even mine. You don't know me from anywhere. But try HIM. Look for HIM. He's not hiding, only waiting.