What do we call these?
Encouraging posts?
Christian blog posts?
Err- I guess we'll come up with that as we go along..
I wanted to give a little introduction post! ^.^
First, let's talk a bit about why I started this blog, and what the future posts are going to be like.
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I'm homeschooled, and am honestly super shy. I have no friends in real life- just friends on an online game. I felt like either all my online friends are Christians, or they aren't, and if I tell them about my faith, they'll just get mad.
I felt I had no way to really share my faith, except through blogging. I've been blogging for quite a while now (I want to say three years? About one year on my first blog, and I just celebrated my second year on another), and on, what is now the main blog I write for, I always include Bible verses and time to time would talk about my faith.
But was that enough to give people enough hope, and find faith in Christ?
Some people say the Bible verses are good, or that from seeing my faith helped them grow in Christ. But I really want something just dedicated to finding faith in Christ, and giving them hope when teens/teens find themselves in hard situations.
..So, I made this blog! Flaming Arrow For Jesus. This blog will be aimed towards girls that are my age (tweens/teens), and the posts on this blog will be just that. Blog posts to give girls hope in the hard times, and also how they can become a Christian. I'll also post about Christian music time to time, since I'm obsessed with it. 😉
This blog is still a work in progress, so I still need to add gadgets, make a header, etc.. Hopefully things will be up and running soon!
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Aaand now I wanted to talk about the meaning behind my Blogger name!
Louie Giglio, a pastor from a big church in Atlanta, Georgia called Passion City Church, once did a sermon series that we watched on RightNow Media, (a website/app that has lots of sermons on it). He gave an analogy about a flaming arrow, and used this image:
What the flaming arrow represents, is pretty much us being on fire for Jesus.
The tip represents Jesus' name, and since it's a flaming arrow, when it lands, it becomes a wildfire. The actual 'triangle' part of the arrow, represents the gospel in our mouths, a part of the arrow (from the looks of it) is the spirit and us are woven together as the arrow, and The Word is what guides us.
I absolutely love this picture of being a flaming arrow for Jesus. Good name for a blog, eh?
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Well, I hope this blog encourages you! Be sure to spread the word about it, to give your friends some encouragement too.
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Like on my main blog, I'd like to give you all a Bible verse! The version the verses will be on this blog are in NLT (New Living Translation). I personally use NIV (New International Version), but I like this version too.
Hebrews 12:1
.. let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.
.. let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.
I love this verse! ^.^
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Have a great day!
~FlamingArrow
