Hello friends!
I'm so excited to announce that I am starting a new bible study for non-Christians and for those who might consider themselves a Christian but do not attend church. This bible study will be hosted at my house for the sake of creating a safe environment. I want you to feel like you can come to my house just as you are. When you think of going to "church" you most likely are thinking of what nice "church clothes" you have to wear, or that you need to put up a "goody-good" front so that no one will judge you. My goal for this study is for us to come together once a week just as we are to study the bible, talk out our thoughts, and just fellowship with one another! You do not have to know anything about the bible to attend. You do not have to know anything about Christianity to attend. You do not have to believe in Jesus or God to attend. You do not have to dress a certain way to attend. You do not have to have a bible to attend. This is not a place of condemnation.
We will meet this Tuesday, March 22nd 2016 at 7:30pm. If you would like to attend please send me a text (if you have my number) or shoot me an email at mycahrenee@gmail.com letting me know you would like to join! I will then send you my address and any other details you might need.
I really hope you decide to come, it's going to be a good time!
Thanks,
Mycah.
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Friday, May 2, 2014
Chosen.
When you are around her you feel the presence of the Holy Spirit, she is strong-willed, stubborn, caring, interesting, crazy, people feel compelled to talk to her, she has a gentle spirit, she loves the Lord, and she has had every do-it-yourself entrepreneur job you could ever think of! Her name is Lacy Lain, and you will never meet another person like her.
If you walked into Lacy's house without giving her warning she is probably doing 1/3 (if not all at the same time), eating chocolate, blogging, or playing with her two dogs. Personally, when I need help with ANYTHING, and I mean anything, I ask Lacy. As soon as I ask Lacy to help me with one of my crazy ideas her next words are always, "One time I was trying to make some extra money in high school so I sold..". When I have a problem in my life Lacy is always the first person I turn to because she is the best advice giver, mostly because of experience of her own. If you are looking for a great blog to follow for DIY crafts, crock pot recipes, or some wisdom about the Lord, give Lacy a try and follow her!
Chosen The Blog
Saturday, April 12, 2014
Seasons
Just like my spirit,
seasons come and then they go.
I try and satisfy myself with earthly desires,
but they only leave me with a tongue on fire.
The Lord has led me into the desert,
and slayed me with thirst.
The devil blinded me with lies,
and I could not see God loving me through my hurt.
Laying on that desert sand,
I called out to God,
and He extended me his hand.
In that moment I felt the rain,
pouring like He had open floodgates.
These April showers harvest the pleasant of flowers,
but even the grass withers,
and the flowers fall.
But, I do not fear the winter storms.
Because my sins were like scarlet,
they were washed white as snow.
The Lord says to me,
"Awake, oh sleeper,
arise from the dead!
Oh little faith ye possess,
like the people of Israel,
you have forgotten you're blessed."
I awoke and like a blind man seeing for the first time,
God had healed me of spiritual blindness.
He had melted my heart of stone,
and replaced it with His compassion.
Though months from now,
the leaves will exchange from green,
I will not forget His promises.
Ask and you shall receive.
So I plead for a spirit
that does not fall and wither like leaves.
Oh my spirit,
don't be so naive,
seasons come and then they go,
but our God never leaves.
seasons come and then they go.
I try and satisfy myself with earthly desires,
but they only leave me with a tongue on fire.
The Lord has led me into the desert,
and slayed me with thirst.
The devil blinded me with lies,
and I could not see God loving me through my hurt.
Laying on that desert sand,
I called out to God,
and He extended me his hand.
In that moment I felt the rain,
pouring like He had open floodgates.
These April showers harvest the pleasant of flowers,
but even the grass withers,
and the flowers fall.
But, I do not fear the winter storms.
Because my sins were like scarlet,
they were washed white as snow.
The Lord says to me,
"Awake, oh sleeper,
arise from the dead!
Oh little faith ye possess,
like the people of Israel,
you have forgotten you're blessed."
I awoke and like a blind man seeing for the first time,
God had healed me of spiritual blindness.
He had melted my heart of stone,
and replaced it with His compassion.
Though months from now,
the leaves will exchange from green,
I will not forget His promises.
Ask and you shall receive.
So I plead for a spirit
that does not fall and wither like leaves.
Oh my spirit,
don't be so naive,
seasons come and then they go,
but our God never leaves.
Friday, January 10, 2014
a s p i r a t i o n.
It all started my sophomore year of high school when I took two Criminal Justice dual credit classes. I not only loved the classes, but I knew I wanted to do some kind of job dealing with crime for the rest of my life. As I got older and went on to school at DBU I had a sudden interest in Psychology. I knew I wanted to mix the two together but wasn't sure how or what I would do. I had the idea of maybe being a victims counselor and work at a police department. This seemed reasonable but deep inside I knew that there was something missing, I just didn't know that within my first semester of college God would reveal to me His true calling in my life.
I became close to some girls on my hallway in the dorms, one in particular was Madison Rangel. She would often talk about her passion for human trafficking. I didn't think too much about it, I didn't fully understand or have the knowledge of what human trafficking really was. One night Madison and her roommate Taylor invited me to go with them down to the town homes to watch a documentary called Nefarious: Merchant of Souls with a few other friends that were passionate about putting an end to human trafficking. I simply tagged along just to have something to do. When I am upset I don't get sad and cry, I get mad; and this documentary was fueling my anger. I got so upset I actually got up and left, but I did go back to finish watching.
After watching Nefarious and learning more about human trafficking, I realized why God had called me to major in Psychology and Criminology! It blows me away that God had put it in my brain to major in psychology and criminology and not know why, and later reveal to me exactly what He had planned for me!
Everyone has done it when you're around your friends goofing around and you make jokes about "the corner", pimps, "whores", joking about prostitution. I will admit I have been guilty of this, not knowing that most prostitutes are forced into trafficking, or are under 18 years old. After I learned how serious this matter is, how young the girls are, what they go through, how some girls are kidnapped from their normal every day lifestyles, the evilness of it all, I loathe jokes about prostitution. It's not something to joke about, it's offensive. Think about it like this, when people have relatives that are mentally retarded they take it very offensive for someone to use the word retarded or stupid, especially calling someone that out of spite.
I'm not 100% sure what God has planned for me long term. At first I was thinking of working for a human trafficking organization; maybe move to Mumbai, India (a red light district) and help rescue and counsel women. But I have done a lot of research on human trafficking and I know that the National Human Trafficking Hotline receives 30% of its calls from Texas. Texas is a human trafficking hot spot. Texas has lots of interstate highways, international airports, and borders Mexico. I have read stories of girls being kidnapped (for human trafficking) from malls that I go to regularly only 20 miles from my home. So why not stay home and put a stop to human trafficking in my own back yard before I move across the world to do the same exact thing? I envision myself one day owning a huge ranch in the middle of no where, I would build cabins to house rescued girls, counsel and rehabilitate them. Now, I am not saying that this ranch would be only for victims of human trafficking, although that would be my main focus, but also those who were in a bad situation at home or whatever the circumstance that they would need to get away for a healing process. Not only would they would be receiving counseling, learning skills, and participate in the activities we would provide at the ranch; but we would be sharing with them the gospel of Jesus Christ, the one and only true healer and redeemer. We would have bible studies, and a sunday church service. I want my ranch to be secluded so that the victims feel safe, knowing that those same people who hurt them cannot find them. That is my long term goal, but for now, I have been reading online about women's centers that are around my area and emailing them for more information. I'm praying that I can get a job at a women's center, if not though I would want to volunteer in my spare time (which is not very much time with school and work).
January is human trafficking awareness month, please join me in prayer for the ones who are scared, depressed, and hopeless. To pray for workers, the ones giving their lives to serving the girls in need of someone, the workers in India rescuing girls from brothels. I encourage you to start praying for human trafficking victims, or find an organization you can financially support. Also, don't forget how big of an impact you could make by making human trafficking aware to the people you know. Madison brought me to awareness, and not it's my turn. Below I have a few links to organizations you should check out!
Friday, June 7, 2013
Emotion.
Emotion:
1) A natural instinctive state of mind deriving from one's circumstances, mood, or relationships with others
2) Any of the particular feelings that characterize such a state of mind such as joy, anger, love, hate horror, etc.
If you are anything like me, then emotions scare the crap out of you. Emotions make me awkward! They make me feel so uncomfortable. I am comfortable being unemotional and not caring. I've never been a "nice" person; actually I have always been kind of mean. It's not my first response to be sympathetic, worried, or caring...most of the time I just laugh it off.
I have a ton of good looking guy best friends, they are fun to be around, they're nice, we don’t fight, and they are not dramatic like girls are. But just because I have a lot of guy friends doesn't mean I have been in a lot of relationships. I am definitely not the type of person to just like any guy as more than friends, simply because I am not an emotional person for one thing, but another is because Proverbs 4:23 says, "Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life." Also I do not believe in making such important decisions like to get into a relationship off of emotions. "The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?"
-Jeremiah 17:9
If my heart is deceitful why trust my own emotions? "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight." -Proverbs 3:5-6
With all of this being said, yes it is hard for me to have and to deal with emotions, and yes it is hard for me to be compassionate to others. But, Ezekiel 37:26 says, "I will give you a new heart and new spirit-I will remove from you your heart of stone." How awesome is that? The bible says I am dead to myself and alive in Christ. I am not that mean bully that I used to be! I know that I am not completely un-emotional! Everyone desires to be loved, even me. You can ask any of my friends that are girls and they will tell you yeah Mycah has ALWAYS wanted to get married. Love is a very strong emotion. I love the Lord, I love my family, I love my friends...but I guess the real question is: do I love my neighbor? Do I love complete strangers? Do I love the "un-lovable"? And is the "love" that I have for people the same love Jesus Christ has for me? "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind." -Matthew 22:37 I love the idea of being in love, but how could I ever love someone else the way I should if I don't love the Lord with all my heart, soul and mind?
Now we go on to the emotion of anger. The bible says, "be angry and sin not." Can you say convicting?! My main emotion is anger, and I know that I let myself sin in my anger! "An angry person stirs up conflict, and a hot tempered person commits many sins" -Proverbs 29:22 I get so annoyed, so frustrated, so mad! My grandma always tells me, "no one understands your anger; you hide your emotions and you’re hurt with anger." She couldn't be more right.
I cannot justify the fact that I am unemotional, non-compassionate, and quick to anger, with the excuse of "this is just who I am". That would mean I find my identity in my flesh. "Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace." -Romans 8:5-6
So in reality, when I am not being compassionate, when I am being rude, when I am angry, I am living by the fleshly desires and not by the Spirit.
The conclusion in all of this mess of my life is that I am growing, Jesus is transforming me! Jesus is filling my heart with compassion, giving me a gentle and quiet spirit, teaching me to love with the same love He gives me daily. It's hard, it's uncomfortable, but I crave to be the women God has called me to be.
1) A natural instinctive state of mind deriving from one's circumstances, mood, or relationships with others
2) Any of the particular feelings that characterize such a state of mind such as joy, anger, love, hate horror, etc.
If you are anything like me, then emotions scare the crap out of you. Emotions make me awkward! They make me feel so uncomfortable. I am comfortable being unemotional and not caring. I've never been a "nice" person; actually I have always been kind of mean. It's not my first response to be sympathetic, worried, or caring...most of the time I just laugh it off.
I have a ton of good looking guy best friends, they are fun to be around, they're nice, we don’t fight, and they are not dramatic like girls are. But just because I have a lot of guy friends doesn't mean I have been in a lot of relationships. I am definitely not the type of person to just like any guy as more than friends, simply because I am not an emotional person for one thing, but another is because Proverbs 4:23 says, "Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life." Also I do not believe in making such important decisions like to get into a relationship off of emotions. "The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?"
-Jeremiah 17:9
If my heart is deceitful why trust my own emotions? "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight." -Proverbs 3:5-6
With all of this being said, yes it is hard for me to have and to deal with emotions, and yes it is hard for me to be compassionate to others. But, Ezekiel 37:26 says, "I will give you a new heart and new spirit-I will remove from you your heart of stone." How awesome is that? The bible says I am dead to myself and alive in Christ. I am not that mean bully that I used to be! I know that I am not completely un-emotional! Everyone desires to be loved, even me. You can ask any of my friends that are girls and they will tell you yeah Mycah has ALWAYS wanted to get married. Love is a very strong emotion. I love the Lord, I love my family, I love my friends...but I guess the real question is: do I love my neighbor? Do I love complete strangers? Do I love the "un-lovable"? And is the "love" that I have for people the same love Jesus Christ has for me? "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind." -Matthew 22:37 I love the idea of being in love, but how could I ever love someone else the way I should if I don't love the Lord with all my heart, soul and mind?
Now we go on to the emotion of anger. The bible says, "be angry and sin not." Can you say convicting?! My main emotion is anger, and I know that I let myself sin in my anger! "An angry person stirs up conflict, and a hot tempered person commits many sins" -Proverbs 29:22 I get so annoyed, so frustrated, so mad! My grandma always tells me, "no one understands your anger; you hide your emotions and you’re hurt with anger." She couldn't be more right.
I cannot justify the fact that I am unemotional, non-compassionate, and quick to anger, with the excuse of "this is just who I am". That would mean I find my identity in my flesh. "Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace." -Romans 8:5-6
So in reality, when I am not being compassionate, when I am being rude, when I am angry, I am living by the fleshly desires and not by the Spirit.
The conclusion in all of this mess of my life is that I am growing, Jesus is transforming me! Jesus is filling my heart with compassion, giving me a gentle and quiet spirit, teaching me to love with the same love He gives me daily. It's hard, it's uncomfortable, but I crave to be the women God has called me to be.
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