10 years ♥

I cannot believe ten years has passed since the tragedy at Columbine High School! You know you are a grown up when you look back on a ten year old event and think it felt like yesterday! lol

I was in the 7th grade when it all happened. I was a "Christian," but I was not yet saved. In the weeks following the massacre, we heard about a girl that was asked if she believed in God. When she said yes, she was killed. That girl was Cassie Bernall. Her story was a wonderful tool at that time because it made all of us kids from the Bible belt wonder if we would do the same thing. We all said/hoped we would say yes, but when you are not saved it is harder to stand up for what you believe in when death is staring you in the face. I was pretty sure I would say yes, but now ten years later, now that I am saved- I would DEFINITELY say YES! Below is a picture of her book, "She Said Yes." It is a must read! SERIOUSLY! :)

Another Christian girl murdered that day, that I didn't know much about until recently is Rachel Scott.

Below is an excerpt from one of her diaries, (she had one with God, and 2 with 2 different friends).
Click on the picture to enlarge it so you can read it better! She writes to her friend about not being ashamed about Jesus. From other writings like this, she writes how she knows her fellow students can see God through her, and all she wants is to bring others to Him. Do you know when the above was written? April 20, 1998. A year before the massacre. Rachel was the first one shot that day, and they say she was carrying her Bible. It was apparent by how she lived that she loved Christ.

She, nor Cassie, were ashamed of Christ. Do you know why? They knew that nothing bad would happen to them.

WAIT A MINUTE- NOTHING BAD? THEY WERE MURDERED!

Yes they were murdered, and to us that seems bad, but it was not. You see, since they knew Christ, they went to be in Heaven. We all can agree that this world is hard and scary, but there is no pain in Heaven. There are no tears. We miss those who have gone before us, but they are not sad. They are so happy there!

With the world we live in, don't you want to have that same comfort? Knowing that you can stand up to anything- even death?

You can. Just accept Christ as your Savior. Yes, even you need a Savior. We have all sinned and fall short of the Glory of God. Yes, that one lie you told yesterday is a sin and it makes you worthy of Hell. PERIOD. There is NOTHING YOU can do to change that. The lie is on your permanent record. But there is hope. Even though there is nothing YOU can do, there is someone who paid your penalty. JESUS. When He died on the Cross He suffered the fires of Hell for YOU. He paid YOUR debt! All we can do is accept His sacrifice as a gift, accept Him as your Savior, repent of your sin, and live for HIM. IT IS THAT SIMPLE!

If you want to know more about Jesus, please do not hesitate to ask me. I will not pretend to know all the answers, but I will try to help you find someone who may know more if needed. :)