They Say..."She Is Unashamed."

When He Will Show the "Belt"

2012-02-15T16:35:00.000-08:00

God has spared us each time we fell short of perfection. Every time we have sinned against Him. Every time we disobeyed. He never failed to forgive us.. Over AND over again...

We have taken advantage of His mercy.

We have relied on the mercy He would show at the end of this "season" of sin. We expected Him. We had it all planned out too... Go to the altar and pray that God would forgive us of our sinful nature.. But then, we sinned again, the same sin... Again, we prayed but this time we knew He would forgive us, so we didn't pray as "hard" or as "sincere".... We went out and sinned again... The same sin! And every time we went back to sin, we took advantage of His mercy when we came back to the altar. There's the pattern. We sin, we ask for forgiveness but then we sin again. Every time we come back to pray and ask God to forgive us, it's like the Blood/forgiveness/mercy looses it's affect on us. :/ Just like when our bodies get used to (an example) caffeine, the caffeine doesn't get us all hyper-it has no affect.

But didn't we think that God gets tired of us using Him?

One day, He is going to get mad at us.. Like our parents did when we were little. We kept jumping on the couch when we shouldn't have :/ boy... I learned to not jump on the couch! Lol... So why can't it be that way with God? Learn from the mistake and stop doing it. Because one day His mercy won't be shown to us.... and well, God does have a belt doesn't He? Lol

Get what I'm sayin'?

Youth Night

2012-02-11T13:18:00.001-08:00

Success!!!! :)

(here is a whole bucket load of pictures)

Discouraged?

2012-02-08T00:34:00.001-08:00

You know those days you have been feeling really discouraged and down on yourself? You've felt it a lot recently I'm guessing..

Always remember that there is a bright sunshine after a cloudy night.

But God is still wonderful. Even through that cloudy and stormy night. God is still watching you and protecting you. Wait for the rainbow after the rain.

And hey, don't keep these feelings to yourself.. Tell someone about them so that they can encourage you! Trust me friend, it helps! Tell your mentor, a good Godly friend, grandparent, or someone you know who always has something encouraging to say to you. Because you can't go through it alone. You do need your friends, the church, and God..

Youth lock-in & Dennys

2012-01-30T17:45:00.000-08:00

I have not had THAT much fun in SUCH A LONG TIME!!!!!

My youth group went to the Fontana youth service and hung out with Whittier and Burbank youth :) My, my, my.... You all should have went to fellowship :)

Science Olympiad 2012

2012-01-13T16:19:00.000-08:00

*insert Meagan's seriously happy nerdy face*

:) <3

I signed up for Science Olympiad (2012) and we are finally getting to learn the material over the next month and a half. Our first tournament is March 3rd. :)

Extra info: 24 different events ranging from building robots (physics), solving water pollution problem (environmental), solving a crime (forensics), handling chemicals (chemistry), and telling the difference betweeen trees (forestry) AND so much more!!! 15 people per school to compete. Need to be great in 2 subjects in order to have a better chance of winning. Regional, State, and then National.

If you didn't already know, or could tell by this post yet, I am a MAJOR science nerd when it comes to Chemistry and Forensics. AND I'm planning on being a science major in college, so :) more the reason to have this to put on a college application.

I chose Forensics and Chemistry, both are going to be dealing with labs and chemicals, as my two events. 30 people signed up total, so they are going to be narrowing the team down to 15 in the next 2 weeks. I have a feeling I'll be able to get on the official team.

*sigh*

Dreaming of Nationals already ;)

Love,

The Future Chemist and Forensic Expert

California Driver

2012-01-06T13:54:00.001-08:00

Yay! I got my driver's license in the mail today!! ;) no more papers to carry around.

Review of 2011: Life Happened

2011-12-28T16:09:00.000-08:00

Man, this year hasn't been so good for blogging..

I've been all over the place and almost completely neglected my blog.. I feel terrible for doing so but I was stuck in a rut for awhile and got away from a lot things.

Here's a post that probably won't make sense to some.. But just know I'm ready to get back on my feet.

***And please, don't take this post as if I'm trying to boast or anything like that. Those of you have read my blog in recent years know that I write my heart out to encourage young people. Through my struggles and downfalls, that I know us young people experience, I put my heart out there for you to know that we all go through similar trials and there are people who are here for you... like me.**

I've been thinking about needing to be an example and a role model for girls younger than me(or around my age). It has been tempting to fall in line with the world around me, the stress, frustration and a mindset of neglect of my responsibility. Honestly, I haven't been the example I should be. I felt the responsibility on me but I didn't want to step back in the spotlight and be criticized, ridiculed, and truthfully I didn't want the attention at all. I remember awhile back, I stood proudly, wanting to be the prime example for all the beautiful girls around me who had so much potential but didn't know how to put it to practice. I was the example for the young ones who said "I want to be like Meagan when I grow up"... It touched my heart and encouraged me when parents/aunts/grandparents would come up to me and thank me for it.

But life happened, trials came and I've hid in a corner, isolated for a few months. Hibernation? No. Isolated. You know the feeling where you don't want to be around anybody? But when you are, you feel like you're not even there. Not apart of what's going on around you. That's how you know you've been drawn away from the world into your own private corner. You can either make the best of it or let it destroy you completely... Or you can be like me, where I was somewhere in the middle. It started tearing me on the inside but I'm thankful for my mentor who would encourage me that God is pulling you aside to teach you how to pray, fast, be in His spirit... Etc. So, to be completely honest I was torn in the middle of feeling alone yet knowing God is trying to work on me.

I was broken hearted, felt alone, not understood... My prayer life dropped, my worship stunk, my mind wandered and distracted me. BUT, my mentor would tell me God wants you to LEAN on Him instead of others. He wants YOUR full attention. He wants YOU.

My mentor was probably the person who kept me going and sane. **For all the young people who read this, please find an elder in your life (with Pastor's approval) who can give you guidance. One who prays and cares for you.**

How special do I feel to know that God made LIFE HAPPEN in order to get my attention that HE WANTS ME? That He wants to be my best friend, my comforter. He wants to use me secretly in prayer.

Now that I'm starting to understand how God was working and finally ACCEPTING it, I can say that it's time to get back on my feet. There will still be times God wants me to hide in a corner for a few hours in prayer or reading where He needs me.. but I feel He doesn't want me to stay so isolated like I have been. He needs me to be a help to my sisters, my brothers, my friends, you...

Life happened but until I saw His big picture, I didn't understand.

A toast to 2011, a time of learning..
But to 2012, just brace yourself.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!❤

2011-12-27T10:04:00.001-08:00

I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas with family and friends!

Now, time to celebrate the upcoming new year!!!

Oh, P.S. I took my driving test at the DMV this morning ;) I passed! Yay for a license!

God bless you

17 years ♥

2011-12-10T11:57:00.000-08:00

17 years of:

Being raised in the Church

Watching family grow

Making friends

...

Love

Happiness

Joy

...

Mistakes

Successes

Triumphs

...

♥

17 years of trying to find myself in God

and allowing Him to use me

♥this little vessel♥

A Professional of a Profession

2011-12-06T15:59:00.001-08:00

This morning in my AP English Composition class, we wrote out our EPT (English Placement Test) essay in 30 minutes.. Whew.. If I get a good score, I'll be able to easily get into CSU San Bernadino (a fall back school in case of emergencies). Anyways! I had to respond to a quote by Phyliss Stein.

“The purpose of public universities should be to train the appropriate number of people for the professions. In order to fulfill this purpose, the number of students admitted to each field of study should be pre-set, as in Sweden, so that no more people are trained than will be needed to fill the estimated number of openings in each profession.”

After the essay.. I sat and thought, "Hey, God wants us to be professionals in certain ways, too."

There are Doctors, Teachers, Mechanics, the Tech-savvy, and loads more careers that require extra education and extreme focus. In my argument to agree with the prompt by Stein, I said that this is probably a very smart idea due to the fact that we may have an "over production" of a certain field of study. Those yahoo articles, "Best Careers of 2011!", tend to draw a lot of attention because students want to know what job will make them more $$... So those people go to college but they see a lot of other people thinking the same way and doing the exact same thing...

God doesn't need everyone in the church doing the SAME thing. He needs some one to be pro at playing the organ, a young person bringing in souls, a Pastor leading the church, youth leaders, altar workers, Mentors...

Just like all these different careers help the world go round, all these different people in the church make the CHURCH survive and thrive!

Wow... :) Nice thought today.

Happy Thanksgiving week

2011-11-26T12:05:00.001-08:00

I hope everyone had an awesome Thanksgiving with the ones you love :)

A few things I'm thankful for:
*I'm soo extremely thankful for being raised in the church and for my Pastor and his wife!!!! I don't know what would have happened to me if I hadn't come to be under my Pastor. I'm so grateful!!! I've been placed under a praying man of God who loves his church. I know he prays for me and keeps me safe.
*I'm thankful for my youth leaders Bro Jeffrey Rowell and Bro Chris Brill! They are some great leaders who have a burden for our youth group. They are there to guide us and correct us if needed. They also know how to have fun!! I'm thankful I don't have boring youth pastors!!!!!!! ;)
*Thankful for my family and best friends :) Daddy and Mom, Papaw and Mamaw, my uncles and aunts, my cousins as all my 2nd cousins etc etc ;) lol if I named all the family I would take too long. I'm thankful for my best friends that I've made all over the country. My best friend Sean who can be a complete goofball when I need to laugh lol :) my favorite cousin Brookie <3 who is such a brat ;) but I love her so much.

There is so much to be THANKFUL for!!!!!!

I had the opportunity on Thanksgiving night to put my little cousin Morgan to bed. I told her that before we go to bed tonight let's thank Jesus for everything. We had a whole list going. Her little toys, her friend Chloe, her brother and sisters, mommy and daddy, cousins Meagan;) lol, for breathing... And then I prayed for her to sleep peacefully that night.

Whenever you have an opportunity like this to be with your younger siblings or family members, (to the parents) your kids, don't pass it up. It felt good I was able to do that with her.

I'm thankful this year for everything God has given me.

Youth Group ❤

2011-11-15T17:52:00.001-08:00

I love my youth group :) we have loads of fun and we howl with laughter EVERYWHERE we go!!!! They are a bunch of crack ups lol

Here are a couple pictures when we went to Bob's Big Boy in Burbank :)

Sitting

2011-10-28T10:56:00.001-07:00

*yawn*

I'm just sitting here in class about to take my Nuclear Chemistry test...

God is good.. :) *tired smile*

New Phone:)

2011-10-27T17:15:00.001-07:00

Hey friend :) !

I got a new phone on Saturday because my Blackberry broke. So I upgraded to the iPhone4 :) yippee! However, I had to change my number and I lost all my contacts :( if you wouldn't mind, all my dear friends, send me your phone number in an email: meaganrowell@hotmail.com

I'd really appreciate it!:) especially all my blogger friends that I like to talk to lol

Earthquake Drills

2011-10-20T12:49:00.000-07:00

Minimum day here in Ontario, CA :)

Earthquake drill: We were told that this fake earthquake was a 7.19 lol and it was only a stage 1 drill, meaning we only had to go right outside the building because the buildings aren't falling. However, don't you think a 7.19 earthquake would topple buildings over? :/ So it should have been stage 2-going to the football field where there aren't any buildings... Hmm. Idk... A more realistic earthquake # would have been better :) lol

Since it's minimum day, I need to catch up on loads of homework!!! Great. How's school so far for all you school-goers? :) I'm making more friends and getting around the school. It's funny because my teacher from Freshmen year (only did the 1st semester) at the high school, Ms. White for Honors Biology, remembered me. She came into my 6th period and saw I was in there!

I was like, "MS. WHITE!!!!" :) Hahah she was all excited to see me. She said, "It's good to see you! I'm glad your back! I've been thinking about you often!"

It's nice to know that I'm thought of :) I made a lasting impression on people. lol happy.

Anyways.... have a marvelous day!

Ladies Retreat Weekend in Pictures

2011-10-17T18:20:00.001-07:00

We shopped. :)

We ate. :)

I had to have sushi :)

Pretty relaxing :) lol

Ladies Retreat

2011-10-14T18:53:00.001-07:00

Hello!!!!

I miss all of you :) lol leave me comments!! ;)

I'm at ladies retreat in Carlsbad. I'll post pictures soon :)

Love<3

Something Funny

2011-10-01T17:07:00.000-07:00

Most of you can see I've been blogging for awhile :) quite a few years.

It makes me laugh.

You can tell that over the years, I have changed. I used to blog about the most random things EVER. Now, I try to focus on spiritual posts. Ones that relate to my readers, mostly youth, and make it easier to UNDERSTAND what some stuff in the Bible mean (how I received revelations from hearing the preaching etc.)

Man... If you go back to the first year of me posting... Hahahhaha you can notice the difference.

By the way, I know I haven't been blogging as much---a friend of mine sent me a text and giving me a hard time about it! When he doesn't even post frequently on his bloggity either! *cough* Elias *cough* :)

School is a pain and church is where I find my rest (where I spend a lot of my "free" time:) I'll try shooting for posts more often ;)

Thanks for understanding <3

Props to the Girls...

2011-09-14T15:45:00.000-07:00

...Who can look pretty on a dime and still make it to school on time :)

That's my one of my MANY goals this year for school. It's going to be so much easier when fall/winter rolls in---it's way too hot for me to wear my hair down, tights, and with layering. *whew* I'm sweating just thinking about it lol

Being Pentecostal-Apostolic doesn't mean we have to look frumpy :) Everyone has their own unique style.. What I usually do is look at somebody's cute outfit and make it my own!! Pentecostalize it haha!

One thing: I'm not diggin' sandals because 1) my feet hurt and 2) at my school, your feet WILL get stepped on and get dirty.

An upside: :) I don't have to wake up super early in the morning due to the fact I don't wear make-up :D lol *thumbs up* I hear all the girls complain and I'm just glad I don't have to worry about applying it and taking forever to get ready lol

Sorry for the random post but really...
Props to the girls who look beautiful and take AP/IB/Honors classes ;)

Hopefully I can become one too

For the Love of God...

2011-09-10T00:32:00.000-07:00

Back at home from the Friday night Youth Alive service :)

Bro. Jason Calhoun (spelling?) preached a great message about letting things in your life LIVE or DIE. These are the perfect times where you could backslide easily and stray away... but it's also the best time to LIVE FOR GOD. :)

Let worship live.
Let prayer live.
Let the Word live.

A great service and I know people got a special touch.

I'm sure most of you know who that is in the picture above :)

My best friend, Sean, has been down for the past week because he was visiting his grandpa who was very ill and wasn't promised very long to live. Unfortunately and very sadly, he passed away Sunday afternoon, unexpected. The funeral was this Friday morning. Please pray for his family. I'm sure they will appreciate the prayers.

Thank you all and God bless you <3

Prayers

2011-09-05T09:23:00.000-07:00

I know I haven't posted in a long time :( Forgive me.

But please keep (Sean) my best friend's family in prayer. Their grandpa passed away yesterday afternoon. Almost all of of his family are not in church and are in need of a Comforter. Please pray that God sends His loving hand to comfort them. And you never know, this may lead to some of them coming into church. Everything happens for a reason.

Thank you all very much.
God bless

Resilience: Youth Alive 2011! September 8 & 9th

2011-08-22T18:14:00.000-07:00

Resilience: Youth Alive 2011! September 8 & 9th: Hi everyone :), If you need any information on our upcoming Youth Alive 2011 Conference, please see the following link:

vtyouth.wordpress.com

Oh, joy!

2011-08-11T19:13:00.001-07:00

*WARNING* I'm going to be overloaded with homework soon and if you combine that with church, you get busy quicker and before you know it, there isn't enough time in the day for everything that needs to get done. Just a warning, if you're striving to be on top, you will have no life until you have accomplished that task. The joys of High School.

Another New Chapter

2011-08-04T00:56:00.000-07:00

If you didn't know already, I went to public school my whole life until my 2nd semester of 9th grade, then I did Independent Studies (online) for a year and a 1/2.

*If I were to list out all the schools I went to (my entire life) you'd get tired of reading ;) lol *

Now, it's time for a change. I'm going back to Chaffey High for my last 2 years of High School! It was kind of a hard decision :/ but as the summer went on, there were a few things that made me say, "Okay God! I know You want me to go back now!!" Lol. At several youth services, the men who did the little "sermon-ette", the "preaching" before the preaching (I hope you know what part that is), made comments about going back to school and lighting it with some Holy Ghost Fire, teach Bible Studies in class, and WITNESS!!!!! By the time I heard these messages, they were all confirmations about coming back to public school. God knew I was hesitant.. but... He has other plans and I will follow.

By the way, I'm not against homeschooling :) lol I just couldn't handle it..

School starts Tuesday.. I need all y'all to pray for me :) and I'll do the same for you.. I want to be used this year to bring my classmates to God. I want to show them the LOVE that God has for them. I'm not afraid to bring my Bible to school. I'm not afraid to dress modest. I'm not afraid of wearing crazy layered outfits lol I'm just more of a witness that way :) I'm truly UNASHAMED!!!!

I'll definitely be blogging about this new chapter in my life :) I want you to join with me!!!! Post on your blog about who you witnessed to, what you did/said, how they reacted (and maybe a picture). I really want to encourage everyone to witness wherever you are! Leave a comment if you want to join :)

"Be Happy & On Fire" <--- new words to live by

Thought of the Day

2011-07-29T14:40:00.000-07:00

Soooooo wishing I was somewhere in Europe right about now

*sigh*

A Special Touch From Heaven

2011-07-27T23:29:00.000-07:00

For many many months, I wasn't feeling well. It was like I had something stuck inside of me that pushed everything about me (bubbly personality, a little ball of joy, Miss Sunshine, full of energy) into a little ball and filled the rest of the space with emptiness [cold]. It has definitely not been the best part of my life, for sure. It's one of those trials where you just want to go back to the year before lol. I'm telling you, I was the total opposite of who I really am. Oh my, talk about craziness. I started to get really sad, kept to myself a lot, and ZERO energy.. Ahhhh it was all bad!!

If you think that I am wallowing around in this pile of mud (not wanting to get out), think again! I've been pushing myself harder to get back to my old self. I've been getting into the Word, praying, keeping in contact with friends/etc. For 3 weeks (up until a week ago), I slept almost ALL day. Not kidding. I told you, NO ENERGY. I didn't want to do anything. No piano, no singing, no dress up for church (lol!). It was terrible!!!!

But I want to let y'all know, you can always get back up :) no matter what kind of trial it is. Whether it be physically, mentally, emotionally, or whatever else!!

This morning, I was thinking about Hope Corps... and deeply thinking about wanting to be the "old Meagan" who had such a burden for the lost, she would weep in front of you talking about it. This "new Meagan" was getting on my nerves lol. I just couldn't handle it anymore!!! I didn't feel for those burdens anymore and I didn't want to do the things I used to want to do before (Hope Corps).

Within a minute, I started to feel God sooooo strong where I was sitting. Tears welled up in my eyes and I felt like He was telling me "I'm still here. That 'old' Meagan is still inside of you waiting to come back out." I cried and spoke in Tongues. I can't even describe the feelings I had.. I was.. overwhelmed, to say the least. It was a special touch from Heaven.

Later this evening, Bro. Boone (evangelist from Mississippi) preached a message titled "The Anchor." The scripture he used was Haggai 1:13, "Then spake Haggai the LORD's messenger in the LORD's message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith the LORD."

It's a good feeling to know that the Lord is with me through everything. I love my God.

Holy Ghost Radio

2011-07-21T19:27:00.000-07:00

Hey folks, if you want to tune in to PEAK 2011, go over to Holy Ghost Radio.

If you want to tune into Heritage 2011 go to First Pentecostal Church and on the right hand side, there is a little section where it says "LISTEN LIVE". Just choose the player you want and listen to some preaching

PEAK is taking place in Oklahoma and Heritage is in Colorado, so be aware of the time differences.

:) Enjoy!!

True Love Waits

2011-07-21T11:01:00.000-07:00

Senior Camp 2011 - Morning service with Bro. Buxton preaching :)

At the end of his preaching, during altar call, he had a few of us pass out these little cards (no good picture for y'all unfortunately)

On the front it said, "True Love Waits - 1 Corinthians 6:16-20"

On the back it read,

"Dear Future Spouse,
I hereby choose to SAVE sex until I am in a committed marriage relationship with you.. Knowing this is the best choice for our health, emotions, and spirituality, I voluntarily choose to abstain from sexual activity until our wedding night. Putting aside whatever past I may have, I make this commitment today to you and to God for purity and to setting high standards for my life. once we are married, I will remain true to you, and you will be better able to trust me in my faithfulness to you."

ALL of us young people need to make this commitment, even if your not asked to sign a card stating your commitment to it.. It has to be in your heart. :) Personally, I don't like to sign things like these unless I've really prayed about it and I know FOR SURE I'm going to keep this promise. Don't just make a promise because you were told to, really take it to heart and don't take it lightly.

Your future spouse is really going to appreciate this promise :)

Senior Camp

2011-07-16T15:25:00.000-07:00

For those of you who didn't know, I went to Camp West (Sr. Camp) in Sonora, California this past week :) So much fun!!! I'll be posting more later :) I'll leave you with a few pictures

Wednesday morning service :) Bro. Clack preached!!!

Thursday nigth service.

Brook, me, Veronica, Jasmine, and Ashley

Sean & I <3 :)

Thursday nigth service!

HG shoutdown! :) No preaching, just worship

The group (except for Michael who left earlier in the morning)

ready for a 12 hour drive home

And to top it off :)

Bro. Clack!

Any Good Songs?

2011-07-07T17:33:00.000-07:00

I'm sure you've noticed my playlist at the bottom of my page :)

.. I made it at Project Playlist ..

It has some pretty good songs on there but I'm not "up with the times" or I don't know all those GOOOODDDD "oldies" from Pentecost lol

Help me out!

Leave me a comment with songs you love!!

Something to Think About

2011-07-05T14:00:00.000-07:00

I've seen a countless number of people who carry their chargers around with them everywhere (me being one of the many lol). Some people have chargers that they leave at work/etc. It doesn't matter if it's for a cell phone, an iPod, or a camera.

I do this too, so don't worry if you fit into the category :) lol As I type, my charger for my (wack) Blackberry is in my purse. :) lol. *The battery dies too quick* I don't get it.

These chargers are what keep our devices full of life. What would happen if we didn't have them? You'd be left with a worthless and useless piece of metal/plastic. What's the point in having a phone/camera/iPod??

Something else I've noticed, among our Apostolic/Pentecostal people, is that we don't carry the one thing that is very important. More important than our dumb phone chargers.

Our Bible.

Our Bibles are like a charger itself. We open the book and read it, giving us a spiritual charge (like prayer). It gives us an "extra boost" of life when we need it :)

We really do need to get in the habit of carrying our Bible with us, and not only to church. We need to be in the place where we won't forget our Bible at home, when we make sure we have our charger.

Put it in your purse, leave it in your car, carry it in your hand! Just keep in by you :) You're always going to need it.

The Bible is more important than a dumb charger.
Don't you agree?

The Mayonnaise Jar

2011-06-30T22:45:00.000-07:00

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day is not enough; remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him.

When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and start to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured it into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else he asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an unanimous 'yes.'

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand.

The students laughed.

'Now,' said the professor, as the laughter subsided, 'I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life.

The golf balls are the important things - God, family, children, health, friends, and favorite passions
Things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the things that matter like your job, house, and car..
The sand is everything else -- The small stuff.

'If you put the sand into the jar first,' he continued, 'there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life.

If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff,
You will never have room for the things that are important to you.

So... Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.
Play with your children.
Take time to get medical checkups.
Take your spouse out to dinner.
There will always be time to clean the house and fix the dripping tap.

'Take care of the golf balls first -- the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.'

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented.

The professor smiled. 'I'm glad you asked'.

It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.'

A Quickie

2011-06-28T20:13:00.000-07:00

I sincerely apologize for my lack of posting *sigh*
I finished finals but have still been as busy as ever! I promise to get back on track sooner than later :)

*a little shoutout to Ms. Joy from Concord :)*

She came up to me at the District Bible Quizzing tournament in Rialto. :) I love meeting my blog readers! Don't be afraid to come up to me.. I won't be mean lol I promise!

Have a great summer!

Finals

2011-06-15T14:53:00.000-07:00

Pray for me..

It's time for finals *thumbs down*

School is ALMOST out !

2011-06-07T20:39:00.000-07:00

Well... I "officially" get out next Friday, June 17th :) But... I plan on finishing up a couple days early due to the youth conference in Chula Vista, CA.. I believe Bro. Tony Spell is going to be preaching!

About 30 lessons left.. In 5 days.. If you're good at math, then you would have calculated 6 lessons a day for the next 5 school days. :)

I have seriously been praying God helps me finish up with good grades/GPA.

Just a heads up, I won't be posting much in the next couple weeks :/ Sorry folks.

I'll be back up and running before you know it ;) Leave comments and browse through old posts while I'm gone! Have a blessed week! Love y'all!

Nightmares

2011-06-06T08:43:00.000-07:00

*thumbs down*

I've never loved my nightmares..
They scare me half to death most of the time..
It seems like I've had them almost every night..

I can't go back to sleep afterwards either..
I usually just run to my parent's room..
And sleep with my Bible..

Really. They have been intense :/
They aren't any fun at all..
I feel trapped and I can't talk..
When I try to say "Jesus,"
It comes out in mumbles..

-____-

Nightmares are uncool.
They will never be liked..

It's said women have worse nightmares than men.
I wonder why...??

Thought of the Day

2011-06-02T10:51:00.000-07:00

I don't know about you, but I sure do love me some encouragement :)

I've been trying to give it a lot more recently.. You know, I found out that truly, the more you give, the more you recieve!

We always have a friend who is in need of some lovin' and huggin'.

Words like, "You can do it," "I'm here for you," "You're going to make it," help the person know that in the midst of their trials, someone is there to help and pray for them.. Also, letting them know that God is still a MIGHTY GOD.

Just letting a person know you love/appreciate them makes a difference! Maybe that person didn't feel like they were doing any good being an example to young people or the like.

I've walked up to my Elders and told them how much I appreciate them and that I look up to them. The way they pray, worship, have faith, or have a knowledge of the Word.

I know my blog is mainly read by young people (ages unknown lol). I KNOW you have many people in your life who have changed it for the better. There's your Pastor, the Elders in church, another young person even. I know without a doubt that there is at least ONE person who you appreciate dearly!

I did an experiment :) I gave out encouragement to friends/family/young people I've met and talked with. My conclusion was "the more you give, the more you recieve!" (Like I mentioned earlier) Seriously young people, if you want encouragement, then GIVE encouragement. You'll be amazed at what happens. Once you realize it, you'll be thinking to yourself, WOW IT WORKS!!!

Just try it out :) Trust me on this one.

A Promise

2011-06-01T11:19:00.000-07:00

(Here is why I wrote this post today. Going through this blog and reading about this sweet little girl getting touched.)

Awhile back ago, (in February?), there was a Ladies Conference in Chula Vista, California at Bro. Buxton's church. Everything that was said was straight to me and I felt a breakthrough with struggles and trials I was going through. Just another AMAZING service with the women in our churches :)

Towards the end of altar call, a lady came up and whispered in my ear and said something along the lines of God hears your prayers and He will answer them. Immediately, I thought of my family that isn't saved. My sweet cousins, uncles and aunts, grandparents..etc.. All the ones that aren't saved..

*You know when you pray for your family, you usually have a couple specific people in mind? I had 2 of my beautiful, younger cousins that stood out in my thoughts.*

God promised me that He would touch them.. And I'm still holding onto that.

One is only a couple years younger than me, and the other is now around 10 years old. They go back and forth between their Mom & Dad's houses, since their parents got divorced. Their Dads (my uncles) are in church and serving God, while their Moms have backslid and turned to the world. They don't get to come to many church services.. So they seem out of the loop, you know? It's heartbreaking

I love these girls so much and want to see them serving God..

Sometimes it seems impossible that God could soften their hearts and put a love for Him inside of them. But I think about what the lady told me and it sparks faith and hope inside of me. God promised me and I'll keep hold of it.

I know God doesn't force His hand upon people, like a gentleman, but I always pray that He would do something in their life that would make them come back to church and get breakthroughs. He knows how it's going to happen, so I'll trust Him and put them in His hands.

God knows what He's doing ♥ All the time.

If God is put first...

2011-05-27T10:30:00.000-07:00

...Everything will come after :)

Simple and easy, right? Umm, not always so. I'm sure all of us have those moments when we want to do what WE want instead of having the mind of God and do what HE wants. It can be difficult if you're not praying, fasting, and reading the Word. (Having the mind of God)

This is such a familiar story in 1 Kings 3:5-14..
It is written that the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream and said, "Ask what I shall give thee." Solomon probably contemplated asking for riches, a long life, fame, etc. However, he asked God for wisdom, so that he could judge the kingdom.

God saw his heart and knew Solomon was sincere (you have to be sincere when you are asking God for things and for His will), so God not only gave Solomon wisdom, He also gave him both riches and honour, and a longer life if he kept the Lord's statutes and commandments like Solomon's father, David, did.

I can't help but think that Solomon did contemplate what to ask for. It doesn't say, "And Solomon answered without hesitation.." Solomon loved God and was faithful to Him.. Therefore, he put God first..

We need to learn how to put God first. Really, we do!

"God, could you please bless me financially? I can handle it." When God would have wanted to hear you say, "Place a burden for souls on me."

"Lord, speed up this traffic!" --> "If I'm supposed to be in traffic (His will), then let me run into someone to witness to."

"Give me a husband!! PLEASE!!!" --> "Let me be able to serve you with my WHOLE heart! Giving you a 110% of my time/praise."

Do you get what I'm saying? We may want this and that, but we can leave it aside and ask God for something HE wants. Solomon probably wanted an enormous amount of money, and for everyone to know who he was, but he asked for something that was soo much more meaningful and powerful.

Is asking God for a new car better than asking for a deeper walk in prayer? An understanding of His Word?

Putting God first isn't as easy as it looks if you aren't praying and fasting (like I said). If you ARE doing those things, you'll be walking in the Spirit and more sensitive to what God is wanting you to do. You can't do that if you are borderline in church.. Or not following your Pastor's standards.. BUT that's a WHOLE other topic in itself that will need another post ;)

Family Weekend (Day 2)

2011-05-24T10:14:00.000-07:00

Go to "Family Weekend (Day 1)" here :)

Day 2: Celebrate Uncle Jerry Sr. and Aunt Loretta's 45th wedding anniversary :) / Family Reunion

SURPRISE!!!!!!!!!

Get this.. my Uncle Jerry Sr. thought he was going to preach "Family Weekend" at Jerry Jr.'s church in Yuma. Lol. He thought it was just the church and their families. He called his son (Jerry Jr) and asked if Aunt Marg and Uncle Babs could come (remember, they didn't know it was the Rowell family that was actually there) so Jerry Jr said OF COURSE! :) LOL we had to keep the surprise from Uncle Jerry Sr and Aunt Loretta.

(Waiting for the wonderful couple to arrive)

My cousin Jerry Jr pretended like it was a normal service and when he gave the signal, we stood up and faced Uncle Jerry Sr and Aunt Loretta. They were soooo shocked! :) We started singing "Happy Anniversary to you" to the tune of the "Happy Birthday" song. The service was sooo beautiful. They played their wedding song and with a little smooch at the end, that ended the service and time to go grub ;) ahahah

There were, I think close to 100 lbs, chicken and ribs to feed the 100 Rowells lol. Brother, this family can eat :) hahaha it was delicious.

(Cousins-Jonathan, Michael, Justin, Mason, Shelby, Me)

Then there were presentations :) Videos of past family reunions (camping, fishing, surprises, singing, playing.. etc) Jerry Jr sang "Baby We Made It" in honor of the 45 years of marriage Uncle Jerry & Aunt Loretta have had.

After this wonderful family time, we went and had MORE family time!!!!! The boys/men (Uncles, cousins) and I (the only girl) went to go shooting :) Sadly, I don't have the pictures/videos of that. We had a blast (no pun intended) LOL.

From there we went to Aunt Edna's (Papaw's sister) vacation house in the desert.. The "band" played and we heard great singing :)

Thus ending DAY TWO of our family weekend :) Lovely.

(Day 3 coming soon)

Good for Nothing

2011-05-20T10:05:00.000-07:00

I read this blog post from Bro. Ballestero this morning... Check it out.

Good for Nothing - Bro. Ballestero

We can't be apart of the world and still be Pentecostal/Apostolic!! We all need to understand that! He hits some points that I know people in our churches do.. But it's still being apart of this ungodly world. *sigh*

Matt. 5:13 "Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour,

wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing,

but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men."

The Rowell Brothers Quartet

2011-05-17T10:30:00.000-07:00

Here is a video of my uncles and dad singing at my cousin Jerry's church in Yuma, Arizona this past weekend. :) Enjoy.

Family Weekend (Day 1)

2011-05-16T12:08:00.000-07:00

May 13-15: FAMILY Reunion in Yuma, Arizona!!!!!

I had tons of fun:) I'm guessing close to 100 family members were able to make it. It wasn't a really reunion but for all of us to get together to celebrate Uncle Jerry Sr. and Aunt Loretta's wedding anniversary (45 years!). Uncle Jerry Sr is my Papaw's older brother. Aunt Loretta, his wife, is battling cancer.. the MAIN reason for a quickly planned family weekend.

We left Ontario, CA at 10:30am and arrived in Yuma about 2:30pm. Not too bad of a drive when you are listening to Louis Lamour (or Sacket) stories. :)

Some of us (about 10 Rowells in my family and about 10 more cousins/aunts/uncles) who were in town went out to eat at this Mexican Restaurant-LOL when we pulled up, my Uncle Jeffrey played a prank. He took Uncle Billy's (Papaw's brother) guns from his UNLOCKED jeep and put them in Mamaw and Papaw's trunk of their car.

We went inside and ate yummy Mexican food :) We spilt 5 drinks on our table /: CLUMSY.. Then we headed back out and Uncle Billy went to his car and he noticed he didn't see his guns. Uh-oh. He was looking at Uncle Jeffrey and my cousin Jerry Jr. (I call him Uncle Jerry) to see if they had a smirk on their faces to prove them guilty :) lol he knows them too well. After a few minutes, Uncle Billy said, "I'm going to call the cops" and even then my Uncles didn't confess!!! He was well into the conversation with the police when my Uncle Jeffrey starts to bust up laughing! "THIS TEACHES YOU A LESSON!" We had a good time :) and we were out of that parking lot within 30 seconds ;) didn't want to get in trouble with the cops lol.

We headed to the church to help with some finishing touches for the morning family gathering :) LATE NIGHT

(Day 2 tomorrow)

Embarrassing Mother's Day Moment

2011-05-09T18:36:00.000-07:00

Ahhh... Yes, it was quite funny.. :)

On Saturday night, I had just gotten home from the hospital (visiting my cousin Nolan) and I was in my room getting ready to go to bed. My dad walks in and hands me a card, "This is for Mom." Well, as usual, I wasn't paying attention and thought he said, "This is from Mom." Ohhhhh boy lol.

It never clicked in my head that the NEXT day was Mother's Day, so I was like, "Ooooh sweet. Mom got me a card." ;) It was a Mother-Daughter card, and I didn't really see that is said Happy Mother's Day at the end.

So later on that night, Mom & I were standing in the bathroom and I blurt out, "Thanks for the card, Mommy," and she said, "What card???" Reeaaallllyyy confused.

I stood there, "Ooooh? ... OOOHHHHHHH!!!! Just kidding! I get it!!!! NEVERMIND!!!!"

Hahahahahhahahahaha my Mom & I almost couldn't breath from laughing so hard!!

My Dad gave me the card to sign for Mother's Day :) From Daughter, to Mother.

DUUHHHH MEAGAN!!!
Classic Mother's Day Moment ;)
Only me.

A First For Me...

2011-05-05T10:46:00.000-07:00

I received a burden for missions about a year ago... (I actually wrote about it for my English class and my teacher loved it.)

It was quite the experience, to say the least. I had images/clips [filled with faces that were hurt & searching for help] run through my mind constantly.

It disturbed me.
It made me cry.

But most of all, It changed me.

My Pastor preached on Wednesday night and he mentioned that God was dealing with him about missions.

“We don’t give enough money to missions.”

“There needs to be more time spent in prayer for missions.”

What he said was so good & we understood. He told us of Bro. Thomas, missionary in India, who visited a week or 2 before. Bro. Thomas had preached for the church about 4 years ago (before I was there, I think). He told Pastor that he wanted a group of Pastors/ministers/saints to go to India.

So my Pastor told us he wanted anyone who can, to go to India with him..

And here I am today, telling you, that I am planning on going :)

I have heard stories about the bugs, the life (Wealthy/Poor/~~Middle Class~~), the food..etc. This is no fun & games.. It's business.

It’s going to be difficult. A few thousand dollars to raise.. But hey, if I really want to go, then I will REALLY try to raise the money.

My first Missions Trip :)
and I pray not the last.

Pray for me & the rest of the group that plans on going. Also, make sure you keep those who are on the Mission Field in your prayers! They all need it!

God bless :)

Knowing God For Youself

2011-04-27T13:54:00.000-07:00

Being raised in Pentecost is a blessing. I have a rich Pentecostal heritage that dates several generations back (on my Dad's side).. And to be honest, it was like I had the Truth laying on a silver platter right in front of me at the dinner table. I didn't really work for it, which is where other teens who were raised in it stop. We weren't the ones getting our hands dirty trying to find the Truth.

We know the doctrine (One God, Holy Ghost, Baptism) and we know the standards but it's almost like a, "Daddy makes me dress this way. Mommy makes me go to church." We didn't/don't have the desire to live for God with all we have because we were forced into it and didn't WANT it for ourselves.

*The first generation of Pentecostals in your family WANTED to be in church.*

We need to have the revelation that we can't rely on our parent's salvation, or our grandparents, or our great-great grandparent's. There ARE things we have to get on our own. Like holiness, prayer, and a knowledge of His Word.

When (those of us who were raised in the church) we were born, we came straight into this. It was instilled in us that girls couldn't cut their hair, that boys wore pants and girls wore skirts, and that we needed the Holy Ghost and to get baptized in Jesus name. However, growing up, I didn't know WHY we did all this. I didn't understand the reasoning behind the standards or why we needed the Holy Ghost (for awhile, I couldn't quote Acts 2:38).

If we WANT to know why, we WILL ask questions, but the complete desire to live for God didn't happen until I began to understand what Pentecost really was. I did everything in obedience (what was preached to me) but the understanding didn't come for a long time. When I began to read the Bible and actually listen the preaching, I got it! :) Pastor Clark, who has been my Pastor for 3 years, not only taught standards but explained WHY we needed them. I understood! When he would preach/teach about something I didn't know, it's like something *clicked* in my brain. 2 puzzle pieces came together. :)

If you've been raised in church, like I have, we need to know God (and everything else that comes with Him) for ourself. We need to study the Word and listen to preaching in order for us to understand all that we've been raised up in.

Apostolic Hair

2011-04-26T19:34:00.000-07:00

To all my Pentecostal/Apostolic ladies,

Kendra Thaler of I Wear Natural Apostolic Hair has asked Courtney Thaler and I to start hair blogs for our hait type :)

If you have curly hair.. Check out Courtney's I Wear Curly Apostolic Hair

And if you have (almost or totally) bone-straight hair like me.. Check out my I Wear Straight Apostolic Hair

Hang tight because we haven't gotten all the stuff up yet ;) but be prepared for some greatness lol jking.. kinda.. :)

Become a follower and you won't be disappointed!!

Youth Prayer Meetings

2011-04-26T10:30:00.000-07:00

Our young people get together every Monday at 7pm for prayer..

Well, we were told we are going to have some of the youth speak to us from their hearts. :) I got a text and guess who was one of the speakers?? Yessss, me. I was so nervous when I got up there.

I'll write what I talked about for you all to know lol
*side note* I didn't say everything I wanted to because I was a nervous wreck..

Basically, my uncle (youth pastor), had told me to talk about what I told him a couple Sundays ago, encourage the youth, God's going to use them, and talk about what's going on in the spiritual realm.

During pre-service prayer on a Sunday night, I couldn't really pray for the service. It's like I couldn't get in the Holy Ghost with that "topic" through prayer. I tried a couple other topics like praying for the lost and for my family & friends. It still wasn't working.. So I began to pray for myself, which I felt like it was selfish lol but it apparently wasn't so. I believe that God told me, "This is what I want to do with you."

There were two different pictures/clips that popped in my mind right after He said that. The first was me speaking to a group of ladies and the second was me speaking to a group of young people.

(The funny thing is, I looked just like I do now. Lol the same everything.)

Every young person has a purpose. I believe it. Of course, you won't do what God has for you if you aren't doing right. We have to be going the right way (that narrow path to Heaven). In our generation of young people, there are going to be preachers, pastors, preacher's wives, and missionaries. I can already see it! Yes, there are those special young people who might have "more annointing" on them, but I KNOW that God wants to use every one of the youth! Even the one person who is on the "edge." If they get their life right, God is going to show them what they need to do for Him.

I have a bookmark in my Bible that quotes Jeremiah 29:11. I don't know what version it is (it's not KJV), but it says, "For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

God has a future for every single one of us!

I would really like to expand what I said last night. (Put more scriptures and examples. Tell about people who felt what God said they needed to do. Etc)

Any suggestions?? I'd really appreciate it.

God bless you all,
Megg :)

Easter Weekend

2011-04-22T14:34:00.000-07:00

Well, I wasn't going to post until next week but I decided to wish you all a HAPPY EASTER :)

Remember Jesus Christ's death and resurrection.

I am going to have a busy weekend :) good kind of busy.. I'm heading to Bakersfield within the next hour to visit family and go see the play "Messiah" that Bro. Frost's church is putting on. I will be back Saturday in time to clean for Easter :P ALL the family is coming to our house this year. Fun, exciting, and stressful lol!

Enjoy your weekend!

Courage in the Altar

2011-04-16T01:39:00.000-07:00

It takes courage to walk to the altar (a lot of the time). Especially when you are struggling and going through trials. Most of us feel embarrassed or have too much pride to cry in the altar, shout, or dance in the Spirit. It really does amaze me.. It's like we are intimidated by other women/men.. Have you ever noticed it?

Courage: "have the courage of one's convictions, to act in accordance with one's beliefs, especially in spite of criticism." (dictionary.com)

I've heard plenty of people say, "The day so&so shouts and runs the aisles is when I'll do it."

I REALLY don't get it! Do these people not have the revelation of worship, praise, and not to care what others are going to think about them?? Sometimes, worship is a life or death situation. :/ Seriously. You won't give God 100% of your praise... You're holding back.. You won't let loose. The saints of God get victory through prayer and worship.

Just because another person in the church isn't worshipping, it doesn't mean you should stay in your pew and "praise God"...

*I totally understand if you have a disability but the people who are fine and dandy don't give much praise.*

It stirs me up sometimes. All the things God has brought them through and all they do is some hand clapping to praise Him. Man..... I just.... ah! I don't know.. Is it just me? Or has anyone seen at least one person in your lifetime act like that (even yourself)?

Maybe I'm thinking too much..

All I know is that I want to have courage! Courage to walk down to the altar to worship and cry freely! I don't want to be intimidated by the "cool girls" at conferences or guys I need to "impress"... The ONLY men I need to impress are Pastors, Youth Pastors, the Elders, and their wives.. but most importantly GOD!

Man..

When you are in the altar area, dancing, (sometimes by yourself), it feels good but you want others to join you. I noticed that at the conferences I go to, before I go to the altar, I hesitate. Sometimes I'll wait until someone else goes up 1st. I realized that another person needs ME to have courage to go up there 1st and LEAD them!!! Have you ever thought of that??

I don't know...
This is just a view from a 16 year old young lady-in training (see here)

I know everyone sees it differently. Please, tell me what you think. I have had a problem with this recently. I want to shake them to wake them up and "smell the coffee." :/

But all it takes is a little courage from one person to step out "in spite of criticism."

Spring BREAK

2011-04-13T14:17:00.000-07:00

I thought this was pretty funny :P lol!

Anyways, folks, I'm on spring break and it has been soooo busy already :/ I've been at the church 2 days working in the gym. On Monday, we decided to tear down the stage we had and clean out everything that was behind it.

2 day process.

It's all clean now and organized

(the props, furniture, clothes, sand stage are all in the attic)

Also, our church is having a healing service on "Easter" :)

We are SO pumped up!!! Lol

Pastor told us Sunday night that the church as a whole is going to fast 3 days.. I'm READY to eat (to say the least)! Lol It has been a crazy 3 days. The Lord kept His hand upon us :P my soul hungered after the things of God but also hungers after the things God made to fill my belly. LOL!!!

I appreciate everyone who reads my blog :)

YOU ROCK!!!

Leave a comment about what you are doing/have done for spring break.

God bless you all!

A love for the Potter's wheel

2011-04-10T15:31:00.000-07:00

It'll take an eternity for me to tell God how thankful I am and how much I love Him..

I'm sure you will all agree.

God has been soo good. It's not right to dwell on your past (as a hindrance) but I think this is the exception:

When I look at where I was a few short years ago

and now, where I stand today.

Constantly, I have been changing for the better. On the "Potter's wheel," God has been molding me into the woman He wants me to be. He had to break me down to make me brand new. It wasn't easy, I can tell ya that. I'm sure God had to use a sledge hammer to shatter my "pot" lol :) If you know what I mean.

Honestly, most of us don't want to be put out of our "norm." When you're life is going great, you don't think, "In 6 months, I'm going to lose my house/parents/job/best friend/etc." I think almost every situation that happens is God's way of placing me (us) on the table to be molded and shaped to HIS perfection.

I was going through some trails the last 6 moths... and the 6 months BEFORE that were absolutely amazing!!! What happened?! Everything was going sooo GOOD! Well, looking back, I can imagine God taking me in Him arms and saying, "You're going to get through what lies ahead. Remember, I don't give you trials you can't handle and overcome." I don't know if you ever figured out or received the revelation-God doesn't put a tough trial in our life if we can't make it through.

With that alone, I'm SO thankful!! I know that whatever storm comes my way, I'll have God waiting for me on the other side-the light at the end of the tunnel.

BUT.. we need to LOVE it when God wants to change us. He knows what's best :) When He sets us on the potter's wheel, we have to LOVE that we are being perfected. It won't be easy, of course, but oh so worth it.

We need to develop a love for the Potter's wheel.

As long as we allow God to 'fix' us, in the end, our "pots" are going to be beautiful in His sight...

She's a Lady!

2011-04-04T11:33:00.000-07:00

Oh boy... Looks like I have a LOT to work on...

As several women/girls requested, Bro. Ballestero wrote a blog about how to be a Lady. :) Time to start fixing myself. Lol.

Bro. Ballestero-She's A Lady!

Check it out!

Unashamed.

2011-04-01T08:33:00.000-07:00

I don't think I've ever posted why I chose the title of my blog. :)
It's your lucky day, I guess.

Do you ever have thoughts that come into your mind in the morning or all throughout the day like:

Don't forget to witness
Make sure I wear modest clothes
Forgive & Forget
God's blood covers me & He forgave me
etc. etc. etc.

Well, mine just so happens to be, "Don't be ashamed of God."
I can't hide who I am or the way God has made me.

There are so many different personalities and I have the bubbly & outgoing one lol. I don't know why but God probably said, "She is just THAT kinda girl." At conferences, I'll be with one group & a minute later, I'm with other "new" friends lol. Sorry, it happens :) I meet as many people as possible.

I've learned that this personality HELPS me to be UNASHAMED. I'm not afraid to walk up to someone & tell them about Jesus Christ. Trust me, it's been happening a lot lately. That's also why I chose the scripture (Romans 1:16) underneath the blog title.

"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth;..."

On my Bible, I was able to put a scripture underneath my name.. A lot of people would have chosen a "One God" or "Holy Ghost" scripture :) Sorry, I chose Romans 1:16...

Just letting you know...
I'm UNASHAMED.

Follow by EMAIL!

2011-03-31T14:41:00.000-07:00

Hey non-followers!!
(Those who chose not to click "Follow")

I have something new for YOU! :) On the right-hand side of my blog, there is this new gadget...

Follow by email!

Just type in your email and you'll receive a confirmation in your inbox. What are you waiting for!? You know you want to.

Permit & Food!

2011-03-30T16:04:00.000-07:00

Yea, yea. It has taken me forever but BETTER LATE THAN NEVER, right? ;)

I went to the DMV yesterday (Tuesday) and took my written test.
*Only missed 4!*

Anyways, we celebrated at Benihana that night! Mmm mmm good. Delicious food. We'll probably have leftovers for a week or 2 ;) due to me being a "bird eater"... that's what my whole family calls me.

Papaw (if you are new to my blog, "Papaw & Mamaw" are my grandparents on my Dad's side) said he was going to take me out to dinner either tonight or over the weekend! Yumm. Any suggestions?? (No Mexican food please. Or American) I'm open to VERY authentic and DIFFERENT varieties of food. I don't like how on every corner there is a hot dog stand, burger joint, mexican restaurant, or whatever fast food place. LOL. Give me some GOOD food!

Post later :)
Love y'all

Friday night :)

2011-03-26T12:33:00.000-07:00

Wow!! So our youth choir sang this song at the youth service last night in Rialto:

Battlefield - Norman Hutchins

:) loooveeee. Everyone said we did really good. We were all so nervous and at one point, Michael broke his drumstick!!! He did sooo good though! :))

The Holy Ghost moved in the service as Bro. Tim Smith preached! Awesome, awesome, awesome. Everyone who couldn't make it, I'm sorry but y'all missed an amazing service.

Afterwards we played Broomball :D woo woo!! Sooo much fun hahaha I got so competitive though and I had to chillax before I slammed some people to the floor ;) Sis. Gracy from Bro. Bertram's church got hurt though! I stayed with her while she was hurting and walked her to her van when they were leaving. Aren't I sweet ;) Hahaha. I love Sis. Gracy!

It was like 12:30am by the time we got out of there! We headed straight to Dennys lol!! Our youth group hung out and I didn't get home until 2am.. We had outreach this morning but I couldn't go because of the parents being at work *sigh* .. Next week :p

That's all folks!!! God bless y'all!!

Sick to my stomach..

2011-03-24T09:36:00.000-07:00

I'm surprised at what I hear at the DMV..

A lady behind me told a man "Once saved always saved.. Just profess your love for Jesus Christ.."

I'm not lying when I tell you her words made me sick.

I pray I see those people again.. I'm sad/mad because I couldn't interrupt & tell them the truth about God.. Dumb appts interfered.

It makes me sick to my stomach that I couldn't butt in and start telling them the TRUTH!!! AGGHHH! I am not kidding! My stomach is turned and it feels like acid is in my mouth.

God has definitely been testing me this week!! Tons of opportunities to witness to someone.

Jesus, give me another try!!! I'll make You proud!!

Be the Teacher

2011-03-23T22:55:00.000-07:00

Hmm.. I've been thinking about career choices lately.

I want a job where I can make an impact on the world, let my personality shine, be a leader, make someone happy, and help others.

I think that "teacher" fits into this category. :)

Looking back, I can name a couple teachers that were just so incredibly awesome.. It was an instant *click* with them. They loved ALL their students, even the ones who were causing trouble in class :) they were patient, kind, and every student loved them. I can honestly say that Mr. Bittner & Mrs. Baker were definitely the best teachers I've had so far.

Mrs. Baker was my English teacher in 8th grade and like I said, instant *click*!!! She was funny and made learning fun :) She helped every student with what they needed no matter what. The classroom was filled with laughter (even on testing days).

Mr. Bittner was my Science teacher in 8th grade :) He totally understood ME! He was/is a non-denominational pastor and made learning science so easy!! On the very first day he noticed the "Pentecostal" look lol!! He also headed up a class called Leadership (I think??). We decorated for events, helped teachers in other classes. So many memories :)

I wish more teachers were like them. I wish more students appreciated these teachers too.

What I realized is that I want to make a change in other kids lives like they did mine. I want to be THAT teacher everyone remembers and visits whenever they are passing by the classroom/school. I can picture it already! *sigh* It just seems RIGHT.

Ms. Rowell :)

Crying out in Desperation... Saved to Serve

2011-03-22T22:56:00.000-07:00

I have a reason for posting the lyrics to these two songs..

just keep reading and pay attention to details :)Thank you

Hear Us From Heaven

Lord, hear our cry
Come heal our land
Breath life into these dry and thirsty souls
Lord, hear our prayer
Forgive our sin
And as we call on your name
Would you make this a place
For your glory to dwell

Chorus:
Open the blind eyes
Unlock the deaf ears
Come to your people
As we draw near
Hear us from heaven
Touch our generation
We are your people
Crying out in desperation

Bridge:
Hear us from heaven,
Hear us from heaven,
Hear us from heaven (4x)

I Give Myself Away

Chorus:
I give myself away
I give myself away
So You can use me
I give myself away
I give myself away
So You can use me

Verse 1:
Here I am
Here I stand
Lord, my life is in your hands
Lord, I'm longing to see
Your desires revealed in me
I give myself away

Verse 2:
Take my heart
Take my life
As a living sacrifice
All my dreams all my plans
Lord I place them in your hands

Bridge:
My life is not my own
To you I belong
I give myself, I give myself to you

Did you see the parts in bold?

I'm sure we have all heard these songs and sing them at church but I want to focus on the lyrics right now.. These are two of my favorite songs (I have about 10 favorites lol) ..

"Hear Us From Heaven" has always brought me to tears:

Singing the words outloud, "Touch our generation.. Crying out in desperation..", there's so much meaning. I AM crying out to God to touch my generation!!!! I find myself weeping, weakened because of how much I cried, and my body shaking with sobs..
The 1st time they sang this at my church was when I had sprained my ankle, I was sitting in the back pews because I had to keep my foot propped up.. I couldn't walk to the altar, so I sat in my pew with tears flowing like rivers down my cheeks. Such a sweet annointing and it felt like I had God's attention, like He was listening to my pleas for my family, my city, this country.. and our world.

"I Give Myself Away" is the perfect song to tell God, "HERE I AM!":

It reminds me that if I give my whole self to God, that He'll use me for His works. "Lord, my life is in Your hands.. Take my heart, take my life as a living sacrifice. All my dreams, all my plans, Lord I place them in your hands. I give myself away.." All of the dreams (missions) and plans (college) in my life are in God's hands..
When you give yourself to God, He has control over your life. Everything will be perfect through His eyes. If God decides that it's time to pack up and move to another country, then you'll have no problem with it if you already GAVE God everything and allowed Him to reign over your life.
Our life is not our own.. God created us to live, live to be saved, and saved to serve. Our life is God's.

What do you feel/think when you listen to your favorite songs?

What songs are they??

How have they impacted you?

God, bless those who do Your will..

Happy Days

2011-03-22T11:19:00.000-07:00

Sometimes THIS is all it takes to brighten up my morning :)

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Send a crazy face to a friend

It WILL make them smile.

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

The Talent

2011-03-21T23:04:00.000-07:00

I’m not a singer.
I’m not a musician.
I can’t preach a sermon.
Neither can I write a book.
However, if you didn’t notice,
I can worship!!

Pentecostals/Apostolics tend to think that if they don’t know how to play the organ like a pro or sing like an angel, they aren’t talented.

My friends, do not be deceived :)

All of us are talented. . .

With our words of encouragement
Our worship/praise
In prayer!
Praying someone through to the Holy Ghost!
Inspiring the people around us!

YES! These ARE talents!

We all have heard/read the story in the Bible about the men receiving the talents (Mathew 25:15-30).

*Why don’t you get up and get your Bible, wipe the dust off of the cover and turn to this story because I’m not going to write out the scriptures :) Thank you.*

Because one of the men went and HID his talent, it was taken away from him and given to the man who had ten talents.

Are you going to hide what God gave you?

Talents need to be used, so don't say you're not talented just because you aren't musical or preacher-like..

God BLESS!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2011-03-21T00:46:00.000-07:00

All I gotta say is . . .

I'VE GOT MY FIRE BACK!!!!!!!

Wooo!

A thought.

2011-03-16T14:27:00.000-07:00

"Stress is not a friend of mine.

Unfortunately,
it thinks we are BFFs."

If you didn't already know.

2011-03-15T14:38:00.000-07:00

I'm moving.

Just kidding ;)

Well. at least for now. I would LIKE to move HERE (bottom pictures give the hint)

It's all a dream. *sigh*

Mandisa - True Beauty - w/lyrics

2011-03-11T09:36:00.000-08:00

I smiled soooooo BIG throughout this whole song!!!!! :D

A friend sent this to me via email... She said it reminded her of me :) Awwww.

"What's inside of you!? What's inside of me!?...." Ahhhh!!!

Falling in love with this song and laughing at the same time!

Enjoy

Just Watch Me.

2011-03-11T00:19:00.000-08:00

Is it bad to look back a few months and say, "I want to go back"??

Um... Well, that's what I've been doing. I want to go back, before the storm ever began. I want to be on that mountain top instead of low in this valley.

I feel like a mountain climber...

I fell a couple hundred (thousand?) feet but was saved because my rope caught onto a boulder. A sigh of relief escapes my lips but how do I know that the rope isn't going to rip? I need to start climbing again.

(The trial was bringing me down & down.. Yet I was able to hold on to some part of my sanity.. And I didn't fall low enough that I would never be able to get back up again.)

I lost my footing, which caused me to slip and fall straight to my "death." Oh, joy right? Not. It's definitely not the BEST feeling to be 'free falling' through air, knowing that in 500 feet you are going to die. I am pretty positive that when you feel that tug of the rope (getting stuck), you would be thanking God you didn't fall further.

(I slipped on something. It was too fast to even tell what caused it. I knew I started falling but was too shocked to scream out and cry for help. But God held on to the "rope" and didn't let me slip far away from Him.)

Well, I just hung there... (for awhile) ...
What do I do? Climb back up? Or lower myself and end the climb?

(It's taken me a few months to do SOMETHING.)

Wait...
I shouldn't be giving up. A mountain climber never gives up. That feeling when I'm on top beats the pain and suffering it took me to get up there! My left hand digs into a hole, then my right. Pulling myself up, my muscles screamed. I lost a lot of strength but this will build even more. Keep going. Left hand, left foot. Right hand, right foot. Same pattern.

(And recently, I realized I can't give up. No matter how low I fell. I'm weakened but getting back to the top will build my strength. I just have to keep pushing on.)

I'll show everyone that I can get back on top. There's going to be blood and a few scrapes on my hands but I'll make it.

Just watch me.

*The part in italics is my real life and the rest of it is how I express it.*

Youth Prayer

2011-03-09T14:53:00.000-08:00

Mondays @ 7pm ...

Most of you know that I HATEEE (yes, hate!) missing youth functions and church. I had to skip a lot of youth prayer nights :( It really bummed me out. However, I've been getting back to going recently and this Monday was one of the most powerful I've been to!

I was at the church 30 minutes early because I was having a rough afternoon and needed to just BE THERE already! Then 7 rolled around and more of our young people arrived.. about 7:30 (I'm guessing) my youth pastor came over to our ladies, who were all in a prayer circle, and told us he felt it in the Holy Ghost that we should have one person in the middle to be prayed for and after we are done praying, we move to the next person (whoever wanted prayer). As we pray for this person, let God use you to encourage/correct/rebuke them. Whatever the Holy Ghost leads you to do. *The guys had already started doing it and you could see them getting blessed!!*

We pray with Tania, she has been wanting the Holy Ghost for some time now and our ladies are encouraging her. Other ladies step in and get prayed for... Our ladies start stepping out in the Holy Ghost and pull some people to the center. Well, remember I said I was having a rough day? I told God that if I was going to get in that circle, someone would have to PULL me in. I'm sure you can guess what happened :) Kendra was in the middle at that time and she takes me and pulls me to the center.

*Sis, I know you are reading this and I just want to say THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!*

By this time, most of our guys are all around our circle and worshipping and praying with us. I was getting what I needed. Words of encouragement were pouring into my ears and all that I NEEDED to hear. Felipa & Jasmine were getting prayed for around the same time I was and mannnnn... The next 45 minutes were POWERFUL & we got a great touch. I went home speaking in Tongues, I felt like I was on the verge of getting drunk in the Spirit. I was soooo close!

I can't wait for church tonight. More blessings and miracles to come :)

Do you...

2011-03-08T14:35:00.000-08:00

Have that ONE person in your life that tells you a bunch of lies and steals your happiness?

Takes away your BIG smile and gives you tears of sorrow??

Puts DOUBT inside your head and feeds off of FAULTS?

Yeah?! He is in my life too!

I told him to back off last night...

Dumb Devil, when is he EVER going to learn?

:)

Hanging out && Revival!!!

2011-02-28T11:22:00.000-08:00

My friends from Redlands (Melissa & her lil bro, Jade, Valeri, Tricia, Keith, Johnny, & Jimi) and I hung out Friday & Saturday :) Went out to eat on Friday night and danced in the rain with Jade & Melissa! Lol Love those girls! Saturday night was fun at Ontario Mills!! Seriously, hyper that night. Loads of fun! :)

Melissa & I

Sunday's services were absolutely AMAZING! Chris got the Holy Ghost during altar call in the morning & was baptized after! :) Praise God!! Then there was a strong move of the Spirit that night. Powerful! I've been on a "Holy Ghost High" since last night lol.

I love being in church! I love my friends! I love my life. <3

How I Feel...

2011-02-24T11:49:00.000-08:00

...What I keep telling myself..

...A minute after...

Ugh...

Beautiful weather brightens my day :)

2011-02-22T13:39:00.000-08:00

Wow, the weather in SoCal has been lovely ♥
Rainy & then out pops the sun :) with a pretty rainbow.
Great combo!

I spent 3 days out of my 4-day weekend at my grandparent's house. Some people say their grandparent are "boring" or "too old to have fun" and that's why they don't have a really great relationship with them. Well, I am the total opposite! My Mamaw & Papaw are THEE best of the best!!

Thursday night, my mom dropped me off at Barnes & Nobles bookstore for about an hour and a half :) read cookbooks the ENTIRE time. Can't get enough of those things lol. I got a call from Mamaw saying she was going to pick me up for the weekend. Timing couldn't have been better. I had the most miserable week and I need a break from it all!!! Packing for a wedding on Saturday and church on Sunday, I had a pretty big pile of clothes ;) reminded me of getting ready for PEAK except on a smaller scale.

Friday, my cousins Mallorey & Shelby (and Shell's boyfriend) hung out at the mall after they got out of school. Fun cousin-times!! :D Hilarious memories lol..

(Mallorey & I at Icing, I think.)

Saturday was Dane & his wife's wedding :) we stayed for a few hours. Then Mamaw took Brook & I shopping ♥ but the BAD to this was, we were in our heels and wedding clothes still :/ ohh, you don't even want to know the pain we were in. (at least 4 hours walking around the mall) Brook got a ton of compliments on her skirt. STORY: When we were in the shoe store, a guy comments to Mamaw, "Ma'am, you all look very nice." :) Brightened my day for sure.

(Richard & I at the wedding)

Sunday, Brook & I got to wear our new clothes :) we deserved it too ;) lol after walking all over the mall on Saturday and trying to find cute outfits!

Monday was spent pretty much at home but I had Mom drop me off at Borders :) I got my FIRST cookbooks!!! ♥ ahhh!!! I was sooo happy! I can't wait to cook and bake!

For the record, I LOVE MY MAMAW & PAPAW! They do everything to make their grandkids happy ♥ no matter what it is. They make me happy all the time :) I love you!

The End...

The most important things are learned in prayer.

2011-02-11T11:19:00.000-08:00

Last night, I was in prayer and several thoughts came across my mind but this was the one that stood out to me.

1. How are we going to save the world if we can't reach our own cities.

A thought sent from God. Now personally, this hit me hard and straight through my heart! I've had the mentality that if I were to live in a different country, it'd be so much easier to bring souls to church!!! The truth of the matter is that if I can't even talk to people here, then how would I be able to talk to people there?? Every country has it's flaws and tough walls to break through to get people to go to church.

Mexico-the drugs wars and violence
Africa-idols
Egypt-mainly Muslim religion
Most Europe countries-fashion
Ireland-mainly Catholics

So many countries ran through my mind and the reasons why it was hard to witness. Several countries in the world wouldn't even allow us to preach the gospel of God.

I had to stop praying for awhile. This had to sink in. If I'm not winning souls here, how am I going to win souls in another country? Wow. Took my breath away. Tears were streaming down my face as God revealed this to me.

If you have even the slightest of a burden for souls, think about this and let it "sink in".

All I can say is, the most important things are learned in prayer.

Apostolic Beauty!!!!

2011-01-28T09:14:00.000-08:00

Oh my goodness!!! This is a surprise!!!

I was voted as "Apostolic Beauty" on Classic Mary Moments!! Some people might think I'm crazy but HEY! It's an honor to be even considered ;) click on the links to go to her blog.

Now, who nominated me?? Lol!

Love you guys!!!

The Beginning

2011-01-21T06:44:00.000-08:00

I used to think the "beginning was when I was born..

I turned 8, recieved the Holy Ghost, and was baptized in Jesus name. After I came out of the water, I felt new... I thought this was 'the beginning'..

When I was old enough to celebrate New Years, the "new" beginning would be the exact second the clock struck midnight. Forgetting the past and moving forward with a clean slate..

Then, I heard that song that goes something like this, "It's a new season. It's a new day...." Brand new start every day.

I thought it stopped there..

There wasn't another beginning after that, was there? Last night, Jan. 20, '11, I came to the realization that NO! It doesn't stop there! Every time I ask God to forgive me and wash away my sins with the blood of Jesus, THAT is when I'm brand new.

I could be having a horrible "new day" but when I ask God to forgive me, that's when a new beginning starts.

Sister's Traveling Bistro

2011-01-19T08:04:00.000-08:00

*Announcer's voice* Please, direct your attention to The Sister's Traveling Bistro

Thank you and have a blessed day :)

Bible Quizzer

2011-01-10T13:34:00.000-08:00

Umm.... I had no idea what I was getting myself into lol!

This is my first year of Bible Quizzing and man! I love it!!!!! :D I can't wait to go to the competitions!! :D We have to learn over 400 verses but as Bro. Vick & Brendan said "Don't look at the numbers." It's easier when you don't look at numbers and you just memorize and go over them everyday!!!

I'm so excited!!! It has motivated me to get done with schoolwork lol. I hope we have a good (NOOO, a GREAT!) team so we can go to more competitions. :) Fun & traveling!

Which teams do you know that are awesome Bible Quizzers?? Do you have any tips for a first time BQ??? :)

twenty-eleven

2011-01-04T11:14:00.000-08:00

2011, already??

Time has been going too fast lately. I'll be 17 this year... okay, in like another 12 months ;) haha.

Our first Sunday services were absolutely incredible. I was sad that I had a sprained ankle and couldn't shout/jump/run the aisles but hey, God knew I was leaping on the inside :) lol.

Sunday night: In song service, they sang "Hear Us From Heaven" and I literally wept the whole entire time.

[Here is the link for the song on youtube]
Hear Us From Heaven - Jared Anderson

My Pastor preached that morning about "Passion"... For outreach and prayer. A burden for the lost like God had... That He still has! I realized I always asked in prayer for God to give me a burden like He HAD for the lost. When I should be asking Him to give me the burden He HAS. He still has that same burden. It hasn't diminished or gone away. He gets things done through us. He wants to transfer the burden He has to us. I guess you can call this a revelation :) I was surprised and it stirred me.. "Lord, give us the same burden you have!"

That is all I've been able to pray for lately.. My lost friends.. Unsaved family.. Backsliders.. The dying nation.. The world outside of the U.S.

When you are in prayer, make sure to ask God for the same burdens He has. :) There will be a difference in you.

A MUST-READ

2010-12-31T15:50:00.000-08:00

Go to Bro. Ballestero's blog :) and read his post "If You Were a Gentleman"..

Really awesome!! I think he preached this at Conquerors Conference in Arizona. I wish I could have went to hang out with all my friends ;)

Anyways, take a look!!!

If You Were A Gentleman

*There has been a correction :) He didn't preach this at CC but he did preach! Lol thanks Mary!*

A fun snow & trip to the ER day!!!

2010-12-30T23:58:00.000-08:00

Yes... snow trip started at 8 this morning and we were in Mt. Baldy until 4pm :)

Good: SNOW!!! and LOTS of it!!!

BAD: On the 1st ride of the day (using sleds), I decide to be a daredevil... as always ;) ... over 100 ft up on a steep mountain, I decide to ride down. My sled slid off course and my ankle hit a tree that had fallen down (a really big log, I guess) and spun me out. :( *sigh* It was crazy packed and everyone saw me. They were surprised I wasn't unconscious lol.

I sat down for about 5 minutes not wanting to try to stand on my foot. I took off my boot/socks and my ankle was just a little swollen and hurt like crazy but oh well.. I stood up and the guys were applauding me lol. :) Funny! So I walked on it for another 4 hours before looking at it again. :/ not a good idea. It was flexible and didn't hurt too bad so I let it go.

On our way back down the mountain (which was like an hour because of traffic coming up&down) my ankle got stiff and I couldn't walk on it anymore!! "Ohhhh great!!!" Another few hours go by and I'm in the ER with getting x-rays and finally!!!! They said it was a sprained ankle and nothing was fractured and no chipped bones :)

Oh! Another good thing!!!: They gave me crutches!!! ;) funnest things ever! Lol
Bad thing: no high heels :( or heels at all! *sigh...tears*
So that means cowboy boots to church tomorrow ;) yeehaww hahhaa

Anyways, this was by request, once again, of what happened in my day.

Lovesss! Meag..

The one thing I've learned...

2010-12-26T22:13:00.000-08:00

Put God first in ALL things.

I know it is really simple to say..
But it is much harder to do.

I'm getting teary eyed thinking of people who put God on the back burner.. and the times when I did too. In 7th grade, God was far out of my mind. I went to church, but I was doing what I wanted to do. Not exactly what He wanted.

I cracked mean jokes.
I told lies.
I was in and of the world.
The list doesn't need to go on.

Now, I try so hard to put God first in everything!!

How I talk.
How I walk.
How I dress.
My actions.
Witnessing.

The list could go on.

It definitely isn't easy but taking it one step at a time, everything is falling in place. My love gets stronger and stronger. Prayer gets longer and longer. My heart gets bigger and bigger.

Leaving God behind leads only to disaster.
I'm always told of stories like this:
"Because (so & so) didn't allow God to be their everything, their life became a wreck. A total mess. Tangled and twisted."

It is absolutely true. Not getting on their face in prayer or listening to Elders warning them, led them into a disaster. Isn't that exactly what the devil wants us to do??

Put God on the back burner...

Shouldn't we want to do the exact opposite?

Christmas Love

2010-12-26T21:24:00.000-08:00

Wow, Christmas was the best ever this year! :)

First, I spent Christmas week with my brothers at my Mamaw && Papaw's house.. ALL WEEK.. which gave time for my parents to get ready for Christmas and set up everything. The boys and I went home on Friday morning and opened presents right when we walked in the door..

Secondly, I love my family and everything they do for me. I got a little choked up when I saw what my parents got for me. They did everything possible to make this the best Christmas for my brothers and I.

That being said, I LOVE YOU MOM & DAD!!!

Ryan got an electric guitar :) If he doesn't learn it, I will.. Trust me ;)
Korbin got a big wheel bike and an electric drum set.. GOOD CHOICE.. If they were the regular drum sets, I would have died by now *shakes head*
I got my bedroom redone and a keyboard!!!

We got other presents but these were the big ones.

My Mamaw bought me a beautiful Bible, with my name (Meagan Nicole Rowell) pressed on the cover and "Romans 1:16"..
Also known as, the scripture right up at the top of my blog. Reminding me to never be ashamed of this gospel. I got choked up at that part too.. It is absolutely gorgeous.. I never knew a Bible could be this cute lol.

*sigh*

BEST Christmas Ever.

Casting Crowns - Does Anybody Hear Her

2010-12-16T16:58:00.000-08:00

This has got to be one of my favorite songs. Honestly.

They sang this at The Day After Drama in Bakersfield, California. The guy who sang it did so awesome! It was absolutely beautiful.

This song always touches me and I'm sure it always will.

Anyways, God bless! :) Have a great evening!

School is taking over..

2010-12-15T15:39:00.000-08:00

Seriously!!!! I have been so busy with school :(

It's made me miss several youth prayer/outreach nights in a row. Aghhh :/ Not exactly fun...

I can't wait for Winter Break though!!! :) Probably just going to hang with Mamaw on the weekends lol I really want to go to Conqueror's Conference in Arizona... But I don't think that will happen :( *sigh*

Well, hopefully I'll be able to write soon about some stuff that's been on my mind lately. Sorry for the lame-o posts!

Birthday :))♥

2010-12-09T15:08:00.000-08:00

Lol Elias, this is for you. You wanted to know what I did all day :P hahaha!

I had a good Sweet 16 birthday :)

Friends and family called/texted/emailed/posted to say Happy Birthday! I felt so loved and blessed to have all these people in my life ♥

My mom got off work kind of early so we could go hang out and go to lunch. Soooooo we went to eat Chinese food :D then went to Forever21 because I wanted a new cardigan lol. Always needing something new ;) I bought a couple of other things too.

We had church last night and couldn't stay out too late so around 4pm, we headed back home. :) Church was great as always! Pastor Clark is an awesome teacher. Family and friends wanted to go celebrate and eat after church so we went to Legends! :)

Lol the end.

Here are a few pictures though!

I had a fun night :) Now, I can't wait for the weekend! More celebrating!! ♥

Sweet 16!!!!

2010-12-08T07:04:00.001-08:00

Eeekkk!!! Has the day already come!?!?!?!

My goodness....

Wait, now I feel old....

I'm one more year closer to getting wrinkles....

*gasp*

LOL love y'all and hope you have a blessed day!!

Quote of the Day

2010-12-07T08:21:00.000-08:00

"Truth is like chocolate chip ice cream...

Some people may not like it."

-Meagan Rowell

A Visit-POEM

2010-12-03T13:08:00.000-08:00

Umm. I've been really busy lately :( school is a bother... That's why I hardly post much and when I do, it's not like I used to. *sigh* There will be a day when you will love my blog again. Lol. Hopefully soon!!

I wrote this poem awhile back ago :) on my phone.

"A Visit"

I walked the streets,
Claiming to be the best in town,
But little did I know,
There was a pastor walking around
And in his mind, he was shouting,
"Victory! Victory! There's a soul to be found!"

I strutted around the corner,
Checking out the girls on the other side.
"Whoa! Sorry!" says the Pastor as we collide.
Being led of the Spirit,
Pastor started telling me about God.
But how could I respond?
I thought there was no such thing as gods!
Questions flooded my mind.
"Come tonight," he said.
How could I resist?!
I felt a tug in my heart to believe every word
So I visited this Pentecostal church.

Stepping into the sanctuary,
Right then and there...
The Pastor preached about salvation.
"Lord, God save me
From this dying nation!"
God saw my broken heart,
And that very night,
He filled every crack that fell apart.
Since then I've become the Pastor
Over the same church.
The Devil thought he had me all those years
But he didn't know
God would soon make him fear.

Written by Meagan Rowell

Again, sorry for not-so-great posts lately :)

Loves<3

I'm Not Far Away-POEM

2010-11-24T03:21:00.000-08:00

Honestly, I apologize for neglecting my blog :( It happens once in awhile lol.

So back to business :)

~~~~~~~~~~~~

Awhile back ago, I was writing a lot of poems.

Pretty much anything from fantasy to reality.

I always loved writing and putting rhymes that make you think or that almost lead you to tears...

Like the spiritual ones that have a lot of meaning to me.

Really... I love it <3

---Here is one---

I'm Not Far Away

Daughter,

You've received the Holy Ghost

And have been baptized in My name.

Yet I have noticed, you are falling away.

You can't make up your mind

About who to serve.

Baby girl, it's Me or the world.

If you let Satan take over...

You're old enough to know

That the place he rules is the bottomless pit below.

However, My daughter,

If you choose Me

You'll be saved from what is unknown

And help Me rule in Heaven

Where there are treasures untold.

Daughter, please make up your mind today.

You know I'm coming.

I'm not far away.

-Your Father, God

(Written by Meagan Rowell)

This one has so much meaning to me. I had everything bottled up and I let it out on paper (and prayer). My family member.. I'll call this person "Jane" ..can't make up her mind on who to please. It's always between Mom & Dad. The mom is a backslider and the dad faithfully goes to church. Jane wants to please both of them by being in the world with her mom and wearing skirts with her dad... I'm sad that she can't just make up her mind and serve and please God. We always talk to her about it. Almost every time I am with her, it comes up. Is she going to love God more than anyone else??

I'm getting emotional as I write.. I love her so much and I don't want to see her lost... I have faith that through prayer, God will make a way. It's not His will that anyone should perish. So I know that she will be saved.. I cry thinking about it but I know God is doing a work behind the scenes. He always does.

That's why this poem has so much meaning to me.

If you are reading this, I love you Jane

I GOT THE LOOK...But is that Enough?

2010-11-05T10:31:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the lack of blogging...

Here is an awesome post from my sissy, Courtney Thaler :), about what is more important than getting the "look"... <3

"I GOT THE LOOK...But is that Enough?

Sunday night I was sitting in church. I was looking around and my eye landed on a new convert. God began to show me things that I never really realized. As young apostolic women we love to try the newest styles on our hair. And being a new convert there is a strong desire to look the part. Though as first the length isn't there, you learn the poofs, buns, curls, twists, knotts, and the the famous pin curl. Your style begins to mimic those that surround you. Your poofs get higher and your tights get brighter. People in church try to give you clothes that cover you (thank God it is really helpful), then you discover thrift stores. So, finally you find yourself saying "I GOT THE LOOK." Well thats all fine and dandy but do you have HIS HEART? Do you desire holiness or are you secretly wishing you could trim your ends? Do you truly believe what the preacher preached or behind closed doors are you wearing make-up (thinking no one will notice)? Or are you just doing it to please those around you? I want to be the first to tell you that the one you need to please is the only Lord God Your Savior. I want you to know just because you look "Apostolic" does not mean you will make it in. Honey, people see right through that... I want you to know that Holiness is a matter of the heart something that you have to get for yourself, something that God gives as a revelation and once you get it you will see that this world has nothing for you.

Heres How I Know...
I wasn't raised in the church..Shocking I know! So, that means I wore pants and I was not modest..AT ALL. In the words of my loving older brother "She dressed like a Hooch." He was right. I had no respect for myself. My tops were always low cut, pants were super tight, and if I wore a skirt it was super short. I didn't know any better I thought all people looked and dressed like that. I thought I was hideous without make-up. You see I have acne and was ashamed, oh and I wanted to bring out my blue eyes. As you can imagine dressing that way brought all types of attention, well all types of bad attention. No one really looked at my for me, they looked a me to see the world painted on my face. Now heres the funny part, I THOUGHT I WAS CHRISTIAN. Yes, dressing like that I went to church. If someone suggested for me to cover up I would say, "don't look." Mind you many factors played into this attitude that I wont be mentioning, but know that I was in pain on the inside. So, when I got saved (for reals LOL) I knew I didn't want to look anything like the world. I wanted to reflect nothing of the old Courtney, but I desired to reflect my Lord. So, I did, I gave my pants away, threw away my make up, started covering my body, and gained respect for myself. I may not have understood why fully at first but my pastor preached it, and obiedience is better than sacrifice so I obeyed....KEY HERE I LISTENED TO MY PASTOR. As I developed a prayer life convictions developed, meaning once I got in touch with God on my own I understood what my pastor was saying. Then I started searching the scripture for reasons why we dress like we do. I desired too, be seperate from the world, dress modestly, and wanted nothing to do with mens apparel.
All it takes is a relationship. The only way to make it is by following His word. And if you want a short answer to the question... ITS NOT ENOUGH..
Hearts <3>"

This is REVIVAL!

2010-10-28T12:04:00.000-07:00

"This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."

Neil Armstrong

I tried so hard last night to remember this quote!

It just popped in my head during the preaching!

Setting foot on the moon was a big achievement!

Now, it is happening again...But with the church :)

Our young people have been going out on Monday nights, Wednesday nights before church [also know as pre-service outreach!!! Just like pre-service prayer :) lol], and Sundays am&pm. It's just a small step for us but when you think about it, it's a big leap for all of the church and the Kingdom of God.

We are going out there and being led of the Spirit! We have been praying and fasting for revival! Guess what!?!? It's going to happen just like God promised! We are going to see our church filled and packed out every service. It will happen!!!! SOON!!!

"Get ready for revival!!

Open up your nets, get ready for a catch!

Get ready for revival!

First you must believe, then you will recieve.

Get ready for revival!

Can you feel it? Can you feel it?

Can you feel the fire?

Do you want it? Do you want it?

Do you want the fire?

YES I WANT! YES I WANT IT!

YES I WANT THE FIRE!!"

Pastor Clark is having Steven, who has a strong burden for outreach, and several other guys in our youth go up to the mountain and find a rock. We are going to call that rock the "Rock of Evangelism" and place it on our table that's right in front of the pulpit (used for incense prayer). God is doing great things!!!

The New Chef of the House

2010-10-15T12:20:00.000-07:00

Heyy everyone! :)

Meagan here! Or maybe, Chef Rowell would be better ;) Lol.

Yesterday was a turning point in my "life" I guess. I decided to cook!! Not just regular, plain ole' spaghetti or pizza. I mean REALLY, get the skillet and the pans out! :) I figured this out around 3pm and started to look on websites for lovely recipes that are easy enough for me to start out. That don't take a lot of time and not too complicated :)

I looked in the kitchen and realized that I can NEVER work in a dirty space!! So guess what?! I cleaned the kitchen AND the living/dining room!! :) Wasn't Mom pleased when she got home and I told her I was cooking tonight. She willingly accepted my request to head to the grocery store.

I made "Spring Vegetable Fettuccine"

Everything turned out amazing :) I could have done a few more things to make it better (I didn't realize until we were eating). But it's a learning experience. You don't know everything all of a sudden, right? Lol!

Now, I'm going to be cooking at least twice a week!! Yay! I'm excited! New recipes that are kid/teenager/AND adult friendly ;)

Love, Meag<3

The Fear of Losing to You

2010-10-11T22:17:00.000-07:00

When you are in the army, you never know when the enemy will strike. A sneak attack could come at any moment. What do you do? You prepare for it. You are always ready to fight. Always ready to go into battle.

Did you know that's how it is for the church too? For young people. For Elders and the Saints. For the Pastor and his family. We are an army preparing for battle. A battle against the devil himself.

Preparation is necessary.
You also need to be ready at all times for an attack.

I have heard stories of people who were so used of God in the services that they were exhausted and wiped out! All they wanted to do was go home and go to sleep. No party after the service ... The next day, the devil is attacking them with everything he can think of. Anger, depression, condemnation, prayerlessness. He sends spirits to attack you and the list goes ON & ON!! Do you want to know why it happens? HE IS AFRAID OF YOU!

YES! The devil is shaking in his boots!!!!!! He knows how powerful you are when you are led of the Spirit. He knows how much you pray! He sees you witnessing to souls and bringing them to church. He wants to SCARE YOU, a child of GOD!!

YOU ARE DANGEROUS!

We need to be prepared EVERY single DAY because you never know when the devil will plan to attack you. Pray EVERY morning for strength and protection!! Pray for our Sisters and Brothers!! You NEVER know what the day will be like, but with prayer and strength given by God, you WILL know you can fight off the devil each day.

Busy Busy Busy!

2010-10-11T21:27:00.000-07:00

Seriously! Every weekend is jam packed for the next couple months! Lol :) I love it but it is going to be SO crazy :)

This Friday night, we have Youth Summit at my church! Bro. Nathan Morton is preaching!!! Exciting! I love going to youth services and hearing the good Word of the Lord :D

Saturday night, our youth will be going to the Day After Drama (remember, the one that we did?) the Bakersfield church is putting on. I can't wait. Altars are going to be flooded with people.

Next weekend is my Uncle Jerry's (his church in Yuma,AZ) church anniversary services. We will be going there Friday @ noon and coming back Saturday afternoon :) I get to see family! woo woo! All the youth is going too.

The weekend after that is HALLOWEEN!!! Our church is going to be having a Harvest Fest at the park! :D yayyy!! You are all invited to come :)

Also! My hair tutorial blog is up and running :) LADIES! Take a look. Comment. Give me some ideas and let me know what you want to see.
http://www.meaganrowell-hair.blogspot.com/

That's it for this month... :)

Anyways, God is doing great things at our church. The Lord has been moving in our services so strong! It's absolutely amazing!!!

So there was my little update :) lol
Love you all!!! Meaggers <3

QUESTIONS:
How have you been doing? :)
Has revival broken out in your church?!
How many souls have been won so far!?!

Where Have You Fallen?

2010-10-06T13:56:00.000-07:00

Mathew 13: 3-9

"And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold a sower went forth to sow;
And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
Some fell upon stony place, where they had not much eath: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up and choked them:
But other fell into good ground, and brought forth good fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
Who hath ears to hear, let him hear."

Have you fallen by the way side?

The most simple and basic definitions of 'way side' are "being, situated, or found at or along the wayside" and "the side or edge of a road."

To be on the way side is to be on the edge or the border of the world. You probably will have one foot in the world and then one in the church. (Why are you trying to do a balancing act?) We know that in Mathew 7, it states, "...strait is the gate, and narrow is the way,..." So isn't it easy to fall along side the road? The path to an eternity in Heaven?

"The fowls came and devoured them up".... The people of this world, the same people you placed yourself, will 'devour' you. You just can't place yourself on the edge!

Did you fall on a stony place?

You come to service but haven't gotten REALLY "grounded" in the church. Sure, you know there is ONE God, you can keep the standards pretty well, and maybe you haven't even got in trouble by Pastor! But your roots aren't deep in the 'soil.' Once the sun starts to creep up and the pressure of the your trial starts to become a little too much, you [will] wither away (backslide). All because you never established yourself and don't have it in your heart.

Wither: to lose the freshness of youth ... to shrivel; fade; decay ... shrunken, or dry, as from loss of moisture

Are you among thorns?

You've placed yourself right in the middle of the world. They overtook you and took all of your needs to survive! Maybe you thought you could handle having 'worldly' friends. Obviously, you thought wrong. Every ounce of water and every pinch of good soil was taken out of your hands. You have nothing left to live off of. The thorns have choked you.

Or have you been sown on good ground?

You have all the nutrients you need. (Prayer, the Holy Ghost, baptism in Jesus name). Your roots are deep in the soil. When that trial came, your roots didn't fail you! You have brought forth good fruit :)

Where have you fallen?

Little Miss is Back :)

2010-09-29T17:54:00.000-07:00

Well, well, well. :) Look who just posted.

Meagan Rowell is coming

back to the blog-o-sphere!

After I stopped blogging, I was thinking of what I had posted. (in 2010)

*thoughts*

Did it really help anybody with their walk with God?

Did it honestly help?!

Several people emailed me and well, I'm starting it back up, aren't I. :)

Look forward to more posts... and ladies, new hair tutorials ;)

I've got a few treats up my sleeve for this new "chapter"

in "They Say... "She is Unashamed."

Love, Meggs

Goodbye Blogging World

2010-09-06T10:39:00.000-07:00

Ahhh... my last post on my blog ...

Yes, I just said that. Please, forgive me. :) But it's time to step away from this whole blogging world.

Instead of blogging and writing posts, I'm going to be praying, reading the Word, and focusing on other things that are more important.

It's time to take a stand. :) I took a stand against Facebook and Twitter so now it's Blog.

*sigh* I love all my readers ♥

I'll miss your comments dearly.... lol :) I hope I encouraged some of you to live a better life with God through my blog :) Hopefully, I inspired you :)

I love you all!

My emails are:
meaganrowell@hotmail.com
dinosaurbabiii@yahoo.com

if you'd like to keep in touch or get my number :)

Adios friends! :) I'll be seeing y'all at youth services and conferences!

With much love,

Meagan♥

Teachers Through Christ(:

2010-09-01T09:54:00.000-07:00

I know that everyone who has read my blog, has gone to school before. :)

Do you remember your first day in a brand new school? You had no friends and absolutely no clue WHAT to do or WHERE to go! You wished you were at your old school so bad but. . . There was no possible way to go back. You had to face it. You were here for year (or less in some cases).

I've felt this way SO many times. I moved constantly. The longest I went to a school was 3 years!!!! Then we moved again. It was hard for me to make friends :/ can you believe that!? Lol Me? Miss Outgoing Meagan :) It happens to all of us at one point in time.

I remember my first day in 8th grade, Waite Middle School in Norwalk. Wow, it was sooo different than ALL my other schools. I was like oh no. I didn't know what to do :p or where I was lol My 1st period teacher was alright... We kinda had some problems :p lol because on the very first day, I corrected her on her teaching. Kids, don't EVER do that! I learned the hard way! LOL! So, 2nd period went way better :) Mr. Bittner is an awesome teacher. He also understood why I wore skirts everyday :) He was a non-denominational pastor. Even though he wasn't Pentecostal or Apostolic, I was soooo glad he was just there and understood me! :) You have no idea how I felt lol... all my other teachers were really cool too :) they made someone who was new, feel at home :)

Ryan, my brother who is in 5th grade now, needed help with his homework and my parents just weren't explaining it right...So my dad told me to help him because I knew how to explain problems better and all that good stuff :) Patience was needed throughout the whole "lesson" lol I can honestly say, I'll make a great teacher if I have patience like that :p But we finished all his homework for the day and got it ready to turn in for the next day. I told him to tell his teacher that if she needs any help, I'm willing to do what she needed :)

And last night before going to sleep, I thought of this post. We are supposed to be like this but spiritually:

We have to be teachers, spiritually :)

When a BRAND NEW baby comes into church, they have no friends, no idea what to do or where to go! Right? They feel the exact same way as we do when we go into a new school. They are the student, and we are the teachers :) Do you get what I'm trying to say? We have to make them feel welcome, make them feel at home and feel like they are family.

When they have problems with "homework," be there to help them!!! They may be going trough some things and you know how to get through it. (Isn't that why we go through some trials? To help someone else.) And most likely, you are going to need patience :) They may not get some things at first but after a little bit more explaining, they will come to the conclusion, or get the revelation :)

Lol, I really hope you understand. . .

. . .WE have to be teachers!!

What's going on?

2010-08-31T13:16:00.000-07:00

School starts September 7th. . .

I'm going to be busy with everything from finding a job to trying to make it to outreach and youth services. There is going to be so much homework and a lot of studying this year. :/ Unbelievable.

By the way, I do Independent Studies with Connections Academy and it is all online. I pretty much teach myself :/ which is why I will be so busy!

I apologize *in advance* for the lack of posts that are soon to come :(

There was my random part of the post... Now, onto other things :)

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I am trying to find a job. I've been praying for one :) I believe I will be able to get one, too... The other day I babysat one of the Sister's daughters from church. When she came to pick her up she told me she would be going back to work soon and needed a babysitter :) I told her that I would if she would like. Soooo, we'll see if God doesn't mind :) lol and if that doesn't work, I'm trying to find an evening job because I babysit my baby brother during the day and I also have school (very flexible schedule though lol)... we shall see!

AND THE MAIN PART:

We had outreach last night!!! Everyone met up at 7pm for prayer before we actually went anywhere. Around 7:30, we headed towards Lowes (there are apartments on the sides and businesses as well) while my youth pastor, Uncle Jeffrey, stayed and prayed.

We all went to these new apartments on the side of Lowes. It was gated, but God made a way to get us in ;) lol As soon as we walked in, there was a girl outside waiting, several of our young people went to talk to her *more on her later*... We all split up. Lauren, Moses, Miguel & I went together. Kendra called Lauren and I over to go talk to couple that were by their car. Well... lol they didn't really want to talk so Kendra went back to go with Brendan while Lauren and I walked 10 feet and stood there deciding where we would go. I looked up and there was a door right in front of us and I asked Lauren, "What about this door?" :) I immediately felt like we should knock and talk to the person. A girl around my age, Anna, opened the door :) Now, I had been praying that we got more girls in our youth group that night. So I was thinking "YES God! Thank you!" LOL so we talked to her for a few minutes. Then we left again and were walking and trying to be really sensitive to where God wanted us to go. (we weren't afraid to knock doors anymore) lol... so we would turn corners suddenly, run up the stairs to the 2nd or 3rd floor and knock on certain doors :) We even went outside someones back patio lol! we got several good responses though!!! On our way to this corner apartment, we meet up with more of our young people!!! surprise, surprise lol. They were talking to Alysa, the girl we saw at the gate!!! (they were the same young people that talked to her earlier) so I got her number and she seemed REALLY interested and I told her if she needed a ride we could pick her up :)

It was time for us to leave so we all gathered together at one spot near the front. Well, another young lady walks out of this gym area and is like "hey! what's going on here!? Hahaha" so I walk up to her and talk to her! Saying we are on outreach and inviting people to church!!! There was a whole long conversation lol but she really wants to come too!!!! Soo we will most likely pick her up too :D woo! I was so happy at the end of the night that I was singing when we were on our way out lol!

God is SOOO good!!!! Amen!?

Keep praying for your city :) Something's going to break soon and all the souls will flood in!

God bless :)

"blog destroyed"

2010-08-30T21:49:00.000-07:00

Oh my word. Today, I looked at my blog and it was all hay-wire! So that's why there's a new layout and everything :( *tear*

Alright, sorry if you saw it like that :( I took an hour or 2 to fix it...but it looks all right now :/

Btw, leave a comment :) The blog status shows people from other countries visiting :) lol so drop a comment!!

Anyways, Love y'all <3
And thanks for dealing with my "messed up blog"