Isaiah 43:18

So this week i have been compelled to write on the topic of Isaiah 43:18. it states," forget the former things do not dwell upon the past." This is a very hard verse for me to keep due to my humanly wants to dwell upon wrongdoings that people have done towards me. as a woman we are not known as the most forgiving beings, though a stereotypical label, it still has some truths. i have learned to forgive others of what they do to me but it doesnt necessarily mean that i will forget about it. i can remeber times in my life when i would have a run in with someone and i say that i forgive them but the next time that we have another run in i will most definately remember the first time that they wronged me and i will have a harder time to forgive them the 2nd time. Growing up in a christian family i have been taught these principles as far back as i can remeber. it makes me think of do unto others as you want them to do to you. i would most definatly want them to forgive me if i had wronged them in any way and i should do the same for them. i have come up with something that helps me forgive others and i think can make me and the person have a closer relationship. you have to verbalize your feelings.i dont mean yell at them and disrespect them. but if you dont have an open and honest relationship with your friends then how can you even have a relationship with them at all? my roommate and i happened to be best friends in high school and contrary to what people say we dont hate each other and i think it is because we have such and open and honest relationship. we tell each other what we are thinking and feeling and we respect each other. i want to be able to have a relationship like that with everybody. i know that as a human being i will still feel like they shouldnt be forgiven but i will try my hardest not to dwell upon the past i think that if i can do this better i can be able to live a peaceful existance with these people that i will encounter. as i said in my blog before this one i do want to live in peace with others and i dont think it would be so hard for others if we learned to forgive and forget. we have to give up our humanly wants and we have to learn to treat others with the same respect that you would want if you were in their shoes. give love and peace to everyone and treat others with respect you will end up being alot happier than you were when you didnt care for other peoples feelings. i pray that you can use this advice and i will try my hardest to give you all of the respect that you deserve. i will treat you with love and respect. pray i work against my wants to dwell upon the past and that i can move forward with a new tomorrow. peace and love to all!!!

2.UNITY

my favorite verse out of the entire bible would have to be Psalms 133:1 which reads "how good and pleasent it is when brothers live together in unity." i absolutly love this verse because i think that it pretty much explains what i am all about. i love to help others and i just wish that everybody could be the same way. why cant this world live together in harmony. what is so wrong with the idea of peace on earth. i have joined many causes that do help humanity live easier and in a more peaceful environment.
i hate to see others discriminating others because they are different. maybe they have different skin, or a disability but that doesnt make them any less of a person than you are. i believe that if everyone was to read psalms 133:1 they would understand that the lord wants us to live in a peaceful existance. when there is peace in the air everybody is happy. peace brings many good advantages such love and fellowship with others that you may have never thought of being friends with.
i know that there will still be those who discriminate against others but i know that i wont be one of them. i will be following the word and living in unity with my neighbors. i wont discriminate even if they are black or white, disabled or crippled. i will treat them equally even if they dont have the same beliefs as me or they dont like the same stuff as me. equality and unity are important to keeping this a better place and i am willing to take a stand for it. ARE YOU???

1.the grand itro

Who exactly is Amanda Brown might be what you are asking well... i love to help others, i love to dance even though i am not the best. i am a freshman at mc and i love love love it. i am really into community service like i said before i love to help others. i am a ministers kid. i am a twin and no we do not have any freak powers where we can communicate with each other through thought. i love animals. i dont like to think inside the box. i dont conform to the ways of the world because being an individual is so much better than being like everybody else. i am an excellent listener and i may come off as a quiet person but if you could only see what is running through my head you would realize that i am only deep in thought. i love to watch movies they are the way that i can escape all from a stressful day. i love listening to music which does contribute to my random dancing haha! i think that if i wasnt an education major i would be an art major because i love to work with my hands and create things.
I hope that this blog can be a place where i can relay my everyday thoughts. i want to be able to express myself in a more successful way. i hope that this will become a place that will make the others think and want to create something that will inspire others as well.