Hello Everyone!

My name is Jessica Dennis, and I am an Iota class candidate! I began my journey with Christ when I was very young. God was always there whether I wanted Him to be or not. Sometimes, I felt that God was just there to judge me for everything I did. I decided in high school that I was going to do what I wanted to do regardless of what His will was. I quickly learned that that my way was littered with heart ache. I was so happy to find that God was still there when I came back into His arms. He shows me every day He loves me and that He is there for me any time I need His presence in my life.  Having God back in focus in my life has put many things in my life back in place. God changes me every day and molds me into a better person and a better child of the King. I no longer have the desire to do things that He finds sinful. He keeps me in His grace and power and I truly am happier than I was on my own.

Mathhew 6:33" Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness; and all these things will be added unto you."

Songs of Inspiration

The sisters collected a list of their favorite inspirational Christian Songs this week!

"Lay 'em Down" by Needtobreath
"Tis' so Sweet to Trust in Jesus" sung by Alan Jackson
"Open the Eyes of my heart" by Micheal W Smith
"No Matter What" by Kerrie Roberts
"Mighty to Save" by Hillsong
(Two of the Sisters picked this one for their inspirational song)
"Everything" by Lifehouse

"You Won't Relent" --- Misty Edwards

"Forever Reign" by Hillsong

"Voice of Truth" by Casting Crowns

"East to the West" by Casting Crowns
"The Prayer" Andrea boccelli and C. Dion

Changing My Life

I have been a Christian for the majority of my life.  I have see how God is very much alive and living in me and tons of friends and family.  God changed my life when I got saved, but other than that, I feel like God is changing my life now more that ever.  I am in the most amazing years of my life now and I couldn't do it without God guiding me.  I have a purpose in life and with Him I know i will become all i want to be and succeed in life.  God is changing me now, making me closer to him and showing me that everything is possible.  Much Love, Leigh!

Can you see what God has Done? He Changed My life for the Better!

         God has changed my life by remolding me. He saved me from a fate worse than death (which was eternity in Hell), and he, “…he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.” (Psalms 40:2). When I thought I couldn’t see the road in front of me, the Lord ordered my steps and made my paths straight. He separated me from the people I used to call my “friends”, and he surrounded me with individuals who loved HIM, cherished HIM, and kept HIS commandments. God has also changed my life by stepping in and becoming my stronghold; he assured me that “..when my father and mother forsake me, then [HE] will take me up” (Psalms 27:10), and he blessed me with the wisdom and knowledge of his Word that will enable me to keep moving forward. I no longer envy the “prosperity” of those who do not fear and reverence the Lord, because I know that their day is coming. I no longer view my life as my own, but as a precious gift given to me by a man who created Heaven and Earth.

      ~Denise Williams

To God be the Glory

To fully explain how God appears in my life would take eternity plus some. How can you fit the Creator of the endless Universe into a paragraph? I will begin by saying God has blessed me with such a loving family, for me that means something completely different than it does to most considering my two adoptions. All the time that I spent feeling unloved as a child was part of God's perfect plan because now as a young woman and strong believer, I get to share my story with girls everywhere. I get to be the example they need when they come from a broken home. I've never been necessarily ashamed of my past, I don't mind anyone asking but I have held grudges for most of my life against those who hurt me. It's hasn't been until the past few years of my life that I can honestly tell you all that God has a plan, and while my pain scarred me for life, it is but a small moment in the endless love of God.

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them; 

Ecclesiastes 12:1

I love to capture God's creation with a camera, but this one reminds me of Jesus' second coming. What really moves me is the thought that the beauty of this picture can't begin to compare to the beauty of my glorified Savior appearing in those clouds. 

In Jesus With LOVE,

Justine Williams

First Sisters Only Bible Studies of the Semester!

The sisters of Sigma Alpha Omega® recently hosted and participate in their first Sisters Only! Bible Studies of the Spring Semester 2011! This semester has been a very adventurous and fun-filled semester already, especially with the recent pinning of 30 candidates to participate in the recruitment process. This is a chapter record for the sisters and they are very thankful to have so many women of God anxious to join their sisterhood. All of the sisters demonstrated their devotion and commitment to following God's will and trusting in him by each agreeing to be Big sisters to atleast one of the candidates.

The first two Bible Studies were unformal meetings for sisters to share ways God has been working in their lives recently. This type of sharing and conversation helps to create a strong since of fellowship and fosters deep connections across the sisterhood breaking down many barriers. The sisters will begin Forgotten God by Francis Chan (Chapter 1) for the upcoming week. This is a follow up to last semester's Bible Study series Crazy Love also by Francis Chan.

 "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End."
Revelations 22:13

 "My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior."

Luke 1:46-47