Change

Take a minute and think about everything in your life that has changed in the last 5 years? What about in the last year? Even since the start of this school year?

I would imagine your taste in music, tv, and movies is quite different than 5 years ago. Clothes, hairstyle, cars. Food, friends, relationships. I guess you get the picture that our lives constantly change. With that change comes new focus. Think really hard for just a second about all the things in your life that you claim you "love". How many of those things have changed?

Well I was thinking this week about God and how perfect His love is and how imperfect the way I love is. How stupid I feel about some of the things I have "loved" in the past. What wasted time....But God sees my imperfection and shows me a better way. Check out Micah 7:18, it says "because He delights in unchanging love". If that doesn't get you jacked nothing will. Basically as much as we mess up in love, we have an awesome God to show us the way. Because His love doesn't change, so much so that He delights in His love for us! As often as we fail, as often as we let Him down, He is still there shining through with unchanging LOVE. Now if you're looking for crazy, there it is.

More craziness to come!! Keep seeking Him and be on the lookout for how He shows us His perfect love.

1Love Ministries
Chad
1 Corinthians 13:7

Love?

Got this in an email good stuff to ponder on!!!

Can you help?  A friend is asking this question for a Valentine's dinner and asked me if I would ask you.  Thought this would be a sweet expression of love for us to share with eachother for Valentine's Day.  Please take a minute and let me know your love life with God:
 
1.  What helps you to experience God's love personally?
 
2.  What hinders the experience of His love?

Keepin it real!

So the past like two days i feel like if been in a funk... you know when your just like walking around like a zombie not really knowing what the heck is really going on. Yeah that has been me! but this morning was awesome!! I got some good sleep and i woke up a little bit early... So i was laying in bed, (one of those days that it just feels so right not to move) and i decided to pray. I made  list of all the things and people i told i would be praying for them, and just LIFTED EM ALL UP! it was awesome!! trying to get outta the funk the enemy put on me! Busting out!! God has so much more for our lived then to live funky or in a funk! its a daily battle to put on the armour peeps! Just know we are just human and we fail... but it's how we turn to God through our failures and deal with them that make us who we are!! LIVE LOUD, LIVE PROUD!!

One Love!

cam

What if Everything Was Gone?

What if you woke up one morning and everything you ever owned was gone? All you had was your faith and hope in Jesus Christ. Would you still be totally satisfied and complete?

Beautiful Feet

Probably one of my favorites by Lecrae. But also a verse that has been a little convicting for me. Paul quotes Isaiah in Romans 10:15 when he says "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news of good things!".

I've always heard this verse used to demonstrate the importance of global missions, but after listening to Lecrae's take on it, my eyes were opened. The truth is, we face lost people everyday in our own cities, neighborhoods, schools, and places of business. They're in the inner cities, homeless shelters and soup kitchens. They're standing on the corner waiting for a bus, or they might be the dude in front of you at the grocery store. We need to pray that God gives us eyes to see and ears to hear the way He does. Because "we have the truth that saves, so run and shout it to the world." What are we gonna do with it?

There is revival stirring. You can feel it, almost hear it buzzing in the air. God is doing something huge right now. It's time that we, the youth, rise up and start living it out. Taking the love that Christ has shown us out into a dying world. I once had a missionary tell me to not ask God if I should go, but if I shouldn't. As I thought about that, God's Word began ringing in my head. "GO"! It's that simple. Jesus shared that with His disciples, and it's for us as well. Now the question is, are you?

1Love my peeps!
Chad
1 John 4:19

BOLD!

God is good fam! i'm reading the book of acts, because i was just wondering what in the world the disciples did after homeboy Jesus you know died to save the world then conquered death... And i was in the 4th chapter... It talks about how Peter and John were in front of the council and the council (the bad guys) were trying to convict and discipline them for HEALING AN OLD MAN! Yet... they couldnt because the HOLY SPIRIT came upon them and gave them the words to speak! Gooood stuff right there! I bet Peter and John just looked at eachother and smiled knowing that God did work on them boys! Good is great! But the real reason im writing haha (i know loooong intro) was verses 23 to 31 talking about how they prayed for BOLDNESS! Its a scary thing to do..wanting to be bold and everything.. BUT God has called us to be bold for his glory! The challenge is to ask for that boldness and then carry through! like a good shot in basketball... or golf... it's all about the FOLLOW THROUGH! you can ask for stuff all day long but if you just let it sit there and not doing anything with it.... what does that make it??? WORTHLESS!! So lets rise up and be bold!! SHARE WHAT GOD HAS DONE IN YOUR LIFE!! Like PETER AND JOHN SAID "...for we cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard" LETSSSS DO IT PEEPS!!!


One LOVE!!
Cam

Hallejuer!!

Hello friends! Tonight as I was spending some quality time with my family, watching “I Can Do Bad All By Myself” (a Tyler Perry movie a.k.a MADEA!), Madea said a comment in the movie that hit me in the heart tonight. Madea was talking to the young girl struggling with self-worth, who’s name was Jennifer. Jennifer said, “I don’t have any nice clothes to make me look good.” Madea fires back, “Clothes don’t make you look good, they make you broke!” I laughed hard at first, but then truly thought about what it meant. Madea was right. A lot of girls today, including myself, struggle with self-worth, beauty, etc. We get so caught up in the newest fashion, the best haircut, or the most expensive purse to make us feel beautiful. We seek the compliments of other people to make us some item of beauty instead of God’s beautiful creation. 1 Peter 3:3-4 states, “Let your beauty not be external – the braiding of hair and wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes – but the inner person of the heart, the lasting beauty of a gentle and tranquil spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.” Wow. Our lasting beauty is not our outward appearance, but our heart and spirit, which God holds to be precious! He looks at our heart, our love, our fear for Him. He has made us in his image and He has made us beautiful and unique. "The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart." - 1 Samuel 16:7

My challenge to you and to myself is to let your heart shine and not your outward beauty. Your self-worth is not a comparison of other beautiful people and what they have, that you may not have, but your self-worth is in Jesus Christ!

God has made you beautiful! Smile, you have a beautiful one.

One beautiful love,

Katie

1 Corinthians 13:8

I DARE YOU....

To wake up tomorrow morning and tell God to do his will through you... then go through the day with a smile and an open mind and heart.... listen carefully for what he wants from you.

p.s: sometimes it's scary but he know ALOT more about US than even WE do! think about that!

One Love!

Cam

Let the Redeemed of the Lord Say So!

Go grab your Bible and check out Psalm 107:2. Have you ever thought about this verse?  It's actually a command. If we've been redeemed by the Lord we are to say so. Why is that so hard for us? Maybe you deal with insecurity. Maybe you feel like your testimony isn't "dynamic". Or maybe you're not sure how your testimony could ever be used by the Lord. I've wrestled with all of those personally in my walk. But the truth is, God's Word says that "the testimony of the saints is powerful." You don't have to be a meth-addicted prostitute rescued off the streets to have a powerful testimony. Just like you don't have to be a 6 year old little boy saved in your Sunday School class. They are all powerful, because they are our stories! No one can ever take away what God has done in your life, or what He is doing.

The beauty of it all, is that as long as we are alive, our story is still being written. God is still at work, and His ways are higher than our ways. So be encouraged my friends, God is blessed by what you have to say. What He has done in you, is what leads others to Him.

So make a stand today, that you're no longer going to listen to the enemy's lies. But you are going to stand up, and shout out that you are redeemed. More importantly though, live it. Because it's not just what we say with our mouths, it's said best with our lives!

Live it to the fullest..........One Love.

Chad
1Love
1 John 4:19

New Style to the Site

Whats up family! I hope all of you are doing well and I hope you are all meeting God wherever you are in life...you can be at the lowest of lows and the highest of highs in your life but God is there no matter what for real! He loves you and wants to continue to love you all the days of your life! So out of this love God has shown us this site has worked its way into the new works and new design. We officially have the domain names of 1loveministries.com and 1loveministries.org so any of those will work to get to this site. I hope you like it! Also I encourage of you to stay in tune in the future and everyday and check out the daily bible verse or just to listen to some chill music. Its good to stay connected with other people throughout the week and I encourage you to talk and comment on any blogs. We are working on videos here soon to launch out and we are having more people on our team to blog soon including some girls out there so be in tune for that also! We love you all and we hope that you continue to let God meet you where you are at and dont be afraid to take the courage to stand and rise up! The last thing is be real and be easy! One Love!

Mike
1LoveMinistries
1John 4:19

These are some shirt designs for the shirts we are about to release so check them out and comment if you like them

1 John 4:19

1LoveMinistries

Mike Kozlowski

Dont Worry!!! Be Happy!!

So i was checking out the blog today and i saw the verse of the day was Matther 6:27!! (im not gonna tell you what it says you should probably dust of the Bible and crack it open if you havent! haha) Then the whole heading will make sense!! check it out and dont waste your time worrying! live life to the fullest! live life outta the box!! BE YOU! BE Easy!

One Love
Cam

Who wants to be NoRmAl???

Whats up fam?
Check this out... so the other day i was just sitting and thinking about all the expectations that were on my life, and where OTHERS wanted to see me and wanted me to do with my life. I kept thinking... and it dawned on me that most of my life up to this point... has been formed by what others wanted for me.... not based on my own decisions and God's plan for my life! What a smack in the mouth that was! God says to draw near to him and he will draw near to you... so what was i doing drawing near to the opinions of those around me? WHY NOT BE ME! Then i made the choice to be done with expectations.... don't live for the expectations live for God's will and be open and HAVE FUN WITH LIFE PEOPLE! dont be a stick in poop! BE WEIRD! BE DIFFERENT! BE BOLD AND COURAGEOUS FOR CHRIST! Following God has alot more benefits than living by the norm that EVERYONE ELSE IN THE WORLD DOES! We as christians need to burn the box that used to hold us in and not care about what people are going to say or do and BE WHO WE WERE CREATED TO BE! deep thought for just laying around huh? just think about it! Dare to be DIFFERENT! Can you do it? Or are you to scared? YOU DO YOU!

Mark 8:36

One Love!!
Cam

Devoted to a life of Courage

What is up everybody? I hope all of you are doing well! I believe you are reading this for a reason and I hope it speaks to you as it is speaking to me right now. Ya so I was driving down the road one day and I just looked at a billboard and it was the US Marines billboard that says "Devoted to a Life of Courage". Most of you know what I am talking about. Anyways, I was like thats cool I have seen that before but as I kept on driving, it slowly started sinking in. Aren't we called to a life of courage? Am I supposed to stand up for what I belive in and live with the courage and never back down? Am I living courageously or cowardly? So many questions popped up in my head...I encourage you to take a minute and just ask yourself am I living courageously? Its crazy how many times one can go back in to their lives and be like I havent been courageous as I could have been! I kept searching into my life so I wanted to know the actual definition I of  courage and it says:

Courage permits one to face extreme dangers and difficulties without fear!

I read that and I asked myself am I facing extreme dangers and difficulties without fear and just trusting God? My life does not reflect courage, but after all this and after God was speaking I want to be devoted to a life of courage to stand up for what I belive in and be the man God wants me to be! Stand up and rise up! Be courageous!

I will end with this, Deuteronomy 31:6 says, "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you."

God is always with you no matter what and no matter what circumstances you are facing. The fact of the matter is at the end of the day do you trust God enough to live courageously for him! I know I have been challenged in this but remember to always ask yourself that question Am I living courageously or more towards a coward? Its pretty cool to challenge yourself in this! So be bold, rise up, stand up and live with courage! Let God do the work and just trust him!

1 John 4:19
1love Ministries
Mike

Food for thought....

If the police came in right now and tried to lock you up for being a christian....would there be enough evidence to convict you?...think about it..think about what God says a christian is and evaluate where you are...some food for thought, so i hope your hungry!!!!

John 13:35

Cam

AWWW YEAH!

This is the first step to many many more to come!

Inspiration...

Whats up!!

I wanna thank everyone for the prayers and encouragement these past weeks and months. Been a rough time for me and my family, but God is good and he will see to the completion of his work as he says in Phil. 1:6. God is soo amazing and powerful and mysterious in the way that he works, that it would be a shaft to him and a mockery not to worship him. We have to come to the place where its real to us and where he matters more than that which is around us and consumes our dull everyday lives here on Earth. I force myself to constantly be reminded and inspired by God words... I starts a wall for verses so everyday i wake up and i am reminded of all i have read and learned about God through the years... and as i continue to grow and read and he speaks.... more verses get added. I would encourage all you to starts a journal, a poster, a bulletin board, or even a wall!!! Just something to write down verses or saying or phrases that stick out to you and remind you of God and his love, mercy, and all of who he is! Like it was once told to me it's easy to remember all the bad but what about all the good? dont loose site.... UNLEASH the mind and find out how big our GOD is. I DARE YOU to open the box and let God out from under your microscope and outta the box you have him in let him out. He is bigger than its even humanly possible to imagine! SSSTRETCH your minds! let the fullness of who he is be relevant... dont strap God down let him be the BIG HUMONGOUS GOD HE IS! Let go of unmet expectations, they dont work, let it go!! LIVE LOVE LAUGH!!! Live Free!! Live to the Full! and allow the cup of water you know as God.... spill into the ocean that is all of him!!! Be washed by the Water of the Holy ONE!!! God Bless ONE LOVE!!!

Cam

T-SHIRTS!!!

Tell us what you think about em... they are currently $26 but we are trying to get them made cheaper somehow if you got any ideas let us know!!! haha or if you want to buy one you can go to: http://1Love.spreadshirt.com/ (BUY THE LAST ONE ON THE PAGE THE FIRST ONE IS MESSED UP! ha ha)

TestINg!

Laminin ( yeah there it is soak it in) this is the cell adhesion molecule that hold our bodies together! How AWESOME is our God! Has his fingerprint in our very dna! God is good take time to look around and thank him for his greatness!

Happy New Year

What is up everyone! I hope everybody had safe and good holiday breaks! School and work are now back in session which stinks but gotta do what you gotta do haha. We have wristbands that we have ordered this year (colors: white, pink, purple, blue, and green (all glow in the dark)). If you want one just give a shout out to Cam or me whenever and let us know if you want one. I think we are going to give them for a small donation so in the future we can even order more to help minister out to the people of Charlotte and the world. Well with that said stay strong in the Lord and I hope you have a great day and I will catch you later! Take it easy everyone

1 John 4:19
One Love
Michael Kozlowski