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It is better to _, than to __.

It wasn’t until I went to Africa that I found out that living in a western culture, that was filled with abundance, numbed me to how oblivious I was to walking in the ways of this world. Although I didn’t come from an extremely wealthy family, we had more than any little African child could…

You Are Worth It!

Living in the shadows of somebody who never sees you as being good enough really can take a toll on how you live your life. It can be manageable at first but then it gets harder to put up with. Before you know it, you are down, emotionally drained and want to give up on…

WHY ME?

The older I get the more I realize how hard this life can be. Things don’t always go according to plan and when things are really good, somebody is always there to stomp on your parade. Sometimes we even encounter things in life that can be a huge blow to us, like death or disease;…

Anything Beyond is a Blessing.

What if you could change your entire perspective on life and everything around you started to take a different shape in how you saw things? What if you started to look at the things you have, and those items became enough? Over the last couple years God has really been doing that in my life. …

The Relationship Tank

The other day I was filling up my gas tank and started thinking about what you put into your car and how it actually matters. There is something very specific that is needed to make your car move, and that is gas. If I try to put anything else into the gas tank, it will…

I am to blame, not you!

Pride can come in many different ways, but no matter how you look at it, it is still stemmed in selfishness. I look back a long time ago when I was together with my ex-girlfriend and I knew that it was time that the relationship was coming to an end. We just were not a…

Don’t Tell Me What To Do!

Growing up, we all remember our parents telling us certain things that we thought were just to control us and take away our fun. And right after that comes those famous last words, “Just wait until you have kids and you will see!” For me my mom was always wanting to know what I was…

Words Came out!

Recently God has been showing me the power of speaking words and how they really can effect people. So many times I have been talking with somebody and all of a sudden words start coming out of my mouth and I can’t stop them!! Sometimes they have been really wise and totally from the Lord,…

He only wanted ONE thing.

Life began to get really busy and work started to take priority in his life. He had the entire family relying on him to make money so that they could eat and have a roof over their heads. But as work required more from him, his time became less and less with his family and…

He was dirty!

I jumped out of bed, gave a good stretch and headed to the shower to start my day. It wouldn’t be a great start if I didn’t spend a little time with God. So after getting ready, I headed outside to enjoy the back yard of the place I was staying. I just sat there…