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One of the HARDEST thing to do

LISTEN. When I was growing up my dad use to say to me all the time “Have you ever listened to yourself, or do you ever think about what you say?” And of course I didn’t, I was going to speak my opinion no matter what others would say. But this really sat with me…

Do you Trust Him?

Do you Trust Him? Yeah.. Yeah I trust Him. No. Do you Trust Him? Yes, I trust Him. No, Think about this Question… Do you REALLY TRUST HIM? This is a question that we answer without really thinking about, and don’t find out until our trust is challenged. In life we are faced with daily…

More than an Object!

One of my favorite things to do is just go to a public place and people watch. It’s amazing how entertaining it can be and what you can see when you watch people that don’t think they are being watch. Creepy? Um maybe but it’s still fun because you learn a lot about the psychology…

More than Butterflies

I look back at my life and I see how much my perspective on what to look for in a wife has changed. Before it seemed like I was looking for that trophy wife that I could go home to and have eye candy to look at. A girl that when she would smile the…

Look Familiar?

There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— having a form of godliness but denying…

A City without Walls

Picture a city with walls that were designed in such a way that they were impenetrable from the outside. There is no way that any army would be able to break down the walls and take over the city. With the gates shut the people are safe from their enemies having nothing to fear. But…

Evil with Evil

Over the years, I can look back at my life and see that I have been wronged many times and my first reaction seems to be one that we all struggle with. Revenge… Payback… and Self Exaltation. There is something about humiliation that doesn’t sit right with with our pride and therefore we try to…

For Your Protection

When we look back at history we see that when a city wanted protection from their enemies they would build a wall around the city to keep them out. If the wall was big enough and strong enough it would be extremely hard to penetrate and take over. = Proverbs 25:28 Like a city whose…