February 2014 - IAMFORGIVEN

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Being Like God

There is something inside us that wants to be exalted and noticed. When we walk by the newspaper stand, we see all of these celebrities and people that are famous and think if that was only me! The media has taken people’s God given talents and put them into a spotlight so that these people…

How is your sausage sizzle?

I woke up to rain pounding on the window next to my bed and couldn’t go back to sleep. So I just prayed knowing that today was the day of outreach to the local community. “Father please open up the skies and give us a beautiful day”. Jumped out of bed and got ready to…

Consuming People

Humans really are a species that consumes everything and then spits it out not looking back at the effects that it had on what it consumed. Our selfish sinful desire tells us that if we want something, whatever the cost go get it. Put US and ME first and don’t worry about the repercussions of…

Missionary Life.

Life as a missionary isn’t easy, in fact it is a life of self denial and service to the people in which you are ministering to. All your desires become less about you and more about the people you are serving. Before I left I didn’t fully know what I was getting myself into. I…

A life of Sacrifice

There are so many worries of this world that we tend to put as our primary focus in life. When we do this we lose track of what matters and the blessings that come from it. I have been learning so much about life and what it means to walk with Christ as a disciple…

A game of HORSE

We were doing a prayer walk around the school to pray for favor amongst the community and the church, so that hearts would be softened to hear the gospel. As we were walking I looked over to see a beat up basket ball court with net-less rims and a piece of wood for a backboard…