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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…

The Center of Gain

It’s funny the things we do when we want something. People will react in different ways according to how they learned to get what they wanted when they were growing up. If you are use to getting your way and something stops you from doing that, we all resort back to finding a way to…

TRUE LOVE

I really question if many human beings understand what true love is. I have heard many different opinions on what people think it is, but when they have to pin it down to something simple it becomes a challenge. They say things like its an emotion that they feel or something they enjoy. Things they…

I don’t need God

I grew up in a small little town of Central California. My Mom and Dad both worked full time jobs to provide for the family and although there were times where it was extremely tight with money and things got hard, they were never in a position where they couldn’t handle things on their own. …

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,…

You did WHAT? For free?

Almost 3 years ago God called me to leave everything behind and just go. Not knowing what I was getting into I soon came to realize that the visa that I ended up coming to New Zealand on was very specific. As long as I worked for the church and was paid through them, I…

HE GAVE UP :(

I have read the letter from Paul to Timothy countless times and never have I read this part until last night. For the first time God was opening up my eyes to this one line that had so much depth and meaning in it. I can’t find much about Demas in the bible but we…

Relationships are a Team Sport!

I absolutely love team sports. Just the idea of having to work with others to accomplish the same goal can turn into a fun challenge. The teams that do well are the ones that have the players that can learn how to adapt and work within each others strengths, while understanding their own. The greatest…

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…