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I haven't blogged in quite a while, but I have had a few friends tell me that they think I should blog again. I don't know, I feel as though my life is quite boring and my writings not far from that. So, I suppose that if you wish to follow my blogs, pretty much all you will read are things that I write that have either blessed me or I have learned through out life. No, these blogs will not always be happy, fun and amazing! There will be messy, broken and destroyed. But that is life right? Life is messy and beautiful; full of pain but also full of joy! Disappointment happens, but that is ok! It's life. Jesus likes to use the things we deem bad, hurtful, and not ok to ultimately draw us closer to himself. But that will only happen if we keep our eyes focused on him and are trust placed in him. When our faith, focus, and trust is misplaced, we don't see suffering as a blessing but rather as a curse. What have I been up too? Well, I started college and I am still workin...
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Passion Conference 2016

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So I'm just gonna post a lot of random pictures and you'll get the idea of what the weekend was like at the Passion Conference in Atlanta, Georgia at the Phillips Arena.   Yes, there was always a line to get in!  Heading down towards "community groups" The door holders getting their shirts. A lot of musical equipment  When Trip Lee brings it on stage! And Lecrea! Louie Giglio Ravi Zacharias  John Piper Christine Caine Shelley Giglio To sit in an arena that was completely full of 20,000 18-25 year olds who wanted more of Jesus and all worshipping together was seriously an amazing experience. I'm not gonna lie, I'm sure there were people there who went just to go to an event because there was awesome music, or because there was nothing else to do that weekend or some other random reason. But I did meet some very passionate and sincere people who just wanted more of God. And it so blessed me! Just to see that so many other young people desire to know more about J...
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Will You Be Interrupted?

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So recently my life has been interrupted by the divine love, grace and mercy of Jesus. I experienced Him in a deeper way and have had a deeper revelation of who He is. Let me just share a little bit of what I've been learning lately. So, many Christians today have the mentality that they will just become a professional Christian, do the right things, say the right words, go to church every Sunday etc. But we are called to be followers of Christ. And to be followers of Christ means exactly that! The word Christian means, "to be like Christ". And what did Christ do? He walked the earth being a servant. He was interrupted by many people who asked Him for healing, compassion and so many things. Jesus didn't just pass them by. He stopped. He healed. He loved. He showed compassion. He showed grace. He wept. How often do we do this today? And if we're all completely honest, not nearly enough. We all know the story of the Good Samaritan, right? If you don't...
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From Wimp to Warrior

For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self discipline.  [2 Timothy 1:7 NLT ] When Gideon destroyed Baal's alter as God instructed him to do, the Midianites found out and were furious! They gathered a force of 135,000 men and prepared them for battle. Then "the Spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon" and he took his first step of faith (Judges 6:34). He blew a trumpet summoning allies to follow him, and sent messengers throughout the region, calling his people to arms. But suddenly something changed, and Gideon's fear returned. Gideon asked if he could place a wool fleece on the threshing floor and for God to confirm His promise to save Israel by Gideon's hand  by putting the morning dew only on the fleece and leaving the ground around it dry. Then Gideon would know that God would keep His promise. And that is what happened. Gideon rose early the next day. He squeezed the fleece and wrung out the dew, a bowlful of water. But. ...
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Jesus Is The Answer

So something I've been thinking about lately is what all Jesus is. Jesus is so much more than what we try to think up or fathom with our tiny minds. As we journey on through life, we face obstacles. Problems we think there might not be any answers for. And then we let confusion come in and cloud our minds, and start thinking that maybe God doesn't know what all He's doing. But I am here to tell you that that is not so. God knows exactly what He's doing. It does not matter how big, how unique or how different you might think your problem is. He is the answer. No, in fact let me make this clear. Jesus IS the Answer!  Jesus is the answer to all of the circumstances you might be facing. From the beginning of the Bible to the end of the Bible we see clearly that Jesus is the Answer. Let me just give you a run down of it. In Genesis, He is the Breathe  of Life. In Exodus, He is the Passover Lamb. In Leviticus, He is our High Priest. In Numbers, He i...
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Legacy Living

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My question to you today is this. At the end of your life will you leave a legacy behind or will you have just lived? Will you have made a difference in the world or even just one person? Will your life have made an impact on someone else life for the better or for the worse? Ok, yeah, that's more than just one question but they are relatively the same. Kind of. Ish.  You know, when you go into a grave yard and you look at a grave stone, what do you see?  You see when the person was born and when that person died. But you know, there is also that little "dash" - in between the two years of birth and death. No one ever pays attention to that little "dash". Maybe we should stop and reflect on that little "dash". Because you see, that little "dash" is the life you and I are living right now. I want to live my life in such a way that leaves a legacy when I'm gone, when I'm dead. I don't want to live my life for me, but for Christ. I w...
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Move Forward

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So I'm just gonna write my thoughts once again, because this is what I do.  I've been thinking about how many people actually advance towards the Kingdom of Heaven and how many start on the journey to Heaven but don't finish, or they turn around because of some uncertainty or some other reason. But yes, they did have full intentions of finishing but .. Well .. Didn't. Why is this? So I'm just going to be real and open and honest.  I noticed in my own life that this has been happening to me.  Yes! I wanted to advance towards the Kingdom! But something kept holding me back.  And I didn't know what it was. I prayed. I read the Word. I pleaded with God to tell me what's wrong. What I am doing wrong. And nothing. I got nothing. Or so it seemed. But the last two weeks I was hit with a revelation of why this is. In my life anyway. Everyone is different. But I came to realize while sitting in a service that I am not letting go of the past. In my life. My mistakes. I...
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