For a while since I can remember, I have always felt some kind of stress that has crippled me from truly being at peace. This stress includes anything from getting through school, my grades, where I’m going to have my first job, and other situations in my personal life. I could never figure out why …
Psalm 46:10 - "He says, 'Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." (NIV) This post was inspired by my personal life experiences regarding my future. Not knowing what your future holds can be frightening. But thankfully for us, we have …
I recently listened to a sermon by Pastor Miles McPherson from The Rock Church based out of San Diego, CA (highly recommend checking him out) about loving others and how "love wins". Hearing this particular sermon led me to want to write and share several concepts that I took away from hearing him speak that …
I have always been a believer that everything happens for a reason. Good or bad, every event in our lives impact us in a way that I believe ultimately betters ourselves. We may not understand why something had to occur in the moment, but the positive outcome shows itself sooner or later. I'm sure you …
I'll be the first to say that displaying genuine love and forgiveness to someone you believe may have wronged you or hurt you is one of the toughest actions that God calls us to do. Before I was fully able to comprehend why and how God wanted me to do this, I would ask myself …
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"God often brings suffering into our lives to expose the shallowness of our faith - and then to take it deeper than it's ever gone before." - Desiring God A friend of mine sent me this quote yesterday and it really hit home with what's recently been going on in my life. During the time …
"What if I had done this instead?" "What if this had never happened to me?" "What if I had just listened the first time?" It's always easy to think back to situations that turned out poorly and question ourselves whether or not we could have changed the outcome if we only had done things differently. …
