Faith...

Faith...

What makes faith so amazing and extraordinary is the fact that faith to the mind and the flesh is not logical...Faith in other words, can be considered crazy to many. However, that is what makes faith so valuable. Faith allows us into a realm much greater than our own visual and audible world. In order to obtain the faith that we need in God, we must first let go of what the world believes is logical....because God is not of this world....

Faith for me is like a mountain to climb...outwardly my flesh rejects scaling this mountain, however, I know what waits for me at the top.....thus i shall pursue....

The Lord has created us...."us" being the broken, the sick, the empty, and the lonely in such a way that we must call out and rely upon him for strength...God can not be formulated, He can not be tamed, He can not be calculated, controlled or fully understood. To the contrary, God is wild, unlimited, and flowing with prolific wisdom...He is the elaborate creator of all things...God is full of raw power, and He is a warrior for all that is good.

We often wonder about the places in this world filled with turmoil, hurt and pain, poverty, war, sickness and disease...and we often question where God is in these proclaimed "God forsaken" places....but God IS there. We are coming to a time where our world is considered in constant recession (and I don't just mean our economy), and will only get worse the more that we shut God out....I feel that if God were allowed to dwell in these places, that we all could be much better off....but it first starts with me....as it also does with you............

Thanks for reading and God bless =)

It's time for change!

Okay so it's 3 a.m. and I can't seem to get myself to sleep as usual, so I figured I'd use this time for some self expression.I Just wanted to throw some words out there to see if anyone might catch them, so to speak.........

For the past several years I have found myself doing a lot self evaluating...contemplating the weaknesses of my character, while also trying to develop my mental toughness as well. With that said, I am the first to admit that it is the hardest challenge that I have had to face...EVER....and unfortunately the opposite sex holds the largest piece on my pie graph of weaknesses lol...

Thus here are a couple of thoughts of my own on dating and change through growth...

........Sometimes in life we have to come to the realization that being single is not so bad and is sometimes necessary and healthy. I personally haven't fully gotten to that point yet, but I'm starting to see that being by myself will have to do...at least until I am ready for her....whoever "her" might be. It would be nice not to focus on the opposite sex for a while...so it looks like some change is in order right?

..........Also I have learned that there is NO change without sacrifice...and when I speak of change, I speak mainly of personal growth. Most times when there are things about ourselves that we would really like to change, we feed ourselves the false notion that we don't know how to better ourselves or our situation....or in other words, when it comes to changing or bettering ourselves, we usually know the "what", but we always seem to be stuck on the "how". You see, most of us are not willing to give up or sacrifice certain things even when we can clearly see them as road blocks in the way to our ultimate goals. I for one am the perfect example of this mistake...How could I sit here and help someone else with their "how" when I have not yet faced my own?...It is always recommended to taste your own cooking before you try to serve it to someone else.

.....If we really want to know how to change or implement growth, we must first consider what we are willing to give up for the progression. I know this advice might be in the "duh!" category for some people, but you'd be surprised how a concept such as this can slip through the fingers. So with that said, know that anything in life worth having is never easy to obtain or maintain...and sacrifice will NEVER be easy or feel pleasant!, it's not supposed to...which is why the idea of sacrifice is so important especially to God. So what are you personally willing to give up for the sake of change?

I'm officially spent......