Live freely. Live joyfully. Live like you know the plan God has for you. But… Don’t be afraid to hurt. Don’t be afraid to break. Don’t be afraid to be lonely. One of my favorite passages of scripture is where Shadrack, Meshack, and Abednigo say that the Lord is able to deliver them, but if … Continue reading But if Not
“And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become … Continue reading Seeing my Weaknesses
Recently I got a message from someone I talked to in an online support group a few years ago. They thanked me for talking to them and helping them and told me that they’re doing better now and helping others. It brought tears to my eyes reading her message to me and reminded me of … Continue reading Giving Thanks and Helping Others
I’ve been neglecting this blog a bit because my other blog has started getting a lot more traffic in the past couple weeks. This is sort of inevitable because that blog is automatically connected to my profile whereas this one is just an added link on my gravatar. Anyway, this post is a sort of … Continue reading Temple Happy
A while ago a prominent blogger offered the opportunity for fellow bloggers to do a guest post on his website that could possibly be viewed by thousands of people. This has prompted me to contemplate what I would say if I had the attention of a large group of people for 5 minutes. How would I … Continue reading Be Free
For many years, I believed I was shy. I didn’t know how to talk to people and I was afraid that I wouldn’t know how to have a conversation with them if I tried to talk with them. I was afraid that I would attempt to talk to someone only to find myself stuck, not … Continue reading Faith and Fear Cannot Coincide
I can’t believe it’s June already! It seems like just a couple months ago that I started this mission. This week was kind of hard, for no reason in particular. I guess I was just more tired so things annoyed me more than usual. Anyway, life has become pretty normal now. I’ve gotten into the … Continue reading Time Flies
Over the years, I have gained a powerful testimony of the Lord being able to turn our weaknesses into strengths. I have had countless experiences of this in my life, and I thought that I was basically done. I thought that God had turned all my weaknesses into strengths and now I could focus on … Continue reading Weak things
Serving a Service Mission 