advice kept.

"you gotta let HIM lead..you can't put the cart before the horse. you just gotta give Him you ALL and let him take the wheel"

Jesus, he said, “is there, and there, and there ... it’s the Kingdom of God, I can’t point down a path and say ‘That’s where it’s at.’ It’s within us and among us. It’s wherever you are.

"sorrow looks back, worry looks around, faith looks up."
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i have a past, a present, and a future.
one of them i can't change; one of them i'm living in;
and the other is in the hands of God.
to say my life belongs to me would be a lie.

i am who i am today,
because of who i was yesterday.
i'm not always proud of my past, but
i love my present, and i look forward to my future.

i'm a broken person.
i have no problems admitting that.
this life isn't about fixing that brokenness,
it's about admitting that you're broken,
and surrendering your life to love,
to God.

God is love,
love is life,
life is good.


i've dealt with a lot of feelings and emotions.
frustration, sadness, anger, rage, disappointment,
contentment, happiness, tears, laughter, pain,
loneliness, compassion, forgiveness, reconciliation,
redemption, perseverance, ridicule, mockery, humiliation,
harrassment, judgment, the list goes on...
i've dealth with them in many different ways.
i've grown sick of apathy and passiveness.
i've grown sick of bad attitudes and yelling and shouting.
i've grown sick of breaking things and being angry.

so, i've turned to God, countless times. and you know what?
he's been there, every single time.
he's given me life, love, wealth beyond measure.
sure, i still feel all of those emotions, far too often.
i still slip and fall from time to time.
but God is there every time, to pick me up.

i've come to terms with the fact that i can't be perfect.
i'm not invincible; i'm not infinite.
i'm not everything i wanted to be.
but i'm thankful for that.