fear...there's something to it...something useful. it's not that God can't use us when we're not fearful but fear humbles in a way that useful. so now i'm useful...coz let me tell ya, i'm afraid! afraid of saying foolishness afraid of disgracing God afraid that... but why? okay...so the "useful" thing only goes so far. once …
this’ll be short
people are waiting... please ya'll. do what you love. it may take a while to get up and running but please, do what makes you glad to be alive. God wants that for us!! it's not selfish. it's called walking with God. and also, when in the south, shut your mouth about being a democrat …
clearing out, finding blessings
i'm spending more time than i wish (dialup) clearing out my inbox. each time i do this, i come across an email from a friend that i need to respond to but words escape me. in her email, she tells me what a blessing i've been to her in the short time we've known each …
really?
is it all so simple? is there really no gray area? yes.i told God i'd do whatever and i meant it and still mean it. whatever. wherever. whenever. however. no matter how daunting or unrealistic it seems to be. even if my stomach is filled with butterflies all the way through it. even if i …
things left unspoken
build up then explode fear ties tongues then breaks hearts but like some money says in God i trust
peace comes in dying…to self, not from the task
when you know that what you say to someone will absolutely crush them, and when you know that you must say it anyway, but you don't want to because even though you hate the actions, you love the person, but you have to say it because God told you to let Him use you to …
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what if a break is good?
i'm in charge of a young adult ministry. nothing's happened since march-ish. i take the blame but it's not as if people are knocking down my door or tying up my phone line asking what the deal is. i was just visited by this thought: what if nothing happens until august? what if we take …
