Tag: world
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5 Years
5 years ago I was preparing to graduate High School, deciding on where I wanted to go to college. I applied to schools only in southern states – Alabama, Kentucky, and Mississippi. I was determined to leave Illinois and experience a different life. I had picked out my dream school in Alabama & was looking…
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i am enough
My biggest fear is to not have or be enough; not enough food, not enough money, not being prepared enough, or not doing enough in life. I try to fill my “plate of life” up with more to satisfy that word “enough”. But what does “enough” actually mean? According to the Merriam-Webster diction, “Enough (adjective):…
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knowing my destiny
I struggle with knowing my destiny in life. What am I suppose to do with my ENTIRE life. To think about planning for the next ten or even five years scares me. I find this ironic. Typically I am the type of person who wants everything written down in my planner for all of the…
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a simple man
The simple fact that a man would choose to give up His life for something much greater than He. One choice years ago, still has the power to change lives. Jesus Christ, a man created by a miracle, carried one of the greatest powers. Jesus knew what he carried, this drew thousands of people to…
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back in America
America is weird. The Middle East is weird. Europe is weird. Culture shock is real. Upon my arrival to the Middle East just a month ago I dived right into their culture. I loved the hospitality that was shown, the people, the history, the language, the food. I loved being amongst people I met 20…
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WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE
Please, I ask you to think differently, think outside of the box, be bold and do not be afraid to do the opposite of everyone else. This was a big struggle for me as I was choosing the next step in my life. Do I go to college? Do I take a gap year? I…
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the Simple Gospel
Often times, as someone who has grown up in the church, I think of the Gospel as something that everyone knows and just how simple it seems to be. As you take a closer look at the Gospel, you begin to see just how extravagant the Gospel really is. There was something that separated God…
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UNASHAMED
In the months prior to YWAM, I was worried about what everyone around me thought when I worshipped Father. I would limit how much I praised Him because I didn’t want to make myself noticeable. I still loved Him but I would not say that I was completely IN LOVE with Him. In the previous…
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Where am I Going?
I have been in California for almost one month now!! It has been the one of the craziest and best months of my life, I have loved every second of it! I have learned so much about myself and the love that Father has for me. He loves me so so much and I have…
far as the East is from the West 