Thoughts on Life

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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Struggles

We all go through struggles at times. Right now I'm going through a struggle to find a ministry either in the States or overseas. It's hard at times to find the perfect match and I find myself applying for anything and everything. But at times I have to sit back and ask myself if I really would... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, June 27, 2011

Another witnessing idea

I believe the best way to witness is through relationships at work or among family and friends. If we really love our family we will at least invite them to church. I don't believe we need to jump down the throat of others, but we should show love and be a servant. We should look for teachable... Sign in to see full entry.

Witnessing to Mormons

I know some people out there are like me. I mean we want to share our faith, but we don't know how. This is a mere suggestion that I've started. There's a website called www.mormon.org and here you can chat online with a mormon missionary. I had a very good discussion with someone from the mormon... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, June 24, 2011

Praise of Job

"Then Job got up and tore his robe. He shaved his head, and then he threw himself down with his face to the ground. He said, "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will return there. The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away. May the name of the Lord be blessed!" (Job 1:20,21) I wonder if I... Sign in to see full entry.

Blessings in our lives

At times I wonder if I'm doing something or preventing God from acting in my life. I mean if I were to compare myself with others, my life seems messed up. I mean others get to marry, why not me? Others can have a house by the time they're 30, so why not me? But if I were to take some serious... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Two verses to defeat lust

"Do not lust in your heart for her beauty, and do not let her captivate you with her alluring eyes; for on account of a prostitute one is brough down to a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man preys on your precious life." (Proverbs 6:25,26) Sign in to see full entry.

Thristing for God

"O God, you are my God! I long for you! My soul thrists for you, my flesh yearns for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water." (Psalms 63:1) I have to go back to this verse whenever I consider thristing for the things of this world, like going on a dating site to find my soulmate, or... Sign in to see full entry.

God and Jobs

Recently I was helping a friend find a job. I mentioned a good website to use and even gave him some ideas of where to look for work. He then comes back with why it wouldn't work out and how hard it would be to get to work in the winter time. I felt like rollling my eyes and giving up. Then I... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Father's love

"Just as the Father has loved me, I have also loved you; remain in my love." (John 15:9) It's amazing to me to consider how the same love that the Father has for Jesus is the same love Jesus has for us. I would have to say that nothing compares to the amount of love the Father has for Jesus. And... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, June 20, 2011

Deadness in Church

I've been going to some different churches in the area where I live lately. Actually I'm trying to reconnect in a church family after being away in Arizona for awhile. I don't know if I want to go back to a church I use to go to. I remember once going on a mission trip to Ireland and I received... Sign in to see full entry.

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