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Fear is the Lack of Faith

How many times do we not do something, simply because of our fears? People say its part of our  “Human Nature” to have fears, and to some extent, that is true. But we weren't created to be fearful, to live in fear, or to have a fearful spirit. Timothy 1:7- “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and love and of a sound mind.” Now try and argue that its apart of our nature. I'm not talking about the fear of spiders, or snakes or even heights; I'm talking about the fear that causes us to be held back from what God calls us to do. When we have a fearful spirit, that only shows us that we are lacking in faith. God tells us that if we ask anything in his name, he will answer our prayer!! Maybe it may not be right away, or in the way that we intended, but i can promise you that it will be much grander than what you had in mind. When we doubt God's love, power, grace and mercy, we join along side satan in questioning God's truthfulness,...

Every Life Matters

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Have you ever just felt purposeless? Waste of air, waste of space, a waste of time? Every day, i go through the same routine as 49.8 million kids across The United States. I wake up, go to school, and try to stay awake through seven hours of lectures, only to return home with books stacked in my arms and chores to be done. We go through this for 12 years, until finally we graduate, and our whole lives are ahead of us. However, even then most of go off to college or a university, only to get a degree and end up in a career, and yes, even a cubical. But what i've realized, is that i don't want to do this. There is so much more to life than just the uniform things. Whats living if it consists of a daily routine of the same comforts? Where is the excitement? Wheres the joy and the thrill? What sets my life aside of the average Joe to encourage me to live a life filled with enthusiasm at every waking moment? Wheres the contentment of my day as the sun begins to set? Whe...