Life is hard. You can agree to that, right? God gives us challenges that sometimes seem impossible to beat. He puts us in situations that we may not want to be put into. Sometimes, well, most of the time, it's hard to see how we are going to make it. How are we supposed to … Continue reading Keeping His Promises

Have you ever watched any kind of movie that occurred at lunch in a school setting? I am sure that most of you probably have. So, let's think back to this lunch room setting for a moment. In almost every movie with a high school lunchroom that I have watched, there is a "popular kids" … Continue reading Maybe You are Not the “Popular Kid”

Last Sunday was an interesting day in my life with God. I never thought I could feel so many different feelings in one day! As we sat in our little group in youth the other night, we talked about our giants. One thing in our group that we called "giants" were our siblings. I am … Continue reading Giants That Are Shaping Us

As I was sitting in church yesterday, I had a moment of conviction. A moment where I realized I was living my life for all the wrong reasons. As I was sitting there, I realized one common thing about my last few weeks. Everything I did, I thought first about what someone thought about it. … Continue reading We Don’t Deserve This

This sounds like something that you would say at the end of a year, but I felt that I needed to share this with you. Right now, I want you to look where you were a few months ago and where you are now. How have you changed? I know that I am not the … Continue reading A Little Bit of Encouragement

God has really been convicting me lately about how I treat other people. Not so much on am I nice or mean to them (while that is important) but more of how do I pay attention to them. Last year, I had a friend who was very lonely. She would sit at the lunch table … Continue reading Including “The Others”

I had a thought as I was laying in bed Monday night. I sometimes notice all these things about my friends, negative and positive, but how often do I pray for them? I began looking at my friends life, who they were a year ago and who they are now. Most of my friends have … Continue reading Praying for Those Around Us

Prayer. What is it? Why is it important? How do we do it? When do we need to pray? What is Prayer? We are told all over the Bible to pray, but what does that really mean? We see people praying over their meals, or maybe you do it yourselves, but what does that mean? … Continue reading The “Small” Prayers