blessed.

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
[ Jeremiah 29:11 ]

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Monday, September 11, 2006

6:33 pm

''Emptiness is because you aren't actually living. It’s the absence of God's love in your life. I know it's difficult, but sometimes you just have to take that step of faith. How would you know unless you first experience it? If you never ate tao huey in your life, you'll never know how good it tastes. If you never played in your life, you'll never know how fun it is. If you never experience God in your life, you'll never know the extent of his love, so amazing, so awesome, unconditional, unchanging, this love that will carry you through the most difficult times, this love that will make everything else seem insignificant, because all that matters is God. Many people try to fill that hole in their lives. Some turn to material things, some turn to friends, some get into relationships. at the end of the day, there is still that part which is missing in their lives, because nothing, nothing can ever take that place, nothing, except God. i admit it's a big step of faith. A big jump, probably. but it's really the most important step too. A kid will never learn how to walk if he never dares to stand and take that first step. He falls, but he picks himself up, and walks again. His parents are there, encouraging him. God isn’t looking on blindly as you struggle. but he isn’t there to force you to walk either. he is there like your parent, watching you as you take your first step, catching you when you fall, picking you up again, encouraging you, until you grow, strong, each day your step becoming firmer, more confident. Just trust in him and take that first step of faith. You’ll find out that what comes after that is so beautiful, a journey that you've never imagined, a walk with God that goes beyond your wildest dreams.

Have you ever wondered what
This life holds for you
All the troubles that run through your mind
There's a feeling that somehow
No matter what we do
We are left alone crying in the dark

There is much we can believe in
If only we will trust in him

Yet to all who received him
Who believed in his name
He gave the right to be the children of God
I will stand on this promise
I will trust in his name
I know for sure that Jesus will be with me everyday

We are children
We are children of God''

--- Tuesday, September 05, 2006 entry (slightly edited)

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