This is Living

Welcome to my life. Make yourself comfortable in the uncomfortable. This is only part of my journey with Jesus. May it be a blessing to you. Romans 8:28

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When Christ lives within us, He gives us new eyes to see His truth.

Johnny Hunt

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The sun has set upon 2015. The sun will rise upon this new year. We will reflect upon the past and look forward to what 2016 will bring. This is our year to shine as SENIORS. 🎓 May God direct us on the right path. 🎈 Joshua 1:9- "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."

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There is only one kind of life that truly wins, and that is the one that places faith in the hands of a Savior.

Coach John Wooden

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Travel does not exist without home. If we never return to the place we started, we would just be wandering, lost. Home is a reflecting surface, a place to measure our growth and enrich us after being infused with the outside world.

Josh Gates

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Distanced Love

Love is beauty but You are beautiful

You are buried in the sand And all I have to do is uncover your beauty Like a seashell upon the shore The farther apart we become The closer I feel Never have I felt so close O! How I wish to find this seashell Such beauty upon soft sand Has never been seen I want to carry it everywhere In the palm of my hand Feel its smoothness like skin Close my fingers and Never let go. Refining beauty with love For love is beauty And she is a beautiful seashell Traveling the seas is only the beginning Storms and currents will keep us from intimacy But never will I forget who you are For beauty never fades The waves crash like Those longest nights Ride the waves like Greatest treasures   High tides are The tears Low tides are Constant blessings.   I see you, seashell, on the beach Where love embraces and Jesus dances in the sands. I don't need an image of you Because I see you everywhere I don't need a photo of us Because I picture us everywhere

For we are close, And still so far

-Chad Johnson

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I love you, O LORD, my strength. -Psalm 18:1

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"For God did not send His Son into the world that He might condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through Him." - John 3:17

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Peace

One of my favorite moments of the day is when i get that joyful smile that I am okay with whatever God has planned for me, because i know i will be giving glory to him and I will be making my glorious Creator smile. The peace that it brings is so satisfying to my soul. God has plans and his plans are the absolute best. The unknown future is both scary and exciting but Jesus keeps my mind focused on a will much greater than my own. I have never had any doubt about my purpose since becoming a disciple and falling in love with Him. Jesus came to give me a life bigger than this world and Satan can’t ever hold me back. John 10:10

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If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin, and in the end, despair.

C.S. Lewis

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Bible

Looking into the worn pages all marked, I try to see myself Pages filled with red-lettered text show more of who to be.   Lines dashed here and there with notations on the side, giving wisdom and insight to my soul The more you reap, the more you sow.   I catch myself looking into the mirror of wisdom, reflecting on what I have become.   The words speak into me. They resonate in my bones, waking me from deep slumber, relieving me of anguish.   The peace in the pages portrays my future. Life beyond life itself, much greater still.   It issues a challenge many cannot accept, but O! how worthy of a sacrifice to give my life.   Again, I return to these pages, day by day, refining this image, marking these pages, adding wisdom and insight to my soul

Love is at the core, nothing is greater than this. I pray you pour forth from the pages and fill my cup with love that it may Overflow

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He to whom the emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand wrapped in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.

Albert Einstein

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I clutch a Perfect Love that knows no end.

Ann Voskamp

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Help me obey your command and live for now rather than the future. give me the wisdom to know the proper time and procedure. Give me a wise heart, O God! Satisfy my cup, for you are greater.

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I will miss those Friday night lights. I didn't cry but I'm sad. I know I will cry when I truly miss it. People don't cry when they have the time of their lives, and that what I experienced friday night: Moments of rivalry unprecedented conquered, the best of friends despite time, finality becoming reality, and unimaginable joy in Jesus Christ. The next time I think back to marching band I will think about much more than music and marching. It's a living tree with music at its trunk and people as the branches. And the leaves eventually fall, and there is no telling how much I will miss being connected to such a living tree of life and friendship.

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Three Brothers

The savanna is their domain Others look to their strength Most fear their swiftness All marvel at the hunt   The beating sun reveals the trophy Competition won by three brothers but only a bloody carcass will remain from their expeditious onslaught   They enjoy the spoils of victory as paparazzi swarm around in pop-top vans enjoying the scene laid out by nature before them   There the magnificent cats lie with the clicking of shutters and the gasps of disbelief surrounding Through the lens I see their jowls red from the blood of their opponent.

 -Chad Johnson

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Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.

Corrie Ten Boom

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Better

I can do better the fewer the better I’m starting at Day One Looking at the Son I can do better I can do better for Him I can do better for her I can do better for me Stop giving in to the lion He steals, kills, and destroys Stop feeding your wants There is nothing to gain in yourself I can do better,  I can do better for Him I can do better for her I can do better for me. I need to keep my eyes focused Keep out all the other noise and focus on his glorious voice I can’t cross the line of temptation I can do better I can do better for HIm I can do better for her I can do better for me Stop feeling your sexual desires Don’t use her as an excuse Your mind is the reason for it all Don’t put your mind to the test Don’t put yourself in that situation I can do better I can do better for HIm I can do better for her I can do better for me Keep yourself in control Stop using your hands and search her heart Love from the inside out,  love as He would love her. Don’t gain what is easily lost. I will do better I will do better for us. The time is now. Failure isn’t an option Start now and never finish Look to the cross I will do better with Him!

I don’t remember when I wrote this poem but i remember the mindset. I was struggling hard with self-gratification of the flesh. Looking at things, and doing things I shouldn’t. I wrote this at a breaking point. I was bawling beside my bed and confessing it to God. This was my motivational speech to myself, and i hope it is of value and a blessing to others. 

I got part of my inspiration from the song Day One by Matthew West