Most of my life I was comfortable in my own space. This space was my protective bubble that I lived in. I created this bubble to please only myself. This safe zone that I created for myself became a giant Fortress that surrounded me. When this happens you fear life. You are unwilling to change. Slowly but surely you are closing up so that you can't receive anything. In this bubble I created my own world, gods and a thinking process. That bubble like Fortress, that I've built, bursted. That fakeness of wearing a mask fell off when I...
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As a little girl up I always had a heart for orphans. I always wanted a career where I could help people who can’t help themselves. Be a voice for the voiceless. It was something that I wanted to do in my life. As part of our trip to Kyrgyzstan we were planning to visit the local orphanages for disabled children. Statistically, Kyrgyzstan is one of the countries with the highest amount of orphans. Most of these kids are social orphans which means that they have at least on living parent. Parents can’t take care of their children due...
The dictionary discribes joy as: A feeling of great pleasure and happiness. I truly believe that being joyful is one of the key things to get closer to God. And even just to give a smile to a stranger can change your life and theirs. I let people and things steal my joy for way to long and I knew it. Only now on this amazing journey I finally realized that nobody has the power to steal my joy unless I gave them that power....
Have you ever wondered how olive oil is made? I suppose many of us have given it a fleeting thought, but I'm pretty sure that only a few have sought to fully comprehend this intricate process (don't worry, neither have I). Luckily this message will not be an extensive explanation thereof, but rather one about how God has started the process in me - merely a month ago: I've been plucked and tossed in a basket with many other olives - all eager to become what the Farmer has called us to be; whether it be as food on...
"Forgiving" people is such a natural response when it comes to us as human beings. The words almost fall out of our mouths, but deep inside you still feel the hatred, anger or disappointment toward the other person. It is not that you don't want to forgive them, it is just that you feel incapable of doing it yourself. Well sorry to break it to you, but it is... We don't have the power to forgive people out of our own strength, even though we really want to. We can only truly forgive people when we give it all...
"If you want something you have never had, you must be willing to do something you have never done" Thomas Jefferson So here I am. I stand on the brink of a year filled with what one can only describe as an adventure only to find over the last three months I've experienced much of exactly that. New levels of faith, love, exceptance and solid lessons to point us in the right direction . Firstly, I found myself as an only child drop kicked to the deep end and forced to live between 15 men. I've been so loved by...
I'm not good enough I'm not worthy I'm fat I'm ugly I'm full of flaws I'm damaged goods I'm unfixable These are all the lies I believed. These are the lies that corrupted my thoughts. These are the lies that damaged my heart. But God came and spoke truth in me. I AM good enough I AM worthy I AM wonderfully made I AM beautiful I AM perfect I AM everything He wants me to be He set me free from the enemies grasp. And He told me that I am chosen. He has chosen me to...
I'm in a quick moving tin shell running underground with many souls on board. No word is said No sound is made Eyes don't wonder off their screens, books or newspapers, And I can only wonder how one of the biggest cities in the world could become so quiet? Eyes that look up, hastily shy away with a hint of fear within - what are they looking at? What will they see or say? I can merely smile with sadness, My heart filled with compassion for a people who have lost the ability to interact. What will become...
