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"In the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and went away to a secluded place, and was praying there." Mark 1:35

It's hard for me to imagine Jesus needing prayer. The Son of God who came from heaven and helped create the universe...the one who not only had seen the Father's glory but was filled with it? He needed prayer? Yet there it is, right in the text. I can't help but think about how cool it would have been to see or hear Jesus praying! I wonder if he brought a cup of coffee with Him. I'm sure He did.

I am learning to enjoy the early morning hours, especially at our house when everyone is still asleep. There is something special about the quiet & stillness of a new day. Your thoughts are fresh. You can hear the birds welcoming a new day as they worship their Creator. It's such a blessing & encouragment to know that each day is a fresh start and filled with new mercies from the Lord.

Each of us need's our own time with Jesus to praise Him, worship Him and hear from Him. If the Son of God needed time alone in prayer, how much more do we?

I do not understand

Why people don't work harder. Why people don't want to make others smile. Why people can be so bitter when working. I know i can fail in all of these categories, but the difference between "me, and "them" is that i strive to never fail in any of them.

it looked like this....

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And he walks

Every move is lead with a tremble, and trailed with a drip drop of sweat. Carrying himself like the cool cat the crowd believes he is, he slaps hands with a fellow believer. Walking away in gratification. Mission never completed he burrows around like a groundhog, but always as slow as deer in head lights. Like TI said, "just live ya life". And love the whole way through.

God Bless you my friends.

i really miss more than anything

the past summers, feeling younger and more carefree than ever. The feeling is still possible to attain. But to find someone who can play that roll as your partner in crime, and to have someone who fulfills that unexplainable gap in your heart that gives you complete happiness is hard to find.

I love you.

all i need

here is a reference to the word need. All i need is a woman who loves God, and lives for him. Where did they all go? Last night i brought up God when at a party, and people were acting as if, "oh damn its the leper watch out and don't listen to him he is crazy."

Ladies, where did the good ones go?

move along move along

God has been throwing me curve balls for the last 4 years. Actually sliders at about 86 mph. (i was great at hitting curve balls when i played ball) And i am finally starting to pay attention to him. It is silly how many times that I do not pay attention to what he has to say. AND, at the same time, its funny how i will pay attention to what he says and twist it into my own view or perspective and take away from his purpose to fulfill my own desires. (not literally funny...I just don't understand my deliberate disobedience) Here is a good verse that has been very helpful lately.

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD. "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
”- Isaiah 55:8-9

--on another note--

today i had a chance to help someone out. Last night i did as well. Today though when i helped someone i didn't know if they genuinely needed help. Or if they just wanted to take advantage of being able to get something from someone else. But i thought of this verse below as well, and I am going to try and live up too it as much as possible. Even though it is sooo incredibly hard. here is the verse:

Matthew 25:34-46 (New International Version)

³⁴"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. ³⁵For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, ³⁶I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me. ³⁷"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? ³⁸When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? ³⁹When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?' ⁴⁰"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me. ⁴¹"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. ⁴²For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, ⁴³I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me. ⁴⁴"They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?' ⁴⁵"He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.' ⁴⁶"Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."

The Lord works in such beautiful ways. open up to him whenever you get a chance!

PS...leave your phone behind for one day, and count how many times you think of wanting your phone, and add it up...you wont believe how much time you give to your phone and not your Lord.

for days and days

Constantly I run into troubles in my life. But every time the strife gets too much for me to handle God scoops me up and takes care, and shows why he is in control. I never understand exactly what to do, but he takes care of me. It's offical, Matthew 6 is my favorite chapter of the Bible.

God Bless everyone today. He loves you.