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Immeasurable!

Immeasurable!

Looking for my value, my self-worth, and my identity with position and success, I would always choose a safe retreat into my hiding place of counterfeit affirmation — selling my soul to my work. Receiving the glory of man through the recognition of another successful project; earning more money; advancing to that next, higher title on the corporate ladder, I continued to retreat from the pain and insecurities of my fractured life, protecting my empire as I chased my American dream with a blind devotion. The dream of this empire was something I wanted so badly that I failed to listen to that little voice inside trying to warn me that I was walking down a bad path. I would continue to perform on the world stage desperately trying to gain my identity. Ignoring the inner sadness slowly tightening around me, I didn’t realize that underneath this drive was a deep desire to just be accepted. I became a slave to my own empire, running without a purpose, and I didn’t even know it.

(Excerpt from Heartstone Copyright © 2009 by Tim Young. All rights reserved.)

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April 27, 2012 Filed Under: Journal Tagged With: identity, Jesus, life, self-worth, success, value

Why Are We So Focused On Building Sandcastles?

Why Are We So Focused On Building Sandcastles?

Wanted to share a story with you. Walk with me…

Image that a loving God created you and placed you in His sandbox, a beautiful pristine beach with a shoreline that only has boundaries in your own mind. We are given the tools we need to live out life, and like most of us we quickly go right to work building our sandcastles.

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April 16, 2012 Filed Under: Journal Tagged With: broken, family, journey, life, pride, story

What I Want for Christmas

What I Want for Christmas

“So let no one judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or sabbaths, which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ.” -Colossians 2 :16-17 NKJV

I have always believed in the promise of Christmas. There has always been something special to me about this time of the year, going back to my earliest days of childhood.

What is it that we love about Christmas, once we get past the initial trappings?

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December 19, 2011 Filed Under: Journal Tagged With: guest, holiday, life, seasons, story

Mirror Mirror On The Wall

Mirror Mirror On The Wall

It’s the day after Thanksgiving. The day after spending some much needed time with family and those I love, a day where I continue reflecting on the things I am thankful for and a day where I avoid the insanity of the Black Friday crowds with intentionality.

Having the day to myself, I am quickly reminded of all the things I need to do around the house, so with a pencil and paper I begin to write out that list. After a couple of hours of working my way through the list I begin to lose focus wanting a change of pace, so I grab the remote and start navigating the online cable guide stumbling upon The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Being a big fan of the Chronicles of Narnia, it really didn’t take much convincing myself to put aside my to-do list and watch the movie. I know it’s a lame excuse, but it’s the one I’m going with.

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November 25, 2011 Filed Under: Journal Tagged With: broken, heart, identity, journey, life

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Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light. -Micah 7:8 (NIV)

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