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Unbelief in God

  In a climate of unbelief it can be hard to stay encouraged as a Christian. Where people are doubting and even wholeheartedly rejecting the cross on which Jesus Christ died for our sins, it can leave us feeling like there is no hope for the future. To stay encouraged we need to remind ourselves of the truth, and because the Holy Spirit’s job is precisely that, we can stay hopeful even when the truth is no longer accepted in our culture. The bible talks about a departure from the faith in the last days, and when I was younger as compared to now, I have never seen such a widespread departure from Christianity in what is now a completely secular culture. As a youth, our culture was saturated with God and belief in God. Not everyone was saved, but there was very little opposition to Christian belief. The 21st century has deconstructed the faith and made it an enemy to progress and enlightenment, and revealed just how much Christianity is hated by our secular world. There was a time wh...
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“Why Christian Communities Fail.”

  Ultimately the Body of Christ will be victorious over the world, the flesh and the devil at the resurrection on the last day. So why do Christian communities fail on earth when the bible says “The gates of hell shall not prevail against the church?” (Matthew     16:18). Fist, because we are still sinful. Even though we are saved we still have a sin nature, which we will have until the resurrection of the dead. Because the church is made up of redeemed sinners or saints, there is still room for our humanity to be expressed and this is why the church still fails, even though Christ promised us we would ultimately be victorious over hell and the grave! However, this is no excuse for our sins, even in the church. At the end of our lives we will be judged for our life on the earth, and although we will be forgiven if we are saved, we won’t be rewarded for the sins that went unaccounted for. The deception that Satan deceives us with is that just because we are saved, our sins...
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“Lord, Send Me.”

  Have you ever felt left behind, maybe when you were a kid and they were picking teams, and you were the last to be chosen. Feeling left behind can make you feel forgotten, we desire that we would be seen and recognized, but what happens when we feel overlooked? I would say try looking at your own life, and how God is using you now. If you have a desire to serve God, God can work with that. Stepping out from what feels comfortable provides an opportunity for growth, and why do we feel we have to be established in order to walk in God’s will?   Living out of weakness can make us feel vulnerable, but we learn things when we are weak, we learn what true strength is. We want our lives to have purpose, and if we follow our own will, we can feel like our lives lack purpose, but when you are serving the Lord, we still might want to be seen. This can leave us feeling vulnerable because even though we are serving the Lord, we want to feel appreciated.  I don’t think it’s selfishn...
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Fifty Percent Happiness.

  If we were 50% happy most of the time, we would be very contented people. Striving to be happy most of the time ends up being a fruitless pursuit because as we age we encounter more problems. Being happy half of the time may sound disparaging because that would imply you would be sad the other half. However, you may not experience just sadness, you may be preoccupied with work, you may be indifferent, you might be suffering in some way, thus experiencing pain, you may be confused about certain things, and doesn’t this relate more to the human experience rather than trying to be happy 100% of the time.   Don’t get me wrong, I believe we all want to be happy, and when we are happy and start to become sad, it makes us sad that we are no longer happy in the moment! The bible talks about Shalom or peace, or a feeling of wholeness. This is different from happiness because happiness can be fleeting, but experiencing God’s peace or blessedness could be a lot more rewarding that hang...
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Honesty.

  It is fair to say that any good relationship is built on honesty and when honesty goes so does trust. In previous generations faith principles filtered through even to the secular world, but in our post modern times, people in the secular world are almost embarrassed to embrace any kind of spirituality. Kindness and compassion give people something to live for. When someone is kind to you, it lights up your darkness. The darkness isn’t something that you may have chosen for yourself, it’s something that you possibly fell into or something happened to you, leaving your world dark.   Invite God into your darkness even if you are alone. It may seem strange at first, but as I was saying, we all have a desire for people to be honest with us, and we can be honest with God. Abandonment is another issue that affects many people in the world we live in. You may feel shut out from your social circle, but you are not alone, many people these days feel that they have no real meaningful ...
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My Identity

  I grew up in a good home, all my needs were met and I had good health. I was popular in school, played sports and had many friends. After high school I decided to study musical theatre performance, because I had a desire to be an actor. I auditioned for Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario and was accepted. After two years I wasn’t accepted into the third year,  partly my doing, because I failed to meet the program requirements for the third year. Something was happening in my soul and I was on my way home.   I remember being depressed for a full day, but somehow snapped out of it, but there still wasn’t peace in my soul about certain things. One day as I was working for my father’s car rental and leasing business, I was cleaning a car and decided to put the car radio on while I was cleaning. One of the preset dials on the radio was set by the customer that had that particular car, and it was set to WDCXfm a Christian radio station from Buffalo. I had never listened to...
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Mental Illness, Not a Death Sentence.

  I was touched with difficulty with my mental health in 1999, I was 25 years old. At first, I was angry and afraid, but eventually I came to peace with myself by accepting what was going on and receiving the help that was offered. I was originally told that there was no cure for what I was experiencing, but my faith told me God would see me through it. I was right. After all these years of caring for myself and receiving treatment, I have come to understand that you can still live a happy life, despite having problems with your mental health. I have met many people who suffer similarly and became their friends, and one of the things I have learned is that acceptance among peers is really important for those suffering with their mental health. Canada just conducted a committee and recommended that euthanasia should not be allowed for those whose sole cause is a mental illness. I agree. When I first dealt with my mental health in 1999, euthanasia was illegal in Canada, and I persona...
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