December 06, 2008

Identity Crisis?

Have you ever stopped and thought for a moment about how you define yourself? Each one of us, in one way or another, has sort of a default setting that we naturally revert back to in various situations. A good way to gauge this is by asking yourself, “how do I present myself when meeting someone new?” Now, like I said, I think that we all have sort of a default that we naturally exude. For some people it’s wealth or privilege; for others it’s attractiveness. Others define themselves by their social status, their humor, past glories of high school

December 05, 2008

Forgive me Father, for I have sinned...

Recently, God has been teaching me a lot about prayer. As bad as it may sound, I have never really been the hard core prayer that I wish I was. A couple years ago I really started to try and put the “Pray without Ceasing” verse into practice and it has become a pretty good habit. I do, unfortunately, cease at times but for the most part I have become pretty aware about praying little one liners throughout my day and it has been a great blessing. However, I was recently convicted about not setting aside time to pray each