It’s a lot of work to raise a child, but a real man will lead his family and raise the seeds he has planted. And, a real woman will lead her home and raise the seeds that have been planted inside of her. 

The skills and desires we have, God put them in our hearts to glorify Him.

God works through people who have chosen to let their hearts turn hard and turn away from Him. God didn't magically make Pharaoh’s heart hard. Pharaoh had already decided to have a mean heart about not wanting to free the Israelites.

"There is nothing we can do to change the past. Nothing. But, we change the future if we take courage to let go of our past." –Christine Caine

Every family has problems. And for some, what looks good on the outside is often not the case of what’s going on in the inside. Jacob, one of the Old Testament patriarch's, his family is not exempt from family problems.

In this 21st century day and age the male and female relationship is different than it was generations ago. 

The role of mother is intended to be an image bearer of the invisible God. And secondly, that mother’s have strength of heart that is unique to their sex.

To become a Christian does not mean that life will be easy. Sure, to be a non-Christian doesn’t mean that your life is made in the shade either. This world is broken and no matter our belief, we will all deal with disappointments.

 Having grown up in the church all my life, and for anyone who has been a part of a church for years, you come across all types of Christians. And the saddest group is what I call the spiritually arrogant.

 But before writing this post I asked random people- Christian and non- if it’s necessary to have boundaries if one friend likes the other. And both males and females, who were honest and mature said yes. Boundaries will vary from person to person- situation to situation, but they are needed.

I want to slightly expand on the topic of friendship again, but take a slightly different twist on the topic by looking at marriage + if it all goes wrong + the pain that comes from it = the importance of choosing the right friends.

We were not made to be alone. God is relational, He is surrounded by angels, His son, and whatever other heavenly beings that are in the heavenly realms.

Manipulation, whether it comes from a man or woman is rooted in selfishness. 

What the world needs is for people- men, women, and youths - to come alive. I can imagine that God is searching the earth, looking for His children to wake up and come alive- to go out with confidence and use the skills and talents that He has given us to make a difference in this world.

 I was listening to a message by Lisa Bevere once and she funnily but seriously stated that when she was in her 20s she hated girls- all the jealousy, competitiveness, lack of supporting one another, and gossiping that girls are known for.

In order to understand the purpose for sex, one has to understand firstly why God made man. Then secondly, one has to understand why men are made to have a relationship with God and know their identities in Christ before marriage. Then thirdly, you move onto understanding what marriage is. 

We’ve all felt insecure at moments in our lives- some overthink people and their actions, some close themselves off to community because they’ve lost trust and faith in people, some don’t want friend groups mixing for fear of their friends becoming friends, and so on.

Millenials struggle with commitment of all kinds- job, church, brand loyalty... and especially relationships. Likely you have been either on the giving or receiving end of fear of commitment in a relationship. This manifests itself in several ways.

The global cost of mental illness is estimated at nearly $2.5 trillion, with a projected increase to over $6 trillion. To put this in another perspective- the entire overseas development aid over the past 20 years is less than $2.3 trillion

The Germans have a unique term called: kopfkino. Kopf = Head, Kino= Cinema According to Urban Dictionary, Kopfkino is “when you involuntarily use your imagination to think of troubling or disgusting things in graphic detail.” Basically, it's when you let your imagination run wild.