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Call of the Wild

My mom always asks my brother and I if we want to move back to California. My brother can't wait to get back. I on the other hand am up in the air. I ask myself where am I at my best. In California I was my best physically. I ran all the time and was very active in sports. But in Texas I am my best spiritually, mentally and emotionally. I have never experienced God the way I have out here. It wasn't till I moved out here that I went to youth conferences and and youth camp. And actually saw God doing amazing things for kids my age. I had this idea in my head that I had to be older to experience God and really understand what he has done for me. But I realized that wasn't true, God can reveal things even to young people. As for whether or not I will move back to California. I am not sure. I told my mom I can see myself anywhere. If I was offered a job in New York right after college , I would probably move there the next week. I could also see myself living in France for a ...

Imperfect Faith for a Perfect God

I consider this blog to be a raw, real declaration of my faith. I want it to be something to show my readers that faith and your relationship with God is not perfect. You will have doubts, you will question whether or not your worthy but God is always there and he cares. Today was my cousins water baptism. He is in his twenties and he is trying to become a police officer. He attends a police bible study and they gave him the opportunity to be baptized today. First it was amazing to see him give his life to Christ but I got something I would have never expected to get out of it. The speaker really spoke straight to my heart today. He said how he recommitted himself to God after he realized he was living what he called a double life. He said he would act a different way at work than he did at church and at home. He knew that a relationship with God called him to be open with those all around him. And I realized I have been doing the same thing.   Not that I have been curs...