Shine On Paradise

Are you thirsty? While washing dishes a while ago I was contemplating something. About how all the money, the fame prestige, and success how none of it really matters because it just simply isn't enough. I didn't know what exactly I hungered for and craved but none of those options never pleased me, it always leaves me empty. I was looking at my phone , I have Samsung Galaxy S5 and I got a notification on how I'm due for an upgrade. My first thought was "about freaking time!" probably what any other teenager my age would say. But then quickly, my thoughts shifted to how easily I folded to want the next best thing, how easily I invited the idea that the more newer materialistic things I had the better off I was in societies eyes, and I began to feel sick. Sick because when did I get this far enthralled in the world that I know feared what they say of me, what they think of me its all a never ending cycle and it never leads ...

"Be quiet, Be still!" Those where the words Jesus muttered after He was awakened in a hurried manner to find his disciples in distress over a storm. You see, He was on a boat. A storm was coming and everyone with the exception of Him was afraid. I was on that boat. In fact, I am on that boat. I feel like the weight of the World is crushing down upon me. Storms and waves keep crashing, they just take different forms. Waves of doubt, heavy rains of judgment and criticism, thunder of rejection and storms of them all put  together to make one intimidating hurricane. These waves of doubt look like a lot of looking left and right only to see everyone around me doing so well at whatever they are doing when I dont even seem to have a clue what im doing, what im called to, or even what will become of me. I have no answers to any of those things, all I know is that this is a place where I have been lead and doubt has crept into my mind and it has stolen my peace, my hope, my faith....

Lately here in the United States of America we have seen such violence outbreaks. One of the most common is police officers taking advantage of there authority. There has also been mass shootings across the states ;furthermore, innocent people dying. If your anything like me your probably wondering "God where are you when these things happen?" I immediately shake that off because God is watching He is very aware of everything that is happening. Just like He was aware of our nation defying him and his commandments. "A nation that defies Him, he plans judgment. And no one, not even his chosen messengers, will escape suffering but His presence will make them strong enough to face it". We have all seen how our nation has forgotten the Faith in Christ it was built upon. Our nation now allows sin as the norm. But do not conform to the patterns of this world as it so states in the scriptures. It is a time for prayer because sin will not go unpunished He is a God o...

" I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me ." (Jesus speaking)   John 14:6 This is one of my favorite verses from the bible. This clearly states that no one comes to know God if its not through Jesus. You have to know Jesus. Have an encounter with him. "For by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not of works, that no man should glory. When beginning your walk with God it is very important to fix your eyes on Jesus and not on the works of man. See it is not mans job to reveal Jesus to you it is Jesus himself who reveals himself to you. It is only mans job to communicate the truth about the gospel. Some of us might say "no I'm to young to follow all these set of rules and really to young to not have fun". That's where many of us have failed to portray the real Jesus we make him seem unloving to controlling, and cruel but really he is the one that die...

And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, "Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!" So God granted him what he requested. 1 Chronicles 4:10 "Do we really understand how far the American Dream is from God's dream for us"?  "See this world tells you to go to school and be successful and lets be honest success is determined by how much money you have in your bank account right?! See everyday of your life you are told go to school get a great career and you'll be successful have fancy things. But where are the people telling you to Trust in me your God in my perfect will and calling for you? You all work to be successful in this world but don't you know you are not of this world? Why do you promote worldly success over spiritual God given success? Where is your faith? Why are you willing to spend  years le...

Fellow readers,    First and for most I would like to thank God for every trial every hardship and every struggle in my life, especially the most recent ones because if it wasn't for those struggles I would have not known my calling in my life today. God has revealed to me little by little what it is that really drives my heart and fills me with a great passion and joy to pursue those fruitful and righteous desires for justice. About a month ago and a half ago I had told God I was done I was tired I was exhausted and asked the same question I had asked over and over again and endlessly throughout all the hardships. That question was "why"?! why me God? I was angry praying to God with tears in my eyes and resentment in my heart. I asked why I had to lose a mother will others selfishly disrespect there's, I asked why when I was fifteen my dad was diagnosed with cancer I told him "didn't you know what that would do to me"?! " didn't you s...

In my personal experience with my walk with God there have been many trials. But here's the good thing about that see God himself promises to be by my side and yours at all times Deuteronomy 31:6 and yes, he's always been there of that I'm absolutely sure or I wouldn't be talking about this today or even be victorious for that matter. Yes, I'm guilty I'm a sinner I fail him daily but everyday no! Every breath that you and I take is another chance to seek his mercy, to seek his grace to redeem yourself. To fall on my knees and declare that I'm weak and that in he alone(Jesus Christ) I find peace and rest and a warm embrace: and in that moment that's my victory to prove victorious against all evil and wickedness and every lie the devil tries to throw at me. That's what separates me from my enemies. To know God is to Love him. To stand against every trial teaches me perseverance ; To love him teaches me forgiveness and compassion. I stand strai...