The Root Of All Evil

We all love money. We work so hard 60 and 70 hours a week just to make some. Some say money is power. Some people are money-motivated. Money can make people do some strange things. Some people take their love for money to the extreme. People fight, steal, and kill for money. You're going to put a gun to my head and possibly shoot me for a green peice of paper that can easily be ripped, tore, and destroyed? Some people won't even give up their money at gun point. I'd like to think my life is worth so much more than money. Money can only buy material things. We're in the reccession, but we shouldn't be depressed. The best things in life are free. It ain't about the size of your car. It's about the size of the faith in your heart. It doesn't cost a thing to smile. You don't have to pay to laugh. You better thank God for that.

This Little Light Of Mine

Someone once said that it is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We are always selling ourselves short. Always down playing the power that God has put into us. Hiding your gift does not help the world in any way. There is a light inside of us and it is meant to shine, and not hidden. "And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." Don't fear the power and the gift that God has given us, but use it and you will make others around you feel comfortable enough to let their light shine.

Words: A Shot To The Heart

Laugh to keep from crying, smile to hide the tears. The display on someone's can be different from the hurt in their heart. You never know what a person is going through. The simplest "you're ugly," "you're fat," "you're skinny," can be a shot to someone's heart without breaking their skin. You don't know how your words affect people. You might cause this person to have a major breakdown or worse, commit suicide. The power of life and death is in what you say. The words that come from your mouth, you're the first to hear, so speak words of beauty.

We Fall Down, But We Get Up

It seems like when I take 1 step, I'm taking 2 back. Because it's always something else that comes along. There's so many obstacles in my way, sometimes I want to give up. I know that what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger, but life gets hard to handle and when you're in the middle of turmoil and chaos what do you do? "After you've done all you can, you just stand." Put it in God's hands. Its ok to fall but you can't stay down too long. For a saint is just a sinner who fell down, and got up.