The strong man falls to Him who humbles.
- above the golden state

Grand Canyon, Las Vegas in t-minus 10 days!!

Time to explore. Be a little more daring. Conquer old fears and love new things.

:)

Some say the past is important because of how it has shaped you for today. Others say it is completely irrelevant.
I like to believe the latter, but my subconscious tells me that I'm only being naive. It can help to move forward when you take a few steps back.

What I've consistently realized is that whenever I'm facing stresses or worries, my "past" comes back to taunt me in my dreams. Why is that? Could it be that I haven't properly dealt with those issues in the past? Maybe it's a lighthouse warning to guard or prepare myself for things to come...

What would you want in a woman?

"A friend. A true friend, someone who knows me and loves me anyway. You know, like when I'm through putting my best foot forward, she's still there, still the same. I meet these people and it's all conditional- they are all in it for themselves. They are friends with you because you fit the image they want to portray. It's a selfish thing. I'd like to get a girl who doesn't think like that. Don't get me wrong. She's got to be proud of her husband, I know that... but all in all, there's got to be some sort of soul mate thing going on. There are some people in this world who love their spouse because they provide them with the life they want, and there are others who love their spouse just because they've chosen to, or because love has chosen them, or whatever. Something way back endeared one to the other and they made a decision to lock into it."
- don miller

Moving Forward

'The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.'
Deuteronomy 31:8

'Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.'
Jeremiah 33:3

Cornerstone Sermon on Sin

Proverbs 5
- the most pervasive sin - GREED

Pregnant with sin
- conceived the desire
- don't be deceived that just because you haven't birthed that sin, that it isn't in you
- don't mistake God's grace and mercy for thinking it's okay for you to sin

The lure is incredibly deceptive.
- If you're looking at that bait, you need to recognize that there's a hook under that. Do you want to get hooked? That deadly trap.

Sweet beginnings but bitter endings.
- always offers itself in an incredibly sweet package but ALWAYS leads you to death
- don't be deceived that you can open the package a little bit and then close it back up

dream entry

I was jogging outside with a group of people and the sky was quickly becoming dark with heavy clouds. It then started to pour so I ran faster and suddenly I was just around the corner of my house.

I was driving my car, lost on the highway very late in the evening. I could barely see anything because it was pitch black out.

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A past came back in my dream last night... very unexpected. I guess you can almost expect that from deeply stored away memories. 

So I was at this church function, commemorating the death of my friend's mother. I was playing the piano on the stage, stumbling on which keys to press and pouring down tears. He was there too. Incredibly awkward it was.. but we faced it, pushing aside all our past emotions and tension that once seemed so endless in drama. Although the years have changed our states, you could still feel the same senses lingering there. We said a few words and that was all.