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{Sisters Week!} “D’Alimonte Girls.”

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Written by: Rachel Shaw and Bethany D’Alimonte
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With a 5 year age gap, it’s safe to say that we had different interests growing up.
-I liked Lizzie McGuire while Bethany liked Dora
-I liked playing with friends while Bethany liked playing with dolls
-I liked Disney Channel while Bethany liked Treehouse
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We never really seen eye to eye in our daily activities. We fought over anything and everything.
-The remote
-What to eat for dinner
-What songs to listen to
-Who got the front seat
-Who got the recliner chair
-Who got to lay on daddy’s lap (embarrassing)
-and on and on and on and on…..
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Bethany and I spent every waking moment together (not really but it felt like it sometimes). Although we fought so often, we had more good times than bad. Our favourite thing to do together was to have sleepovers. We slept in each others bed every night until I hit grade 10. When she hit grade 10, Rachel began going out more with her friends and her new boyfriend.
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Rachel and I spent less and less time together and we both felt as though we were losing our best-friend. The more time we spent apart, the more we appreciated our time together. Since Rachel got married and moved out of the house, we have spent more time with each other because now it is an option and not a must.
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Now we choose to see each other several days of the week because we value the time we get to spend together. (We have even added a few sleepovers)!
Our signature quote in our friendship is “Sisters are for sharing laughter and wiping tears” and thats exactly what we do. We have similar humour and enjoy making the same jokes. We both have experienced so much heart break together and comfort each other because we know how the other person feels.
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We love one another so much and wouldn’t change one thing about our childhood together. “Sisters; Like branches on a tree we grow in different directions, yet our roots remain as one. Each of our lives will always be a special part of the other.”
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{Sisters Week!} “Sweeney Girls.”

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What a lovely pleasure it is, to be able to co-write alongside both of my Wonderful younger sisters.

Sisters week sweeney girls pictureLet me introduce ourselves… I’m Kerrington… The 17 year old, tea-drinkin’, jewelry wearing, crazy lover of Jesus and of course…writing! I’m a true born Red-head, (or “ginger” you could say…ha-ha!) Yes! Not even an ounce of hair die, on this chicka. 😉

Ireland, our younger sister is…The 15 year old, desk-building, measuring-tape and baseball-cap wearing, super sporty, outdoorsy blonde.
And last… but definitely not the least! Our youngest sister, Jillianne. The 11 year old…fire-cracker, swimmer, fashion diva, whom also is a true born red-head.
As you can already see, we are really nothing at all alike. Unique. Is the word I like to use, so often.

We all have grown up together in a solid Christian Home and have been Home-schooled since day one. So not only are these two beauties my sweet sisters, they are also my fellow classmates. Our parents have taught each of us, even at a young age to serve God with everything we have. No matter what we do, big or small… To do it unto the Lord. This is always, something that has stuck with me.

As the years go on, I now stop and reflect on the past memories from our child-hood and see, how much our parents poured into of each us, so uniquely to our young developing characters. My parents have come to the true realization, that each child is different. But it’s a beautiful difference…
I always remember growing up, not feeling like I had to be like my parents, or even be like my sister(s) to be loved. They treated each of us with a tender love but, it was unique for our character and for our own love languages. 
  They never told us, to be more like the other. They let us develop our own likes and interests according to our God-ordained destinies. I truly believe that’s what has continued to shape each of us, into the Unique-Godly young women that we are becoming today.
 Although, we each are so very different, and some of us have talents that the others may not have…we still always have one thing in common. And that is to serve God with everything we have. Big or small. As I think towards the future of our sister-hood, I am sadden at the thought of one of us “sisters” Leaving the family ‘nest.’ Luckily, that day has not yet come in our family and we still have plenty of time to cherish these precious moments we share together, as Sisters.
As I continued to prepare for this Sister’s post… A thought, I never had really thought before, struck me. And it broke my heart into many pieces.
“Do I truly show Christ’s love towards my sisters’?” And as I thought about it for a bit, My heart started to ache even more. Because I knew deep down, that I had failed in this area many times. Yes, failed.
We are all human, and yes, we all make mistakes but, that’s how the Lord daily challenges us, to change our ways for the better. A feeling of guilt…followed by a step, towards the restoration process of a loving sister-relationship, Is an incredible thing, I am happy to be a part of.
Today, No matter how hard it is… I chose to Love my sisters, just as Christ loves us. With an everlasting unconditional Love. A love that is patient, and kind. A love, that is not proud or self-seeking. A love, that is not easily angered, Or one that keeps record of wrong doings. A love that does not delight in the evil but, Rejoices together in the truth. A love that always trusts, and always has a hope. A love, that always perseveres.  A love, that lasts a life time.
Until Next Time,
~Kerrington
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{Sisters Week!} “Peters Girls.”

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Written by: Renea & Renella Peters

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“A sister can be seen as someone who is both ourselves and very much not ourselves — a special kind of double. “ ~Toni Morrison

This is a quote that both of us can relate to. Even though we are three years apart, many times people have and still do take us for twins (though in our opinion, we look nothing alike!).  Our personalities could not be more different from each other’s. We have vast contrasts in interests. However, there is still something that ties us to each other so that we not only complement each other, but in some instances reflect each other.

To understand this, it may be helpful for you, dear readers, to know some of our life story. We won’t bore you with the details, but just skip to the relevant bit. 
When I (Renea) was 8 and Renella was 5, we lived separately for about a year. Since we were both young, we cannot admit to having any strong emotional attachments to this period, but somehow we both remember it and know what it is like to not have each other.  

Our family has moved frequently, not just to different houses, but different countries.  Because of this, we had a tendency to stick together, much like twins do. Hence, the popular misunderstanding!

 That is not to say that we don’t have fights or ever disagree (*Renella chuckles in the background*). But we are always quick to make up, especially if we have something ‘important’ to tell the other.  Now that we are older and in different stages of life and are going different directions, the age gap has more of an influence on our interactions.
For example, I (Renea) am in university and Renella is in high school. I think you, great readers, can attest to the fact that this can be an obstacle to our communication.
Something we both have realized in the end is that one day our lives will become more similar than it currently is, and before we know it the future will be the present. We will be in our chosen vocations, living our own lives but still be intertwined in the way that only sisters can be. We thank our Lord Jesus Christ for allowing us to travel the journey that is sisterhood and we look forward to what the future holds for us, individually and as sisters.
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{Sisters Week!} “Cousineau Girls.”

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Written by: Luisa Parish & Sarah Cousineau

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A few months ago Kerrington approached my sister and I asking us to write a guest blog for sister’s week. When we asked what topic to focus on, Kerrington suggested that we write about fun memories that we had together as children. We both hesitated…

Now, I would assume that most sisters could spend days reminiscing about their lives together, but my sister and I have a slight hindrance when it comes to remembering “fun memories” together. The trouble is that we really didn’t get along that well – in fact, (to be quite honest), we didn’t like each other at all growing up!

It wasn’t that there was anything wrong with the other person per se. We were almost 6 years apart in age which really didn’t help! And so I (Luisa) looked at Sarah as my baby sister who was simply an annoying little brat, while I (Sarah) thought Luisa was mean, cranky, and full of unpredictable mood swings. It was a recipe for many unpleasant days together to say the least!

We were young, of course, and quite oblivious to the precious relationship that God had given us – but now, as we sit together to look back, we can see how good God has been in giving us each other.

I (Luisa) remember sitting in my Aunt’s living room at the age of five. My brothers and I were waiting to hear the news of our newest family addition. I was already outnumbered two-to-one by my brothers and was hoping for a sister. When the news finally arrived that a little girl, Sarah, had been born I was beyond thrilled! The happiness of that day didn’t last very long, however, and as time went by I began to become less and less thrilled at the presence of my new baby sister.

Again, it wasn’t like there was anything wrong with her necessarily – it’s simply a fact of life that when a girl becomes a teenager there are times and places when she must be left alone…yet, it seemed to me at the time that Sarah wasn’t catching onto that fact very easily! I couldn’t understand why she was always coming into our bedroom when I wanted to be left alone and she was always touching my private belongings.

Let’s be real, though: there are always two sides to every story! I (Sarah) wanted attention when I was a kid; and as a young girl growing up around older siblings I just wanted to belong and be a part of the crowd. My siblings all hung out together, so why couldn’t I be included? All of you younger sisters out there can empathize with me – sometimes when you just want to hang out and be included you’re met with a slammed door or rolled eyes instead!

This all added up to much unnecessary tension and turbulence in the very relationship that could have been one of the most special parts of our lives. If only something would happen that would make us see past the petty arguments – if only something would help us see what a treasure we really had in each other…

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Let’s fast forward a few years to January 2007. I (Luisa) was 20 and I (Sarah) was just 14. We didn’t know it at the time, but our family was about to face one of the hardest challenges to date; and we, as sisters, were about to learn just how precious the life of a family member can be, for it was in that year that Sarah was brought within reach of death.

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After weeks of some strange symptoms and routine checkups at the doctor, a terrifying discovery was made: Sarah had a serious brain aneurism!

Suddenly a whirlwind of appointments and doctor’s visits plagued our family. In a matter of two weeks Sarah was diagnosed, tested and was on her way towards a massive brain surgery. Although the hope was that everything was going to turn out well, the doctors kept warning us that she could die. We had to trust her in God’s hands. We prayed and we prayed, and the more we prayed and journeyed through this trial together, the more I (Luisa) was beginning to realize how deeply I cared for Sarah. In those weeks I realized how many years I wasted fighting with my sister, and in a single moment she could have been taken from us. I felt like I had failed to love and cherish the sister God had given me. That was the turning point for me. I decided that I would hold her closer; I would spend more time with her, and would include her in my life without constantly pushing her away.

That was the season when things changed for me (Sarah) as well. I was forced to grow up a bit. I was dealing with situations that most 14 year olds don’t have to deal with, and as I started to grow up and mature I realized the same sort of things that God was teaching Luisa: life is short and precious and we have to appreciate and love the people that God has placed in our life. Even though it was slow, that’s when the restoration process began between Luisa and me.

Finally the day for the big surgery was upon us. Sarah was brought into the operating room and our entire family waited for her return. Just as I had sat eagerly waiting for the news of my new sibling 14 years earlier, now I (Luisa) waited lovingly for the news of my sister’s return to me – this time with a greater love for her than ever before.

The news arrived…she came out of the surgery alive and whole! They were able to remove the aneurism without causing any damage. Praise the Lord! He had returned my little sister to me!

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A year passed by and I (Luisa) moved out and had to work even harder on our relationship. Not in a bad way, but it wasn’t as easy cause we no longer lived in the same house. I had to make a conscious effort to call and see her, but because of this deeper commitment our relationship was growing leaps and bounds. We love each other!

I now view her as my best friend and am thrilled when we get time to spend together. Admittedly there are moments when I regret not treating her nicer and making a conscious effort as kids, but I know that we can’t live life regretting the things we failed in, but rather we must allow God to transform us into a better reflection of Him as life moves forward. I (Luisa) am now aware of the time we have together and no longer waste our time fighting, or holding grudges. Our time is precious and we need to spend it loving and cherishing each other.

Luisa and I (Sarah) wanted to encourage all sisters, young and old, to realize and appreciate the precious gifts that God has given you! God bless you and your sisters today!

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We have exactly ONE month, 30 days to accomplish this amazing ministry goal! We believe that with God, ALL things are made possible…With many exciting campaign kick-starters, encouraging scriptures, inspirational videos, special tributes from The UYM team and much more coming your way…You will have the pleasure of sharing, with all your friends and family. This month, will be an incredible month for UYM! Join us August 1st-August 31st for #SHINEproject! We would love to see what you are sharing and doing to promote SHINE in your community!  You may be wondering…”How can I help?” Well, by simply pressing that share button at the bottom of this post, you may just be changing a life forever 🙂 Shining through social-media! So please use our hashtag, on ALL sources of social media. Thank you in advance for your support! We are so grateful!

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{Discovering God} My God Hears ME!

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Written By: Luisa Parish

IMG_2861…I lost my daughter!

It was only for like 2 minutes, but still, it was enough to get my heart racing and sheer panic to well up inside. It was one of those moments when my children decided to tag team me when we were at an outing at the local science center. My son took off in one direction and my daughter in the other. She was close to my friend so I shouted something unintelligible over my shoulder to her and ran after my son. My friend didn’t hear my and by the time I got back Annie was gone.

I started to panic and was franticly calling her name and asking anyone who passed me to look out for a brown haired little girl wearing a green dress and black tights!! With my son on my hip I am running up and downs stairs, through groups of people shouting her name. Tears are welling up as section by section she is nowhere to be found.

As I was coming around the corner and heading towards the k-nex car building center I finally saw her. In the middle of a crowd of people watching the cars race around and around. I called her name still nothing!

Doesn’t she hear me? Isn’t she scared? Finally I get close enough and call her one more time and she looked up and said ‘Oh Hi momma, come and see!”

Seriously??? I was scared out of my mind and here she was calm and simply enjoying the race. Sometimes I feel the same way about God. When I go through a particularly hard time in life I frantically shout out to Him ‘God where are you?? Do you even hear me? Do you even care?’

As I started this bible study, one of the major themes that stood out to me right off the bat was the fact that God does indeed hear us. Starting in the Psalms I have found multiple verses that support that

Psalm 3:4 (ESV) “I cried aloud to the Lord, and He answered me from his Holy hill.”  

Psalm 4:3 (ESV) “But know that the Lord has set apart the godly for himself; the Lord hears when I call to him.”

Psalm 5:3 (ESV) “O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice;”

Want more proof?? Check out…

Psalm 6:8-9, Psalm 34:4,6,15.17; 116:1-2; 120:1

He hears you when you call! The bible tells me so! ( you’re totally singing the Sunday school song right now) If you are following along and making a notebook you can write the scriptures out under the title My God Hears! (For more info on the notebook see my previous post or pick up a copy of What Do I Know About my God by Mardi Collier)

My daughter wasn’t scared! She knew where she was, had been there many times before, she knew what she was doing and she knew I was close by! There was no need to worry.

God is so much greater then my 3 year old. He knows where you are, He knows what He is doing. He Hears you! We know that to be true because the scriptures tell us so. Sometimes we just have to get closer to hear him!

Until Next Time,

~Luisa

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{Worth} …Failure! 

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Written by: Kerrington Sweeney 
 
Reading that title your heart may be weary and heavy-burdened but, I am here to reassure you; There is a beam of light and of hope, at the end of this dark tunnel.
 
Failure…It’s just one of those things that even the strongest, most intelligent, most confident of us fear. Whether it’s starting a new endeavor or succeeding at the one you’re currently in, it’s difficult to escape the concern in the back of our minds, that we might just screw up and fail.
 
The feeling of complete failure, to be honest… Is still something I daily struggle with. Feelings of worthlessness and not measuring-up have crept into my weary heart.
 
The lack of self-confidence and fear of failure is a built-in strong-hold on so many of us women folk. It holds us back from fulfilling our God-given dreams and desires. It is something created by Satan, himself to attack us from doing God’s will on the earth and distract us in our Walk with Christ.
 
“How do I overcome these feelings of failure?”
 
As I too questioned this, I dug deep into the word. I was promptly reminded of the verse founded in
Psalm 46:5(a) it reads…
“God is within her, she will not fail.”
 
This verse truly inspired me. Yes, we will still fail at times, we are all human but, Christ died 2,000 years ago and took all the blame. The feeling of failure is not something that will stay on you forever, because He took your feelings of failure away and He washed you white as snow. He took every mistake, every regret, every lie, every dark valley, every failure, He took it ALL.
 
Though the feelings of failure, will still occasionally rise in our spirit man, we can live knowing that we have a God that is believing in us.
And He (Creator of the whole universe, I might add) is proud of us!! 
If He is for us, then who shall be against us?
 
Until Next Time,
 

 ~Kerrington

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{Love} Be Specific.

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Written By: Joceline Sweeney

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Twenty-one years ago, this past May 19th, I met my soul-mate. My life was forever changed. Let me take you down memory lane. I was just about to graduate high school and we were off to a convention, for private schools.

The convention was a three day competition of various events, from singing to sports to be held in the state of New York. The school I attended was requiring we do at least two sporting events. Since I was already doing volleyball, I thought I’d sign up for something easy, like running long jump.
That’s where my first encounter with arrogant  boy comes into play.
My turn had come up and I didn’t have a chance to practice but really I thought
“How hard can this be?”
So a running I went, mentally preparing to hurl my body forward.
I apparently am an over achiever, because I lunged myself forward
so hard I couldn’t stop. I landed flat on my face in the sand.
Wow!!! Did that ever hurt!
Arrogant boy laughed at me. Here he was standing there, when I was devastated because I had dirtied my new sweater  and was in great pain…and he laughed.
I had thought he was cute, but not now. Rude, just rude!
The teasing continued throughout that day from arrogant boy, 
and my annoyance was mounting. (I guess the saying is true,
boys really do tease girls they like.)
After some time of harassment, a friend told arrogant boy that my feelings were possibly becoming hurt and that he should apologize. Out with arrogant boy… 
enter Prince Charming.
After a lovely apology, things began to change. I found myself looking to find him at each new event and have some exchange of a look or words.
That was by far the fastest three days of my life, before I knew it, it was our last night and we were leaving. I had resigned myself that this had been a wonderful,
fun time, but that was it. Until, a slip of paper was handed to me by Prince Charming. I held it in my hand and wondered if it was what I was hoping it was.
A phone number and an address. YES!!! An exchange of information was made.
Thus beginning a wonderful, long-distance relationship. Our phone bills were quite high, but we couldn’t help ourselves. We were falling in love and the sound of each others voice was all we had.
Until Mark, my soul mate moved, so we could be closer to each other.
We were engaged after 8 months of knowing each other. We were quite young, but I knew this was the man I was supposed to marry.
When I was younger I had spent a lot of time thinking and praying as to what I wanted in a husband. I had even written a list of things I had asked God for in a mate. What is completely God, is that Mark was my list. Everything I had asked God for, things only He and I knew. He gave them to me in Mark.
Neither of us were planning to go to convention that year,
 but God had already planned we would.
Isn’t He Amazing!
Until Next Time,
~Joceline
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{Life} Your Walk Talks.

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Written By: Marnie Pouget

 

Jon Glock, currently Vice President for Advancement at Emmaus Bible College in Dubuque, Iowa, then a Youth Ministries Worker in Murfreesboro, Tennessee came to our youth retreat as the guest speaker. His passion for youth and his captivating preaching style had our attention from the get-go. He spoke with a bit of a southern drawl and one of his phrases has stuck with me over the last 17 or so years. “Your walk talks and your talk talks but your walk talks louder than your talk talks.” (try saying that 10x fast!)

It can be a tongue twister for sure but don’t let the truth of it get twisted in your mind. I am sure you have heard another version of this truth. “Your actions speak louder than your words.” What you do matters.

If we claim to know Christ and the power of His resurrection, if we are willing to speak out about our faith and our convictions, then how we live is important. It is the witness that what we do lines up with what we say.

The apostles and disciples preached Christ crucified. They shared the gospel, the good news but even Peter was publicly rebuked by Paul. We read in Galatians 2, that Peter was fine eating with the Gentiles until certain Jews came along and then he refrained and separated himself from the Gentiles. Peter knew that the Gospel had been freely given to both Jew and Gentile and yet he was not consistently living that out. Paul sums it up saying, “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!”

I like how Paul puts it in Philippians 3:16 “Only let us live up to what we have already attained.”

We have been given the free gift of salvation. The chains of sin have been broken. The power of death has been defeated. Then why do we continue to live like we are still in bondage? At what point do we allow the fruit of the Spirit to abound in our lives? The New Testament letters are full of lists of what we should be “putting away” and what we should be “holding on to”. Why do we continue to live like these instructions don’t exist? Or maybe we think they don’t apply to us.

Romans 8:29 says “For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.” When do we stop holding tightly onto our own image and surrender to being conformed to the image of his Son, our Savior? This proverb well known in Christian circles and is commonly attributed to St. Francis of Assisi

“Preach the Gospel at all times. Use words if necessary.”

The truth is that St. Francis said no such thing and many Christians are up in arms about this saying. I have read articles and heard preachers denounce this notion emphatically. While the quote cannot be rightfully attributed to anyone, I am not sure that it is completely without merit.

We are called to preach the gospel. It’s the great commission. Jesus commands it. Therefore, words are indeed necessary. However, if our actions don’t follow the words we preach then we are guilty of hypocrisy. In Matthew 23:3 Jesus gives this warning about the Pharisees “But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.”

It is good to note that the followers of Jesus did not name themselves “Christians”. Acts tells us that when Barnabas returned to Antioch, he saw the evidence of the grace of God in the followers there. It was here in Antioch that believers were first called Christians. The people recognized them as different, identified them with Christ and named them accordingly.

This common question is worthy of consideration. “If you were tried in a court of law for being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict you?” Ponder that for a few moments. Weigh it out. What’s your answer?

Paul encourages, in 1 Peter 2:12 “Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.”

“In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us.” Titus 2:7

The Bible is full of instructions to believers on how to live. I imagine if how we lived wasn’t that important, the Holy Spirit would have left sections of the New Testament out. But he didn’t therefore we should take them seriously. We are called to be prepared to give an answer for the hope that we have (1Peter 3:15). The call to preach the gospel wasn’t a suggestion. It was a command. But whether you like it or not, we are called to live the gospel. The power of God and the evidence of His transforming work in our lives should be visible. Tangible. Unmistakable.

How is your talk? And your walk?

Until Next Time,

~Marnie

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{Faith} Faith, that can move mountains.

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Written by: Taylor Horner

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“Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it will be granted him.” Mark 11:23

We have all heard this scripture verse and sang songs about faith that can move mountains. What an incredible concept to think about. Mountains are so mighty, yet God is mightier. God can move mountains- the physical ones on Earth and the mountains we have in our life, whether that be a mountain of guilt, stress, pain, health or debt. Though it may be hard to believe that through prayer God can help us move these mountains, he can and this is where faith comes into play.

Faith is believing in the things we cannot yet see, and trusting in God to be there for you. My parents are the ones who truly introduced what having faith in God is. My brother was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis (a lung disease) from a very young age. My parent’s did not get the opportunity to hold their son when he was first born, but instead could hold his hand through an incubator. I could only imagine being put into their shoes at a young age and not being able to hold my first child.

It took years for the doctors to figure out that my brother had Cystic Fibrosis, so my parents were always struggling with attempting to figure out what was wrong with this baby’s health.

Now my brother is in his late twenties, and though he has his moments where health can be a struggle, God has blessed my family with a pretty healthy guy. As parents I could only imagine the struggle of having a child born with a disease, my parents always walked in faith, trusting that God would keep their child safe and that there was a plan for him.

My brother is a reminder for me everyday about faith- God came through for our family in a huge way. Though we have to work through the fact that someone we love has a disease. Our constant prayer of good health over my brother has been continually answered, as he is a very healthy person for having Cystic Fibrosis, and that is quite the blessing.

Though there will be times of struggle, we know God has been faithful to us, and we will continue to be faithful to Him. Thanks to sin, things like disease exist in this world but our God can heal, and this is something I pray for every day.

Continue to pray for God to move your mountain, whatever that mountain may be. God will be faithful to you, as you continue to be faithful to Him. There is a reason for your struggle; God will show that to you. Until then, I pray for those reading this that they can find faith in God and be empowered to move their mountain!

Until Next Time,

~Taylor