Here is a video of the spoken word Alisha Misiaita and I did at our recent Young Life banquet. The whole process of putting this together was amazing, as God worked in both of our hearts in so many ways.
" This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." - Psalm 118:24 Every day I remember that verse, thanks to a good friend of mine. I used to wake up in the morning and think, "Ah man, another day..." Now I wake up and think, "Man, another day!" There's no such thing as a regular day. Every day is special because God has made it. He planned it out. He blesses us with another day and we can choose to either go through the motions or find joy in it. Of course, not every day is going to be rainbows and sunshine. But I definitely appreciate every one and try to treat it as special. I know I'm living in the Christ and God blesses me abundantly, so I can just rejoice and be glad because I know I have God. The fact that every day is a new day holds more meaning to me. Every morning and every night I ask God to renew me. Just as Jesus said, "Each day has enough trouble of it's own" (Matthew 6:34) . In the mor...
" For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say 'No' to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope - the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good. " - Titus 2:11-14 I've heard a friend of mine say many times, "If Jesus were to come tomorrow, how would you live today?" If we continue to live in sin, are we really saved? God did not intervene in our lives so we can continue to live as the world does. He came to bring us to Him and conform us into His image. " Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God - this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer ...
One of the things I wanted to do my senior year was type up my testimony and give to my friends to read it. Not to draw attention to myself but to let people know how God has affected my life. I had the chance to speak on this in front of the Christian clubs a few times and I've even told it to a few people personally, but I never got around to doing this. Here it is. I was born on February 5, 1993; the third out of four boys: Frank, Robin, me, then Brandon. My loving mother worked her butt off to support the family and continues to do so, while my dad didn't really fulfill his role, not showing any of us how to be a man. I was never really close with any of my brothers on a personal level, but I looked up to my older brothers and learned from them. Growing up, our family considered ourselves Buddhist, though we weren't religious. Socially, I wanted others to like me. I wanted to be cool. I took my cues from what I saw around me, whether it was people, music, or televisio...
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