I've always been taught that sin is a desire of our flesh. The only reason we sin is because we are human and have free choice, if we were holy in our entireties then we would have no such temptations. Seeing as how we are humans and have flesh sin can be included as mandatory for having flesh (except for Jesus who managed to remain sinless while ( Read more... )

In one of my earlier entries I compared a relationship with God to the challenges and realities of rock climbing. This... and the following is the second part of the entry ( Read more... )

Even if you are not a Christian you cannot deny that in life certain people have better abilities than others. Some will have different ways of wording things, be a more persuasive speaker, or write better. Some times God has just not given me the abilities to reach some or has not given me the proper things to say to someone when they need to ( Read more... )

So every Christian's goal is to strive to touch God, feel his presence, and grow to be more like him. Every Christian has this dream of growing up some day and living this Christian life style they imagine themselves living without keeping in mind where they currently are on their journey and what possibly lies before them ( Read more... )

Living in the exact same house since the day I came home from the hospital has taught me all of the work that goes into a house as it ages. Its not like you just buy a house and are done with it besides living in it. A house requires constant maintenance… whether it is buying new air conditioners (I live in Phoenix), repairing a leaky roof (yes ( Read more... )

What is better, to make many mistakes in your life, correct them, and make your corrections well known or to live of correct choices and not advertise them ( Read more... )

So, I finally came up with a reason for my name on my Live Journal, “Ever Stays Green.” Before now I had this name because of the band Ever Stays Red and then I mixed in my own flavor by taking out red at the end and adding green because green is my favorite color. A few days ago I was trying to think of website name for a website me and two of ( Read more... )

Ever driven a car before or at least been a passenger in one? Driving is an enormous responsibility and relies heavily on two main objects to help move the car and control it, the steering wheel and the pedals ( Read more... )

Wow. God has taught me so much lately it’s been hard to keep up with it. I know i have not been updating as much as i should be but i have been just soo busy lately with life, with keeping my commitments to God, as well as school work. Although i am sure everyone who reads this would love to hear about all of that stuff *yeah right* i have another ( Read more... )

Hey everyone! I was so going to update a few days ago (i swear) but their server was down or something along those lines ( Read more... )