What I Want


Of course I want you to like me.  Everyone likes to be liked.  But the truth is I want sooo much more than that.  

I’ve come to realize that more than you liking ME, I want you to know GOD, to KNOW that He loves you, and to understand that He has given us a resource that can help us do that.

It’s the whole reason I started this daily blog thing nearly a year ago.

Every day before I post I ask God to enter my heart and to guide my words.  I try my best to convey Biblical truth and to not mush my own opinions, because regardless of whether we like it or not, His truth is THE truth. 

I know there are a lot of gray areas in life that aren’t covered in the Bible.  But, for the things that aren’t gray, I believe the Bible is where we can find answers.

Sadly, I recognize that in today’s world HIS truths often contradict “OUR truths”, and so my posts  might make people angry or uncomfortable.

But God is LOVE.  And because of that He wants only the best for us.  Because of that He sent His son to die for us and to pay the cost of our sin. 

In posting I do not want to make you angry, and if you don’t like me because of what I say, I guess that’s okay too.

I post because I love you.  I post because I want you to know that we are ALL sinners - not one of us deserving life.  But because God loves us, He has made a way for us to live, and the Bible shows us how to have a rich, full life. 

“If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.” - 1 John 1:6

“And you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.” - John 8:32


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