Joy & Olives!

In the last episode, I shared about becoming debt-free. But real freedom came one day in Lancaster, California, when I knew I was born again.

“If anyone is in Christ, he or she is a new creation. The old things have passed away and the new has come!" / 2 Corinthians 5:17

Music Credit: You Are My All in All by Dennis L. Jernigan

I followed my dreams of attending USC but quickly realized I couldn't afford it. Then, someone gives my mom a call.

This is Part 2 of the previous episode, ep. 19 Meeting God in His office.

“No eye has seen, no ear has heard and no one’s heart has imagined all the things that God has prepared for those who love him.” / 1 Corinthians 2:9

One night, I dreamt that God called me into His office to ask me a question.

"Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart." / Psalm 37:4

When was the last time you had a dream that made you cry?

Sherrilynn's mom makes her quit her job. Are her childhood dreams shattered?

"For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future." / Jeremiah 29:11

Would you quit your job if your parent asked you to?

Meet Sherrilynn, a childhood friend who summited not one but TWO mountains last year.

"I lift my eyes to the mountains - where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth." / Psalm 121:1

What's the next mountain on your trek list?

It's always been a dream of mine to win a contest like this!

"How good and how pleasing it if when brothers dwell together in unity!" / Psalm 133:1

Music Credit: Yearning of the Heart by A’ST1.

My mom's dream of traveling to the Holy Land finally came true.

"It is a land the Lord your God cares for; the eyes of the Lord your God are continually on it from the beginning of the year to its end." / Deuteronomy 11:12

Is there a physical place where you enjoy connecting with God most?

Hear me sum up the last seven years of my life in one word and see if you relate.

"There in the wilderness, you saw how the Lord your God carried you, as a father carries his son, all the way you went until you reached this place.” / Deuteronomy 1:30

Where have you found joy in the last seven years of your life?

It was the kind of email that made my heart sink.

"The Lord will perfect that which concerns you." / Psalm 138:8

Would you be willing to trust Jesus to work out an issue in your life that you can't solve?

A hot, humid, working-overtime kind of Sunday... with a surprise ending.

"We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps." / Proverbs 16:9

When was the last time your schedule was thrown off, but it worked out for good?