It Matters Who We Are At Our Core A Letter From The Editor
There Are No If, Ands, Or Buts About It!
We have finally made it to the month of March. However, living in North Carolina, I learned not to get my hopes for warm weather too high due to the inconsistency in the weather patterns. All in the same day, it may feel like it’s Springtime, A Letter from the Editor and before you know it, the temperature may rise, and it feels like Summer; By the evening, it’s Fall-like, and when midnight arrives, it’sifWinter. That is just how itAll is of in North Carolina. What tomorrow didn’t arrive? your plans, hopes and dreams wouldn’t have a street to park on. What if I am a warm-weather kind oftoguy. 70 tomorrow degrees every day, everything that you decided put If offit’s until never that is fine with me.would Though survived I can do happened? There be I’ve no reason to the saveWinter, for a rainy without it. day, and you could spare someone the trouble of making promises. What if your last opportunity seemingly expired As a young kid, my mother today? What would you do?would dress my brother and me in thick winter coats before allowing us to go outside and play in the cold. Underneath the coats, sweaters, I’ve been told that I often seemwe likewore I do too much. two t-shirts, thermals, and sometimes t-shirts. Sheawanted to Honestly, I feel like I am not doingmore enough and I’m firm ensure we would not get too cold while out playing. We didn’t, believer in knowing that God wouldn’t put anything on me and when it washandle. time to Icome back inside, mom peel that I couldn’t sometimes wonder howwould life would our layers of clothing away, down to one shirt. Our inner core be if I chose to sit idle and accept what it presented to me. I body warm beneath everything, and our havetemperature found that toremained be very boring. In my opinion, opportunity wellbeing remained intact. Thatto experience me of how is a blessing that isn’t afforded everyone.reminds A challenge God protects me for all seasons situations. to me is an adventure. What is and the worst that can happen? If I do nothing, I fail, and if I try I don’t, but instead learn Through prayer, fasting, reading God’s word, application, something new about myself. Relinquish yourand pride and in a return layer ofacquire protection life. is placed over my life. When I keep God at my core, He reveals Himself when the layers are peeled away. Thelayers best advice to me happened when These can beever fear,given shame, depression, guilt, or someone anything told me tomay make happen me today. doing soI am the enemy trymy to tomorrow use to discourage into In believing I have my way through less thanpressed what God created me todoors be. with a key that only hope provided. I have also learned the difference between what blesses meprayer with and life can I startGod each day with andwhat reading, andburden I seek me Godwith as well. to knowing befaith confident and first; that Iiscompare the first it layer applied. when Whentomy is tested when to be quiet, because throughout the day, I speak life someone may get it confused into my situation and rest on God’s with being arrogant. promise. By doing this, another layer is applied, and I am warmed youto tomorrow by whatMake I expect happen by faith. happen most Before my daytoday, ends,but I can only thank importantly make it count. God for His grace yet once again for Lifeme. is but whisper and keeping Wea must keep God at we must put ourselves in a the core of who we are. position to hear what it is telling us.
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