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Topic: TRUST (07/21/16)
I always want to be proper even though that isn’t proper. Who knows the depth of the heart except the Lord? (Jeremiah 17:9-10). When I was a child I feared not, I feared none, for I loved whole heartedly unlike now when I’ve been considering myself as a grown up and the one with wisdom as that of Jesus for I’ve once prayed for wisdom and a heart like that of Jesus, and believing in my heart that anything I pray for, If I believe it will be mine. But in all these, joy had been far away from me unlike the child of the most high God who always smiles regardless of the circumstances, for a child always trusts (Luke 18:17). A child neither seeks to be perfect nor to be proper, instead he always wants to learn and he trusts everything. The wisest king Solomon once declared it’s not possible here under the sun to understand everything the Lord does, but if you got the chance to see the hearts of men today, you will notice that everyone wants to assure himself that he understands everything that the Lord does as he’s a grown up but Jesus so insisted us to be like the little children for us to receive His kingdom, as the little child’s always trusting everything he encounters, as he keeps no beliefs in his heart as we do, that in every step we make we want to be right and assured that our hearts are pure, but we never get a chance to smile and be filled with Christ’s joy. Without full trust in the Lord for everything we do and for each moment we encounter our journey in this world will be valueless and our hearts will always be burdened (John 6:29). The first step towards walking with the Lord is trusting. Everything you have cannot even contribute to a thing in the meaning of your entire existence, so why not trusting the Lord? That you’ll always walk in peace, joyfully? (John 14:1). Even though it seems like you always fail, keep on trusting the Lord for the Lord delights in the little children, and as we know them they always fail but never afraid of it as they are always willing to learn and they find it very normal, and mind you, you’re always a child in the eyes of the Lord and that’s why He’s willing to help you always, by His holy spirit as a comforter in the times of trouble. Be happy! Trust God! Know that you live forever, with Him.
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Terry Lee
07/29/16
Wow, I love the energy in this piece. Your passion for trusting Christ simply oozes out of every word, and every phrase.

At first glance, I thought of suggesting, for the future, that you separate this kind of essay by, say, a couple of paragraph breaks and maybe one or two more periods. But after I read through, I actually enjoyed reading it all together . . . with minimal stops and breaks. I'm not sure if you intended this, but for me, it heightened the intensity.

I would suggest that everything from "Be happy!" on, could be deleted. It's not necessary, because you've already made such a solid, powerful case to do just that.

GREAT execution of theme. Loved reading this.
C D Swanson 
07/29/16
Excellent and powerfully delivered.

Well done!

Blessings~
Larry Whittington
08/01/16
I would find this piece easier to read if it was divided into paragraphs with one basic thought or idea.

Each paragraph then could have its main thought or idea but they then would all be about the basic topic - trust.

Keep using Bible verses as you did. They always add to and validate what is written.