Hola readers!

Recently I received an e-mail asking me why I chose to talk about the things I believe on my page, "I Believe." I didn't even realize very many people checked out that page honestly.  I'd written it years ago after seeing another blogger write their "I Believe" page very similarly and I remember I liked the simple format. (If you want to see the page, head on over there now before I update it!)

However, the e-mailer told me I was very vague, and looking over the page, I realized there was more I wanted to say and maybe now, as an adult, in a slightly different way. Christmas also does this to you, making you look at yourself and what you believe and realize how important Jesus Christ is in our lives. I really want to take the time to explain what I believe and why to you readers, and I want future readers to know what point of view these posts will be coming from.
So as this post may not be as exciting or 'fun' as normal posts, I think it's important.

An Updated Version of "I Believe" 

I and first and foremost a follower of Jesus Christ and He's the only One who has been there for me every moment of every day. He has made me a believer in second chances and I know that no matter what, He is a forgiver of ALL sins. Jesus doesn't show favoritism, yet He loves each one of us like we're the only ones in the world.

This blog is a judge-free zone. If you come here with your problems, with your junk, with your struggles, I'm not going to see you as any less. However, God hates sin. It puts a separation between us and Him. If I'm with someone and they're going against God's word, I WILL approach you eventually about it. Again, judge-free, but I believe that we are to speak Truth into each other's lives. It doesn't mean me screaming in your face, but it does mean me speaking in Love.

I believe that EVERYTHING we believe must be backed with Truth. I believe in not believing something without knowing why. I believe that Christianity isn't blind faith, that it's the only religion that can be completely proven truth with hard-evidence. There's proof the Bible is true, that it was translated accurately and the writers of the Bible really existed.

I believe that God never changes His mind or breaks His promises. In that Truth, that means that things the Bible says is wrong, remains wrong until the end of time. I believe that sex out of marriage is wrong the same that I believe murder or abortion is wrong. But I believe that Jesus's death and Resurrection brings forgiveness and, as I said before, a judge free zone.

I believe that Love conquers all, that this darkness is only temporary. I believe that every life has value, that your life is not your own, that suicide is never an option. I believe in healing, in there being a way out of depression and anxiety. I believe in each person being beautiful, and I believe that you are special.