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I suppose I've got a couple things for people to think about and possibly leave a comment if you so desire.

As a lot of you know I go to the Vineyard for church some mornings, and this morning one of the lead ministers was talking about Faith and what it means to have it.  She said that having faith is having the willingness to go after what God has for us, and it's our response to Jesus. She said faith is taking a risk for God. It's about taking the risk of reaching out to people and about going after God's will and not being ashamed or embarrassed or scared.  Personally, this is something I struggle with, amoung so many other things. A lot of the time I have the mind frame of, 'I'm saved and hopefully I'm joyful enough so that people will question me as to why and I can explain to them about Jesus.' I have rarely, if ever, taken that risk to put myself out there, or even taken the risk in actually trusting God with everything-making it his will.

So, I can't say that I will change completely with this new perception on Faith, but I hope to be up for taking 'risks' whenever I see the chance.

I also have a verse that I read today that.. well, I don't know. But, it's Isaiah 6: 9 & 10. This is what Isaiah was told by God to tell the people of Jerusalem. During this time period Jerusalem is filled with murder and idolatry and is basically a rebellious nation. "And he said, 'yes, go. But tell my people this: You will hear my words, but you will not understand.  You will see what I do, but you will not perceive its meaning. Harden the hearts of these people. Close their ears, and shut their eyes.  That way, they will not see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn to me for healing."