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It's so easy to turn a blind eye to the evil happening in our world. So many of us have been desensitized to it--the news is filled with shocking stories to the point that we turn it off, ignore the terrible things happening. We maybe shake our heads and say a silent prayer, but then we walk away and forget. We forget the ones whose lives have been so callously taken. We forget those who have had their entire futures changed.  We are told that those who perpetrate evil acts are actually just victims of their circumstances. But then, something happens that makes people wake up and take notice.  First, it was a heartless, evil, senseless murder of a young woman on public transportation...and though the murder itself was heinous, what was even worse was seeing the apathy of the people around her. It was heartbreaking to see people sit in silence while a young woman lost her life. Then, it was the cowardly assassination of a young father whose "crime" was speaking up and spea...

There's a song that's been around for a while, but there's a specific line in that song that really sticks with me: "Sometimes I gotta stop remember that You're God and I am not."   It's from "Thy Will" by Hillary Scott, released 9 years ago.   I don't know about you, but I have a tendency to want to control everything in my life. I've told my kids many times that our biggest strengths can also be our greatest weaknesses, and this is one of those things for me--my self-reliance. It's a great thing when I need to convince myself to do hard things, but it's not so great when I fall onto my self-reliance as an excuse for not trusting others...and most importantly, not trusting God.   You see, it's easy for me to say that I believe the promises of God are true. I know He promises never to leave. I know He promises that His love is unconditional and eternal. I know He promises that He made plans for me long before time began. I kno...