So often, we had the tendency of saying, they're the problem. No, they're not the problem. Our heart is the problem. they are just there to show me what is in my heart. They don't put those things in my heart. They don't put the wrath, the bitterness in my heart. Those things are already there. They are the vessels God uses to to release what is in my heart so that I am aware of how black my heart really is.Lowell Nelson
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I am a blogger and a writer. There are a lot of things I write about that I find interesting, but the most important thing about what I write is that I actually have something interesting to say. The reason I do this is because the things I write about are not just things that interest me, they are things that need to be said. In my writing, I want to help people understand why they feel the way they do so that they can learn lessons from their experiences.
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