{"id":1002,"date":"2010-07-12T19:01:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-12T23:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/?p=1002"},"modified":"2010-07-12T19:01:00","modified_gmt":"2010-07-12T23:01:00","slug":"the-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/?p=1002","title":{"rendered":"The Call"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_ESvCH9ghcAI\/TDuswBMWyiI\/AAAAAAAADd0\/Huy1OU22DUg\/s1600\/Jesus_calling.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_ESvCH9ghcAI\/TDuswBMWyiI\/AAAAAAAADd0\/Huy1OU22DUg\/s320\/Jesus_calling.jpg\" width=\"253\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">This last week while the older boys were on Serve, they both gave their hearts to God. &nbsp;It is what I always have desired for my boys. &nbsp;I often wondered how it would happen. &nbsp;For me, God was my friend through a rough life. &nbsp;He was the one I could talk to and I knew He was safe. &nbsp;My boys have a good life&#8230; and I always wondered how or when they would have that amazing experience.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">One of them&#8217;s journey was a very emotional and public one. Everyone knew and he is not shy to talk about it. &nbsp;This Sunday at church he is going to speak out his Serve experience. &nbsp;Then my other one experience was one that was about him and God. &nbsp;Two very different experiences and so beautiful and amazing.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">I remember feeling God spirit and being so moved to be God&#8217;s child. &nbsp;I still have those same feelings yet I am jealous in a silly way as I watch the boys because I miss the innocence of those days. &nbsp;I miss having that faith that was so simple. &nbsp;I have faith but I hate the doubt that seems to creep into my thoughts. &nbsp;I hate thinking that I hear God&#8217;s voice and realize that I was really only hearing my own wants. &nbsp;I hate that I find myself being lax in my friendship with Him at times and miss FEELING that feeling of a new believer.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">I am so grateful to the people that were there to be by my boys sides. &nbsp; I wish I could be the one that they want in this but right now God is using his special servants to minister to the hearts of these young folks.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Faith is such an incredible thing. &nbsp;It is as comforting as a blankey was when little having your security with you. &nbsp;I love knowing that I can call out and know that Someone is there with me all the time.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">I am so glad that my boys have found their own path that leads to this and pray that they always remember that they have their own security blankey wherever they are.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">God is such a powerful force when He calls you can only respond! 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