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So, last Tuesday (Sep. 6, 2011), the ACTS 2012 Small Group Session watched a video entitled "Who is Jesus?" In it were proofs and evidence that Jesus did exist and that He really is God. But, there was really just one thing that struck my heart. “ No matter how many Bible verses you read, how much you help the poor or your neighbor, and how much you study the authenticity of the Bible and Jesus’ claims, at the end of the day, only our experiences will tell us who Jesus really is and prove that He is really God ” Looking back, ever since I was born, my family has had the same spiritual belief, but it was not my personal belief. I grew up treating it as tradition. I took my belief for granted. I went to Church because my family did. If there's one thing I know now, is that it was never a religion, it was a relationship, a personal relationship with God. When I was in grade school, life was too easy for me. School was easy. Family was ok. Friends were fine. I didn...

We often complain. We often think we don't have enough. We're often so consumed with the idea to acquire more. What foolish and ungrateful beings we are. In hindsight, no matter how we look at it, things could have been worse. At the end of the day, we can do nothing but to be grateful. Why are we so concerned with having more and better things? Is it human nature? Is this really what we are? Beings with insatiable hunger for more. I don't want to continue feeling this way. I want to feel contented with what I have. This greed poisons my very being. It's turning me into something I don't even want to think of. Why do some people always seem to have it all? Why? What do they have? Love. Can it truly fill that gap? But, you do know it's hard to feel the love when everything around you is a mess, when things couldn't possibly go worse as it is and when things seem hopeless. To feel love, one must take a leap of faith. To feel love, one must learn to see thi...