We are to be content with where we are – but I’ve found recently that complacency masquerades around as contentment. What would the difference be?

Did you know that David complained to God? Well…maybe complained gives a little bit of a wrong connotation. But David DID tell God when he was upset. And he questioned where God was. He openly told God when he was feeling a little neglected and like the world was out to get him. He wonders where in the … Continue reading Passion & Lament

I’ve read this one article a few times, and seen it shared on various platforms as well in the past few months. The first time I read it I skimmed it and thought parts of it were ok and parts were meh. Then I read it again later and saw some things that maybe I should … Continue reading On Fear

When I was younger I thought that by the time I reached this age I would be living an adventure. I thought I would wake up every day filled with joy and passion for living, and that I would feel like everything I was doing was meaningful, impactful, and fulfilling. (Clearly this is a fantasy … Continue reading Pour into These

I haven’t blogged in over a year, which is fitting as I usually blog when I’m inspired to do so, and this was an uninspiring year + a few months with some of the hardest, crippling moments of my life. It wasn’t all doom and gloom though because I had some pretty sweet moments too – like graduating! … Continue reading Live Redeemed

Recently I was talking with one of my friends and they challenged me on the way I had acted earlier. It devastated me because I hadn’t thought there was anything wrong. I’ve thought it fairly common to think there are things wrong with you. In particular, for me, I noted that I was extremely different … Continue reading Called Me Higher

Do you know those songs you sing in church about Jesus being the centre of your life/it all/be the centre/all that other stuff about having everything in your life revolve around him? They usually have a some really pretty melody that you feel like you butcher when you try and sing it because you aren’t … Continue reading Centre-Filled Life

Even when the rain falls Even when the flood starts rising Even when the storm comes I am washed by the water – Needtobreathe Sometimes I don’t want to read my Bible. Sometimes I don’t want to pray. Sometimes I don’t even want to leave the house on Sunday and go to church. Sound familiar? … Continue reading When Being Washed by the Water Hurts

I did my nails in a French manicure the other day for an industry event. Now it’s half falling off but I keep forgetting to grab the nail polish remover. However ugly I think it might look to see the pretty (and fake) nails juxtaposed to the original (and slightly dirty – how do people … Continue reading Facades & Nail Polish

I’m only going to do this type of a forward ONCE this year: this is not part of “Allan’s Bootcamp” – in the future you’re going to have to notice I didn’t put the scriptures from the reading in the title (not that I mind if you read this too, that’s why I had a blog in … Continue reading Identity

Tonight I passed on everything I poured my time, energy, and basically any spare resource I had into. It was a lot harder than I thought it would be. I’ll be honest, I cried on my way home tonight. It might seem strange that I would cry over something as “contrite” as passing off my … Continue reading The End is Just the Beginning

This has been a long time coming – I’ll be the first to admit that. But it had to come. I’ll also be the first to admit that. When we have nothing else to cling to in our lives, what do we do? Is this a cue to toss in the towel and give up? … Continue reading Hope

On the night of this January 1, I’m reflecting on everything that has happened. ok, thats a lie. I’m going to do that on Friday maybe … However, I did want to share this song that I heard recently. My favourite Youtube channel is Blimey Cow. I have literally watched every single video twice, and … Continue reading Rest

The other day I wrote a letter. (Side note: This is actually a regular occurrence. I find that expressing myself in a written form is a lot easier than verbally. Also, it lasts longer and I can be fairly sure the person receives it. As an added bonus, its a surprise for the person who gets it) This … Continue reading Little Things or Big Things?

Like ships in the night You keep passing me by Just wasting time trying to prove who’s right And if it all goes crashing into the sea When its just you and me Trying to find the light Like ships in the night – Matt Kearney I often feel as though I’m trying my hardest … Continue reading Passing By

I was sitting reviewing for my midterm tomorrow (yes, on a Saturday. I don’t know why), and I noticed a tweet from the “Official Thousand Foot Krutch” feed. It wasn’t particularly a super life-changing one, because it was just the theme from their last album. They have a LOT of tweets like it, but this … Continue reading Be the Change

Well hello No, this is not going to be about embracing self and YOLO and Carpe Diem. Clearly I do not endorse YOLO (unless its the Messy Monday video about it, or you are from camp). I’ve been really thinking about what it means to live your life for Christ. To really, truly, live your life … Continue reading Live Your Life

Today I was blessed with a great day. No, a guy didn’t sweep me off my feet. No, I didn’t find out I got 100% on some midterm. No, I didn’t win a pile of money. And no, everything didn’t go my way. Today was fantastic … purely because while I was still exhausted, stressed, … Continue reading #didntdeserveit

So lately I’ve been powering through Jeremiah – and when I say powering through, I literally mean I’ve been forcing myself to read 3-4 chapters per day, and those chapters aren’t short. Truth be told, I’m trying to catch up with my own goal I, for some reason, set to finish the whole Bible/Old Testament … Continue reading All Sovereign

sa·cred/ˈsākrid/:: Adjective: 1. Connected with God (or the gods) or dedicated to a religious purpose and so deserving veneration: “sacred rites”. 2. Religious rather than secular. Ok, not gonna lie, that definition is slightly lacking. However, it is a good base to start with. We obviously know that God is sacred and anything related to him/the church/religion is … Continue reading Keeping the sacred Sacred