Author: Jay Ileto

God wants you to be relaxed. He wants you to be full of life and peace. While life can be stressful, He wants you to know He’s got you back and will take you through the struggles and trials. This is not what the world tells you. The world invites…

I was recently on a plane trip to California when I had this idea to post. I normally catch a late flight and see only the night, don’t have a window seat, or am asleep. Fortunately I have the luxury of getting a window seat facing south so I was…

I wanted to take the opportunity to remind you and myself of our standing in the kingdom of God. While we are here on earth, awaiting our time to be reunited with God, we often may feel or be told where we stand in society. We all come from different…

I will be publishing a few posts early since I will be out of town for the next month and want to make sure I get content out. Recently, I got into a bit of a challenging situation. I was at odds with someone and was finding it difficult to…

As in other times in my life, there is a lot going on. I have family coming into stay at the house for a short while, my wife and I are going on our honeymoon, I’m searching for work after we get back, and there’s a long, seemingly never ending…

As I was thinking about what to write today, I remembered an earlier post when I felt similar to now. I had a lot going on and was feeling stressed. We all have our outlets, things we go to when we’re feeling overwhelmed, stressed, anxious or sad. For me, I…

In our world today, much of the focus is on ourselves and the power there is in perseverance and rewarding the persona of being on your own. It’s a selfish and arrogant act of not needing anyone or anything. But this couldn’t be further from the truth! We need God!…

Yesterday I went on a local hike with a outdoor group. I had never met most of these folks and while we were of all different ages and experience levels, I knew we would have a good time. We had a connection because we had a common interest and goal…

As I manage and create this blog, I’m working on incorporating more personal stories and struggles. This has many purposes but one is to establish a sense of us and not me vs you, or instilling views of superiority. While I am blessed in many ways, I have many crosses,…

These past few weeks I have noticed myself becoming more cynical and angry with work. I wanted to share because I feel many folks out there struggle with cynicism. It’s easy to justify the wrongs, focus on the negative, and be angry. This isn’t the first time I have felt…