Don't give up beloved!

It amazes me how hard life can really be. It can throw some huge curve balls your way when you aren't looking and/or ready for it. I haven't updated in stinking forever, but this is what is on my heart. I have no idea what is about to come out, but if you are reading this, don't stop, because you are reading it for a reason.

Life can be very crude... it has a way of bringing pain and a lot of suffering in the most ridiculously random times. It know it is so hard... I know there are times when you just want to give up, times when you are through being upset, times when you are done with the crappy hand that life has dealt you, times when throwing the towel in may seem like the only option...

But you HAVE to keep going, you HAVE to keep pushing through, you HAVE to prevail. You are not alone in whatever you are going through. There IS hope. If you don't believe me, that's fine. When I was diagnosed with testicular cancer two months ago, I didn't believe it either... I was so ready to throw in the towel. The girl I thought I was supposed to marry broke up with me, and my band broke up as well... I was getting dealt the crappy hand... I was lost, and stripped of everything that made me who I am in this world. I learned a very valuable thing that night I got home from the hospital. There IS hope... there IS restoration... don't give up, because HE loves you until the end. HIS hand is reaching out to you... you have to grab it though! If you are reading this, christian or not, any level of faith, any beliefs, any problems, know that I am praying for you as you read this. Know that there is someone who cares. Most importantly, know and understand that I care only because HE first cared for me. He provided a way out when I was dealt so much that I finally just couldn't handle it anymore. It is only my job and passion to share the same hope and comfort that I have found.

You are being prayed for and your Father in heaven is yearning to hear YOU talk to Him. He wants you home... He wants you to be free... He wants you to finally achieve the comfort you are looking for. As a matter of fact... He wants it so bad, that he give up everything he had... He set aside all of his desires so you can come home to your Him.

I beg you... don't give up. Keep pushing. Fight the good fight. In the end I PROMISE... it will be worth it :-)

Prayers. Comments. Need someone to talk to. Please don't hesitate to message me, because this is written for YOU.


-Stephan