“Darkness That Has Never Left” chronicles a path from isolation and rebellion to addiction. It reflects on guilt, recovery, and professional renewal, highlighting enduring inner struggles and the quest for peace.

Darkness That Has Never Left - KX

We are in week 8 of our exploration of Ecclesiastes, as reverend Jackie Parks draws us through chapter 9:13-18 and confronts us with one of life's most uncomfortable truths: wisdom doesn't always lead to worldly success. Jackie draws us in to encounter the story of a poor, wise man who saves an entire city from a powerful king, only to be forgotten and despised. It's the ultimate letdown for our success-driven hearts. We want the underdog story to end with fame, influence, and lasting recognition. Instead, we're left wrestling with the absurdity of a hero whose wisdom worked but whose name vanished into obscurity. This passage strips away our transactional view of God—the idea that if we follow His ways, we'll be rewarded with prosperity, recognition, and measurable success. It challenges us to ask: Are we pursuing wisdom because it 'works' in getting us what we want, or because it's the way God created us to flourish? The message points us toward Christ, the ultimate embodiment of wisdom who was despised and rejected, yet through whom true victory came. We're invited to embrace a radical reorientation: wisdom isn't about future success but present faithfulness. It's not about fame but fruit. Living wisely means becoming more fully human in Christ, cultivating joy and faithfulness regardless of circumstances, and trusting that God's ways are worth following even when the world around us seems to reward foolishness.

Ecclesiastes | Wisdom > Influence - Ecclesiastes 9:13-18 - Jackie Parks

God doesn't shame us for our anxiety; He meets us in it. Through prayer, perspective, and the promises of His Word, we can experience peace that surpasses understanding - even when life feels overwhelming.

The Battle Within

Oblivious (Open Your Eyes)

David Dierking remembers regularly driving between two hospitals. His son was being treated in one. His wife was in a coma. Hear what David and his entire family learned about choosing gratitude as two of his family members were in life-and-death situations.

What Did I Do to Deserve This?

Ciara Dierking lost all of her limbs to infection and has needed to learn a whole new way of life.  But through this incredible loss, she has learned to be grateful like never before.

More Grateful Than Before

When it feels like everything you know is falling apart, where do you turn? Ciara Dierking lost her arms and legs in an infection. She turned to God’s Word as her ultimate source of wisdom to help her survive this tragedy. Learn how God’s Word can guide you through any situation.

Turning to God’s Word in a Tragedy

Dark Circles Around Her Eyes

Lexapro doesn't help

When the Feeling Finally’s Gone

Apathy

Insomnia Worldwide

hustlin while i suffer

The account of the Philippian jailer in Acts 16 describes two missionaries who were too thankful to run out on Jesus. Paul and Silas didn't run from a demon, a beating, a jail, or a city. And why not? Their eyes were fixed on Christ and his calling. They were simply too thankful to run!

Too Thankful to Run (Acts 16:16-40) 11-23-25-JeremiahKinney

This sermon addresses the challenging question of why God seems to delay or is "late" in responding to prayers, particularly when people are facing prolonged troubles, drawing specifically on the Biblical account of Jesus resurrecting Lazarus four days after his death. The speaker proposes three spiritual reasons for God's apparent unresponsiveness. The first reason is that God often waits to perform a greater and more marvelous act than what was originally requested, using the examples of Lazarus's resurrection (versus a simple healing) and the parting of the Red Sea (versus Pharaoh simply releasing the Israelites). The second reason is that delays and hard times serve to reveal and strengthen one's faith, growing it through successive tests and temptations, much like Abraham's faith developed over time. Finally, the third reason is that God's timing ensures that events unfold at the perfectly appointed time for everything under heaven, as illustrated by Joseph's prolonged imprisonment leading him to a position of ultimate influence rather than simply a quick release back into servitude.

Why did Jesus wait?

saacrifiiiiiiiiiice

I am stuck in my own mind
so keep away from me
not even I can control it
run!
there is no way to escape
There will only be blood
and despair
This is our fate              	    
the new form to go to hell
its so easy i can tell
just enter in my head
and you will see my spell
i fucking hate miself, fucking hate it
get a knife and put in my heart 

The new form to go to hell

going to clubs made me do this

0:00 newjeans - how sweet (monostereo. ukg flip)
1:51 kiss of life - sticky (hongye ukg flip)
3:54 newjeans - eta (yunu² house flip)
5:30 kuriso - mwaaaaaah!!!! ^-^
6:36 pinkpantheress - blue (kosu x six28 jersey club flip)
7:43 dj pusongbato04 || orkey - ˜”*°•.˜”*°• BAD BOY •°*”˜.•°*”˜ #JERSEYCLUB [4KAE] 
9:29 tifu - tifu style christmas
11:01 girls generation - gee (elvisk speed house flip)
12:20 illit - magnetic (rxi + wintfye pluggnb flip) + illit - magnetic (joyboy ukg flip)
13:15 kiss of life - sugarcoat (natty solo) (winters ukg flip)
14:37 newjeans - asap (kosu jersey club flip)
16:40 kuriso - and i keep falling in this darkness


a little bit of this a little bit of that ahh mix (kpop flips + others)

A Desperate call into 2026 for my Angel to come back to me to help me and the world. i had thought I did not meed my Angel but as the world has become more troubled these days,  I have realized I need my Angel more than ever for the world.

2026 Desperate Angel call

truth inside.

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New tracks tagged #Suffering