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Easter Island has long been the subject of curiosity and speculation. Easter Island was given its common name of "Easter" because the first recorded European visit by a Dutch Admiral Jacob Roggeveen was on Easter Sunday, 1722.

It's funny to think about how contrary and backwards the road to success is for Christians. When God speaks to you and gives you a purpose, a mission, and a vision for your life, you begin to pursue that vision with high hopes and wide eyes. You begin to make plans as to how you will approach the vision. You seek the Lord for strategy and direction. You then form what you believe is a solid plan of execution...Then the bottom falls out!

So many women throughout history have lived lives seeking selfish gain, and sought to bring glory and honor only to themselves. The carnage of our selfish lives is recorded in history. The power that women possess is unprecedented.

When we get hard pressed and we've got certain doom coming at us from one direction and a stone wall coming from the other, it makes us scream out in desperation and despair, "WHY GOD?!" The most important thing that we can do in our trials is have the right perspective.

There are a lot of principles, keys, steps, and how to's of life that all seek to provide the blueprint to blessed and successful living. Everyone is looking for that 'magic pill' that will cure this or fix that. Here in the book of Job we have an example of a man who was immensely wealthy, powerful, respected, and famous.

Suffering- it drives some people to divorce, depression, and substance dependency. Nevertheless; through the word of God, we have a great a cloud of witnesses that testify of the power of God to help us endure and make sense of our suffering.

Have you been through some rough times and you're looking for some answers for what good could possibly come out of all your trouble? Well if you know that there is some work that needs to be done on your character, then God may be allowing your trouble so that He can further develop your character.

It's difficult when you're making the transition from being a self-reliant, independent person who has learned to take care of themselves to now begin learning to trust and depend on a God you can't see, Who's supposed to provide for your very present, physical needs.

In the hustle and bustle of trying to live a successful and effective life we should never forget to balance complex success strategies with the simple power of abiding in Christ.

It's not easy to experience the pain and despair of rejection, isolation, betrayal, uncertainty, and other negative emotions that are associated with the road of pursuing dreams. Most people give in to the "real world" syndrome and find a paying gig that gets them through life and feeds the kids, while their dream lies shattered in their hearts.