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(I'd like for you to read this story but if you'd rather watch a video instead, click on this link) I’m sitting here watching the waves hit the shore, watching the sunrise clothe the clouds with various color hues of light pinks, blues and purples.  My mind goes to that famous story of Jesus walking on the water and I am amazed that he was able to do this and that his companion Peter was also able to have enough faith when looking into his Master’s eyes to step out of the boat... All of a sudden I see a swarm of seagulls gathering about over the water.  They are so beautiful, flapping their wings.  They almost look like they are swarming in a figure 8 pattern.  I’m enjoying the beauty of it and thanking my Heavenly Father for this beautiful morning when my thought begins to wonder, why they are flying this way?  I look around and realize there is something in the ocean down below that they seemed to be concerned about.  Is it a fish?  A shark?...

As soon as you say, "I believe in Jesus!"  its just like this scene from Disney's famous movie, Aladdin.  Click here to watch.   When Aladdin releases the Genie from his bottle his life was completely changed from that moment.  He could now be free.  Free to do whatever he wanted to do.  Free from the duty of fulfilling other peoples wishes.  Is that true for you?  Are you free?  Are your chains gone or are you all bottled up?  Do you believe it to be true?  Are you living freely? I'm not but oh how I wish I was.  I say I believe that I'm free but my behavior, my stress level and my life SCREAM something different!  I spend most of my days trying to please those around me or worse, please myself.  The older I get the more aware I become of my shortcomings and the more aware I become of trying to be someone I'm not. I used to love to dance around the living room when I was little.  I come from a family who lov...