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Derick Blakes

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Do What You WANT Not What You CAN

Do What You WANT Not What You CAN

A confrontational call to surrender ambition, confront hidden patterns, and choose obedience over ego, exposing the lies we protect.

2026

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Mar 13

Do You Know About God… or Do You Actually Know Him?

Do You Know About God… or Do You Actually Know Him?

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Believe in God

Believe in God

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Oct 30

I Learned How to Survive Before I Learned How to Live

I Learned How to Survive Before I Learned How to Live

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Oct 15

Missing the Relationship While Studying the Details

Missing the Relationship While Studying the Details

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Sep 9

The Difference Between Losing Everything and Laying It Down

The Difference Between Losing Everything and Laying It Down

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Sep 4

The Clean Sheet

The Clean Sheet

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Sep 2

What Is Your Foundation?

What Is Your Foundation?

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Aug 25

What Do You Build After You Pray?

What Do You Build After You Pray?

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Aug 18

The Creator of the World Is Just My Dad

The Creator of the World Is Just My Dad

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Aug 17

Eight Billion Children

Eight Billion Children

Derick Blakes

Derick Blakes

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Derick Blakes writes about faith, fatherhood, identity, and what it means to stand with God when life doesn’t cooperate. DerickBlakes.com

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