Peter's Principles

10/11/2026

STILL HERE. STILL CALLED.

After sharing my last post, I kept thinking about the person looking at those pictures who is still in the hospital bed, still waiting for answers, still praying for enough strength to face tomorrow. I want you to know: you don’t have to look like the “after” picture for your life to have purpose. God loved me in that hospital bed just as much as He loves me standing today. Through Crohn’s disease, surgeries, and moments when my life hung in the balance, I needed doctors, people who cared, and faith to carry me through what I couldn’t carry alone. Today, I’m grateful I can use those experiences to reach someone who needs hope.

I still have struggles. I still need grace. But I wake up asking, “Lord, who can I encourage today?” Maybe today it’s you. Your strength may be a quiet prayer, accepting help, or simply trying again tomorrow. That matters. You matter. Wherever you are in your journey, may you find the courage to believe again, hope again, and take your next small step. What has helped you keep going when life felt heavy? ❤️🙏

10/11/2026

10/10/2026

From the Ashes… Still Rising.

When I look at these two pictures, I remember everything between them—the pain, the prayers, and the days when moving forward meant finding the strength to try again. Growing up in Brooklyn, battling Crohn’s disease, and facing death twice, there were moments when I couldn’t imagine what tomorrow would look like. But God could. He met me in the ashes, carried me when I couldn’t carry myself, and gave me another day to live with purpose. My rise hasn’t always been fast or easy. Sometimes it was one breath, one prayer, one small step. And sometimes believing meant whispering, “Lord, I’m afraid, but I’m still willing.”

If you’re struggling today, you don’t have to have it all figured out. Take the next step you can. Let someone help you. Rest when you need to, and keep making room for hope. You are loved right where you are, even in the middle of the struggle. I’m still becoming the man God called me to be, and with every day He gives me, I want to help someone else believe again. Your story is still being written. Rise slow if you need to—but keep rising. ❤️🙏