Getting Ready for Work
I woke up and packed my lunch. In it was a slim-fast protein shake and three yogurts. Yes, I just recently had my wisdom teeth removed. It’s going to be a long 8 hours.
purelykatie asked: you've been away for sooo longgg! glad to see you're back :) hope summer is going awesomely!
Redefine!!!
Church needs to be redefined. It needs to be taken back to its roots. Please read Titus…it will be a friendly reminder.
The Movement
Let’s start living out our faith. It is time to finally listen to the Holy Spirit and make our move! The Spirit moves in me a lot, but I’ve been too afraid to lose control of myself. Losing control is what we need to do. We need to get rid of what is holding us back (which is often our own seflish ambitions) and we need to move!!! Are you with me?! Who cares what we inherit on this earth, lets start building our mansions in heaven! Let’s show the world what love is. Let’s become a part of something that is bigger than ourselves. Something that is so big that we can’t contain it. Let God put a fire within you that you cannot keep inside. Jeremiah 20:9 “his word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed, I cannot.” The Holy Spirit is constantly pouring into us, we will never run out of it! It is the most accessible wisdom that has been given to us! Let’s pour it from us into others. Will you join “The Movement?” I am.
Here we go!
Like a lion drawn to its prey I wait to make a move. Not a move on food (which I know I may sometimes look like a lion when I eat), but a move on my future. I have met some wonderful people that bring out the best in me, and I know that my future will be brighter because of them. It’s time for me to start living my life more radically; more daring. It’s time for me to break away from my life of independence to a life where I’m more dependent on God. I’m ready to explore and I’m ready to worship. It’s time for me to bind the commandments on my hands like symbols and also bind them on my forehead. I came to where I am right now because I wanted growth. It’s time for me to start growing.
A life without you is unbearable,
I wait for the time we meet again.
In a better place you will truly live,
Though I must remain here.
I long for the chance to sing along side of you,
To hear your voice stronger than before.
To see you as God has always seen you,
More beautiful than I could ever know.
He has given you a new name,
One that surely represents how you lived.
It is probably a name for love,
Something you unknowingly gave.
I’ll never know your new name,
But I’ll always remember your face.
I can’t wait to reunite,
And praise God with you forever.
I’ll see you soon in heaven Gram.
I’ve been spending a lot of time around my grandma lately in her last few days, and in doing so I have finally realized what it means to give out of love. There are times where she cries whenever we tell her that we love her, which seems normal but she isn’t crying because she’s afraid to die. She’s crying because she can’t understand why people love her so much. Many people have stopped by to see her, people who she hasn’t seen since she was a girl. Family members from states away, and even just friends from long ago. My grammy cries because she doesn’t understand what she has done to deserve so much love. I told her it’s because she has loved us so much. All she does is encourage and love everyone. She used to cut my hair in her basement when she was well (in fact she cut nearly everyone in my family’s hair) and we would just talk about school, friends, God, and family. However, she didn’t ever tell me how to live my life, she just encouraged me to be the best that I could be. She seems to have an understanding of God’s love. However, she can’t understand why people would love her.
This is the type of love is one that I hope to aspire. A love that I can send out to people without being conscious of doing so. I hope to have the loving personality that my grammy has. Her love reminds me of the far greater love that God gives us. God gives everything to us out of love, and he did so knowing that we would mess it up. Love is part of God’s being and He just can’t help but love us and want what is best for us. When she wonders why she is so worthy of people’s love, it makes me think of why anyone is worthy of God’s love.
Our God is an awesome God,
He reigns from heaven above,
With wisdom, power, and love,
Our God is an awesome God!
Let’s face it. We’re willing to make changes in our lives only if we think it affects our salvation. This is why I have so many people ask me questions like, Can I divorce my wife and still go to heaven? Do I have to be baptized to be saved? Am I a Christian even though I’m having sex with my girlfriend? If I commit suicid, can I still go to heaven? If I’m ashamed to talk about Christ, is He really going to deny knowing me?
To me, these questions are tragic because they reveal much about the state of our hearts. They demonstrate that our concern is more about going to heaven than loving the King. Jesus said, “If you love me, you will obey what I command” (John 14:15). And our question quickly becomes even more unthinkable: Can I go to heaven without truly and faithfully loving Jesus?
Goodbye Mediocrity
When I study, am I doing a good job? Nope. Was I smart in high school? I though so, but college is way different. Sometimes I feel like my professors grade my papers and—to borrow a phrase from THE Antoine Dodson—say, ”You are really dumb…for real.” Who knows, maybe I’ll finally get in the swing of things by next semester. I sure hope so, because I don’t like the feeling of mediocrity. Too many people are complacent with being mediocre. I don’t want to be like that at all. I believe that everyone should always do the best of their ability. Doing my best is what can bring change to myself and to the things around me. Goodbye Mediocrity!
