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| I've been struggling greatly with this that i've been reading to the point of frustration. I am comforted that I am not a mindless sponge that applies everything it reads, but there is so much that I have to think about that it frustrates me. I would much prefer the sponge but I cannot settle for such a shallow lifestyle. The book is "Desiring God" by John Piper by the way. I absolutely love the book and agree with the majority of what he says, but the applications that come from his interpretation of scripture are hugantimous. I truly loved how he dealt with the issue of dealing with the horizontal view of love as in the love we have to one another. That our joy is in the joy of others. We should desire to be joyful in our actions. How the love between man and woman in marriage is not out of "i love you because i am supposed to love you" but a holy delight in the other. I could go on but I choose not too. I plan to talk about this subject of joy with our bible study for the next couple of times I teach. I hope that this will fall into place and i will be able to understand apply it how God would want me too.
The party at the strnad's crib was great fun. I enjoyed everyones company mucho grande. I find great joy in being with all of them.
Well as far as music goes I am planning on getting a blonde vintage fender tremolux. I hear that the amp has an incredible sound but it's going to cost me a pretty penny so i'm in dilemma right now on how i am to use this for God's glory. I do not want to be an adulteress and ask God to give me something for my pleasure due to my lack of delight in Him. In whatever decision I make I want it to be for His glory and serve Him in whatever way I can. To Him be glory forever and ever.
Here is a pic of the amp. I've always been a sucker for blondes.
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| Well I was able to give my sermon at church about lots of stuff, namely my previous post. I thought I delivered it well and was clear, but the stuff I said took so much thinking in my own mind to finally get things settled and understand the why's that i had many sleepless nights. And i tried to compact them into 45 minutes of speaking. I hope and pray that the congregationg understood it and possibly got something out of it. I had no idea of what kind of response I was going to get (preferably a good one), but few people said anything at all to me. What kind of response do you look for anyways? Regardless of the response, our motives are for an "audience of one." I want to hear "well done my good and faithful servant" in the end.
I got a wah wah pedal and it is soo cool. WAH WAH. I also got new tubes for my amp that doesnt work... GEEZ LOUISE!!! Oh well I must find a guitar amp guru so he can fix my amp. Then I shall be rockin! Here is a pic of (left to right) Rober Cray, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Jimmie Vaughan. Some of the greatest blues guitar players.
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| I haven't update in like a month. That shows either that I have developed a life or have lost care, or are they one in the same? BWUAHAHAHA. Honestly, i just haven't gotten around to it. I've been reading a book by John Piper called "Desiring God" it it's a fantastic book, but it's a hard read. The theme of the book deals with "delighting ourselves in the Lord," in that we aren't just stoic philosophers going about our service to God in a sort "duty." Like a college guy cleaning something, "I don't find any joy out of cleaning but I willingly do so." C.S. Lewis says it well "It would be a bold and silly creature that came before its Creator with the boast, 'i'm no beggar. I love you disinterestedly.'" John Piper says that the person should not only willfully serve God but joyfully serve God. I also think the Bible is filled with the same philosophy i'm just trying to fill in all the nooks and crannys of the "whys?" We are, in fact, created for the glory of God whether we be saved or unsaved. But God in His great love chose some to for salvation to the "praise and glory of His name." One who praises something with no heart is like a husband buying his wife roses, making her extremely happy, with his reply, "it's my duty." Dutiful roses are a contradiction. We should serve in love and joy. I don't know if I'm just stubborn or stupid in thinking the dutiful service is the same as "they worship Me with their lips but their heart is far from Me." All i know is that I want to serve in a sincere, humble, and joyful manner. I want to be "as the deer panteth for the water so my so longeth after Thee." I want to hunger and thirst after God in gluttony.
Eric Clapton RULES! I just got From the Cradle album. WOW. that guy can play some serious blues.
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| God has been good to me the past while. I'm studying I Corinthians 12-14 in great depth and oh the riches of both the wisdom and knowedge of God. I have been awed every day I really get into studying them. 12 introduces some gifts, 13 gives the energy from which they become fruitful and righteous, and 14 gives the excercise of the gift. I Corinthians 13 is what i've been in the past couple of weeks, and how vitally important this chapter is in understanding service to the body of Christ. Ultimately God looks on our hearts and sees our motives and our motives should be a well spring of love. There must be love in our gifts or they are nothing. Tis good stuff!
My job is great. I've been working in the wharehouse a lot due to there being too many kits, which isn't all that bad. Driving forklifts is quite a bit of fun. VROOOOOM!!!
I doubt you've heard of Hughie Thomasson, but he was the strat player for "The Outlaws" and played in "Lynyrd Skynyrd." As for right now, I have no idea what he is doing. What will he do next?
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| Well I believe i'm going to have to take long hand calculous (no calculator) this summer, and for summer creepy or delirious reason I don't dread it. I believe that God desires me to go into mechanical engineering so I shall, with the grace of God, give it my all, strive for excellence in glorifying Him with what He has given me.
I've been studying I Corinthians 12 for the past couple of weeks and what a incredible study. God has revealed so much to me while studying this chapter it awes me. I always here people say that the more they learn they see how ignorant they really are... how true that is. I don't if I swell up with grief or am swelling up with hunger and thirsting after God's word the more I study. You can spend weeks on just a few verses and it can change your life! I don't know if it is bold, stupid, or err of me to see that a life without studying God's words is a shallow life. I am filled with joy in realizing that God has given me the ability to love Him, and am filled with grief in seeing others without. This reminds me of a recent conversation I with a few people about purpose in life and how purpose is not about true virtuous happiness, it's now about money, it's not even about putting everyone else above yourself, a purpose filled life is about serving and glorifying Christ (Matt 20:28). (Of course, though, there is nothing wrong with joy and we should love wisely).
This is the beloved Eric Clapton! BOOOYAHHH!!! FACE MELTING SOLO!!!
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