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| Fight the Good Fight...More and more I am convinced of Paul's illustration of the Christian life as a battle. But lately God's been opening my eyes to show me that it's not enough to know that there is a battle out there. But I must engage in the battle and fight. I can not be passive, because in my passivity my sin will creep beside me undetected and drown me with its deceptions. I cannot run away, because how far or how long can I run from my own fatal desires. I have to stand my ground, better yet advance against those things and destroy them before they destroy me. And I'm beginning to realize that the fight will be a long one. One that won't end until I come to my own end. Everyday I must hate it, cast it off, crucify it, beat it and make it my slave, gouge it out and master it. I'm convinced that this is good. It is good to fight against evil. I think this is an important aspect of becoming a Godly man. I've heard it said....The Bible tells us to put on the whole armor of Christ. But what good is the armor without the warrior behind it? | | |
| T R U T HTruth doesn't hurt any longer than it should. "Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth." --Romans 13:6 | | |
| Do the right thing...I've become more aware that doing the right thing is not a popular thing to do. I dont mean that the majority of people don't like to do what is right. What I mean is that some people will not like you when you stand for what is right. When we become people of convictions, the natural overflows of what is right and wrong inevitably reaches to those around us. The truest convictions can not be measured by our own secret personal thoughts, but by the ever growing temptation to settle for indifference in the face of conflict. Bottom line. I want people to like me. really I do. But i'd rather be unpopular and stand up for what is right, true and good. Because the world has enough popular people. But what the world really needs are people who will do the right thing. Romans 12:9 - Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil, cling to what is good. | | |
| it'll be alrightand how could such a King
shine His light on me
and make everything beautiful
and i wanna shine
i wanna be light
i wanna tell you it'll be alright
and i wanna shine and i wanna fly
just to tell you now
it'll be alright, it'll be alright
it'll be alright. cus i got nothing of my own to give to you
but this light that shines on me shines on you
and makes everything beautiful, again.
it'll be alright, it'll be alright. | | |
| ummm...So I cooked my first home-cooked dinner in my new place. I didnt want the smell to build up so I opened up the some windows and the front door. As I was enjoying my meal standing, looking out my front door, this HUGE raccoon suddenly appears out of nowhere! it was HUGE. he paused. I looked at him. He looked at me. It took me a couple of seconds for me to process what was going on. Afraid that he would come in and attack me, I sprang up and shut the door. I then proceeded to the window and told him to leave. Moral of the story: Appearantly there is a raccoon population in southern California and they love the smell of my cooking. | | |
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