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| dont you hate it when people say.... "noooo.. i want to talk to you seriously i mean it" however you fail to ever get them to return your call heaven forbid they call you first | | |
| today i was reading in 1 corinthians 2.
good stuff
"My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the spirit's power, so that you faith might not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power." (4,5)
i find it amazing how applicable those few words are. I believe paul's recognition of this truth was the only reason he was able to write and influence all that he did. I believe that sure he knew that his path laid out for him was important that his writings were critical and it was necessary for him to follow through. I'm sure he believed that God would bring wisdom through the spirit's power to his words.. but I really don't think he could have known...really... all that he would do in his life time. I mean, his message and preaching was the perfect demonstration of the spirit's power. The impact he has made on the generations simply due to his obedience and recognition of God's power is mind-blowing.
"No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him" vs 9
that definitely proves true for paul's life and it excites me to think about my life. God plan's beautiful things for all of us that we can't even conceive if we simply choose to love the most lovable being. all revealed to us by his spirit.
one thing this makes me realize is that I definitely don't love him enough. someone who give's me his spirit of wisdom, the spirit of God so that i may know the thoughts of God. now thats someone asking for a relationship. and how much its not about the rules and regulations.
if anyone reads this i hope it blesses you as it has me.
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| i know that no one reads xangas anymore and how they are so very uncool
now that facebook has taken over the world, but i just feel compelled
to write in it from time to time. Usually in my lowest heartfelt
moments or on the other hand in my most inspirational moments. I
have so much goin on in my head right now and have for many days now
but i seem unable to process any thoughts now that i'm sitting down
here trying to type.
i think its interesting how when i'm not on track spiritually, ya know,
the days where you pretty much know ur blowing it but ur not ready to
look ur savior in the eyes. i think its interesting how those days i
just go through the motions living only in individual moments becuase i
can't bare to think about the real things goin on in my life. because
if i think about those, then i'll be forced to think about God and i'm
not ready to be humbled and lay at his feet yet.
however, once i decide to return to him, ask for forgiveness,
accept his grace and move on. (this whole process often takes a few
days for me because i'm one of those slow christians i guess) i begin
the process of WONDER. i wonder of my dreams, of my future, of
how God will use me, of if an who my amazing wife will one day be, if
music is indeed my path to travel, of heaven and how much i wish to
just be with God, ya know.. Wonder.. and i think
honestly a little wonder is a great thing. i makes us not be
stuck in the nows of life and not marinate in the old memories of our
past good or bad. but i also believe that two much of
WONDER is a hurtful thing. I know this from personal experience
of over analysis and how wondering how it might end up and what
that might mean and if this was a sign from God or just something i
made up in my head. And i forget to trust and be content in his
will. This is just me but i'm pretty sure i'm not the only one on
this boat of wonder floating about in the ocean of experiences or
whatever. ya i know stupid imagery. just a few thoghts gtg.
joshua
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| i am having one of those days where i realize again a not impressive i am. to put it nicely... i certainly have figured out how to disappoint my Lord. that is for sure. i don't know if it actually makes me feel any bettter typing this out or not, but i again can be reminding that any good that comes to me is definately a gift despite my human nature. | | |
| it's interesting how God opens and closes doors in life. just as soon as you think you hear God give you something you wade around in your wonder for a while to have the door simply shut again. I often wonder why God opens doors of opportunity only to shut them without us ever going through. I can only guess that it maybe be tests to see if we will continue to chase after him or after those doors. i don't always chase after him. i'm always seein doors pop up here and there in my little pool of waiting and wondering and i'm trying to swim over to the big bright door and usually by the time i get there the door is closed and nailed up and i'm just tired. what do i learn from this? well its obvious chase after God and trust him with the doors that open. but i just wish it was that easy becase on top of distractions like that . we have our own sin trying to attack us over and over again. and that trys to drown us so when we come up for air we find ourselves grabbing onto anything. ya maybe God, but make other sin, maybe the nearest door even if its locked up tight. i find myself disapointed in me today. becuase if this was my last day and ever thing was a climax to today it would simplte be me getting a door shut in my face and then realizing the closest thing to grab on to was my sin becase i wandered away from god in only a couple days. i don't know if any of this makes the least bit of sense but. the point is i hope theres a tomorrow cuz i dont want to end on this. | | |
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