Sunday, December 30, 2007

More questions?

This is another little rant that I came up with the other night.  Thanks for reading!

Those of us who want change, who desire it more than the air we breathe.  How do we get it? 

How does it come about?  Where do we start and where can it be found?  Ahead of us, many have gone before to alter history, few have accomplished their goals.  Most were struck down and made to conform to those around them.  
Were they not strong enough?  

Was it God's plan for it to happen this way? (In no way during my writing do I question the sovereignty and will of God.)  
Did they just give up when things became too hard?

How are those of us who have seen these so called world-changers fail, supposed to react and go on?  Am I any different or smarter than they were?  Unlikely.  

Do I stick to the same path as my parents and grandparents did?  

Am I foolish enough to believe that I can do something?  

Am I the only one who sees it and wants things to change?

Is it impossible?
After I asked myself that question, I was reminded of the scripture that talks about nothing is impossible with God.

Something yells at me, Remember, someone already tried that and failed.

Am I doomed to the same fate?

Where are the heroes for the young generation to admire and imitate?

Do they exist?


Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Thoughts during Christmas

This is a little something I wrote during a Christmas Eve service at church.  I think the Lord really gave me something to think about and write.  Like, why is the Christian life so hard sometimes and how do you respond to those instances?

Men, whose paths are marked by trial and failure, those men know what it is to need and depend on the power of the Holy Spirit.  These are the type of men I want to follow.  Plans, purposes, and actions that have time after time been brought forth by the flesh.  Realizing that afterward, without the working of the Holy Spirit, nothing would last for eternity.  Only the Spirit of God has the power to change men's hearts and bring forth real fruit.  This fruit is lasting, bearing more and more as the person grows in the grace and knowledge of God.  The roots of the Christian life struggle to break the stony ground.  Then the small endures through flood and drought.  These roots grow steadily into a solid, mighty oak, which later on withstand those very things that tried to extinguish its life at a young age.  Perseverance, comes through joy and hardship.  Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

Thursday, December 6, 2007

A Brief Update

I wrote before that I would be going to Chile in January.  That no longer is true.  Today I decided not to go on the trip and look forward to the upcoming international trips in the Spring.  I will now be able to attend the weddings of some of my good friends.  It's exciting when everyone I know is getting married, except me, really.

Sunday, December 2, 2007

Time Out!

Once again, I have been lacking in posting a new segment.  Since I have not been traveling for the past couple of weeks and there has not been a great need to show anything.  Nothing really spectacular has happened.  The tour for the ministry is done traveling for the fall.  It was time for a nice, extended break.  With Thanksgiving and Christmas coming up, it was time to hang out with the family.

I will not go back on the road until the beginning of January.  At that time, I will be taking off to Chile.  It will be my first time down that far south in South America.  I am looking forward to this trip and what God has in store.

I said earlier that Thanksgiving was coming up, but it has actually already passed.  It was an enjoyable time to see some family that I don’t usually see.  I had the chance to hang out with my stepbrother and his son, Gage.  He is eighteen months and such a joy to watch and play with.

So, while at home I am working back at the daycare that I worked at back in high school.  I just needed a little work over the break and it’s keeping me busy.  I jump at any chance to make money and work with my hands.  So getting dirty and putting up Christmas lights is now back on the agenda.  I plan to sleep in, read some books that keep stacking up, and learn how to pray better.  Along with that visit and hang out with people that I like to catch up with whenever I am back home.  I like to and have to keep up with old friends.

Thanks again to those who are keeping up with my struggling blog.  Please stay with me and enjoy.

Love