A Reflection of My Current Life

I've recognized something really important and that's how God's love for us shines brightly on believers in Christ. I cannot legitimately state that I am worthy of God's salvation. I have found out that worshiping God and living out a life for Him is good and meaningful. It is God who covers all of my sins and any problems that others try to fault me with. I personally don't really think about if I'm going to offend someone by doing so and so. It's pretty odd that with me playing piano, it would be really offensive to my dad and have him go crazy just because I'm playing. I don't really receive any recognition from anyone for the piano, I play. My dad further accused me that I had no degree because I didn't put it in my heart to tell him and should be focusing on getting a career. It felt like my dad was telling me to hunt for a job on a Sunday and to be more pragmatic about life.

Personally, I didn't feel pretty good about my dad trying to change me to fit his expectations. I sometimes get this feeling of courage to speak out my heart out and preach about things I learn at church. I mixed in my life experiences with my dad's and mine and some godly principles I know about. I think speech shouldn't be said out of anger because it looks adamantly foolish. I believe that is my dad's style of speech when my dad can't seem to let go of his anger. Short tempers are of course a temporary state, but it really has an effect with me. I believe that these short tempers from people I have experienced are really special and meaningful; when I get annoyed by their one-sidedness and start speaking on a mellow end, they like to change the subject and blame me more. I think it's temporary agitation on their end and all for no good reason, but I don't see it carrying through their normal conversations in life. I could be serving as a distraction to their anger problems; I'm not quite sure about this vexing volume of personal attacks I really need to live with. I have started communicating not out of mixing fear and anger, but out of wanting to speak boldly about the truth- this method is personally good for my heart. There is no wrong in the way I speak and with me not believing in negative gossip, I believe it's all because of God's grace upon me.

Sharing My Faith With Spiritually Weak Sibling

This is really interesting because my sister feels I do a lot of gloating. She says I have been attending a lot of church and that it should have humbled me, but it did not. She continues to add that I've been living with my parents and have no job and that I'm really lucky that I do not need to pay any rent. Ironically, she stated that the only reason I did work in the first place was because I was not going to school and that I would be going to school, if I didn't work. I guess your sibling knows you the best, especially if she is being honest with you. I think she feels that with me gaining more spiritual knowledge, it's been making me appear more prideful to her.

I'm pretty glad that I don't really get mad with her anymore whenever she says stuff like that to me. It really seems that my sister is still a little ignorant to the full meaning of me. If I do things so unwillingly and it is offending people, then God might as well just strike me with a lightning bolt and take me up to heaven. It's really funny that people really rely on other's opinions for reputation. I sort of see this ideology in my sister; she doesn't see herself as nearly that bad as me. She even continues to complain that I may be judging her too much. I think there is some lifestyle that my sister would prefer to hide about herself.

The Bible states to be wise as a serpent and soft as a dove (Matt 10:16). We should be discerning about others, especially when sharing our faith with them. We need to be ready to be witty with our tongues to thwart conflict. We should also not be in a really attacking mood with others, to go far as to offend them. This is something I have had to work on because I've grown up with a mom and sister whose countless frustrations have to be dealt with. I think they choose not to listen to me, so I always felt I would not have a big voice in the circle. Awhile back, I messaged an estranged friend about how he was immorally wrong for planning revenge even in a joking mood with a girl who hurt his feelings. It also didn't help that he had kept yelling at me and telling me irrelevant faults that did not directly deal with him. After that e-mail he said he was no longer my friend; two weeks later he was shaking my hand. Boy, was he pretty unstable about himself? I think my words really do have an impact on people because it makes them not want to see how sinful they are especially when they are in a prideful state.

Overall, I feel that my reputation is pretty good and appear to have a pretty high life, even though I honestly state I'm struggling. It looks like God has blessed me with a mother, father, and sister. Even though their cranks may not be satisfying to me at times, I still feel a privilege to be ordained to them by God. In these young years that I am in, I'm not going to foolishly waste them away anymore(!) like other acquaintances have done for their own pleasures.

Living In Joy With Goodness of God

The Lord is grateful to have His believers turn to Him, after realizing they need to repent to live a life of unsurpassed joy. For this very reason, Scriptures state:

"Giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love." (1 Peter 1:5-7, NKJV)

Virtue reminds me of our repentance and being humbled, as man was born into sin. Romans 3:23 states that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. The goodness of God leads to repentance (Romans 2:4). Knowledge is about partaking in God's ministry- it's not about puffing ourselves with knowledge and keeping it to our own benefit; I've seen a brother in Christ do this and he was really getting convicted by the Holy Spirit of doing wrong. Self-control is about flushing our sins and cleaning out the system. I've heard of a useful technique where you inhale in God's love and faith of Christ's resurrection and then exhale a true confession of your sin. Perseverance reminds me of spiritual endurance, where dependence should be on God. I do not believe a person can eventually rely on his own strength to stop sinning! We have the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives to help us. We were all born in sin and will fall short. We need to humble ourselves daily.

Briefly, God's love is a reflection of our lives; how the Holy Spirit has transformed the lives of others who had no where to go. God's love upon us is our testimony to unbelievers! To brotherly kindness, we have a glorious privilege and that's prayer. Renowned, Senior Pastor Chuck Smith of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa recently came out with the book, "Prayer, Our Glorious Privilege"! This verse is saying to me to keep on prayer for your friends, family, country, and good people:

"Look after each other so that none of you will miss out on the special favor of God." (Hebrews 12:15, NLT)

Quick reflection

My life is getting a little hectic. I've been really busy with church and trying to find a good source of income so that I could tithe and get more Christian resources. Maybe it's not in my blood to write anymore because I haven't been doing this for so long now. I think the best writing has been set forth with me by mainly thinking about God.

Honestly, I've been a little shocked to find brothers and sisters have been willing to view my profile. I'm not an excellent writer at all. God is amazing isn't he? It's really all about God's love upon us and the promises God has for His people. I can really state with conviction that the Lord is moving in this land and people really need to hear the gospel. Don't give up with sharing the gospel. It's really a great faith that we need to come to realize.

God Is Not About Affliction

God has truly saved us by grace. (Ephesians 2:8-9) I think it becomes a real consideration then in how our thinking should be like. God is not someone who we can really cut corners with because He's a Spirit with standards we will never be able to obtain on Earth. (Romans 6:23) This should not discourage believers into continuing their lives in sin. Paul states beautifully in Philippians 4:8 :

"Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."

It's call cheap grace when one views God's gift to us as an insurance policy. It is not all about obtaining added assurance that our lives are about pleasing only ourselves. For the unbeliever, God will place judgment upon them. To the unbeliever, a Christian may offend him or her. It's a shame because my sister professes to be a Christian, but tries to be a friend of the world. She is borderline Christian, as far as she can compromise with her friends. It is more about not offending people.

It is quite strange that even though we do not want to offend people, we do so in oddity. Christianity is something we should all not be ashamed of. Paul states in Romans 1:16

"For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes-the Jew first and also the Gentile." (NLT)

We should rejoice in Christianity. Spread the love and joy around in Jesus. Even if it offends others, these people are totally out of it. They are only going through a seasonal pain; it's just like missing a day of not showering in a cold winter day. Make sure you do not get too comfortable with backsliding and confess right away. Best to do it daily because the world is not ours for the moment. We are battling principalities and our flesh is weak-we hear people excusing themselves that they are not perfect. We accept each other because we want to tolerate those who we can believe were brought up well enough. Let's pray for each other!

Fast Post

I'm just going to continue to spread my joy around. Keeping myself in constant check is what I yearn to do. I know that deep down inside, I have some selfish motives that really want to be appeased. It's like some people want to be at the center of attention. I think the focus should never be on ourselves because it is just plain foolish to be completely honest about ourselves. We all have some dirty sins that we do not want to let out.

I'm just going to leave it at that because I don't have a lot of time to focus on this thing. Becoming reliant on God is such a wonderful commitment to make. God is awesome, and we should always give our best stewardship. It's not like we cannot have fun in the process.

God Is Wonderful

Placing our focus on God is a really good thing to do. I know from firsthand experience that being really convicted with the Holy Spirit is a prosperous and worthy life. It does not matter how much one earns in income and let along, how big his possessions are. These things will pass away, as all individuals in the world must one day part and enter eternalty. How can I be certain that there is eternity? I am rightly convinced that there is a God. God is believed by 96% of all individuals in the world. To claim He does not exist is really bad merit because we all exist in a certain timeline and will never travel backwards or forwards to see the end of the world or its beginning. Evidence for the big bang and scientific research is always being tested. Likewise, it is not to absolute moral considerations that people can personally hold their own gods. Every exact detail, every person goes through in the world is not recorded in anybody's book! We certainly can't be 100% right all the time. It is of great value to trust and allow it to grow as you invest more into it.

The Bible is not just a work of art. It's the oldest book in the Bible. It details the creationism of God and His love for man. It is simple to base our beliefs off of conditional merits, but we are only human and not perfect. The egotist is always ignoring things he doesn't like- just think about taking things for granted and then losing them. The perfectionist is always constantly battling something. We are all driven to please someone or something in our life to obtain satisfaction at one point. Let's really consider how life would be like making God proud.

Life As We May Know It

Life is filled with many distractions. Currently, I'm trying to raise enough money to start a home business. I believe that when our life is away from the Bible, then we are missing out on being fed the word of God. Our walk with the Lord is a commitment and not always a very easy journey. We stumble across many different obstacles, but it's nothing to be alarmed of. Just imagine a person who cared so much for this world, he would sit 24-7 in the torturous weather of a desert day and night without any food for thirty days and thirty nights. This person would be at the brink of death, possibly highly annoyed with civilization, and in a proud mood for accomplishing a human milestone! Let's see what happened instead.

The man received three temptations from the devil: he stated "You claim yourself to be God, why not throw yourself off a cliff and let the angels catch you. Turn these stone to bread." The man then rejected the devil and said "Thou shallt not tempt God." The third time, the devil showed this man the world bowing and worshiping the man. The devil stated, "The world is yours, if you only bow before me." The man rejected this offer. It would be really difficult for any religious leader to pass up the offer of being idolized without any compromise or detecting the powerful devil was the man's enemy at the time. It seems fair enough that the man would feel he has authority over the devil. None of that long fasting really caught the man by surprise or turned him into a nut-case, as probably would have been for any of us in the world. This spiritual message has revolutionized the lives of countless millions in the modern world/ "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life." (John 3:16) This man who came into the world to fast in the desert claimed himself to be the Son of Man, Jesus. He would then later resurrect from an unfair crucifixion and be referred to as Christ by His believers. The Bible we know today is still relevant to this world.

Fwd: How to save yourself under heart attack when alone

Begin Forwarded Message:

From: lareyna tejada <lrynae@yahoo.com>

Date: November 8, 2007 9:17:36 PM PST

To: lrynae <lrynae@yahoo.com>

Subject: What are you to do

What are you to do if you have a heart attack while you are alone. If you've already received this, it means people care about you ...

The Johnson City Medical Center staff actually discovered this and did an in-depth study on it in our ICU The two individuals that discovered this then did an article on it .. had it published and have even had it incorporated into ACLS and CPR classes.

It is very true and has and does work. It is called cough CPR. A cardiologist says it's the truth ... For your info ...If everyone who gets this sends it to 10 people, you can bet that we'll save at least one life.

Read This...It could save your life! Let's say it's 6:15 p.m. and you're driving home (alone of course), after an usually hard day on the job. You're really tired, upset and frustrated. Suddenly you start experiencing severe pain in your chest that starts to radiate out into your arm and up into your jaw. You are only about five miles from the hospital nearest your home. Unfortunately you don't know if you'll be able to make it that far.

What can you do? You've been trained in CPR but the guy that taught the course, didn't tell you what to do if it happened to yourself.

Since many people are alone when they suffer a heart attack , this article seemed to be in order. Without help, the person whose heart is beating improperly and who begins to feel faint,< B> has only about 10 seconds left before losing consciousness.

However, these victims can help themselves by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously. A deep breath should be taken before each cough, and the cough must be deep and prolonged, as when producing sputum from deep inside the chest. A breath and a cough must be repeated about very two seconds without let up until help
arrives, or until the heart is felt to be beating normally again.

Deep breaths get oxygen into the lungs and coughing movements squeeze the heart and keep the blood circulating. The squeezing pressure on the heart also helps it regain normal rhythm. In this way, heart attack victims can get to a hospital. Tell as many other people as possible about this, it could save their lives!

From Health Cares, Rochester General Hospital via Chapter 240s newsletter "AND THE BEAT GOES ON .."

(reprint from The Mended Hearts, Inc. publication, Heart Response)

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Prayers For Living

Being able to rely on God is a really important benefit for all Christians. We know through the Bible and His revealings of prophecies that have already been verified with the Dead Sea Scrolls, we serve the only and true Living God. It's a fact that is not taken very seriously by many intellectuals and other religious leaders today. I think it's really important for a person to go on his or her own spiritual journey, instead of trying to always stay inside a box- we do not always have to take an expert's word for it. All men of God tell their godly brethren to read the Scriptures, themselves.

I think the best way to start a closer walk with God is start through prayer, open up the pages of the Bible, and fellowship with other believers. It's hard sometimes, but we all could sure use just a little more faith in God. Philippians 4:6 says, "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God." (NKJV). Life can get really stressful, and sometimes we just want to rely on our own wisdom to get things done. Walking in the Spirit of the Lord makes tasks feel so much lighter and less burdensome. We all just want to amazingly get things done. It's like our bodies were made to worship a being and be reliant on an ultimate source for our strength, growth, encouragement, and provisions. Want to know what else is good? Caring about others and we can just as well intercede for them through our prayers and concerns. I know that I've been touched by prayers through the Spirit, just feels like a mystery. Friends, God is the answer to our problems!

Participatory Note

I'm currently involved with Calvary Chapel Downey, which is a great ministry to be a part of. I attend the prayer meetings from Monday-Friday, from 6:30-7:30 am. On Saturday, I attend a prayer meeting from 8:00 am - 9:00 am and then go for a door-to-door ministry. It's really exciting to take in a part of doing things that a normal Christian should do.

I sort of feel that sometimes we all want to do a lot of things, but get side-tracked with other feelings that discourage us from doing them. I think time does fly by fast and when a person just sits there idly, he or she is really missing out on a lot of fun things. It's a part of life that sometimes when we share something to others that we don't expect is a big deal but feel that it benefits, it affects those around us and these people can surly vex us. In a way, sharing sometimes promotes getting placed a chip on the shoulder by someone. I think it's good to share out of love and not just to inspire misery. All in all, it's a learning process and an adjustment period for everyone; as long as good intentions are being worked for, and we are in account to the Lord, I don't think any wrong that's been done to true Christians really matters.

Life Hypothesis

This is just one of my hypothesis: just as the Bible states to ask in the will of the Lord and then have promise to receive it, we need to be committed to God's commands and do what is expected of us after making a huge prayer. All of us should be frank and not shy about our intent. Yes, we can all get a shy about not wanting to offend others. As long as our hearts are willing to following the Lord's, we have nothing to worry about. A Christian adage goes "God is always good."

I think many people who live for their own pleasures forget about their thoughts of how people are placed in life is always selfish. They may be wise in their own eyes, but even a sluggard who turns on a bed and won't even lift a finger to feed himself, doesn't subject to the perfect advise! (Proverbs 26:16). Our hearts need to be under constant check and in the mood for being at peace with others. It happens, but some people won't do it under the Lord's favor for whatever reason. As long as we are right with the Lord, we have done our part. The other guy will have a lot of explaining to do with the Lord in a time of judgment. Vengeance belongs to the Lord and not with our own feat.

Dime A Dozen

I think life can be as being a dime a dozen. It's really easy to get mad at people, when they don't do what you expected out of them. Sometimes, it may take a lot of patience or maybe they just don't want to do something with you, out of whatever reason. I think where I really struggle is the fact at balancing my life with others and how I should feel about myself.

I have regularly heard that my problems are generally received by everyone. Writing about anything shouldn't really have an effect, unless it is used to libel someone. I know that people get away with lying, cheating, and gossiping in their social circle. It's really odd that these same people will get angry when they hear what's been told about them, regardless of if it's the truth or not.

I personally stand for the truth, at all times, because it maximizes the effect of my writing. The truth doesn't necessarily stick out as appropriate sometimes, if it's not put under any scope of sensitivity. The weird thing I am finally noticing is that men who have a problem with my writing are going through some deep and personal issues. I think by being close friends, the writer never has to shut himself up about his own friends and reveal some sensible truth about them with others.

I am going to admit that good friends don't mind good intentions, unless they are tricked into seeing it as evil. If a person does an evil thing to another person, while he's under a lot of pain then it's seen upon as being not a bad thing. Let's take a second consideration, the person who is receiving the evil doesn't defend himself with the attack and takes up the issue with some immature friends. The immature friends flame the victimized person, who view him as heartless and worthy to be defenseless. We all want to see ourselves as self-righteous and never wrong, by minimizing them from view of any social center. It's wrong to think this way and so uncool to pretend your way through. Romans 3:23 states, "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." Therefore, no one has earned their way to calling himself, God. We all have a level of uncertainty with why we exist and where our next life will be. Our hearts will never individually control when all the animals rise in the morning, which star will explode in the universe, and our senility through time.

Is it your choice to be peaceful with others? Is it to fill yourself with knowledge of how the world works? Is it to gain popularity and recognition among others? Is it to live a life for someone you have pledged your love to? Is it to be always joyful and doing things that contribute to this factor, while avoiding things that could cause heartache?

Romans 6:23 states, "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." We each have a choice to make, and if it's to reject the goodness of God and His perfect love for all of us. God demonstrates His love for us in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died on the cross for us. John 3:16 states, "For God so loved the world that he gave His One and Son, that whosoever believes in him will not perish but have everlasting life."

Here's an interesting turn-of-events, a lot of witnesses pertained to seeing the same thing and that's watching Jesus appearing out of nowhere, after facing a terrible death and then rising back up into heaven. It may seem really like a trip in that maybe some druggies could think they were smoking some bad mushroom or pot! It could also be that many of them were doubting in their hearts and just going along the flow with a leader, Peter. A person who faces a conviction and is willing to take it to the grave without calling up to any arms must really be at peace with himself. We see some religious terrorists applying a conviction, but fighting and hating against their enemies. We hear of Christians being peaceful martyrs and comparable to the likes of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, Ghandi, and the Dalai Lamai. The Roman Catholicism Crusades are against Scripture; we aren't supposed to vanquish the enemy out of wanting to show off brawn but be on our best behavior to be a witness to our God. This is what all true Christians believe in, "That if you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord', and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved; for, 'Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.'" (Romans 10:9, 10, 13) This is eternal life and to go to the Lord, right after our death.

There is no greater assurance in our life than having a Bible which is the most influential book in the world at shaping our moral character. Even Muslims, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons, Catholics, Agnostics, and Archaeologists will at least submit to some verses in the Bible. The Bible is the oldest known ancient artifact translated into many different cultures. Christians just continuously purge themselves of any human understanding with the Bible and rely on the revelations that God has in store for us.

Holding Our Regard For Christ

A sense of sight is what we all possess to a larger degree in others. The ultimate source in our lives has to be truly the Bible. The most accurate translation right now is King James version and is capable of delivering sound doctrine to the maximum effect. Other translations are out there too and helps for applicable purposes.

What I have found difficult in my life is the act of sitting there and reading the Scriptures daily. It's been hard for me because a lot in my life are constantly battling against me to ignore my daily nourishment. I've been falling back on my teachings in childhood and really doing the best I can to discern where my faith lies at. I chose to follow Christ at an early age and did not have any desire to read the Bible. Keeping this basic fact in my life, I grew up feeling unattended to by the Lord. I always possessed some moral type of character that told me something I was doing was wrong. This conviction really made me feel guilty and thought no one could possibly move on to greater crimes because of these things. I always felt some people had a type of ignorance under their blissful anger. I noticed this type of character in some kids; I just kept quiet most of the time and so did not cause any commotion. One friend did bring up my issue of being taciturn; perhaps, it was my ignorance and attempt to be self-confident in my times of disappointment that caused him to turn bonkers with me in middle school! Perhaps, the devil had been following me around to try to stir up terror in my life as a growing child. He also may have tried to tap into my anxieties by using others to excel and trying to influence me to have fun and not get anywhere with life.

Thanks for Visiting This Stupid Site

All these months, I felt like I was covering up something that I necessarily felt out of control with. A past associate, who people say is no longer my friend, did a crime in the circle of friendships. It looks like everybody has been siding with me from the start. Now, it just goes to show that a best friend still is my friend- the only thing about him is that he thinks so highly of himself. I have all the details to make fun of him and bring down his pride level.

This is it. I realize my potential has always been with me and what a gift from God. What experiences that God gave me to help me realize the value of people, initially. To leave a friendship in a pile of rubble is a pretty normal thing to do when things don't feel so well. I know what to do now. I can make an endless pursuit without going to prison because the things I say and do are only going to add guilt and shame to the offended individual to himself. You can't run from your own hide- your own self. You can't hide it from a person who eventually picks up the truth and is going to use it to make fun of you. It's about taking the initiative and being affected with everything and then how you deal with it is the margin of success and failure. This is the type of relationships I embedded myself with all my life. Friends who come and go, and at a point get jealous of me for whatever stupid reason. They just get blinded with their natural gifts and good looks by thinking that I'm so cool. Well, that's dumb. These people were only mad at me because they so cared about me and at the same time were looking out for their own interests. It's like killing a prophet who is your friend. You know deep down inside that nothing bad will ever happen to them, out of knowing they are so smart and cool, but at the same time want to think you are right and the guy whose right is wrong.

I'm totally open to arguments, just be sure to give me a full synopsis that I can follow so that I won't get angry as well.

Funny Beginner's Guitar Lyrics

Mom, learning to play the guitar

(translated from Korean)

G
Mom, I am learning to play the guitar
C
I know this chord.
D
I am learning very slowly.
G
La la la la la. La la la la la.

Play direction: Steady quarter note strums.

Toils and Troubles

Oh why must I always get into a stupid battle.
For the love of God tells me to be very subtle.
Life intended me to grow out of weary pain and worries.
The definitions of finding our true being having a story.

People try to modify things that are uncharacterized.
Basing life off of a mix-up of miniscule euphemizations.
It's absolutely nothing, they don't see the end of stress.
Heart is so pounding and brashing all the way to chest.

Feelings of insecurity that emblazon our lives to maximum.
Understanding and wisdom is so crucial to us at a minimum.
Don't allow a poisonous dart to enter the way of the heart.
Listen to God's Word because it's the only way out of burial.

Christian Effects of Peaceful Writing

Writing can be like doodling where you share creativity with others. If you write something bad about a person while you are randomly writing, then it doesn't get good for people to look at it. I think it's good to write and to check up on your heart's attitude, but sometimes it's probably best to not do anything, if you've offended someone early. There's an advantage of being the aggressor of the whole thing, meaning the writer is the person with the tools. Too many people don't wish to sit there on their jammed corner and type up a novel.

It's great to have a calm heart and peaceful attitude. Letting go of things that once made a person selfish or emotionally out-of-control is a good thing. It's morally good to come to a repentance. Here's another catch, just doing this for yourself is motivationally good and helps you to live harmoniously with others. True repentance is probably just one of the most pivotal moves a person can make in his lifetime. Scripture points out this: "Repent, for the kingdom of God is at hand." John the Baptist and Jesus proclaimed the nearness of God’s kingdom (Matthew 3:2; 4:17; Mark 1:15). Evil was never intended to be a part of God's kingdom and those who have taken God's name in vain have broken one of the ten commandments. The book of Jude talks a lot about false teachers and defending the faith (v. 3). In conclusion, the Bible prepares all believers in every aspect of their lives and is God's daily provision. Hebrews 4:12 states "For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart."

Heart-to-Heart Ground-Breaking

These days have been going a little smoothly for me. I'm starting to realize my eloquence of being able to set the timer back to where a misunderstanding originally started. In the beginning, I was really exploring my strengths and weaknesses. I didn't know that people really thought I was worth gathering attention over. It used to be for me that no one would pay attention to me, no one would come to my club meeting where I presided over, it was like I was the only one fending for myself. That's how I felt my life was like.

Aging into the feel of friends, I'm starting to see that I was born to re-build friendships with people who others may consider as misfits. I'm also gaining the patience to stick around and listen to good-hearted people; I'm starting to enjoy this character a lot. It's great to ask questions with people who have a lot of experience and listen to them talk about their plans and share their life with you. I am so blessed to be around true Christians, who fervently wish to serve the Lord by praying for family and that's to all Christians around the world. Don't hesitate to join in with prayer, start with your loved ones, or even yourself. Ask Christ to come first into your heart if you haven't and forgive others of their wrong-doings with you, before you pray for yourself.

79 Good Things to Do

• Intern or volunteer at a hospital
• Register your car
• Register for the LA Marathon
• Call up and visit good friends
• Hang out with a close opposite sex friend
• Enroll in a car mechanic class
• Go to church everyday
• Finish the Bible
• Let your wounds heal
• Work out
• Try to get taller
• Ace a test
• Pick up educational degrees
• Create a website
• Do Sudoku puzzles
• Buy a new computer
• Read more
• Play an addictive game
• Sleep more
• Explore the mountains
• Play an instrument
• Go hiking, camping, and fishing
• Cook
• Take piano lessons
• Train for a race
• Play recreational sports
• Attend club meetings
• Become a tutor
• Visit cool libraries
• Find an old family
• Sit around and listen to people's conversations
• Enjoy company of friends
• Take a language class
• Raise a pet
• Do photography
• Appreciate life more
• Be on time for activities
• Live for God
• Go shopping for presents
• Take a martial arts class
• Join a music ensemble
• Write poems, stories, on your journal, etc.
• Become a student again.
• Focus on ending bad habits.
• Stay healthy
• Buy a Hummer or V8 engine car
• Pray for friends
• Stress out less
• Be more part of family life
• Develop better memory
• Read enough news
• Wake up early
• Become satisfied fast
• Appreciate experts
• Develop a nice resume
• Think properly
• Be more detailed oriented
• Be well-mannered
• Don't waste time
• Be sensitive to females
• Explore the meaning of family
• Buy a new house
• Explore happy relationships
• Be more loving
• Have more prioirty
• Outgrow angering influences
• Be satisfied with a little solitary entertainment
• Be swift with decisions
• Study hard
• Become more sociable
• Enjoy good company
• Become a good professional
• Live a good life
• Prone abilities
• Increase trust in the Lord
• Obtain a great leadership role
• Become a resourceful person
• Free yourself from feeling guilty
• Be more enthusiastic about completing tasks.

My Faith is Based On Bible

Today, I'm going to share with the readers how I've been taking a spin on life. It's really interesting to me how people appear to be not paying attention somehow because of their thoughts being on something else. It could also be that they might be just basking in their glory or just thinking that this guy or girl whose talking is just a chump whose being full of it. I've had my share of those mixed experiences. The reason I brought it up is because my heart wants whoever is reading this to pay attention to the most important part of this post.

The Bible is my book of life. Without it, I've learned that I can't function very well. I always feel an uneasiness or deprived when I don't have it at my disposal. Going about living a normal life with everyone else, I just know that these people are missing out of a great piece of action. It's not conjured sex that I'm thinking about. It's much better than sex, porn, or the greatest puzzle piece in your life. It's all about having a relationship with Christ. He's our true source of happiness, and nothing can bring you out of hell better than God who came down personally to deliver a sinful world out of its bondage. In Romans 10:9, it says to "Believe upon his name" and confess him with our mouths that he is our Lord and Savior. I think many Christians today like me, have this big or small struggle of sin which causes us to doubt in Christ's name and the purpose in this book of life.

Leaving Behind Old Trail and Going To New One

It feels like my life has been all about living on the old track. I think things started out pretty good for me, even though I tried to push those things away, out of trying to be like everyone else. Now that I've left behind that old trail and gone to a new trail, I came to be greeted along by fellow brothers' messages dealing with His Word of encouragement. It reminds me a lot about putting on the new wine skin. I haven't invested that much time into the Lord, as I should have when I was smaller. I really became grieved by the Holy Spirit and felt uncomfortable with the old life-style I had. There was always this missing link in my life; this true joy that I wanted to get. For a brief moment in my life, I looked to satisfying myself by worshipping the creation and not the Creator. I felt its lack of authenticity.

Now that I've been regenerated from that old life of mischief and misfortune, I realize that I'm a new creature with lots of knowledge that I will need to pick up. No longer is there that anxiety in me to push myself to doing something and waiting it out there, while feeling lack of motivation and sickness to the stomach. I need to think like His little child again, the person who put a lot of trust and concern and love for the Son who died on the cross for man's sins. The person who felt a lot of anguish over being ridiculed and tortured by his brothers, while going through elementary school. It's so funny to now think of it that I grew up sensitive and having come to terms to it, right now!

The Joy of Giving

Once upon a time, a couple who lived in the carnal valleys of San Bernardino gave birth to Fudrucker. The mom and dad were adventurous and married happily- while the mom was eight-months pregnant, she insisted on a romantic trip in the wilderness of Mt. Whitney, CA. The husband being not so informed about the expected baby and that it looked like his wife was adding on a few pounds shrugged his shoulders.

Having an open mind, his parents felt that their child should start learning to get along with other kids early. The dad Peter, was a local sports columnist and his brunette-haired wife Mary Jane was a former baby sitter. Peter put up an ad in his paper and to his dismay received a lot of requests from parents with similar interests. At the age of two-in-a-half, Fudrucker became a master at ingeniously stealing from other toddlers around his age. His parents bought him a bag of toys to share with his playmates and asked their parents to bring toddler toys with them. What Fudrucker's parents didn't notice was that his toy bag would always be a little heavier when his playmate left their home. They didn't notice Fudrucker's mischievousness until they started realizing toys they hadn't even bought. It put them through a lot of trouble in calling back all of his grieving playmates' parents because it had happened for a whole year.

As Fudrucker started aging into a kindergartner, his mother started becoming more attentive to him. One day, as Mary Jane looked through the toy bag and noticed a tonka truck that wasn't his, she became appalled by Fudrucker's whining and that Fudrucker insisted the toy had belonged to him. Being embarrassed, Mary Jane apologized to the other parent for her son's inconsiderateness and promised it would never happen again. During the next session, Mary Jane decided to emphasize on her son respecting her playmate's belongings. She routinely became accustomed to relocating the toddlers' belongings, before the end of the day to avoid breaking her oath.

School had finally begun for Fudrucker, and his dad Peter who once was a bully would always preach to him each morning to not pick on his classmates. Mary Jane started building good relationships as a devoted caregiver with the community of toddler and kindergartner parents. Her schedule became booked each day and started wondering if she should start charging a nominal fee to buy early-learning children's material. Mary Jane also became more crafted at preparing bakery goods and soon, expected a second child.

One day to the astonishment of Mary Jane, she noticed that her son's favorite toy was missing in the bag. At the end of the day, she started pondering and looking for it at all possible areas in the estate property. She decided to let it sit and thought that it would show up again sometime. As days went on, she noticed that her son wasn't playing with it each day and was nowhere to be found. At dinner time, she couldn't resist but bring the issue up with Fudrucker and Peter.

Fudrucker started explaining about how his playmate who had no new toys to share. Mary Jane later accounted his classmate's parents were struggling to stay in the working class. It soon became evident that Fudrucker had given his favorite toy to an unfortunate classmate who didn't have the luxury of toys. Mary Jane realized the generosity her son had developed and became touched in her heart.

My Heart Must Focus Solely On God

My heart needs to start stirring again. My passion feels quenched and worn out. The repetitious moments in my life are filled with voids. There is something stressful in my life, and I cannot blame a single, outside source.

My mind is like a juice carton. The juice is drank with satisfaction in the beginning, but may become stale later. I think the bondage of sin causes the mind to not be alert at its fullest potential. Sin is anything that falls out of place with what God told us to do. Note, God never commanded us to chop our hands off, if we sinned because of them. It is a metaphor of speech that will help the reader realize that he alone cannot fulfil the Old Testament laws perfectly. What I feel that needs to be done, is constant prayer to Jesus at all moments. In both good and bad times...

Christians Have Joyful Adventurous Lives

Life for a Christian can be very exciting because they don't need to worry about the fear of death anymore. Most Christians already know that their old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in their lives.

"We are no longer slaves to sin. For when we died with Christ, we were set free from the power of sin. And since we died with Christ, we know we will also live with him. We are sure of this because Christ was raised from the dead, and he will never die again. Death no longer has any power of him. When he died, he died once to break the power of sin. But now that he lives, he lives for the glory of God. So you also should consider yourselves to be dead from the power of sin and alive to God through Christ Jesus." (Romans 6:6b-11 NLTV)

Our Christian faith is based off of Jesus being raised from the dead. Any daring and brave non-believer who pursued the path of disproving this belief has failed. Former atheists such as Josh McDowell and Lee Strobel were absolute opponents who are now serving God. In addition, Paul in the Holy Scriptures used to terrorize and murder Christians with a religious zeal that closely matches with the modern-day extremists' enmity towards Americans. The kingdom of God has even grown with the addition of former Jihad Islamists- the most likely and greatest opponents with Christianity. Now just think, how the fear of death with great guilt under our belt was a great burden for all of us. Charles Spurgeon wrote "What was said at our Lord's birth was also declared in His death. When the soldier pierced His side, blood and water came out to set forth the double cleansing by which we are delivered from the guilt and the defilement of sin." (All Of Grace, "Deliverance from Sinning").

Without the worry of fearing death anymore, we are free to care for others and to enjoy a wonderful fellowship with God. Lives of new believers will gradually change by their experiencing a new vigor. Even though in some cases it's possible, we can't always expect to have instantaneous growth in faith. As our walk in the Lord comes through reading his Word, praying, and following His commands, we come to experience the joys of God's promises:

"A new heart will I also give you, and a new spirit will I put within you. I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh and I will give you an heart of flesh." (Ezekeial 36:26).

It is important to note that we are to work on being people of light:
"So live as people of light. For this light within you produces what is only good and true and right." (Ephesians 5:8b-9)

Touch of God's Hand

Living in life with the farthest reaches that test the boundaries of extremities.

To find and reawaken one's true longing and seach in life.

Being once in a world full of deceit and catastrophic, anxieties create depression.

On a search for truth and wisdom, finding a physical medium to connect with God.

The Devil planned many different obstacles to get me from knowing Christ.

 

Nothing surpasses Christ, not even the greatest and sultry movie scenes.

No creation can be above God, who is the source of all inspiration.

Some deny the truth of their existence, and that is to downgrade to relativism.

Our hearts were created for a purpose to define and be illustrous in this life-time.

 

May the Word of God seek and make its way through your hearts.

Whatever temptations that prevent you from coming to know God.

Let them all pass by just accepting that we are all weak and need a savior.

Wise men choose the path of righteousness and fools take their own path.

 

My Commitment to Forgiving Brothers and Sisters=)

God's so amazing to me because I can just attend church service and be released from all my troubles in the world. Recently, I engaged in some minor social delinquency, which is so minor and not serious. I think I may have exaggerated a person's emotions, just by giving her a drive to annoy her inadvertently, especially with the passing of a loved one. She's really cute actually, and I don't really see the reason in why I would want to displease her in the first place. Even though I thought I was communicating some harmless content and labeling as "not serious", these people who were also siding with the opposition were like "Whoa, not cool. Don't get me involved."

I guess I'm feeling that they wronged me more. Simply because they didn't take the time to understand me and have to make asonine assumptions that contests the distance of Earth and the Milky Way. My heart would have liked for them to do a positive thing because this guy has been skipping out on a relationship with God. (This guy is a friend that I'm not going to mention. I'm going to be so smooth, so please don't ask me, if you read this post.) I received a lot of this torture from just wanting to talk and be listened to. I need to do some forgiving, too. It gets really hard to forgive someone, without having a chance to retaliate with them. Just letting it go is so tough. I think if you deal with your offenders the Biblical way and then forgive them, then we are no longer a prisoner of who offended us. This verse needs to be viewed very carefully:

Jesus says, “I am warning you! If another believer sins, rebuke him; then if he repents, forgive him. Even if he wrongs you seven times a day and each time turns again and asks forgiveness, forgive him.” (Luke 17:3-4)

By the words "rebuke him", it's not talking about exacting revenge! I get tempted at times to want to do stuff to enjoy seeing people suffer. It's really hard though to get revenge on people you love, so I can see that God, who is the God of love, doesn't have any trouble showing mercy:

While we live in sin,

"But you, O Lord are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger and abounding in love and faithfulness." (Psalm 86:15)

When we ask for forgiveness with God,

"You do not stay angry forever, but delight to show mercy." (Micah 7:18b).

Apostle Paul states, "Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another just as in Christ God forgave you." (Ephesians 4:32).

What are the benefits of forgiving?
It is necessary for our own forgiveness. Jesus said, "But when you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your sins, too.” (Mark 11:25, 26)
It restores Christian fellowship. Now it is time to forgive him and comfort him. Otherwise he may become so discouraged that he won’t be able to recover. Now show him that you still love him. (2 Cor. 2:5–10)
Spiritual cleansing. James says that the elders of the church should pray over those who are sick and the Lord will make them well, adding, "And anyone who has committed sins will be forgiven." (James 5:15-16)

Examples of forgiveness:
Esau and Jacob. (Genesis 33:4–15)
Joseph (Genesis 45:8–15)
Moses (Numbers 12:1–13)
David (2 Sam 19:18–23)
Solomon (1 Kings. 1:52, 53)
Jesus (Luke 23:34)
Stephen (Acts 7:59-60)
Paul (2 Timothy 4:16)

Making a good nusiance of myself

Okay, for this one, I'm assuming a few people want to know me, especially those who want to get with me and do some funk-ridden dancing! I've been doing some thinking- it's like God just fills your head with discernment sometimes. It's always a shame that I have to be the one to beg in prayer for all my troubles and not see the Father come down from heaven to personally deliver me a short cut in the form of a present. I see that there are boundaries I can cross in everyone's life. It's just that when I do, I will have to be accountable for all the mistakes that gets added onto it. I just have to be prepared to add in all the details to lay out my position in life. Normally, boys and girls, they will see me as a pretty good guy. It just sucks that I have to be a punching bag to others sometimes. It's like a repercussion pool, come join the party if you are mad for no reason, just make up a case that didn't even cross my mind and blame all the troubles that never is going to happen.

Thanks to that stupid full-time job, I lost a lot of interest in my feelings. I was like a zombie going about life, making phone calls, writing plain e-mail to strangers, and realizing that no one is out there, except for Jesus who reigns in our hearts if you let him:

"Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me." (Revelations 3:20, KJV)

I broke out of my egg in a peculiar way. Then all of a sudden, I get like this huge pie in my face when I wake up in the morning with the alarm clock running through my cold flesh. I wake up to a mesmerizing world of long lost memories and the joy of having the gift of life.

Pursuit of an individual's dreams

There are people in life we can all appreciate, just by taking the time to study them. Sometimes, a little side effect from what I like to call the Enemy puts thoughts in a person's head. I now see that a very good writer's enemy is the passion from people he or she relates too. It's a shame that everyone can't read carefully your writing and have to think off tangent with anxieties. Isn't that how literary critcism began? In a moment where I stand, I just need to be unafraid of standing up to do what's right. It's to be freely just myself and continue to be myself. 

 

Discouragement is also a writer's secondary enemy. Life may be flowing where the writer has to make ends meet to pay off his shabby studio. It could be tossing around a nickel or dime with different or succulent leisures. A lot of these things are not very hard to relate to. The definition of boundaries is very tough on me right now. What am I allowed to do or not? I'm not such the sensitive creature anymore, after having come to terms with my own privacy. The Lord designs everyone to be different. How can a writer consider himself normal, if he sees connections with a person that others can't feel?     

 

Local churches can impact lives

I believe that everyone's walk with Jesus has been a lot of ups and downs. Being people who can't be people without sins, I think the Enemy is at an advantage in this world. So many are dying without the gospel, and what I fear is that today's churches are growing stale about evangelizing. Surely, I say the Holy Spirit anoints those who take time off to share their faith in a group. There is strength in numbers, but there's a gift all Christians individually possess. They can use it to minister to the people around them, who God will direct to them.

 

All Christians must remember their testimony, which is very unique and quite relatable with others. The Great Commission is not limited to a select few; it's for the whole Body of Christ, even children who've accepted Him at the age of five. Those little ones can be a model teachers look up to at school or even put on a delightful play while roleplaying the greats. I can just think of a mini-Moses suit and a wig-beard they could put on. Abide in Christ's love by obeying Jesus and he will abide in you. Ask in His name for God's kingdom, and all the desires in your heart shall be met. Do you hear his calling? 

Troubled Flesh and Resolution

I think sometimes all writers end up envisioning details in their head that becomes too hot to define the territory of. In that case, all I really can think of is a writer's block syndrome. Working in transition with sentence by sentence takes a lot of meaninful commitment. Wrting and maintaining a blog is indeed a highly challenging process and in a way, esoteric. There are so many lines that can be crossed, if you the writer aren't discreet. Without any boundaries and living in the wild, life just continues tumbling over as if it's trying to take you down. Being in a guy's world, it's been tough to bring others into discussion with details I'm betwixt and between about while playing a physical side of the conflict. My heart's been so wild and unbreathtakingly nonchalant about regarding some close friends' emotional intelligence. Persona in sensitive and cocky men is to complain directly to a friend, if he's mad at you. If you take the initiative to fix the situation with your attempted eloquence, then they become mad feeling that you were not directing your attention to them. They become filled with jealousy, and if you lose their respect they see you as their enemy.

These matters are all in the flesh and such an annoyance to my real countenance. I don't want to assme myself to be better than them in what I do. Perhaps, I am a greater thinker and may take things more lightly. I think I should try giving advice to these men who are mad at me for no reason. It looks to them respecting me a whole lot. The Bible says that Christians are a light onto this world. It's all thanks to the Holy Spirit working in us and through our assurance of going to heaven by having received Christ as our Savior.

Putting on the new wine skin

Sometimes God intends for us to legally drive on the opposite end of the road. It's really hard to go against mainstream ideas, especially if you are so people-oriented. We all want to get along with everyone, and be happy with whatever we are doing. It's tough to let go of your parent's expectations or your past goals, especially if they've been with you all your life. Jesus challenges us in the Scriptures to let go of whatever obstacles that keep us from having a relationship with him. The obstacle may even be a good or harmless thing that goes on your head or other busy tasks. Jesus states, "For any man who thirsts, let him come unto me and drink" (John 7:37). If you hear him knocking on your heart, then answer his call. By repenting and simply stating, "Jesus, come into my life" you have done more than many people will ever do. We live in the last days, and it's urgent to keep to God's foundation daily because someday, evangelism will stop. The enemy will perform miracles and do good deeds, only to mislead non-believers from entering God's kingdom.

 

As my faith grows more in Jesus everyday, I'm realizing that he has a subtle hold in everything we do. God doesn't play us like chess pieces on both sides of the board. God emphasizes that He needs our undivided attention and gives us full freedom to turn away from Him. Adam and Eve were created in the image of God, and before they were created in His delight, God took a risk by giving them the freedom to worship Him. Only by falling in the Garden of Eden, did they not remain in it for long. For if they did stay, then they would live forever in hiding from God. Out of their sin, we have all become infected in the flesh of sinning. Today's culture sees sin in some respects as tolerable behavior and will do its best to make it legit! Because of man's sins, they can't have a relationship with God on their own. Man needs forgiveness from God only by confessing that Jesus is Lord! Revelations 21-22 talks about a relationship with God, but I will be studying it soon. 

 

Don't work it so hard. Keeping in mind that God created a resting day for all of us, it's not hard to see that we all need rest after God took the seventh day off from creating the universe and all life-forms!  

Scratching Sabbath Day

I think having a relationship with God is plenty wonderful. It always doesn't appear that way to us, sometimes. Living in a fast paced world, the Lord decrees His believers to worship and rest on a day set aside for Him. The provision that Jesus provides for us should not be neglected because that time of fellowship with him will refresh our souls.

What's a blessing is that God placed His Son on this world to tell all the religious folk back in those days to renounce their shallow religion. He did this by objecting to the way they practiced the Sabbath Day, which was passed on from God's first generation to the next. It can appear to be a contradiction in that very knowledgable people of the Old Testament told Jesus, who was claiming to be the Son of Man, he was violating the Law of Moses. Jesus didn't back down with their fiery criticism and continued performing miracles like healing an old lady whose body was bent downwards twice and possessed by a demon. Jesus even backed it up with an Old Testament verse to show mercy and not offer sacrifices (Matthew 9:13, Micah 6:6-8). Jesus was like "Hey Pharisee, you work on the Sabbath Day if a new-born baby reaches it in eight days." Jesus then went on to say that the religious leaders had it all wrong by saying:
Then Jesus said to them, "The Sabbath was made to meet the needs of people, and not people to meet the requirements of the Sabbath." (Mark 2:27)

The religious leaders at the time simply thought Jesus was healing like a doctor would and called it working. He was not working on the Sabbath Day, but only showing mercy to those who were afflicted with demon possession (Luke 5:41, Luke 13:10-14). We all have an awesome God to definitely worship! God is definitely part of the greatest historical miracles in the making ever recorded.

Interesting Talk on Dating

Work, lack of sleep, long time endeavors, and promising goals are things that can really go on a person's mind. For this post, I'm going to take on a guy's perspective about dating. I'm thinking that a significant number of the guys want to get married someday. Even though dating's not a crime, it seems like many adults are doing it to find and receive love or trying to engage in some fun. Viewing things in God's perspective, the Bible never encourages a nice lad to date and then eventually fornicate. The Scriptures instruct believers to view their bodies as holy temples who house a dwelling place for God. Lusting after a person in your heart is also a type of sin characterized with spiritual fornication. However, it's completely normal to have feelings for that special someone in your heart because that's just the beauty of God's grace. I would recommend that all believers should study God's word to know to draw the line of what's sinful and isn't. Many Christian books on dating, like Josh Harris who wrote "I Kissed Dating Goodbye", are excellent at describing our sinful nature in the area of dating. 

 

Sex is viewed by God as an intimate act between husband and wife, not a consentual agreement of two adults. I speak only based on experiential learning and think a man who invests a lot of time on thinking about marriage, like the Apostle Paul did is actually honorable. Pastor Bob Coy said on a radio-stationed sermon that "Christian marriages can contain the best sex". It's not that surprising because in any marriage the element of trust, love, and mutual desire to caress the husband or wife is always intended by God. Pastor Chuck Smith commented, "A healthy marriage is the closest experience to heaven."

 

Without following after God's guidelines, a boy-girl relationship involving sex will be constantly tested no matter how good everything is to him. Satan can devise a scheme to make attractive girls lure a faithful man out of a marriage. It's important to note that the key to a healthy nation is a healthy family. It starts with a healthy spousal relationship. We all must repent daily of our sins and turn to God for His instruction and should be constantly reading the Bible to make sure we are not missing the mark. If a marriage or guy-girl relationship doesn't stand its ground, in some cases of broken relationships, even the ones I've viewed on television- it can be a dramatic life change and emotionally damaging. I'm not saying that we should scorn those who fall in relationships or marriages. Some things like nasty truths should probably be left out, if it's possible. I don't think working up on a fact someone is sensitive about and then trying to make it sarcastic will produce pretty results. I've experienced it firsthand, over two men, who were involved in a sexual relationship, but oh my, they tried to sue me when I gave them a feeling they weren't man enough to amend their broken relationships.  

Reading Christian Books w/ fun idea

Lately, it feels that we all need to start doing some more reading of the Scriptures in order to expand our knowledge of God. It's really easy for everyone to get caught up with something else, such as work, school, and girlfriend/boyfriend, to really find time for the Bible. All of these things are good to invest in, but as Christians we all should know that God needs to come first. If our spiritual lives are not invested in, then it gets weaker and easier for the enemy to attack us. Adam's sins have caused all of us to fall, except for one and that's Jesus. 

 

What I feel is that it's not really hard to come to the realization that we need to repent. The Holy Spirit moves in a Christian's life and actively transforms the person into living a holy life. I recently asked a senior pastor, who is head over the most, prominent local church in Thailand, what Christian book had the greatest impact on him. I mentioned great evangelicals like Moody, Spurgeon, and Piper. His response was, "The Bible." I snickered to the thought and agreed with him by quoting, "That's right! The Bible is the greatest source of inspiration." 

 

Here's a small emotional chart I made up and would be kind of fun to think about:

 

Down in the dumps <----------depressed <---------------moody--------- lukewarm ----------> moody -----------> happy ---------> exuberant  

Life is Short

Life feels so short for me. It's like when things look really good for others, then it's likely that what they are going through is also going to happen to you. There are a lot of opportunities that our eyes and hears can't catch sometimes. I don't think it's necessarily that big of a deal to just think about being successful. Thinking big is just one thing, but putting it into action is a totally different ball game. A reasonable assumption is that the world packs Christianity into all the other religions; what makes this characterization strange is that it's whacked out, compared to Buddism, Hinduism, Krishna, etc. Christians are possibly scorned all over the world. First of all, Americans are seen upon by the world as Christians, and I can surely tell you that we are not seen very positively by the Muslim world of the Middle East. Secondly, Israel and Christianity go hand in hand, and most of the council in the U.N. disapprove of Israel being a nation. Just think of so much conflict going on there between the Israelites and Palestinians; at a point in time, I wanted to create a video game - titled "Israel vs Palestinians: End of World Conquest."

 

According to the Scriptures, Israel becoming a nation is in God's rightful plan, and what a joy it is for our generation to be able to sense that God's kingdom may be a little closer. There is a sense of this urgency in time running out. Even though we may never be great as evangelicals like Billy Grahm and Charles Spurgeon, God still uses our gifts and talents to minister to those who need it. I will pray that the local congregations I'm involved in will be blessed with further spiritual movements to expand God's kingdom.

 

Being tested in faith

It's really cool how if you give a little time, then people will come around right after you smack them on their literative forehead. I think it's a blessing that God really plays for our side, no matter how ugly the situation may get. It's in tough times that our faith gets tested, and if you are standing around still even as it persists into stronger attacks, then you have to be one of those godly Christians who will be awarded the crown of glory in heaven. Faith like a musterseed is all it really takes to let God set up your blessings. Just count your blessings, they're innumerable. Why? Because God loves us and died on the cross for our sins; it's not the end of story, yet. He even calls Christians His righteous children; how cool is that to have a grandpa who would always keep his eye on you and give you sound discipline starting from an early age. 

 

I think God makes it easy for us to relate to other's mishaps and also find reasons to believe that Christ should reign in our lives. Crisis, untimely deaths, crimes, divorce rates, sickness, and poverty are all reasons for the world to lose trust in God. It may seem like we also can relate to all of these issues and lose sight in Jesus. Our bodies are facing several spiritual battles and sometimes, run low in godly desires to continue the race. In these critical moments, a few are gifted at using their talents to get what they want. It's sometimes really hard to see God working out for us in our lives because we all want a powerful God to enrich us with only happiness. Let's face it, love hurts. Just as almost all parents have already experienced their children turning on their backs. We have pained God in every area of our lives; he is a jealous God who won't settle for anything less than our full attention of Him. We should be reminded of his power by how He disciplines people. Only by confessing sins can he or she realize the grace and peace Jesus holds in his or her life.    

Fun Christian Passage

God is the ultimate authority in getting to a straight path. We must simply become more aligned with His word, starting at our heart. Some people boastfully can show their talents to other believers, in order to gain recognition; I would never have expected a few to succumb their flesh to this matter without their confessions of stealing God's glory. Our experiences of people's confessions really can build our character and help ourselves through the convictions of the Holy Spirit. Living in a small town of Downey, things have always seemed to be going great for me. Like, there had been no robberies, senseless graffiti, or gangs in my neighborhood. I'm sure many satisfied Christians can fall into this state of over-relaxation. I think this can make us settle into this state of mind that I can become spiritual lazy and indulge myself in daily pleasures. As a result, I've been weakened and even more sensitive to negative changes in my life.

In a way, a true repentance starts from the heart and faith in Christ that everything will go well, even if it doesn't seem to be headed in that direction. Sin can be a security blanket for everyone because it can define their goals and desires of finding mainly pleasure without regard for others. I find that everyone is at fault in falling short of God's expectations for us. That's why, everyone who believes in Christ wholeheartedly should worship him with all their hearts- we've been justified in our faith with Christ. We are undeserving of going to heaven, but because Jesus shed his blood for us, he knocks on our hearts to come to his spring of life. The gospel has spread all over the world and is consistent in different languages; attempts to mar God's word have failed. God's kingdom is unshakable, even though many who reject the true God try to attack it.

Here's some fun facts: Pete's philosophy is to learn new stuff in mind, improve himself, worship God without showing off to other people, and focus on forgiveness. Pete has been getting wiser from the moment he was young. Pete says I am hiding my talents with the piano.

Life and Times of Our Feelings

I think life can sometimes feel unfair in that your emotions can't always be met by the desires of your heart. Progressively observing myself, I see that a whole array of feelings can be associated with different circumstantial moments. My heart's will is to find that meaning and keep up with the purpose God has stored in my soul. Taking on an emotional journey along with a honest feedback can actually help a person grow into a more complete person. Jesus was a very emotional man, and when he died on the cross for our sins, he cried- every last drop of his tears were not for his sake but for all of us. In our struggles to be on top of life, such as Cain was seeking after, if our hearts are not invested in the spiritual desires, then our life just becomes filled with this meaningless void.

The mantra of all dying civilizations have been to live a life that is pleasing to their god, people, or own desires. Scriptures point out that a dying world will laugh and mock at the gospel; perhaps, they may be hurting underneath. The Bible also goes on to mention that a person not of the Spirit will see things of the Spirit as foolishness; a Proverb verse addresses that the wisest man compares nothing to the foolishness of God, who is founder of all creation. Some may fall short of God because they will claim He's a founder of evil and allows Satan to roam the world, so why should they please God. Well, my friends, God did not create good to go bad. He has given us more freedom than any godly angels. Not one unsaved man will be able to attest God's judgment upon him. Leave a comment if you wish to hear more on any topic I covered, have a Bible verse, or want to have a savior in your life.

Wandering approval

I've come to feel that God blesses us through trials and tribulations. In our life, when we are in a trial, we are just constantly struggling and trying to find our way, even when we are jammed tight on a dark corner. In that time of period, it felt like I was losing control over everything I held dear. I kept on listening to my stubborn heart in relying on myself to grab a hold of the situation. As I did this, I would sink even more and cause greater distress for myself, friends, and family.

 

It's been a really tough joy ride because I started having a ball with these emotions I never really experienced before. Last year, I totally lost the will to serve my emotions and became like a blank rock to other's problems or discussions. Only by tapping in to the truth have I been improving on a more emotionally meaningful transition.  I've come to realize that friendships mean a whole heck of a deal to me, especially if I see that I'm not at fault in an argument with a friend. Even if it's my fault, I'll still give it another go in a heart beat. I think it all comes down to convincing a friend to what you want them to hear and then letting God doing the rest.

Setting up a blog

I think setting up a blog on this site is a really easy thing to do. You first need to have g-mail account. Secondly, just follow the directions and choose your blog template or customize your appearance. It's really nifty in that you can also subscribe to people's blogs, and I've never thought the very person who hates me a whole lot would subscribe to my blog.

 

I must have been entertaining and someone to be angry at in the same time. Really wierd, I must quite add in that I think how you get oriented with details may cause you to feel differently from the intended effect. Wow, I think words are really powerful and should never be associated with so much sarcasm because it could get you a heap of court orders with people who you call your friends! This makes my posts Christian-oriented; I think I have to mention something about Jesus every time. Jesus saves!

 

Fixing your eyes on Jesus, how simple is that! I would take the narrow good path over the broad destructive path, anyday! The Lord is in our very midsts watching the universe and making sure that all non-believers have the chance to accept him, after they die.  

A New Beginning

I love the feeling of getting a fresh new start. Sometimes, our lives can make us feel down and defeated. I have recently had times where I just want to go back in time and fix all my mistakes. I just wish that if I had tweaked my actions just a little bit on a certain direction, then maybe life would be a little better. I think it's sometimes really hard for people to stop pointing fingers, especially if that guy feels that both of the persons involved in a confrontation are at fault. God's a total mystery, and some just can't stop complaining how people can make their lives more miserable.

It's really difficult to associate with people who have mood complexes, especially if you want to open up to them. NO worries, I'm only just saying these things from the wealth I obtained in my heart after accepting Christ at a very young age. Words can stir emotion and can cause unintended feelings from people all over the world in different walks to add their idiosyncratic two-cents. I'm not of any justification at the moment to judge other's appearances. Throughout this whole year, I'm going to try a new philosophical approach to how I portray myself to a dying world. I'm going to share the deep emotional truths that lie in my heart. I want to be known, reached-out, and advocated by those important to me. Fame as a writer in my short-span of life can only give me so much pleasure that I hope to accomplish a spiritual task of serving Christ. Matt 28:19-21 states to teach new believers with sound Biblical doctrine and invite people all over the world to accept Christ. It's a reason for me to believe that there's a purpose in putting up this blog. I am under the presupposition that if I put nothing but anything good from my heart, then I will make a huge impact around the cutting-edge side of things.