Friday, February 29, 2008

Freedom Apart From Sin

Freedom in the Holy Spirit is characterized to me as infathomable. It's all an exercising of faith especially in that this body which so many people have trouble figuring out or even doubting discuss about it and even partake in it without ignorance! My problem all along has been listening to men of God and other brethen. It's been getting really easy for me to talk and talk about everything happening in my life, in regards to my spiritual walk. All I know is that Micah 6:8 commands all Christians to love justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God. 
 
I'm realizing that many unbelievers are basing off Christians as a bunch of hypocrites and ignorant men who stay in the way of others who want to go through with sensitive things such as abortion, fornication,  homosexuality, and cheating just to name a few. It should apparent to everyone who use their brains that we can't possibily satisfy all our needs in this lifetime. People form or partake in families to be engulfed by loving their own to find happiness. Ultimate happiness is selflessness folks, and surly possibly a downloading of free MP3 music, playing video games, watching favorite T.V. shows, drinking at bars, or watching pornography could satisfy today's single men but do you ever see them go without complaining?! Complaints are feedback to the outward soul that something isn't going right. Is there something you wish to complain about? It's all about pleasing God because it's good for us. We take it in by REASONABLE faith in the Bible because it's an annointed document- don't interpret it wrong now because the Lord will get you for that.     

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Curiousity with New Faces

Imagine this: you meet up with a bunch of new people and then you start hanging out with them. You absolutely know nothing about their past life, but continue to associate with them out of just wanting to. One day, you feel like you have a good understanding of each of their personalities. Perhaps, your single-minded heart wants to captivate one of them who you can't get your mind off of.

I've had the privilege of typing in some of these friend's names on a search engine. I discovered that many of these names come out with some interesting searches. One of these friends have a really unique name and it made me laugh to see his front-page photo in a colorful background. In conclusion to my subjective research, I really question if these friends are more mysterious than meets the eye. For example, could one of them have been actively aspiring to be a CEO for a business? Could another be an extremely well communicator and know a lot of things, even though she always comes out humble? I'm glad these names associate with a lot of positive characteristics. Believers in the name of Jesus tend to have this "Salt of the Earth" mantra. They are numerous and attractive. We all should strive to be selfless individuals with the God-given talents we were all given.

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Coolness in Restored Friendships

I've found a quick revelation. The Bible states that the best friend is someone who lays his life down for someone. It becomes a really headache or annoyance sometimes, if a friend gives you a hard time because you can't see eye to eye with him. Furthermore, when there's no other physical support around it's easy to get carried away with the thought of getting vengeance.

I realize that my strengths and weaknesses should not be complemented with a fake surface of pride. With all this pride in my past relationships with mending wierd friendships, I became slightly confused as to what the right thing to do was. The Bible states to not to be yoked upon and fellowship with unbelievers, but does it mean that we shouldn't carry the yoke of their burden? The answer to that is no because Jesus laid down his life for us sinners, who hadn't yet to come to know him yet. John 3:16 states "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." This is amazing truth, and when our lives become all about focusing on ourselves then we are bound to fall somewhere along those lines. I realized the amazing simplicity of placing trust upon God with these words, "I'm sorry." By stating them with sincerity I noticed that life for me became more free and realized that the things I have been doing were for God's kingdom.

Monday, February 18, 2008

New Vision With Studying

This is just a small fun post. I figure that learning for me is all about learning a material as comprehensively and rapidly as one can. And then you review the material you didn't retain. I think learning is rewarding and actually a fun drive to have. It also helps you out with discipline and trains you to let go of some thoughts that would make you unproductive.

I'm so glad that God is around to accept our apologies for having anxiety in our lives. We simply have a loving Creator who would never want to see us going on living life miserably. Biblical values are keen, truthful, and literally feel good to uphold. Allowing God to come into our hearts once again and having a restoration of joy and faith is a miracle for our individual identity.

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Joy In Faithfulness

I believe that I haven't written anything so compelling for the masses to hear. It doesn't matter to me how many lives I am able to influence through leadership. What I am really aiming for is the full counsel of God's Word. It is amazing how the simplicity of the gospel can get believers carried away with a few unanswerable questions. Perhaps, some things that we can't understand about life will be revealed to us in heaven. An interesting note to make is that all believers have the mind of Christ. This means that even though our hearts are still evil and make sinful judgments daily, our minds are able to conform with Christ's seed in our hearts. 2 Corinthians 5:17 states:

"This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!" (NLT)

All believers will study the Bible and fellowship with others at a church, not out of feeling chores, but out of genuine love that can only originate with God. Meeting at a big decision in my life, being in the state of desiring marriage gets me to examining how much I'm able to rely on God for strength when doubts of the right spouse surfaces. Philippians 4:13 states "I can do all things in Christ who strengthens me."

Our relationship with God is greatest thing to invest in because no love beats God's love. If we simply come to accept this new life with Jesus Christ, we are free from the bondages that once held us captive. We no longer fear death and have uncertainty with our lives; in other words, we have reasonable joy!