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.