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I'm not trying to convince people, I meet too many people like that.
Rather I'm trying to say what I consider the truth, and whether or not you listen is up to you.
God's plan for his followers continues on.
I find that God does the same things. God says to the sun to stop shining and it does, he tells the earth to shake and it does. But he never forces any person to listen to him. He might set up circumstances to make it as obvious a choice as can be but the choice is still up to the person. It is the freedom he has given all of us, and with every freedom comes responsibility. If people refuse him, it doesn't make God smaller, make Jesus sacrifice any less but rather makes the rejector less.

Jesus is here to offer us a friendship with God creator of all.

Tremor

Tremor is bringing in the new day.
They are great yet unnerving times.
Things shake,
You don't know what will be left behind, and what will stay.
The landscape changes from the familiar to the unfamiliar.
Many things I would like to have in place.
Many things I would like to do.
Regardless the new day always comes.

I think I just worry to much sometimes :( Gah
What comes, comes,
What happens, happens.
So here is to not worrying as much :)

God help me be who you want me to be.
Teach us to do things the right way.
God lead us
God bless us

What does it take to cross the bridge?

I have seen smarter people than me simply lose everything for really nothing. I have watched people I considered a much better Christian than me simple turn it all in, and I have seen people show what is underneath. It makes me wonder what does it take to cross the bridge.

One thing this past year and a bit has taught me is how to pray. I have never prayed more, I have never asked God for so much.

Yesterday in church I heard one of the most brilliant messages about things that control us. This person talked about how there life was controlled by something relativity simple, and it was by asking God for a greater passion for him that this person could overcome the control.

So many times we use quick fixes, to subdue our desires. It's an idea I think C.S Lewis mentions allot, how we continue to skew and distort what God has given to us to lead us to him.

There was a evening a few years ago there was an event happening and I was out of the loop, and though I tried to get in the loop I ended up just making a bigger fool of myself. That night was hard and I prayed to God "I can't take this, do something ..." or something like that. In the mist of that I suddenly felt better, and though I ended up not doing anything that evening I was fine with it. It blew my mind, and I still do not understand. It is so counter culture, doesn't make any sense. I don't believe that God calls us to live as a hermit, but I do believe that God uses our desires to call us closer to him.

This is me trying to cross the bridge (Working On Progress). 1 Peter 2:1-9

God give us a passion for you.
God bless us in only the way you can.
God lead us in your ways.
God protect us.

Lights in the shadows

I was going to write something completely else today but well ...

Today's reading comes from Luke 4:1-13. Read it in your favorite translation. I won't confuse/bore you with my old school NKJV. If you don't have a bible there are many available free on the internet.

From the little religious teaching I have received I remembered that scholars propose that what the devil is doing is tempting Jesus to be a different kind of savior. In the first one he is tempted to save the world by feeding it. In the second he is tempted to be a political savior. In the third he is tempted to wow people with miracles and use that to lead people to God. Though Jesus did feed people, did miracles, and uses people really God sent him to save the world by dying for the worlds sins. (There is probably lots of info on this if you are interested)

There are a couple of things that stick out to me. Jesus allows himself to be tempted, he doesn't tell the devil to leave, but rather was lead into the wilderness.

I'm not getting at that we should go look for trouble, but rather sometimes there are things that work at us and sometimes we need to walk through the fire to overcome them. I would rather skip the whole process. Two things comes to mind for me,

In my line of work it is all about ideas and putting them together. My "Big" idea was an underwater hotel. Beside all the shortfalls of that idea and the fact that someone is already doing exactly that I believe God asked me one day "Why I was working so hard". The truth is because that is all I knew what to do to full fill my dreams. God showed me that I could work so hard and only at the last step lose everything, so I gave it to God. I consider this one of the great temptations that was offered to me, and with God helping me over come it. I drastically changed my thinking and it matured me.

This past year and a bit I have had more than one invitation to join a different lifestyle, and you know even though I "know the facts" ... when the day comes will the reasons for your choices be enough to weather the storm. The truth is that my understanding of the world has changed again and I not the same person that I was a year ago because of it. I have never been so convinced that we humans never really different then we where 100 years ago or 1000 years ago ...

I am not saying that I am mighty ... or am anything mature/great, but rather it shows my weakness that where tried(and I am guessing they will be tried again). It helps me to see life as a journey and we make statements about what are living for in the decision we make.

I am not saying that we should go look for trouble but rather if we like Jesus are "led by the Spirit" Luke 4:1 we could be shown where we would be if God left us to ourselves.

Anyways those are my thoughts.

God bless us
God lead us

On the path to Transparancy

I guess sometimes you have to exchange blows, to know the choices people have made.

God is and always has been my protector. Through the deep waters, that are over my head, I prayed to God for direction, and guidance. God carried me, we walked on water.

God shall supply all your needs

This struck me the other day.

John 21 RKJNT
15 So when they had eaten, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these? He said to him, Yes, Lord; you know that I love you. He said to him, Feed my lambs.
16 He said to him a second time, Simon, son of John, do you love me? He said to him, Yes, Lord; you know that I love you. He said to him, Tend my sheep.
17 He said to him a third time, Simon, son of John, do you love me? Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, Do you love me? And he said to him, Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you. Jesus said to him, Feed my sheep.

Jesus just asks Peter "do you love me?" and tells him to "Feed my lambs." that is it.

Paul writes in Philippines after talking about being humbled says

Philippines 4 RKJNT
19 And my God shall supply all your needs according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
20 Now to our God and Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

God lead us
God bless us

Blast from the Past

One of the sketches is dated Feb 3, 2007, and the film of the B/W photo is dated Oct 21, 2006. I have to admit that most of the sketches where inspired by Akiane http://akiane.com/home.html.

So I know how to play some cords on a guitar, but most of the time I would resort to playing the same cords. I had no idea what I was playing until this summer one of my friends pointed out the song. GREEN DAY LYRICS - "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams". Now how is that for my sub conscience speaking to me lol. If you look at the sketches you see the same thing.

One thing I noticed about my walk of faith with God is that he uproots problems, and shows them to me. Though it is a tough pill to swallow all the time, I notice how necessary it is. I ask God for strength, I give it to God and ask him to teach me how to do things better, because really I have no clue. God is really what makes me who I am.

So God
Lead us
Bless us
Show us what we need to see
Give us everything we need
In Jesus name amen

"All praise to the God and Father of our Master, Jesus the Messiah! Father of all mercy! God of all healing counsel!" 2 Corinthians 1:3

This goes out to all the girls out there

It's never worth it to sell yourself.


I Knew You Before SONG LYRICS
by
Dustin Kensrue

You were once a sweet little girl
So innocent and pure
Your eyes were open and sure
Anyone could look right in

I followed closely your gaze
You looked up towards the sky
And I watched your face drift away
Other things had caught your eye

Oh, the magazines and media supplied you with their plastic protocol
Oh, and maybe music television really is the devil after all
But all I can say is I knew you before
You were beautiful back then

Before you grew up, before you gave in

You dream of sharing your heart
Instead you share your bed
And your heart beats empty and cold
With all the tears that you have shed

You dream of baring your soul
Instead you bare more skin
And you wear dark glasses to keep
Anyone from looking in

Oh, the magazines and media supplied you with their plastic protocol
Oh, and maybe music television really is the devil after all
But all I can say is I knew you before
You were beautiful back then

Before you grew up, before you gave in

And all you want is to hear the words
"Dear baby I love you"
So you hike your skirt higher still
'Till there eyes are all on you

You drive in fast foreign cars
The color of your sin
And you tint your windows to keep
Anyone from looking in

Oh, and all I can say I knew you before
You were beautiful back then

Before you grew up, before you gave in

And all I can say is I knew you before
You were beautiful back then

You could be beautiful again

Vinyl

Yesterday I was spontaneous and decided to play a record. So after looking around and asking my parents I found my dad's record player. I then looked to see what records my parents had and then plugged it together with my sound system .... and this is where I said "Where have you been records for the past ... years". Yah I was amazed. Right now the record collection is kind of slim, but I plan on increasing it and buying some new records. I was impressed at how many CD's also come in vinyl. You know I don't really listen to classical but I was blown away by the classical record of Beethoven so yah. Go old school and listen to vinyl :P, so much better than the compressed MP3 of today. But then you can't have 10000 songs on an small square box or actually listen to records anywhere but at home ... but yah something of quality.

God guide us
God heal us
God bless
God lead us
in Jesus name Amen

Gah I wrote again ... lol

Less writing more pictures ... yah that is the plan again. See the world from the lenses of a camera, try to see the world through the eyes of God.