Recent events.

So as of late, I have been involved in quite a few new and interesting things. I've conquered both the land and the sea. Horse back riding was first. It was a great time. Thanks Zac for taking me out,I even got the horse to listen lol.

The next day Amanda and I roller bladed four and a half miles. What a work out. And if that wasn't enough, today I got on my first pair of water skies. Here's the key for all of you who haven't tried yet: Let the boat pull you up, don't try to do it yourself. And it's always better to fall back instead of on your face. In case you couldn't figure that one out. Well I thought It would be nice if i posted a few pictures. Hope you enjoy.

The uneducated.

Today I was doing my devotion, I am currently in Acts, and I came across an interesting thought. In this world, espeically America, education has a very large effect on us. Those who are better educated younger, go on to better schools later, and get the better jobs in the end. The higher the degree, the better the position. Which means better pay right? Lawyers, doctors, and accountants, stay in school longer so one day they can make the big ones.
What I came across was, God uses the uneducated. Not to say he only uses the uneducated, Paul was a respectable priest, but if you look at most of the disciples, most were mere fishermen. Doesn't take much schooling to bait a hook. I read today about stephan. The Bible says he was full of Gods grace and power, he preformed many great signs and wonders. The Bible doesn't tell you his degree or his credentials.
God can use people of any nature. Its not about the brain. It's about the heart.

My grandfather.

Hey guys, letting you know my grand father is in the hospital, he has fluid in his lungs. He is meeting with the doctors today. If you can please keep him in pray. His name is Henry. Yup he's the first, Im the third. Thanks again.

Love part 3.

So far we have spoken about love in general and the love God has for us. The real questions are, how does it apply to us, and, what do we do next.
First off, we need to except Gods love, and realize there is nothing we can do to earn it. It is important for us to understand Gods nature. Love isn’t an emotion for God, God is love. It is what makes God, God. So what do we do next?
The commandment says it, love your neighbor. Let me share a story for you from the book I’m currently reading, Soul Cravings. It is by Erwin McManus. I’m going to paraphrase is to shorten is up for you.

“ One day I looked out my window to find a pair of ducks outside in my yard. I thought nothing of it at first, until not long after they had laid a nest full of eggs. To our surprise, we woke up one day to nearly a dozen baby ducks. Once they were born the father flew the coop. Leaving the mother to fend for the little guys. My kids were thrilled so we decided to keep them.
Little did we know that we were about to enter into our own personal nightmare. One by one we watched the little ducklings being hunted and eliminated. From cats to skunks to crows, our backyard was open for duck season. We did everything we could to save their lives. One night I had the misfortune to witness a crow swoop down and take one of the ducklings. The mother pursued to no avail. It was truly more than I could bear. I soon found myself having nightmares. All I could think about was the remaining ducklings.
After waking up one night from a panic attack, God revealed something to me. It was almost as if I heard him speak it. “Do you know how you feel about that duckling? The anguish your feeling at this very moment, that’s how I feel about every human being who walks the face of this earth. If you could just care about people the way you are caring about these ducks, it would make you a different person. You would know the heart of God.”
I share this story with you because the world is full of all sorts of predators who are out there to hurt and take advantage of helpless people. Verbal abuse, sexual abuse, and physical abuse, people are prey. Murders happen everyday. Lying, cheating and stealing happens in everyone’s lives. What do we do? We contribute to it. We lie as well. We steal. And we cheat. We take advantage of others. We abuse others. We are no better than a crow who preys on a helpless duckling.
It is time for us, to start loving. Loving like God loves us. To start caring for others the way God cares for everyone who walks the earth. It doesn’t matter their race, culture, habits, and even religion. My friends there is only so much time we have here. All around us there are people who are helpless. There are people who are hurting. It is time we as Christians, stand up, and do what we are called to do. Be an example of Christ.
Readers, it is time to love.

Love part 2.

When Jesus was asked what the most important commandment is, his response was simple and straight forward: You are to love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength.” And than he added, “And you must love your neighbor as yourself.” Whats on God’s heart is not a list of rules or commands, but the expansion of love.
What would happen if we began to realize that God was not, in fact, waiting on us to earn his love, but that he was passionately pursuing us with his love. You see true love is something you cant earn, love just doesn’t work that way.
I was once asked to try and some up love into one word. At the time I couldn’t, but not after a few life experiences, I think I can. Besides my opinion I believe scripture backs me up. Love=Sacrifice “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that who ever believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life.” God had to make a sacrifice. God couldn’t send anyone else, you see in matters of love one must go himself. When is comes time for me to be married, I wouldn’t send my best friend to ask my future spouse to marry me. I would myself.
Passion leads to action, that’s why Christ died for us. He doesn’t stand over us in anger because of everything we do wrong. People view God as someone who just condemns, but in fact, He does quite the opposite. Because of religion, people have run from God, when in fact, he has been the only one ready to stand in our defense. That’s the beauty of real love, its unconditional.

Love Part 1

"Without Love there is no life. To love is to be fully human. If you think you can live your life without love, you're in worse shape than those who are desperate to find it. To give up on love is to choose a life that is less than human. To give up on love is to give up on life." So why do we fear love? "The more you love someone, the more capacity you have to come to hate him or her, After all, the only people who can hurt you deeply are the ones you allow to get deep inside your soul."

It's a sickness really. A sickness of the soul."When your soul is sick, on of the symptoms is blindness.

Bitterness, for instance, is like a cancer that makes you blind. I had allowed hurt to make my soul toxic. From my end, I was sure that I was just becoming a realist, that love was just a fairy tale. In fact, I was desensitizing myself. Why risk being hurt more. I didn't realize I was becoming blind to love. I couldn't see the people around me who really cared. Bitterness turned to skepticism, which turned to cynicism, which turned to an emptiness of my soul."

"Bitterness is the enemy of love, because it makes you unforgiving and unwilling to give love unconditionally. It is the enemy of hope because you keep living in the past and become incapable of seeing a better future. It is the enemy of faith because you stop trusting in anyone but yourself. I bring this up because I think many of us become blinded by a bitterness of the soul. If we are not careful, we will lose the ability to see such things as beauty, truth, or even affection." Most importantly, you just may close your eyes to what your soul needs the most.

Inspired by Erwin McManus.
Part 2 and 3 still to come

Hey Everybody
It's great to final start up my own personal blog. The purpose of it is not only to keep you posted of things happening in my life, but to also give me a chance to share what I learn as we all go through the journey of life. Life is one long journey. Final destination, well mine is heaven. But if theres one thing I've learned, its not only about the destination. It's about the adventure of getting there. So as we travel together, I pray I can help you with directions, help you avoid wrong turns, to be patient and not get off the exit ramp that may look good. I pray I can take the things I've learned and share them with you, so you can avoid some of the troubles I've gone through. And perhaps view things in a way you may have never seen before. I ask you, the readers, for a favor. Please feel free to comment, add or anything here on this blog. I want to learn from you guys as well. Thank you all and God bless.