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its called "sweet sounds of silence writing and photography"
now for my thought of the day,
God is good.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Stand up and Fight
Hate, anger, drugs, alcohol, violence, obscenity, pornography, lies, stealing, cheating, adultery, forgery, and many other things are the weapons of evil and Satan.
Those were pretty straightforward.
Then add T.V.s, Computers, the Internet, cell phones, strip clubs, fight clubs, dark alleys. These are just some of the breeding grounds for sin.
In essence, you cannot escape sin. we don't need to, because of the sacrifice that God has made for us.
But we still have to fight against it everyday.
When it comes down to fighting sin, that's where the battle becomes personal.
We need to publicly declare Christ, despite persecution. And to think about all that happens in America. People will do everything they can to try and prove you wrong and make you lose faith. They ridicule you for your beliefs. They will openly mock you. This scares me at times, to think that satan has taken hold of so many hearts and minds. Even so, There are many who are willing to listen, who desire to know God and Christ.
So i sit here with a choice, proclaim or hide my faith.
If i do not share my faith in Christ, how many opportunities to help others be saved will be missed?
Then you have countries where you are arrested for simply having a bible or attending church.
Do i proclaim or hide my faith?
I am tempted by Satan through others, Do i proclaim or hide my faith?
There are times in life when we feel afraid, impassive, angry, upset. Still we must shout his name to the world.
God has given us a great opportunity to share the knowledge of his son with the world, and to share his love.
31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’
37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’
40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’
44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’
45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’
46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”
N.I.V. Matthew 25:31-46
"but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven."
N.I.V. Matthew 10:33
I am afraid of hell, not that i will go there, But that those who i am close to everyday will and i didnt do anything about it.
Its time to fight.
Those were pretty straightforward.
Then add T.V.s, Computers, the Internet, cell phones, strip clubs, fight clubs, dark alleys. These are just some of the breeding grounds for sin.
In essence, you cannot escape sin. we don't need to, because of the sacrifice that God has made for us.
But we still have to fight against it everyday.
When it comes down to fighting sin, that's where the battle becomes personal.
We need to publicly declare Christ, despite persecution. And to think about all that happens in America. People will do everything they can to try and prove you wrong and make you lose faith. They ridicule you for your beliefs. They will openly mock you. This scares me at times, to think that satan has taken hold of so many hearts and minds. Even so, There are many who are willing to listen, who desire to know God and Christ.
So i sit here with a choice, proclaim or hide my faith.
If i do not share my faith in Christ, how many opportunities to help others be saved will be missed?
Then you have countries where you are arrested for simply having a bible or attending church.
Do i proclaim or hide my faith?
I am tempted by Satan through others, Do i proclaim or hide my faith?
There are times in life when we feel afraid, impassive, angry, upset. Still we must shout his name to the world.
God has given us a great opportunity to share the knowledge of his son with the world, and to share his love.
31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’
37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’
40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’
44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’
45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’
46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”
N.I.V. Matthew 25:31-46
"but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven."
N.I.V. Matthew 10:33
I am afraid of hell, not that i will go there, But that those who i am close to everyday will and i didnt do anything about it.
Its time to fight.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Im living the dream, His dream.
God grants us many gifts in life, i have had the ability to use words, written and spoken, to evict emotion from those who are witness. But lately i have lost it.
I have just felt to overwhelmed, because a few months ago i cut off communication with my parents.
As a kid growing up, my dad did horrible things that i wish he hadn't. He was never proud of me, he only despised the "burden" i was to him. like it was my fault for being born.
He is part of the reason that i refuse to let myself be selfish, because he did not show love. He only wanted control.
I spent years and years watching people stand by and do nothing. It hurts a lot when those you trust let you down.
He spent all of my life in his home acting like he was such a good parent who was fighting to keep his kid in line. But when can you excuse a 250 pound man sitting on a 10 year old for 20 minutes. there were times when i was knocked unconscious by him.
I have blocked out a lot of my past from my mind because its to emotional for me.
and i have spent the last few months wondering, what did i do to deserve this?
on my 18th birthday i had a marvelous evening with friends at a party they held for me. And when i got home, my dad started yelling at me and berating me. so that next Saturday i did exactly what he wanted me to do. I packed up and left before he woke up.
And here i am.
I'm a freshman in college.
I'm a pre-med student.
I have so much to thankful for,
Friends who care for me and are there no matter what,
members of my church family who pray for me and are there if i ever need anything,
college being paid for mostly by the government,
a chance to play college soccer which was a dream of mine,
And a savior who will be there no matter what i do.
God toke me, when i was at a place where i was scared.
He toke me from that day-to-day survival mode, and for the first time in my life i could just think about the future without the fear or the pain.
God is the reason i am here now, because if not for the Ferbers 1 year ago i would be a lost cause.
My dad still doesn't see anything he did as wrong. But that is ok, because it is his decision he has to live with.
I need to live my life for God.
And is this a sad story? No.
it is a story of hope, of greatness.
Because it proves that God doesn't give us any challenges we cannot handle, and he will make Good out of the bad.
God has given me the drive to help others, in any way i can.
Christ is my savior and he is with me.
I want to end this post with an example i heard from the youth pastor i work for here in york.
"As a parent, when my children fall asleep in my lap when they are tired or scared of the monsters in the closet, I am filled with joy and love when i look at them and hold them. Well we all have stressful times were we just want to sleep it all away and we feel refreshed and positive when we wake up. Have you ever thought that we sleep then because God just wants to hold his children?"
I have just felt to overwhelmed, because a few months ago i cut off communication with my parents.
As a kid growing up, my dad did horrible things that i wish he hadn't. He was never proud of me, he only despised the "burden" i was to him. like it was my fault for being born.
He is part of the reason that i refuse to let myself be selfish, because he did not show love. He only wanted control.
I spent years and years watching people stand by and do nothing. It hurts a lot when those you trust let you down.
He spent all of my life in his home acting like he was such a good parent who was fighting to keep his kid in line. But when can you excuse a 250 pound man sitting on a 10 year old for 20 minutes. there were times when i was knocked unconscious by him.
I have blocked out a lot of my past from my mind because its to emotional for me.
and i have spent the last few months wondering, what did i do to deserve this?
on my 18th birthday i had a marvelous evening with friends at a party they held for me. And when i got home, my dad started yelling at me and berating me. so that next Saturday i did exactly what he wanted me to do. I packed up and left before he woke up.
And here i am.
I'm a freshman in college.
I'm a pre-med student.
I have so much to thankful for,
Friends who care for me and are there no matter what,
members of my church family who pray for me and are there if i ever need anything,
college being paid for mostly by the government,
a chance to play college soccer which was a dream of mine,
And a savior who will be there no matter what i do.
God toke me, when i was at a place where i was scared.
He toke me from that day-to-day survival mode, and for the first time in my life i could just think about the future without the fear or the pain.
God is the reason i am here now, because if not for the Ferbers 1 year ago i would be a lost cause.
My dad still doesn't see anything he did as wrong. But that is ok, because it is his decision he has to live with.
I need to live my life for God.
And is this a sad story? No.
it is a story of hope, of greatness.
Because it proves that God doesn't give us any challenges we cannot handle, and he will make Good out of the bad.
God has given me the drive to help others, in any way i can.
Christ is my savior and he is with me.
I want to end this post with an example i heard from the youth pastor i work for here in york.
"As a parent, when my children fall asleep in my lap when they are tired or scared of the monsters in the closet, I am filled with joy and love when i look at them and hold them. Well we all have stressful times were we just want to sleep it all away and we feel refreshed and positive when we wake up. Have you ever thought that we sleep then because God just wants to hold his children?"
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Courtesy of Jerome
Reepicheep By Jerome Taylor
December 11, 2010“I have had great adventures in this land, but I have always yearned for your country, and no adventure has pulled me from that.”
“My country was built for the very heart that you have.”
That isn’t word for word but that is the message that was portrayed at the end the movie version of Narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn Treader. That was the last conversation that Reepicheep would have in Narnia with Aslan. That message was incredibly profound for me to hear.
I thought deeply about its meaning and it’s honorable stature. Aslan through the Narnia series has been the symbol of Jesus Christ, and Reeicheep to me in this scene is a servant who fights, and yearns for the one thing that he does not yet have; to live in Aslan’s Country. When I witnessed this scene I became overwhelmed with emotion, every thought in my mind except for this scene had vanished. I broke down in deep reflection because of what this means for us.
John 14:2 says this: “In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you.”
That very thing happened for Reepicheep. Ashlan (Jesus) said that his country was built for some like Reepicheep, and what is Reepicheep? He is the symbol of a servant who longs for eternity and in everything that means. Because of the nature of sin and flesh, the notion can be understood that Reepicheep is not perfect, nor is he righteous but one thing that he has held onto is his yearning.
The kingdom of God is prepared for those who crave it, it is prepared for those who have faith, and it is built for those who are not perfect. I broke down because I know that I can not reach the ultimate goal of eternity, but I yearn for it, I crave it, and I have a passion that is fueled through service. The message that Aslan and Reepicheep have shown me, is that the kingdom of heaven is built for a sinning, filthy, and ignorent servant like me.
I pray that you will understand this and that you will have faith and confidence in the fact that God has prepared a place for you. God built heaven for someone just like you, so yearn all the greater, crave all the more, and take hold of the love of God. Amen.
December 11, 2010“I have had great adventures in this land, but I have always yearned for your country, and no adventure has pulled me from that.”
“My country was built for the very heart that you have.”
That isn’t word for word but that is the message that was portrayed at the end the movie version of Narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn Treader. That was the last conversation that Reepicheep would have in Narnia with Aslan. That message was incredibly profound for me to hear.
I thought deeply about its meaning and it’s honorable stature. Aslan through the Narnia series has been the symbol of Jesus Christ, and Reeicheep to me in this scene is a servant who fights, and yearns for the one thing that he does not yet have; to live in Aslan’s Country. When I witnessed this scene I became overwhelmed with emotion, every thought in my mind except for this scene had vanished. I broke down in deep reflection because of what this means for us.
John 14:2 says this: “In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you.”
That very thing happened for Reepicheep. Ashlan (Jesus) said that his country was built for some like Reepicheep, and what is Reepicheep? He is the symbol of a servant who longs for eternity and in everything that means. Because of the nature of sin and flesh, the notion can be understood that Reepicheep is not perfect, nor is he righteous but one thing that he has held onto is his yearning.
The kingdom of God is prepared for those who crave it, it is prepared for those who have faith, and it is built for those who are not perfect. I broke down because I know that I can not reach the ultimate goal of eternity, but I yearn for it, I crave it, and I have a passion that is fueled through service. The message that Aslan and Reepicheep have shown me, is that the kingdom of heaven is built for a sinning, filthy, and ignorent servant like me.
I pray that you will understand this and that you will have faith and confidence in the fact that God has prepared a place for you. God built heaven for someone just like you, so yearn all the greater, crave all the more, and take hold of the love of God. Amen.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Blog post adhd
College Finals!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
dear stress you are not welcome here.
I started track practice on last monday, i am running 100 meter sprint and 400 meter hurdles.
i am very much looking foward to a month off of school.
dear stress you are not welcome here.
I started track practice on last monday, i am running 100 meter sprint and 400 meter hurdles.
i am very much looking foward to a month off of school.
Monday, November 22, 2010
the faithful shall be rewarded
yeah, in the time that ive been away i have written a book. its almost complete, and im working on getting it published.
for you who have been following my blog, i would like to send you a copy.
its very similar in idea to my blog.
more details to follow ( i promise it will be much shorter time gap... haha....)
for you who have been following my blog, i would like to send you a copy.
its very similar in idea to my blog.
more details to follow ( i promise it will be much shorter time gap... haha....)
I took a vacation from cyberspace
not really, i just have been really busy. and kinda forgot to update my blog. i also fractured my elbow and hyperextended my ucl (tendion in my elbow) 3 weeks ago. i have 5 weeks left in this brace before i either have surgery or start physical therapy. its slightly annoying because i cant use my right arm for almost anything.
anyway, so i am on thanksgiving break in wisconsin. its fun, i am visitng friends.
i had a very interesting trip on the way here. i came here with another friend named andrew. we left for wisconsin at 5 pm in the evening. we didnt leave york until 5:45 because we spent half an hour at a gas station. around midnight in iowa, his windshield and windows fog up in an instant, as he trys to defog, he accidently ends up going waaaaaaay to fast. he got a ticket. as well as a person (unbeknownst to us) who had been trying to pass him and sped up as well.
then at 1 pm, he notices that his car has been sitting at empty for a while. so we take the next exit in iowa to find a gas station. we find it after driving 5 miles away from the expressway.
it was closed.
so, along with a few jokes from me about getting out to push, we drive to the next town 5 miles away. it had two gas stations. one was closed.
one was an amaco station. amaco was bought out by bp years and years ago. that gas station summerized how sketchy the town was.
we drove 11 miles at 25 mph with our hazards on on this highway. find a city whos name i have forgotton. and we got to the station before the car breathed its last. it was a close call because the car had started to die 2 miles before.
we get back on the expressway and proceed to get to an amish store next to a gas station. he pulls over the car and takes a half an hour nap. i sit there wondering why the "amish" store has security cameras and lights. we finally get into black river falls wisconsin at 4 am. i didnt want to wake up the people i was visiting, they live at wisconsin christian youth camp, so i plop (it was a very quiet plop, i was trying to make no noise) onto a pew in the great hall. i woke up around 9 am with the knowledge of why pews are for sitting and not sleeping. i then knock on the door. i proceed to head to rhinelander that day.
its so nice not having to pay for laundry.
anyway, so i am on thanksgiving break in wisconsin. its fun, i am visitng friends.
i had a very interesting trip on the way here. i came here with another friend named andrew. we left for wisconsin at 5 pm in the evening. we didnt leave york until 5:45 because we spent half an hour at a gas station. around midnight in iowa, his windshield and windows fog up in an instant, as he trys to defog, he accidently ends up going waaaaaaay to fast. he got a ticket. as well as a person (unbeknownst to us) who had been trying to pass him and sped up as well.
then at 1 pm, he notices that his car has been sitting at empty for a while. so we take the next exit in iowa to find a gas station. we find it after driving 5 miles away from the expressway.
it was closed.
so, along with a few jokes from me about getting out to push, we drive to the next town 5 miles away. it had two gas stations. one was closed.
one was an amaco station. amaco was bought out by bp years and years ago. that gas station summerized how sketchy the town was.
we drove 11 miles at 25 mph with our hazards on on this highway. find a city whos name i have forgotton. and we got to the station before the car breathed its last. it was a close call because the car had started to die 2 miles before.
we get back on the expressway and proceed to get to an amish store next to a gas station. he pulls over the car and takes a half an hour nap. i sit there wondering why the "amish" store has security cameras and lights. we finally get into black river falls wisconsin at 4 am. i didnt want to wake up the people i was visiting, they live at wisconsin christian youth camp, so i plop (it was a very quiet plop, i was trying to make no noise) onto a pew in the great hall. i woke up around 9 am with the knowledge of why pews are for sitting and not sleeping. i then knock on the door. i proceed to head to rhinelander that day.
its so nice not having to pay for laundry.
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