I haven't been a very good blogger... actually, I more like abandoned my blog. Lately however, I've been rereading some of my old blog posts and well, I have been really convicted. There were lots of truths there and things God had shown me that I sorta have forgotten.
I think I will recommit to blogging. Not so much for others, but for me to voice what God has been doing in my life and to hopefully make me aware to when I'm not seeking Him.
So here is to a second try!
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Saturday, February 11, 2012
In my heart there is a treason.
So deceitful, so cunning are the Idols my heart harbors.
How can I love creation and the created
more than I love the one who created it all?
How can I enslave my self
to something I have been made dead to?
How can I be bitter and broken in wanting exceptance and to be adored,
when the God of the world, suffered, bled and died for me?
What Love
that HE should love a wretch as me.
To see the unseen. To love the unseen.
Cleanse my ways Lord.
Kill all in me that keeps me from you.
Open my eyes to your steadfast love.
The victory has already been one.
Keep my eyes stayed on you Jesus .
So deceitful, so cunning are the Idols my heart harbors.
How can I love creation and the created
more than I love the one who created it all?
How can I enslave my self
to something I have been made dead to?
How can I be bitter and broken in wanting exceptance and to be adored,
when the God of the world, suffered, bled and died for me?
What Love
that HE should love a wretch as me.
To see the unseen. To love the unseen.
Cleanse my ways Lord.
Kill all in me that keeps me from you.
Open my eyes to your steadfast love.
The victory has already been one.
Keep my eyes stayed on you Jesus .
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
The Walls.
Lately I've been seeing, first and fore mostly in myself, that we build up these walls to keep God out. Our flesh is very cunning. We rarely question anything we hear. We assume and agree with what ever we are taught, with little adhering to God's word or to even pray for Him to give us wisdom and discernment.And most of us, well, we say we are on fire for God, yet often we try to sanctify our life around our comfort instead of radically reorienting our lives for Jesus. Denying everything for those in need and sharing Jesus.
"The problem is much of what we believe is often based more on comfort or our culture's traditions than on the Bible."
There should really be no difference in passion for Jesus and saving souls in a missionary being martyred in some remote village than a mundane man working 8 hours a day 5 days a week and a house wife taking care of the kids. Both should be equally grieved that souls are dieing and going to hell and on fire for the Gospel. And both should be daily seeking God and trying to decipher His will.
Yet, this it the part where we become practical atheists. We have these plans set: go to school, get degree, get married, have family. While this maybe His will for some, it isn't for everyone. God will be glorified by everyone differently. But we close God out by our comfort and culture. We choose not to seek God but play religion. Perhaps God wants you to quit school and work full time.
God's will for you today, may not be His will for you tomorrow.
Seek in everything to please God and challenge all you hear to what His word says.
"The problem is much of what we believe is often based more on comfort or our culture's traditions than on the Bible."
There should really be no difference in passion for Jesus and saving souls in a missionary being martyred in some remote village than a mundane man working 8 hours a day 5 days a week and a house wife taking care of the kids. Both should be equally grieved that souls are dieing and going to hell and on fire for the Gospel. And both should be daily seeking God and trying to decipher His will.
Yet, this it the part where we become practical atheists. We have these plans set: go to school, get degree, get married, have family. While this maybe His will for some, it isn't for everyone. God will be glorified by everyone differently. But we close God out by our comfort and culture. We choose not to seek God but play religion. Perhaps God wants you to quit school and work full time.
God's will for you today, may not be His will for you tomorrow.
Seek in everything to please God and challenge all you hear to what His word says.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Wolves.
Such beautiful creatures! I find it fascinating that every creature has such a specific role in nature and dramatically effects it. The more species we have, the better. Yet, we are so good at causing them to die and this directly impacts us. Think about all the food and medicine we get from it? Not to mention it is a natural filter for water and the air we pollute as well as decomposes our waste and decaying flesh.. gross but great.
Wolves besides being majestic, are keystone creatures. which means, for the amount of them, they serve as a huge part of the community they live in. Wolves kill off old or sick elk keeping only the good genes going in elk as well as making room for more resources for more healthy elk. If there are too many elk, they will eat the grass down to the dirt. With out wolves, elk will eat in the open along streams, eating the plants that keep the water banks from eroding.
So why do we not help wolves reestablish, (since we killed them off, like most things through habitat loss and deliberate extermination)? Because we fear attacks and them killing life stock. I agreed with this for awhile, until I looked up some statistics for myself.
The facts:
Live stock are 5x more likely to be stolen then to be attacked by a wolf
Domestic dogs kill more than 5x as many cattle as wolves
How about deaths?
in the 20th century(100 years for those who think we are in the 20th, it's really the 21st :) ) there have been twenty to thirty attacks in North America, and only three were fatal because of rabies. This may sound like a lot, but domestic dogs kill 16-18 people a year.
Crazy huh? Lets be good stewards of the earth. Yeah it will end, but lets marvel at God's creation and not misuse the abundant resources it gives us.
http://wyoming.sierraclub.org/WOLVES%20AND%20LIVESTOCK.pdf
http://www.yellowstoneinsider.com/issues/wolves/wolf-attacks-on-people.php
Wolves besides being majestic, are keystone creatures. which means, for the amount of them, they serve as a huge part of the community they live in. Wolves kill off old or sick elk keeping only the good genes going in elk as well as making room for more resources for more healthy elk. If there are too many elk, they will eat the grass down to the dirt. With out wolves, elk will eat in the open along streams, eating the plants that keep the water banks from eroding.
So why do we not help wolves reestablish, (since we killed them off, like most things through habitat loss and deliberate extermination)? Because we fear attacks and them killing life stock. I agreed with this for awhile, until I looked up some statistics for myself.
The facts:
Live stock are 5x more likely to be stolen then to be attacked by a wolf
Domestic dogs kill more than 5x as many cattle as wolves
How about deaths?
in the 20th century(100 years for those who think we are in the 20th, it's really the 21st :) ) there have been twenty to thirty attacks in North America, and only three were fatal because of rabies. This may sound like a lot, but domestic dogs kill 16-18 people a year.
Crazy huh? Lets be good stewards of the earth. Yeah it will end, but lets marvel at God's creation and not misuse the abundant resources it gives us.
http://wyoming.sierraclub.org/WOLVES%20AND%20LIVESTOCK.pdf
http://www.yellowstoneinsider.com/issues/wolves/wolf-attacks-on-people.php
Monday, November 21, 2011
What a Love.
Oh in utter darkness hear heavens cries
As the true mighty God slowly dies
An innocent man, our perfect creator
Scorned and mocked as though a traitor.
Oh see the nails driven deep into each hand
Suffering so immense, who could stand?
Wrath against us meant to last forever
The son of GOD took in one endeavor
Oh the love between the father and son
So profound and close they are one.
But in the dark the Father turns away
A severing so deep it breaks the light of day
Hear the agony of Jesus scream,
“my God why have you forsaken me?”
As the true mighty God slowly dies
An innocent man, our perfect creator
Scorned and mocked as though a traitor.
Oh see the nails driven deep into each hand
Suffering so immense, who could stand?
Wrath against us meant to last forever
The son of GOD took in one endeavor
Oh the love between the father and son
So profound and close they are one.
But in the dark the Father turns away
A severing so deep it breaks the light of day
Hear the agony of Jesus scream,
“my God why have you forsaken me?”
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Psalm 19, My prayer
Once again, God has been overwhelming to me in His mercy. It is so crazy to me how we can fall into a sin and not even see it as a sin. Yet in those times, we know God feels far away so we continue to seek Him. In His mercy that we don't deserve, He looks to those who are seeking and gently shows them the error of their ways. I feel like I've been so blind, how could I not have seen this as an area that needed to be changed? Clearly when I'm seeking my pleasure I can't be seeing and tasting that God is good!
This passage of His Word has been so encouraging to me. My brothers and sisters, may you all also be awestruck by God and be overwhelmed by such a satisfying God.
1 The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
2 Day after day they pour forth speech;
night after night they reveal knowledge.
3 They have no speech, they use no words;
no sound is heard from them.
4 Yet their voice[b] goes out into all the earth,
their words to the ends of the world.
In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun.
5 It is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber,
like a champion rejoicing to run his course.
6 It rises at one end of the heavens
and makes its circuit to the other;
nothing is deprived of its warmth.
7 The law of the LORD is perfect,
refreshing the soul.
The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy,
making wise the simple.
8 The precepts of the LORD are right,
giving joy to the heart.
The commands of the LORD are radiant,
giving light to the eyes.
9 The fear of the LORD is pure,
enduring forever.
The decrees of the LORD are firm,
and all of them are righteous.
10 They are more precious than gold,
than much pure gold;
they are sweeter than honey,
than honey from the honeycomb.
11 By them your servant is warned;
in keeping them there is great reward.
12 But who can discern their own errors?
Forgive my hidden faults.
13 Keep your servant also from willful sins;
may they not rule over me.
Then I will be blameless,
innocent of great transgression.
14 May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart
be pleasing in your sight,
LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
This passage of His Word has been so encouraging to me. My brothers and sisters, may you all also be awestruck by God and be overwhelmed by such a satisfying God.
1 The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
2 Day after day they pour forth speech;
night after night they reveal knowledge.
3 They have no speech, they use no words;
no sound is heard from them.
4 Yet their voice[b] goes out into all the earth,
their words to the ends of the world.
In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun.
5 It is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber,
like a champion rejoicing to run his course.
6 It rises at one end of the heavens
and makes its circuit to the other;
nothing is deprived of its warmth.
7 The law of the LORD is perfect,
refreshing the soul.
The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy,
making wise the simple.
8 The precepts of the LORD are right,
giving joy to the heart.
The commands of the LORD are radiant,
giving light to the eyes.
9 The fear of the LORD is pure,
enduring forever.
The decrees of the LORD are firm,
and all of them are righteous.
10 They are more precious than gold,
than much pure gold;
they are sweeter than honey,
than honey from the honeycomb.
11 By them your servant is warned;
in keeping them there is great reward.
12 But who can discern their own errors?
Forgive my hidden faults.
13 Keep your servant also from willful sins;
may they not rule over me.
Then I will be blameless,
innocent of great transgression.
14 May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart
be pleasing in your sight,
LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
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