Who said that it was going to be easy? Seriously I want to know...

if you have a minute think about this with me. I was hit with a harsh reality a few weeks ago. I was caught in the notion that:

hard = wrong

easy = right

My wonderful wife to be pointed out how ridiculous this is. Why do we, or maybe just me, bring to question the purpose of something as soon as it becomes a challenge? I would even be so bold to say that Christians might be the worst at doing this. If you disagree leave me a comment and I'll gladly debate with you. I say this because I think that somewhere in the evolution of Christianity we, pathetic humans, decided that God makes our lives easy. This is far from the truth. Who said that following God is a walk in the park. In fact the bible is full of warnings of the opposite. So why are we so quick to get angry at God when things get tough? And even go as far as to think, "This must not be God's purpose for me because it is to difficult." He warned us that it was going to be this way. Why should Christians be so rich as to not suffer? We are called to a life of hardship and suffering, but we have the most glorious reward waiting for us; eternal life in the Kingdom of Heaven. So the next time you start to bring to question if something is actually God's plan because it is challenging I have one suggestion. STOP!!! And rejoice in your suffering because God is with you.

peace + love = jesus

that's when humility kicks in...

If you have a minute share in my stupidity. I have to admit that I love to learn. I did not truly discover this until Bible College, but non-the-less I did discover it. Every once in a while when I am reading a book, or listening to a professor, I come across something I did not know...ok maybe "once in a while" is an understatement. I learn things all the time, but what I am talking about are those little facts that hit you like, "I bet everyone else already knows this and I'm really dumb for not." During these moments I like to stop and admire my lack of intelligence. And that's when humility kicks in. Because of this admiration of my intelligence I seem to hold on to those facts tighter then others. They become apart of my intelligence, instead of just water socked into the sponge that will soon be squeezed out. These are the facts I remember the best. So I came to the conclusion that there must be a reason for my stupidity. Maybe God needs me to remember those facts over others because they are going to be very important to my life. So the next time you feel stupid just remember that God can use your stupidity.

peace + love = jesus

my intentions

If you have a minute consider this...I am usually appalled at how people use blogs to air-out their dirty laundry for the world to see. Many people can get hurt in such a process. My intention is to keep any private issues in there proper setting. This blog, however, is a place for thoughts. A place to empty my head of long pondered theories and ideas. And I would love if you (world) would join in the sharing of such things. I do not intend for anything negative, harsh, degrading...etc, to be brought into this place. Rather, only the good and truthful my find a chamber here.

these are my intentions...these are my thoughts.

peace + love = jesus