I love country music. Trace Adkins sings a song called "Songs about me" and that is how I feel when I listen to music period, but country especially. Jason Aldean has a song titled "Every man". The key line that I love is that every man dies but not every man lives. I want to live. I live cautiously most of the time but I want to be daring...bold...wild at heart...strong...
I want to talk to that student who looks like they are at the end...the kid no one gives a chance...I want to go for it and ask that cute girl out...I want to go without find out some adrenaline rushes I have been missing out on...experience God through nature...grow a beard...have massive pecks and washboard abs...lol...(I can dream a little right?)!!!!
I do not want to conform any longer to the pattern of this world - Rom. 12:2 - and be passive, not accepting responsibility, but challenging myself as a leader and investing in those around me. Being the best in life that I can be...saying yes to God before I know where He wants me to go and then being courageous enough to step out into the unknown and follow Him.
I want to be an awesome boyfriend, then an awesome husband, then an awesome dad...I want to love God and make Him known...I just want to live and be alive.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Getting a new start
The past few weeks have been a little rough....
I have tried to keep my focus by remembering the things I learned in college with my mentor Dr. Tom Hufty. He always called us "future success stories" and that is the reasoning for the title of my blog. I strive to make God look good with my life. As of late I have felt pulled in the other direction...being surrounded by influences that are tempting and lifestyles that glorify myself instead of the boss and savior of my life. This is the continuous struggle of the human heart...and I realize, again, that I am not immune to the attacks of Satan upon my life.
In the book of Deuteronomy in chapter 4 verse 24 we read about God being a consuming fire, a jealous God. This statement comes by way of Moses, the leader of Israel, to the faltering nation chosen by God in previously warning against their past idolatry. I see this jealousy not being as a human-kind of jealousy of one human jealous of or over another human but a God-kind of jealousy. One that has a deep zeal, passion, desire for that of the heart of His creation (all mankind). It has been His desire and His real character since before He created the world. Genesis 1:27 more or less says He created us to be with Him.
God is jealous of us having our hearts lent to anyone or anything else above Him. We call these priorities. One thing I have realized as a believer in Christ is that my life is given to Him and I have to die to myself. There is no other option...it is what has to happen or there continues a love affair for our hearts. Without Christ that is a continual love affair that is never put into its right relationship until the surrendering of the heart because "He created us to be with Him!!!!" But, when I made that decision in my life I have and continually re-evaluate my heart condition.
Lately...I have been tempted to leave this love that has captured me...the love that has set me free. But the longing to be loved by the God who created me has continually brought me back through His word, music made to glorify Him and awesome Godly friendships that have helped me remember that I am here to serve, love and make God look good.
....future success story...
I have tried to keep my focus by remembering the things I learned in college with my mentor Dr. Tom Hufty. He always called us "future success stories" and that is the reasoning for the title of my blog. I strive to make God look good with my life. As of late I have felt pulled in the other direction...being surrounded by influences that are tempting and lifestyles that glorify myself instead of the boss and savior of my life. This is the continuous struggle of the human heart...and I realize, again, that I am not immune to the attacks of Satan upon my life.
In the book of Deuteronomy in chapter 4 verse 24 we read about God being a consuming fire, a jealous God. This statement comes by way of Moses, the leader of Israel, to the faltering nation chosen by God in previously warning against their past idolatry. I see this jealousy not being as a human-kind of jealousy of one human jealous of or over another human but a God-kind of jealousy. One that has a deep zeal, passion, desire for that of the heart of His creation (all mankind). It has been His desire and His real character since before He created the world. Genesis 1:27 more or less says He created us to be with Him.
God is jealous of us having our hearts lent to anyone or anything else above Him. We call these priorities. One thing I have realized as a believer in Christ is that my life is given to Him and I have to die to myself. There is no other option...it is what has to happen or there continues a love affair for our hearts. Without Christ that is a continual love affair that is never put into its right relationship until the surrendering of the heart because "He created us to be with Him!!!!" But, when I made that decision in my life I have and continually re-evaluate my heart condition.
Lately...I have been tempted to leave this love that has captured me...the love that has set me free. But the longing to be loved by the God who created me has continually brought me back through His word, music made to glorify Him and awesome Godly friendships that have helped me remember that I am here to serve, love and make God look good.
....future success story...
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