Tomorrow...

tomorrow... it's always tomorrow

Thanksgiving

Day of giving thanks... 

What are you thankful for?

FOOD! =]]]]]

God's word.  Seriously.  I was not planning on writing every day but every day when I read intently, he tells me something new, or reminds me of what I have forgotten.  

Like today.  Jesus tells Peter "Get behind me Satan!" and I think that's really harsh.  But I read the next sentence, "You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men." it actually made a little more sense to me.  Peter loved Jesus, and didn't want him to die.  He wanted Jesus to be the conqueror he imagined him to be.  He was seeking the best for Jesus.  But what he thought was the best for Jesus, was not God's will.  I'm sure Jesus didn't want to suffer and die.  He may have wanted to listen to Peter, and agree, and say that he doesn't have to die.  But he knew God's will, he knew what he needed to do.  He knew that God's will was more important than what was comfortable.  

Sin sucks.  =[

Impossible...

...is what we say holiness is for man to attain.  I was listening to KWVE on the way home from school.  Jesus tells a man to stretch out his withered hand, when the man is obviously not going to be able to do so, but because the man does stretch out his hand, he is healed.  Likewise, when Jesus heals a blind man, he tells the man, "do you see anything?" and once the man looks intently, he is able to see.  

Imagine if Jesus tells the man to stretch out his hand, and the man says "No!  My hand has always been shriveled, and if you can heal me, I want you to do it while I keep my hand hidden here in my cloak.  Or if the blind man said "Of course not!  I'm blind you fool!" wouldn't they have never received the blessings Jesus had chosen to give them?  We say it's impossible to trust God with all our hearts.  We say it's impossible for man to live a holy life wholly for God [score 1 for homonyms].  But we need to make the effort to live that life.  When we do, God gives us the power to live the life he wants.  

...But we know this don't we.  But why do we still feel like it's impossible to live the kind of life that God wants.  Maybe it's because it requires a trust in God that is impossible for man to have in the first place.  Thank goodness salvation is not dependent on what we do, but on what God has already done for us, because each one of us would fail miserably.  But Jesus died for us, and in doing so, gave us the power to believe in him, to believe in his strength that breathes through us as we struggle to live a holy life.  And we CAN live a life pleasing to God, because he gives us the power to do so.  

So, are you going to try?  Will you seek God's help?  Are you going to stretch out your hand?  Will you try your hardest to see when your eyes are blinded?

Speaking of blinded...

Creation is in pain.  All of life is groaning because of the sin that saturates the world of man.  Though it is true that God has given all creation for Man to fill and subdue, man currently has creation in chains.  The majestic palms serve only to complement the artificial structures humans have created.  Earth is paved over with cement and asphalt.  Even the skies are veiled with thick toxic vapors that shut out the splendor of the heavens.  All of creation proclaims the glory of God, but we silence them with our pride and ambition.  Creation cries out, "LORD LORD LORD," but instead we silence them and assert, "MAN MAN MAN."  No wonder people think there is no God, because they have become gods in their own eyes.  Blinded by their own success, they cannot see the truth.  

Pray for faith.  Pray for truth.  Pray.

Dryness

Woke up to do my homework this morning at around 2:50, 3 ish.  Read my Bible at around 3:20.  1 Thessalonians.  Source of the theme verse of India.

"BE JOYFUL ALWAYS; PRAY CONTINUOUSLY; GIVE THANKS IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES FOR THIS GOD'S WILL FOR YOU IN CHRIST JESUS."

But that's all I remember.  I read it this morning and I forgot what the important message was that I got from it.  

I want to constantly be seeking.  If I don't seek, the times spent reading the word will be useless.  If I don't take the effort to apply that hourly to my life, what's the point of reading in the morning?  I remember reading the word this morning, hours later I sinned, and oh how deliberate it was, with full knowledge of what I did.  I say I'm going to work harder to stop sinning once I get better with God, but when is that going to happen if I'm not taking the extra effort to fight off those temporary temptations.  [score 1 for alliteration points!]

It's almost time for Thanksgiving =].  Food I am very excited for.  Stuffing and mashed potatoes smothered with gravy, green bean casserole [with french onions straws], ham... =]]]]] <- fat smile.  

I love to eat... If only that food converted to more fat in my body... maybe I could bulk up more.  Maybe I should stop this wistful wishing [2 points!] and actually go to the gym.

GO: being active, not cruising, living life deliberately.  This is what I need.

But anyways, Thanksgiving... What am I thankful for?  1 Thess had a whole section on Paul's thankfulness for the faith of the Thessalonian church.  The Gospel came upon them with power and life, and lived it out with deep conviction, imitating Jesus, even in suffering.  I want to be that way too.  

...I should make a thanksgiving list, and to each person I have something to thank for, go up to them and thank them. [P.S. not my idea, Holliston pastor's idea]

No Free Time?

I've got several hours of math homework lined up before me, dozens of letters that I still haven't done [I must be the most ungrateful person on the planet] with a dinner to go to, and on top of that, starting to feel sick.  

Priority:

1: Homework

2: Letters

3: Sleep

Something wrong?  

Where's God?

Even when I'm swamped with stuff to do, I have to stay calm; remember God and spend time with him.  Without Him, I'm nothing, and without Him, life is meaningless.  

Ground Zero

Day one of blog.

It begins.