Live to Bless

Live to bless.

In church this morning my pastor was teaching us about our mission in life, the one true reason for existing. To have a Missional Life means to be SENT, sent by Him. He said that incarnation and mission go hand in hand in order to have the mission we are sent to do we needed incarnation, which tells us to be mindful of our tone. Just as Jesus called out the men attempting to stone the adulterer, telling “him who is without sin cast the first stone”(John:8) we need to first look at our selves. I catch myself to often saying and not doing.

This is my proclamation to change that in my life.

New!

"The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes."

-Charles R. Swindoll

Powerful words that I intend to attempt to live up to in the days to follow.

So often do we get overwhelmed with the things we have zero control over. Do only what we can do and give the rest up to Him.

New year, new adventures, new chances to do what we are called to do, new opportunities, new friends, new interests, new decisions, new mistakes, new stumbling blocks, new loves, new hates, new feelings, new heartaches, new memories, new achievements, new beginnings, new ends, new. The future holds all these things and then some, the past is in the past. Sounds like a pretty great moment I will not be planing on missing out on!

So far, I have started this year off with a daring yet exciting beginning... who will know what's next!

I am back, and better then ever. Version 3.5.9

and I am ready for what God has written for me in the pages of my life.

This is all for now, but be ready for what is to come.

My heart weeps.

And there are no words phrases verses or otherwise to describe.

Is there a title for this?

Why can I never sleep!

I have tried what seems like everything to assist me in causing me to fall asleep yet nothing seems to work. I end up sitting here longing for my eye lids to be heavy enough to STAY CLOSED! yet here I am. This writing to you( no one, the void) is a recent development in my time wasted in bed thinking about sleep. we'll see if it works, if so, be ready for many more blog posts. If this does not work I might try more of an alcoholic's approach, I'm sure it will only be a matter of time before studies will show the citrus juice in whiskey sours reduce the risk of cancer in young adult males. I'm just kidding of course, but it feels at times that nothing will help. So I play a fun game I call, "Lay in Bed Waiting to be So Tired I Finally Fall Asleep" met for ages 23 and up gender specific and a single player.

Current mood: surprisingly really happy and eager to see how this year pans out.

Song I'm listening to: Gotta Have You, by The Weepies (judge away) Goodnight world.

Welcome 2010 year of the tiger!

I have done a lot of things, many things that I am proud of, other things that I am not, no matter. Everything I have done in the past has made me more of the person I am today. This does not define who I am in the future, that is what I work towards for tomorrow.

I have a lot of growing up to do, more then I would like to openly admit, but I eagerly anticipate the challenge!

So I say to 2010, don't give me those mirrors around sharp road corners, I don't want to see what's coming next until I am smack dab in front of it.

Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the foe. I long to dwell in your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of your wings. (Psalm 61:1-4)

Such a heart wrenching verse. There doesn't even need to be an explanation.