Living by Faith

ALSO!

2010-12-27T02:05:00.001-08:00

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its been a while old friend

2010-12-27T01:57:00.000-08:00

So I'll be honest,
I am more of a tumblr guy now then i am a blogspot,
but I do want to post on here as well, tumblr just connects me to
my friends, facebook , twitter, email and phone and therefore
is incredibly easy to use!

However I currently have more followers and friends on here
then I do on tumblr.

I do want to express how keen I am for 2011!
Though my Graceful, Loving, Sovereign king, blessed me with my fresh start
just a week ago. I have messed up this year more, then most of my life,
except for the fact that I dont drink or do drugs anymore.

But Gods amazing Grace, freedom, knowledge and power has set me free
I've recently Grown and Refocused my love of God and cried out to him
so many times, then asked others to pray for me, and a week ago, I woke up after a run
in the rain, and a good sunday dedicated to him, and I woke up, and His peace was all over
me, I was peaceful in every thing and every way, and I felt him set me free from
the weight that I was carrying on my shoulders.

Now I have the experience of a battle-based year, and I have the wisdom to give it all to
God, REALLY TRULY give it to God, like I mean, i use to say i give it all to God.
But when you truly do, youll know it! You give it to God AT THE START!

I'm ready to do your will in 2011 Lord, to put your love for others, to put those in need ahead of myself.

Im Ready, Im Ready now Lord, Do you will.

Men of Integrity/Faithfulness/Perserverance...Men Of God!

2010-09-02T19:40:00.000-07:00

Hey this is a brief blog post, there is much more to this issue then this blog, but if youre a believer and a male (you can be female if you want to read) then this is so important. If youre not a believer of God, well I hope you enjoy reading anyways!
Love you all!

For those out there, That say they KNOW God, for you men & young men, I declare to you that it is more Faithful, more Masculine, and the way of a Man of God to wait until marriage to experience the full extent of the world LOVE.

Lust, Porn, Friends-with-benefits are tools of self-pleasure. = Selfish.

However Sex with your wife, is a place where no shame will be felt, it is
and act where you become one, so therefore what is felt, is shared. Your not satisfying an urge or lust or desire you want for your self, but together, as ONE.

No matter what ive done before I knew my Lord, no matter what I've done on my journey with God. I'm well aware of the danger, the battle, the enemy, the consequences, and risks of lust, porn and sex-before-marriage.

Stand with me? Come on, be a Man of God, and realise that those sexual desires, those urges, those lusts are from the devil. If you don't believe in God. let me briefly just tell you, that as a human, habits are easily devloped but not easily demolished. I hope that you don't have habits of sleeping around, or of viewing porn or cheating on partners..... & If you do, I urge to think of the future, what you could have as a husband one day, as a father, think of what your children could see if you don't beat your habits.

One day they will follow you or learn from you, and I believe you would
want to have integrity in telling them the right thing to do. I know i do.

And for you new christians, you young underage christians. If you haven't had sex, or committed sexual acts, I beg you to study the Word of God about it, Pray to him, and if your having doubts or questions, PLEASE ASK ME, I haven't always been a christian, and I have much to share.

Follow God Not Sex.
Here are 6 quick things to consider.

1) Watch your eyes!
When you look at a girls body, and what shes wearing and whats she is revealing, you could be allowing images to form in your mind.

2) Watch your Movies!
Don't watch movies, but be aware of what tv show or movie you could be about to watch. The eyes are the windows to the soul.

3) Watch your browsing!
Be aware of your social networking, ads and browsing on the internet, you never know what danger could be one click away.
(Porn has been known to be involved in human trafficking-- ANOTHER NO NO!)

4) Watch your talking!
Be aware of what tone you talk, chat, text in. Be careful not to flirt, and if you are flirting, make sure you don't let it go to far, if you should let it go anywhere at all.

5) Watch your surroundings!
Be aware of the music, the people and the environments you hang around, pray about them, as even surroundings can affect choices.

6) Be accountable!

Be accountable to God for all your actions, especially when hanging out with people of the opposite sex, be aware that God is most definitely in the room, so are angels and demons at war about your spirit and mind.
Be accountable to friends, leaders, and good men in your life, to help you stay aware and away from sexual danger.

I beg you to trust me, this is for your own good. It's not torture, its not prison, it's for the good of you, and the good of God's purpose in your life.
Trust me from experience, Faithfulness is so important.

I AM a Man and I WILL wait until Im Married.

We're all in this together!

"...... How Afraid of Life Can We Be?"

2010-08-03T22:50:00.000-07:00

Ever Heard the Saying: "Preach the Gospel at all times, and when necessary use words"?
There is more to this saying then the plain eye can see, Yes it refers to living a good life
and setting good examples for those friends, family, coworkers, impressionable youth
around you in your everyday life.

But It also involves Action... Faith Without Deeds is Dead....
Yes, I KNOW, you can't do any deed to achieve Gods approval
that's why its called GRACE, I Know this with all of my heart, I feel I have to prove myself
But my God, my Rock, my FATHER IN HEAVEN, says otherwise.

But action is essential when sharing the Gospel, when sharing your Faith, When
sharing God's love. PLEASE, don't get me wrong, scripture - The LIVING word of GOD
is essential too, but we need to act in faith, we need to act in the power that is in the name
of Jesus Christ. WE HAVE THE SAME POWER WITHIN US THAT CONQUERED THE GRAVE.

(Perhaps youre reading and you don't believe in God, or haven't given your life/heart to God,
Good news is its simple, and No, this is not just religion, this is all about LOVE - TRUE, REAL LOVE, A relationship with God. Relationship = GOOD, Religion Living without a RELATIONSHIP = Not so Good.)

If you are a disciple of Jesus, then you have the same power, supernatural power, the same Holy spirit, within you, that Christ did and Acting in Faith and in Supernatural power goes hand in hand with the Gospel. No, I can't necessarily say Ive acted in power much yet, but I've prayed for God to open me up the opportunities. You just have to listen for the whisper.

... You weren't created to play it safe, you weren't called to just work a job 5 days or more a week, and attend a church service or be active in a sports team, you were called for more... You were and are called to action.. Whether you are a believer or not, you know, YOU KNOW IN YOUR HEART, that you are here on this earth for something bigger, you just want to seek it and find it, and... its found in God.

"If Death Is Victory.... How Afraid Of Life Can We Be!?"
Don't just play it safe, Don't. (This blog is for me too.. When God gives you a word and thought
its important to write it down and maybe share it so you remain aware of his calling). Jesus DIED, suffered DEATH on a cross, so that you could LIVE, and LIVE free of the sinful nature, of the bad habits, or the urges, and addictions. If you accept God into your life, if you Acknowledge JC's death on the cross, then when you die, you are almost guaranteed a Better Life then on earth.

But that wasn't just a gift, not just a bonus, so you can live however, and just take it easy, no, it was more then that, its the feeling that you get "Im called for more!" There are people stuck in HUMAN TRAFFICKING, THERE ARE CHILDREN LIVING IN DIRTY ALLEYS WITH NO FOOD, THERE IS RAPE, MURDER, ABUSE, PAIN, EVERYWHERE. You, me, WERE ALL CALLED TO TAKE A RISK, to do what is in our power to help those, Get out of your comfort zone..... Don't think "I only have this much money, or this much body strength" Seek MORE so you can do MORE.

We have safety if we die, so that we can take risks, so that we can do the work we are called to, to save the ones in oppression and slavery, to defend a woman, or a child being abused.

Don't be comfortable.
Don't be safe.
Don't be cautious.
Don't be silent.

All we need is in our Lord, The Creator of this Universe, this Planet, This country, You, & he has even greater for your life.

....."IF DEATH IS VICTORY, HOW AFRAID OF LIFE CAN WE BE?!?!?!" I love Oh, Sleeper, a band of gifts from God. Check them out.

Peace,
Mitch.

Time To Stop The Traffick. Start with Chocolate.

2010-03-27T03:55:00.000-07:00

SO!
A lot of the women and young women have come back
from colour, and there all on fire to make changes in the world
its SO GOOD, and A21 is one of the targets, and after last year
at Hillsong Conference, when God put it on my heart to step up
and support A21, I was so happy and blessed to see all the passionate
women of our church take a stand, the Mums have already made
some great plans and taken some great Action.

A week before Colour, I was reading statistics in the 'Stop The Traffik'
book and I was thinking how I want to be able to do more!
And it's good because our church has given into supporting A21
through our Missions funds. But I just want to do more.

These Girls and young boys and children, Deserve Freedom,
Deserve Joy, Deserve Love, Deserve a REAL LIFE.
AND In Jesus Name, we will see change and freedom in there lives.

One thing, you can do by yourself, I'm not going to tell you give money, or
actually travel overseas and sneak into these houses and free the girls who
are being used as sexual slaves, But I will reccommend you stop buying chocolate.

Well hahaha, you can buy Free Trade, and I heard Cadbury have signed on
with free trade to. But majority of the Chocolate brands are involved in child
slavery, where young boys are trafficked into cocoa farms and whatnot and forced
to collect and make chocolate.

Just a thought. :)

Wow.

2010-03-27T03:36:00.000-07:00

I miss blogging, and I want to do it so much!
But Uni and Youth have been my main focus in the last couple months,
and with that I'm realising how QUICK time does fly by.

But speaking of time flying by, I learnt something at a health seminar,
This speaker, was amazing, I'm not sure of his beliefs 100%, It wasn't a
religious talk, it was a talk, that explains the truth of nutrients, the truth of
cooked food, the truth of psychiatrists, the truth about vaccinations and so on.

Near the end he had a new section to his talk, which last year he didn't go into.
It was about science, and how our bodies and minds have such a significant purpose
in life.

He was explaining, that our minds are eternal, our thoughts go on, our bodies may
decompose, but thoughts and our minds are pretty on-going. and NO this wasn't his opinion
in fact, he didn't even prove the argument, Physics did, yes a science area.

See when MASS weighs nothing, Time is eternal, so yes your brains weigh something, but your thoughts and your mind doesn't add weight to your body, and therefore, in my view we all have souls that will go on after our body dies. and This hit me in the face, in a God sense, WE DO LIVE ON after death, our mind/soul/thoughts go somewhere, all hats left is if you choose to see Gods hand in this whole picture, or choose not to, I know where my minds going, Do you?

Another great thing, was watching a video that demonstrated what our DNA does, and its PURPOSE in our body, and it made me think, you see, evolutionist specialists believe all life is random and there is no meaning, there is no purpose. but HOW can DNA have a purpose in our bodies, but yet somehow we Don't have purpose in Life?

Science, Showing proof of the truths of the Word of God.
(It all comes together, it all intertwines)

Pretty Awesome right? :)

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2010-02-18T04:28:00.001-08:00

I need to blog more.
soon. soon. soon.

Generation What?

2010-01-28T20:06:00.000-08:00

Generation starts back tonight at Good News Church!
First night of youth for 2010!
and I found myself thinking of the combined
youth and young adults group - Generation

We are compiled together of a a couple Generations
probably why we subconsciously call it Generations
sometimes rather then Generation!

But its going to be a great night.
Anyways, Society puts down our society
and sadly a lot of us give into such pressure
Generation Y? They Say Generation Why more like it
because we are always questioning things and questioning
authority and want to know why we can't do what we want!

But God is a God of ALL AGES! ALL GENERATIONS!
He stays the same, and his love and his glory and purpose
never fail. We Will Stand as a Generation that WILL
make a changewe will set a new standard, a new culture,
a new level of respect for ourselves and this young looked
down upon Generation will stand up and make a difference and an
effort to help our world and our culture.

For those who believe in the youth of today I thank you
And I KNOW God thanks you, The Devil wants to take us
down but we will worship our awesome God, and we will
bring peace and happiness and joy to those who surround us!

Young Person: Stand strong, believe in yourself, believe in God
and what he has for you, believe in what your heart desires
what you're passionate about
Trust me, God pulls through, He sure does.

Any kids from the age of 12 to 25, I hope to see you at Good News
Church in Umina, West St Upstairs Between Mums seafood and Video
Ezy @ 7 pm for our band and our speaker and a great night
together.

This Night. Marks a Great year, and Great change that
God will use to Youth of today to bring in.

Glad to share it with you all :)

The Fog Blog

2010-01-22T21:24:00.001-08:00

This has been continually coming up for me,
God is great, I just want to share this,
Again, if you're not a believer, I believe you'll
still find hope in this, if its for you. (Ironic
that I believe the non-believers will find something
in this post.

So Fog, What's his problem ay? There's horror movies
and accidents all due to this big tough guy named Fog.
But have you ever realised, that Fog is easily passed by?
It can't literally take you down, it can't hit you, it's not
as effective as other natural forces.

How you control yourself in the situation is what determines
harm will come, or if you will hit a roadblock.
The thing is, Fog won't stop you from reaching your destination.

Just like for the non-believers (and believers) the troubles of life
won't stop your life, they won't take your life, your breath, your
future, how you look at it, determines how YOUR future will occur,
it's your actions. IF you are so passionate about your dream future
and what you want, the Hope for that will overcome the situations
you face, and yes there are some pretty heavy situations that we face
but you will pull through, it comes back to something like this:
"Pain is inevitable, but misery is optional", it comes down to how we face situations

For the believer, the devil, IS Fog,
Our God is much greater than he, and nothing
the devil can do compares to the power of the Lord God
Almighty, We will ALWAYS reach our destination, Heaven,
AND God has greater plans while were on this planet for us,
He wishes to see us complete them, and what we do WILL bring him Glory.

We are in our Fathers hand! And compared to those great hands, the
devils schemes are only as thick as fog.
So here are three points to stay the path you have in life, or your
walk with God:

1) Put the Fog lights on
(Focus on Gods light and guidance),
and set your heart and eyes on
the future and on what brings you joy.

2) Demist and Clear the windscreen
open your eyes to the possible times that
fog will occur, to all the factors involved,
it could just be a foggy internal window
- make sure your conscience is clean (with God)

3) Don't Stop
(Keep Driving with God) keep going, don't stop,
speed, pause or slow down, it could cause a
collision in the hands of danger (the devil), or
lead you lost, just take it as it comes
be calm and steady.

God Bless,
Catch ya!

Hurt People, Hurt People

2010-01-19T05:04:00.000-08:00

All my focus, and my eyes are on God,
and what he's doing and done for me.
Its also like this, my heart just wants
to be like his, to feel what he feels, and to
understand what he's given us and how much
much much he loves us.

But as I sit here, I see the pain of the people around
me, the small pain but yet so big for the little kids under 12
in our community, the pain of the teenage girls, and the young
ladies starting life in the big world.

"Your Love Never Fails"
This is the answer, Love, its so so so hard, even for me
but all I can do, all You can do, is try to love people,
good, bad or difficult, if you care about them
and there well-being and how our actions will affect our kids
you know that you need to seek the best in all. Or Just Love them
either way. God Sure puts up with us. Its time we shared that.

See the people I know, and myself included, are surrounded by Hurt
people, but what is sadly known as the way of life is that "Hurt People, Hurt people"
as in they just hurt others due to there hurt no matter how BIG, Small, Secret or Public
Its time for change.
No matter what, I need to love more, if youre hurt out there, but
have control over your pain and your actions, Will you join me?

Its everywhere, its in school, in work, in the streets, in the shops,
at the parties, at the gigs, in our own social families, even in
youth, on blogs, on facebook, on formspring, on myspace, on
twitter.

But my GOD, is greater than that.
God is Love. Lets share love, lets share encouragement, lets be a team
and beat this enemy called Hate.

All those Hurt out there, no matter what you get hit with in life,
no matter what you believe now, or then, or what you say or do
GOD WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU! He will always pull through
He NEVER fails.... we just have to be open and ready for what he brings.

Lets change the cliche, Hurt people Hurt people, but....
Love heals all wounds.

The Shore Fall

2010-01-18T04:49:00.000-08:00

Well.... I just went all through my church journal
and my Iphone, I was so sure I had notes for this particular blog.
I guess I was wrong, and I'm going a wee little crazy and I
just wrote down my thoughts in my brain haha.

Before I start, its important that when reading this,
you remain aware and assured that the title will not result
or refer to the "Sure Fall" and it in fact stays as the Shore Fall,
and will hopefully help someone, if not myself stay clear of a sure fall.

This thought occurred to me about a month ago, actually, now I think of it,
it was more so about 2 months ago now.
And like most little revelations and smacks in the fact, it happened when I
was spending time alone running on the beach in thought and in prayer.

Have you noticed, how much the shore line is changing around the water?
It could have to do with all the Global warming issues, and it could just be our area,
but the sand is all backed up away from the water, and as it comes to the waters
edge it gets smaller and lower.
In some ways it actually makes it looks like the land is rising, but I got something personal
out of it, something that in some ways relates, and in others wont make ANY sense to the
point Im about to make.

Are you living on the waters' edge?
please don't think im targeting any certain type of person, this applies to all things in life.
I will explain how when we get there.

See, for the non-believer, do you day-by-day feel the everyday way of life is draining you, and you feel that bit by bit as you go on in life, it slowly gets more tiring? some may say its ageing, but I believe different, You need to put your WHOLE heart into what you are doing, and if your heart is not in it, if you arent doing what you want, then find a passion and throw yourself in it, don't just give dribbles of yourself, your passion will keep you on fire.

It's like this, the water never stops, the waves always come in, the water always wets the sand and knocks the walls down, but if all the sand was pushed to the waters edge and our hand was made even, if the sand was evened out, then the water wouldn't be so strong, the daily grind for you wouldn't be so draining, you would and will be able to stand it! Stand it at least if not excel in what youre doing with yourself.

For the believer. If you havent yet caught on, this is about your walk and your passion for our God, Our Saviour, Who IS OUR strength, and our reason for being, our reason for breathing, I guess it comes to the whole, "Sunday Suit" in some ways for some, but for others its more then that, you live day in day out passionate lives, but what we need to do is be completely 100% For God, giving ourselves completely,
the enemy, may continue to come in wave after wave, but if our foundations are firm, and evenly yoked then he has no shot at us. HE has LOST the battle, we KNOW that God has beaten the enemy and that he is the one and only Lord.

Of course, be sensitive of those around you, but DON'T dim your light, SHINE bright and STRONG, let it shine, let it shine, let in shine, Give God all the Glory, for in him we find all we need and in him our foundations are found, and in him we will live fruitful blessed lives.

For the Non-believer, "Don't let the daily grind get you down" follow your hearts passions, let your loves in life be what you focus on, I Know you will succeed, you will get through, you will be on fire and your passions will be fulfilled.

For the Believer, Give it your all, be completely in, Don't warm the bench, Don't Sit on the fence,
when your completely for jesus, you are blessed, and you are strong and secure in God.

:)
God Bless
Take Care
Peace out!

Heres a picture,
it doesnt demonstrate exactly what I wanted it too
but everyone loves pictures haha

from http://johnthebarman.blogspot.com

Happy Blogging!

Flying Through The Clouds

2010-01-10T01:42:00.001-08:00

I've always wondered, and thought how AMAZING it would be to fly through the clouds, until this afternoon, when I experienced it hahaha, with this experience I had a thought.

You know the type, the type of thought you get dead-bang in the middle of something, yeah one of those thoughts, the type you prefer not to have haha. Good fun.

I thought, "How can pilots see ANYTHING through this" .. Just a tad daunting hahahaha, yes yes I know they have air control but still.

I guess it comes back to another issue I sometimes have haha,
It's funny 6 months ago I wanted so so badly to skydive!!! And I imagine one day I will. But everytime I get on a plane I get so edgy haha especially the ascend and descend!

Today, the lil guy next to me had to be about 9 and boy! Was he an ace at this game. He put me to shame ha. I don't know what it is, too many movies, too much time spnt watching lost or my old fear of heights I just get so jumpy haha.

I had to keep telling myself "flght is a safer mode of transportation then by car, flight is a safer mode of transportation then by car, flight is a safer mode of transportation then by car" hahaha

But I mean, I'm silly, I know God has plans for me, and I KNOW it's not to die in a plane crash haha ... Not yet anyways!

Haha as we landed I had to use my tee as a towel to wipe my pouring palms off haha not really but you get the picture!

Home sweet home, but I miss beautiful Henty, my 2nd family and 2nd home! However I am keen and on fire for a great year with friends family and great plans!

Hope my fears have entertained you haha ;).

Catchya

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Happy Birthday!

2010-01-08T18:39:00.000-08:00

I'm loving my time away and in Henty.

Happy birthday to My friend Carisa's whose 21st will be off the scale tonight!!

And Happy birthday to my pal Scottie Walker, I hope you have a great time, and you and all our friends have fun tonight :)

Hope everybody is enjoying summer and holidays :)

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Location:Henty

Henty, Here I Come!

2010-01-05T17:21:00.001-08:00

Happy New Year!
First blog of the year, and it's not exactly what I had planned! But I felt the need to make contact with the bloggers world!

I have a few blogs that I've been working on and wanted to share for awhile but the Christmas/New Year rush is only just settling.

As I type now I'm currently on the road with good people to one of my second homes, Henty! I'll be There from today until Sunday night! A goood little trip away!

When I get home I look forward to settling into my routine of life andddddd blogging!

This is my first blog from my app on my iPhone! Not sure how I feel about it, it's not the same environment as on my desktop or laptop hahaha!

I love life.
On the road.
Might have me a car nap :)

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Location:Woodlands,Australia

I've Realised... x 100000000

2009-12-23T04:08:00.000-08:00

Wow-o-Wow
Boy, have I had my eyes opened to a lot in the last three days
and from many different situations too! I'm afraid a blog won't cover it!
This isn't exactly what I have planned for my next post at all

I realised in one case, not to assume that what your being told
is the full truth, even if a brother in Christ is the one telling you

I learnt that in the same case, Christians do lie. Not that I haven't
known or seen it before, but they lie about there own disagreements of you.
But enjoy the elements of their own story which make themselves laugh.

Is learnt even a word?

I in the same situation, have realised that maybe both sides of the stories
were not the complete utter truth, but even if they were, the above is still
true in numerous occasions.

Above all, I learnt, and already know, that God's people
are the greatest people I know! so loving, accepting and graceful
and caring! People you want to surround you, But the ultimate
realisation is that not all Christians are like that, we still have our
pains and Human flaws, being that haha we are human.
But let it be known, the greatest people I know are people who brought me up
and the Christians I know. Mainly the Christians older then me.

I've realised that, people don't get the real you, even people that see and
have heard the real you, don't believe it, and they see your flaws,
and I'm hoping that it's not true, but the whole bad news travels fast thing may
happen even in your own church, in your family, within the people you hold dear to you.

I'm learning a lot more about Grace, which is the upside, it's only by grace that I
will overcome the level of anger I have at these attacks, and stabs in the back, I
understand fully that by grace all the people that do wrong to me are just trying to
live by grace, and still are flawed, I should know this, because I see my flaws all the time

When people don't point them out blatantly, I also have my conscience, which ever since I was
a Lil tyke has always made me admit my mistakes and fess up when something goes wrong
I don't know where that came from, Mum was very loving, so I didn't fear her that much,
maybe I just feared letting her down, because for my childhood I saw her as the only person
in my life. I have no idea how a kids mind works haha so forget that mumble jumble.

God gave me this conscience, and he also I believe has shown me flaws in others, because
I'm meant to try and change my mistakes and live a good example to inspire others..

I've learnt in life that people are humble (read as living by grace) but when it comes to something they personally see as wrong they are very stern (read as legalistic). We all are, I can't talk, but maybe that's why we have the grace, I need to be legalistic, in a sense of a leader and in the sense of being a strong proper man of God, but maybe I need the grace to filter my thoughts, to filter my actions, I sure do need the grace to help me let it go.

I can't help continuing talking, people will argue with me, and I personally won't argue back, but I will try and always share all the facts I know and my side of the story, to try and hopefully get them to understand my personal struggle in that instant, and I find it hard to stop. I hope that if anyone is reading, I hope you get that I don't like arguments, I don't like fights, but I will ALWAYS defend my self. I will always admit when I'm officially wrong. Not wrong in your eyes, but officially wrong I will admit it straight away, maybe before you try to correct me, but when I know in my Heart that I am right, that it is the Truth then I WILL not back down.

I've realized that not everyone likes me, but that's OK, as loving as I try to be, I don't Like everybody, there's a difference between the too. But if your genuine to me, I will always take interest and do my best to help you or just be there if I can. I always TRY to like everybody to
the best level I can.

I've realised that there is more then the fact its rude that we don't judge or assume anything
because we don't know peoples personal struggles and their behind the scenes struggles.
and I with everybody else are guilty of that, Grace is so so quintessential!

I've realized, that I keep realising things and then forget to type them, I've realised that even at Christmas life is stressful when your older, younger people can have these silly arguments and talk bad about it after or joke about it, but I've realised im at the age that such things affect my integrity, and how I'm viewed and trusted by my colleagues and my leaders.

I do though look forward to Christmas so much more with family and friends, because it is a time of peace and a time of giving and a time of no responsibility. Well a relaxed responsibility..

I've realised that this blog is telling me realised is wrong and realized is right.. is realised Australian? and realized American? Doesnt matter.

I Wish everyone aMerry Christmas and a great time of Peace over the Holidays, a time of peace and happiness that will warm your heart and calm your heart before the decisions of 2010 are to be made, and those anticipating the changes of 2010 I wish you all the best and I hope you enjoy your BRAND new year of opportunity, I pray that love is strong over Christmas.

Thank God for the grace he has given for us to not look at each others flaws, and even better to forget about our own, or at least use the freely given help to change!
haha don't forget the reason for the season! (couldn't resist)

Saturday Night's

2009-12-19T05:11:00.001-08:00

Saturday nights, are by far my favourites night of the week. there are many reasons

1) Planned nights out
Usually for me, and in the future, I wont have work saturday day, and I wont have work sunday day, so saturday night is the night to spend good time with friends out and about, these can be, dinners, movies, movie slumber nights, special church nights aka Carols in the community, or other church visits, or barbeques

2) Unplanned nights in
Tonight is a prime example of this, I didn't end up doing what I was planning to do, but instead found myself having a good few hours of exercising and then watched an amazing Japanese ninja version of the old Romeo & Juliet story, it was amazing really! and now I'm chilling and chatting online to people while listening to old school John Mayer that I miss, I also have so many other things I can do to keep myself preoccupied and entertained on such nights.

3) Planned nights in
Nights when you have nothing to do, and have planned it that way are the best, we do need to rest, and saturday is often the day with no work for me as i said before, and God worked for 6 days and rested on the 7th so maybe we should too, I really love him so much, especially for that one day I can by my religion claim to just dewind and be lazy and relaxed.

4) The next morning
This is a joy joy joy for me, because following every great Saturday that includes one of the above plans, is a wonderful morning in church, a day with my church family, God and another great night of church. who could ask for a better order of days!

Saturday = The High Life.

I like them now young and single.

I'll like them more with a wife
One day I'll love them as family nights,
and then as driving kids out and about
then having dinners with my future wife and nights in also
chilling on the couch with a movie.

'I heart Saturdays'

Letter boxes

2009-12-16T17:03:00.000-08:00

**NOTE: This is just my personal take and enjoyment, no offence to any letter box owners intended**

I recently, decided to on my own, letter box drop fliers about
our Christmas celebrations at my church to as many streets
around me and as far as I can the more I post, the more that
will be intrigued and find an amazing experience, or maybe find
a place they've been searching for.

So far I've done 2 and a half streets, and I'm already realizing
you can tell a lot about people with their letter boxes,
Yes, you read correctly, their letter boxes hahahaha
I mean, people always say by their shopping or by their rubbish
you can tell a lot about character, but I'm finding out you can tell
a lot by letter boxes, well In Umina you sure can.

There is so far about eight different types of letter box owners,
The 1st is the most common type, the 'Laid back/Not worried' letter box
owner, who has no warnings on their letter box and its just an average letter
box just chilling in a common place. I think this sort of person just will accept
whatever gets put in their letter box, but throw it out once they've collected
it if it is rubbish or junk to them.

I'd call the 2nd most common, the 'Angry Anti-Junk Mail" these are the ones
with the self-made signs, warning you not to even put junk in, or tell you
to save your paper (they're rare but they mean well ha) and the ones
that tell you where to shove your paper, I'd say these are people you
don't mess around with in life, they may like to be left alone also.

Numero Trois (3 haha), Almost as common as number 2, The Junk Mail, that says Letters, Letters Only, or Australia Post only. (hahaha I accidentally put fliers in a few of these - Hope noone complains to the church!) They are often really small in cases of Australia Post Only, but more often then not this group of letter boxes are usually the big tall funny looking things, and you feel like your little flier is nothing and not good enough for this "Letters" in calligraphy designed box.

The fourth, is the "Fancy Pants" group, you know they have these really modern letter boxes (little do they know the ones that are designed like a modern house with part Corrugated roofing are actually pretty common now, ive seen 5 if not more in 2 and a half streets haha), or the big fancy shining letter boxes, or the ones with that automatic closing lid thats hard to push lil fliers in, that are designed for bulk letters only... hahaha Boy i showed those holes whos boss! our fliers still got delivered to them!

Number five and six can be wrote about together because they are opposites, Five is the type of letter box that is center of the front yard and that have the front door directly behind them or a main open window room, that leaves the deliverer questioning if they are being watched or judged by the letter-box owner. I call these the "out-to-judge" boxes haha, but their counterpart would HAVE to be number Six which is the "Caring and Warm-hearted" letter box owners, these are awesome, theres no definite way of knowing if its purposeful or not, but they tend to have trees and bush all behind the letter box, as a deliverer, I can tell you something, these letter box owners rock! you feel so at peace and understood when delivering to these guys haha.

Number seven and eight also belong together! they aren't opposites but boy-o-boy do they make you wonder! Seven is a funny case, this case is the "Non-existent" case, there is NO LETTER BOX to be found in this situation! These people are obviously on the run criminals! haha I Kid, I Kid, this is definitely the unexplained, I'm not going to label these letter box or lack of letter box owners, because I don't know how you don't have a letter box? isn't that like not having a nose? haha, each to their own, who understands there circumstances. Number Eight, you my friend I have left to last, because I don't like your protecting plants that stab my hands! eight can be only described as "Hidden". These letter boxes, are often tiny, and well hidden, or are protected by sharp overgrown shrubs that frustrate you when you want to put a little flier in the hole!

eight what is your purpose! haha, you may as well join the masses in "non-existent" or "junk mail angry" because your almost a waste of space! I could be wrong, you could just be a little old letter box well outdated, or have an abandoned owner, which says its not your fault, but still, I do wonder why.

haha not to to worry, whether your angry junk mail, laid back or Hidden, there is now no condemnation for those in Christ...... hahahaha im only kidding, this was just a fun blog that came to mind when I was letter dropping!
But it makes you wonder if you can really tell what people are like by their letter box, rubbish and fridge, and I'm sure there are plenty more types of letter box's out there!?

Life in General

2009-12-16T16:48:00.000-08:00

Am i cliche?
I mean, to me I feel like what I post is fresh off my heart
and then I re read it and i think, that was cliche, everybody already knows that stuff mitch....
but when friends comment on what I've written its something refreshing to their eyes.

I dont know, I guess I'll just keep to writing what's on my heart.

In other news!
I got an average of 73.5 at Uni in my Open Foundation Studies! YEWWW, Praise God!
I only needed 50 to get into teaching, because Open Foundation students were guaranteed positions in needed jobs in Australia, aka Teachers and Nurses.

But I'm yet to figure out how in the world I get my ATAR back, Open Foundation don't have anything on their records yet! and they didn't give me UAC log in info haha, at least I cant remember it, my bad.

Im thankful for God opening up this door for me, because my UAI in yr 12 was shocking, it was 40, How'd all this years HSC people go? I've heard some good results, some great results, and for others, I KNOW with all my heart that better opportunities will come!

CHRISTMAS IN 8 DAYS, HOLY MOLY! I haven't even bought ANY presents at all! and I'm stuck with what to get, this year I can pretty much only afford family, sorry friends and extended family, I love you all though, I wish everybody a Merry Christmas and a great refreshing outlook on the New Year

Don't Stop Believing

2009-12-16T16:37:00.001-08:00

God reaches us through the funniest of things,
its not always and not put down to some divine act of Heavenly power
but God is everywhere and i sit here, after a rough few months of growing,
and of stretching, and struggle,
FULL of joy, I mean full of it, I'm listening to the Glee Music Vol 1, (something you should most definitely listen t0)

"Don't Stop Believing" is playing, and I feel God reaching out to me in those words,
because through everything he will have the glory and he will bring us to a better place of happiness, from strength to strength.

Don't let the pain, the road blocks stop you, or lead you away from Him, just change lanes and head in the same direction, Following the road is the faith in this metaphor, you may not know where this lane goes, but it leads towards the same ultimate destination and God will Bless every lane leading to him!

Things don't always go as planned or as you had thought or hoped
but with God, that could be a good thing, I'm being opened up to a new path with some things close to my heart and the joy I'm receiving is amazing, its giving me the strength to get over my troubles and be strong in my dedication to God.

I have a few other blogs on my heart, but im splitting them up because im feeling that im not ready to address different issues all in one post haha, sorry for any readers out there, but at least youll be sure of what each post is about!

Blogging makes me happy

History: On Repeat

2009-12-04T04:52:00.001-08:00

Do you ever feel, that History truly does repeat itself?
"there is nothing new under the sun", does this mean that
new friendships wont be new in their value at all, they will
just be of a same structure as past relationships?
except for minor background and personality traits

I know its not Gods doing, for how its occurring
I dont believe the devil has that much strength,
especially over me, or is it just a part of human life
that i need to overcome with faith and my eyes set
on the future?

It feels like autumn, when you want a new leaf to turn
a fresh beginning, but the leaves have died and fallen off the trees.
no new leaves to be turned.

But. Im hopeful and look forward to the spring of this moment
when all will be made new and fresh, that hope is like one leaf
hanging on one of the trees all on its lonesome.
God is that Hope, the only hope in the hypothetical forest
and im thankful its there, I know it has the fresh start I need
I know it will stay there until the spring comes.

"Bad Boys Bad Boys, Whatcha Gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when they come for you......"

2009-12-02T21:03:00.000-08:00

Haha.
oh boy, funny how things follow you through life,
Nothing is new under the Sun? Appears this means nothing
is different either.

Has anybody else, ever really not understood the obsession with Bad
boys? It cant possibly be just the chase, especially when not all bad boys
look charming.

Honestly, girls? where does the attraction lie, I mean im not prince charming
im not necessarily Mr Right.
(which also annoys me, the stupid line, "Your Mr Right, Just not Mr Right Now.")
What is the point in the end of chasing a bad boy? especially when you know theres a good
certainty of being hurt? But still do you girls yourself not wonder why bad boys?
Or are you just blinded by some weird tiny feature you see in the bad boys?

Whats even crazier is, not only did the non-christians girls in my life back in the day, or even now, not only did they seek the bad boys, but the christian girls can do it too
hahaha, that it just rediculous if you think about it.

Before you go there! Yes i know all about attraction and how its not only christian-to-christian but the typically bad guy? Is condescending the word?

Dont get me wrong, guys, non-christian and christian are attracted to wrong girls
but the whole thought of the bad guy to a girl, is a classification of a type of guy that can be chosen its not just a bad person, its a type of guy that a lot of girls seek.

I Don't get it. Im glad im me, and im glad there somebody im compatible with out there
I just need to be patient. But still, does this "bad boy" thing make anybody else wonder?

I think I get it now.

2009-12-02T04:46:00.000-08:00

You see me, as who I was when you met me,
so the me, I am now, doesn't exist to you,
it does as a front but not your view and opinion
so therefore you see the "old" me doing what the
now me wants to and believes in doing, but because you
see the old me, you see me TRYING to be something
the old me isnt, when you are right, that isnt the old me
but in fact the new me, the now me, the me that
God has made me.

confusing, does this make sense to anyone but me.

Changed the title at the end "Come Alive"

2009-11-30T04:37:00.000-08:00

Looking back at my blog the other night about
love and life without it.

Through doing this i was really opened up
and had my thoughts confirmed in something.
What is life without Action! we love, so therefore we fear
but if we didnt love we wouldnt fear, and wouldnt hurt
BUT! whats the point in living life without that action

Pointless.
Like A Drone.

Funny how to have love, life and emotions we have to face our fears
Overcome them, We have to Come Alive (hahaha seemed like good wording, thanks
Itunes & Foo Fighters for the shuffle play!)
Its scary, but rewarding.

To not do this, is to sit in the dark, alone, emotionless, indifferent
and ultimately leaves a waste of life, a waste of a heart.

Have Strength, Hold onto your values, and your heart and your morals
and follow what you know is right, and i KNOW that it will be worth it
even if it faces pain, it will overall bring growth and a fulfilled life
and if you seek it, Happiness. :)

"Come alive, come alive, come alive, come alive"

To Feel, is to feel Alive.

Wow.

2009-11-29T23:55:00.000-08:00

Just reading a blog or two on stuffchristianslike.net
About the subject of awkward opposite sex friendships
(For people that arent christians this will be a weird concept to grab)

See now, I have friends at this age, girls who i can talk to about
Almost anything, and i love to be able to hang out and talk and
grab a coffee and grab lunch

Its getting to the stage that only one or two can I hang out with
alone or without other guys (aka a few good girls who are friends and no guys)

But ive realised lately even that will be gone one day!
Yes i do now have a good brother of a friend who i can share all with
and walk and talk with daily, but when these other girls get married
or even serious boyfriends. Vice versa for me with a girlfriend
Im not going to be able to share on the same level,
itd be wrong to have to hang alone, so I could hang in a group
but then that will detract from the security of what i currently share with
some of them.

But then on another level, the one or two at the moment i still hang alone with
are like sisters, but there not sisters by blood so its still a situation.

Only time will tell!
Im willing to do right, i only want to do right
but its a bummer when your reading stuff like that and then you
keep going nothing new, then you read a comment from a different angle
and it smacks you in the face and you realise change will have to occur.

I know I'd feel weird with a serious girlfriend meeting alone in the open or not with
another guy, so I cant imagine how some of the guys at the moment feel or what my
future partner would feel.

Life goes on :) and all is goood.
Just change makes you really think

Invisible.

2009-11-28T03:49:00.000-08:00

I love everyone in my life, so much,
so so much, I love some more then I'm loved
and care more then a lot..

So why do we feel the emotions we feel?
We have strong positive love for one another
but that positive-ness somehow births its own
doubt and confusion.

Not for one second can i believe that bad is birthed from good
my morals and my religious beliefs dont abide with that AT ALL.

But maybe, just maybe, Being that we are Humans and prone to mistakes
our hearts get hurt, doubt and confusion because it fears the pain that
can occur, not only do our hearts not look forward to it,
but they know SOMETIMES (not always, and not with GOD in the slightest)
SOMETIMES, we can be hurt, sometimes we can be let down
and it can be the closest people to you, the people you adore the most.

It can even happen from just wanting to be noticed.. just a little... a tiny little bit
by that person you care about and love as a friend. Seeking that, and also not receiving that
leads to many pathways, good and bad and confusing, all which can be complicated in there own arena.

Different showdowns felt at these critical times, to me represent: Love-Love, Unimportance, Invisible, Brotherhood, Future Steps in Relationship(AKA Joy! but also Anxiety)

But Love is the greatest, to get these you first need to love the people in your life, because if you cared for them a little but weren't affected by them, then you wont feel love, but in the same hand you wont feel any of the other symptoms.

But then you are a Drone, so what is life, what is living, what is existance without Love?

This hasnt been a religious blog, its about my current train of thought..... But GOD is LOVE**, and it reminds me of 1 Corinthians 13##, Check it out :)
Peace.

** 1 John 4:16
##The whole Chapter 13 but essentially first few verses about life without love.

I dont fear you. I Fear God.

2009-11-25T23:26:00.000-08:00

"He moves mountains before they know what's happened,
flips them on their heads on a whim.
He gives the earth a good shaking up,
rocks it down to its very foundations.
He tells the sun, 'Don't shine,' and it doesn't;
he pulls the blinds on the stars.
All by himself he stretches out the heavens
and strides on the waves of the sea."
Job 9:5-8 (MSG)

I don't fear you,
yes we all get concerned and worried from time to time
but my future is secure, secure in a God, no, correction - the one and only GOD
who created the heavens and the earth, so I do not fear, but rejoice.

I mean, if this a God who can do as said above, what can a man do to God
What can a man do to make me fear? threaten my life? Well I mean we know what happens with that. Even so, Gods plans and strength is much greater, and if you have security and faith in him, then that is AWESOME!

Don't you think its amazing, that a God who created all things calls us his children and wants to give us the best? The Hope he gives is amazing, the love that he pours is out is so filling!

Anyways!
Haha, just reach out and ask for him, our foundations are firm in him and his hand protects us
who could ask for more:)

Psalm 27:1
"The Lord is my light and my salvation -
whom shall I fear?"

The Bridges we cross, and the walls we HAVE to climb.

2009-11-25T22:58:00.000-08:00

Ahh,
I just cant stand some things, yep, this a blog of me
expressing myself.
HOW can people think they know what your thinking, what you feel
what your trying to do, and be so FAR FAR off the mark, but yet
NO matter what you do or say, they are to caught up in there own
self-wisdom and views to see the real picture.

Funny, how that its the lost, angry bitter past that faces this
but even funnier is that, even the present faces that, Humanity is lost
Thank God for the hope he and his son have given us, the grace to counteract our
bad actions, thoughts and corruption. But still.

--Who do you think you are? honestly? do you even know what your doing with your life
do you see success in the path i chose in my life, and just are bitter that im doing so well in my own path that you choose to badmouth me and misjudge me, or is it your own sufferings that cause you to misinterpret who i am?
I love you guys, but you don't know the real me, you truly don't, you miss the old me, the lost me, the angry me, the young and lost and therefore rebellious me, but dont you realise even when i was like that, I still had integrity in who i was at school, work and with family?
You talk of me like you know me now, but what you see now is who i am.
Im not trying to be a holy priest, but my life is one lived in thanks and in worship of what God has done with the mess i made.

Im glad your all doing alright i really am, i love you guys, but did you not think badmouthing me to the people who surround me now would not come to air? I only ask because you still act like you love me and like im your good mate, STILL even now you do it, but talk about me behind my back.

... hmm, I just wish you knew the real feeling of the love and purpose I have now.
Lets be honest. You loved me for who you saw me as, not who I was as a person, as your friend,
you loved me as the humour I was, but often it was a Shell that you put on to talk to me as a friend. You didn't know me then, and you don't know me now. Thats sad, and hurts.
I hope you are successful, blessed and happy in all you do with life, and that your bitterness one day passes too. If you want to know the real me, I'm ALWAYS going to be who I AM now, and Be there for you.

--You, I love you all, but you know better, the jokes are funny, just be aware, of what happened with the jokes when they got too far, it changed my views on people and theres on me ^^^^.
But you also should know, yes there is a time and a place, but Were not just Sunday Only people, our whole life is in thanks to Him, it doesn't just sit within the Friday and Sunday place.
and We are called to be who he says and the word says. Its not just a Sunday Shell, its a life of worship and giving, because of what we have been given.
You know this already, I just feel im allowed to express!

LORD! I thank you, for how you have changed my life, my mind, you took me for the lost person with no future, and now I am a happy, healthy young man!
I'm now goin to UNI, something i could never EVER reach before. I thank you, that youve put me in a place of leadership to the youth of today! Because in me and my past and your word is an example you want me to live to show the world, people that dont even hear me talk and that dont truly know you think Im trying to be Holy, so hopefully, people who arent bitter towards me, are seeing you shine thru and not me.
I thank you, that you catch me in my burdens, and that you are with me wherever I go,
and i hope this blog is useful to anybody, if not just serving as a vent.

Theres some things you should be sure you shouldnt write, but I neeeded to have a release, and writing and blogging seems to help. I don't want to winge, I want to share, to be able to handle such problems, and more.
Im so thankful, because i have freedom of speech, a good healthy home, a good shower and im able to have good food and good clothes, and thats a blessing considerin the pain and suffering and disagreements that happen throughout the world.

Its been awhile!

2009-11-06T22:20:00.000-08:00

Sorry, for anyone who reads, and im sorry for myself for not having time to write
a blog or 2, because with everything busy and everything going on a writing
release can be whats needed, heres just a post about something im passionate about
its not mine, im just sharing it around:)

Read only if you want to and have an open mind:)

God Vs Science.
A science professor begins his school year with a lecture to the students, "Let me explain the problem science has with religion." The atheist professor of philosophy pauses before his class and then asks one of his new students to stand.

"You're a Christian, aren't you, son?"

"Yes sir," the student says.

"So you believe in God?"

"Absolutely."

"Is God good?"

"Sure! God's good."

"Is God all-powerful? Can God do anything?"

"Yes."

"Are you good or evil?"

"The Bible says I'm evil."

The professor grins knowingly. "Aha! The Bible!" He considers for a moment. "Here's one for you. Let's say there's a sick person over here and you can cure him. You can do it. Would you help him? Would you try?"

"Yes sir, I would."

"So you're good...!"

"I wouldn't say that."

"But why not say that? You'd help a sick and maimed person if you could. Most of us would if we could. But God doesn't."

The student does not answer, so the professor continues. "He doesn't, does he? My brother was a Christian who died of cancer, even though he prayed to Jesus to heal him. How is this Jesus good? Hmmm? Can you answer that one?"

The student remains silent.

"No, you can't, can you?" the professor says. He takes a sip of water from a glass on his desk to give the student time to relax.

"Let's start again, young fella. Is God good?"

"Er...yes," the student says.

"Is Satan good?"

The student doesn't hesitate on this one. "No."

"Then where does Satan come from?"

The student falters. "From God"

"That's right. God made Satan, didn't he? Tell me, son. Is there evil in this world?"

"Yes, sir."

"Evil's everywhere, isn't it? And God did make everything, correct?"

"Yes."

"So who created evil?" The professor continued, "If God created everything, then God created evil, since evil exists, and according to the principle that our works define who we are, then God is evil."

Again, the student has no answer. "Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things, do they exist in this world?"

The student squirms on his feet. "Yes."

"So who created them?"

The student does not answer again, so the professor repeats his question. "Who created them?" There is still no answer. Suddenly the lecturer breaks away to pace in front of the classroom. The class is mesmerized. "Tell me," he continues onto another student. "Do you believe in Jesus Christ, son?"

The student's voice betrays him and cracks. "Yes, professor, I do."

The old man stops pacing. "Science says you have five senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Have you ever seen Jesus?"

"No sir. I've never seen Him."

"Then tell us if you've ever heard your Jesus?"

"No, sir, I have not."

"Have you ever felt your Jesus, tasted your Jesus or smelt your Jesus? Have you ever had any sensory perception of Jesus Christ, or God for that matter?"

"No, sir, I'm afraid I haven't."

"Yet you still believe in him?"

"Yes."

"According to the rules of empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your God doesn't exist. What do you say to that, son?"

"Nothing," the student replies. "I only have my faith."

"Yes, faith," the professor repeats. "And that is the problem science has with God. There is no evidence, only faith."

The student stands quietly for a moment, before asking a question of His own. "Professor, is there such thing as heat?"

"Yes," the professor replies. "There's heat."

"And is there such a thing as cold?"

"Yes, son, there's cold too."

"No sir, there isn't."

The professor turns to face the student, obviously interested. The room suddenly becomes very quiet. The student begins to explain. "You can have lots of heat, even more heat, super-heat, mega-heat, unlimited heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat, but we don't have anything called 'cold'. We can hit up to 458 degrees below zero, which is no heat, but we can't go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold; otherwise we would be able to go colder than the lowest -458 degrees."

"Every body or object is susceptible to study when it has or transmits energy, and heat is what makes a body or matter have or transmit energy. Absolute zero (-458 F) is the total absence of heat. You see, sir, cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat we can measure in thermal units because heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it."

Silence across the room. A pen drops somewhere in the classroom, sounding like a hammer.

"What about darkness, professor. Is there such a thing as darkness?"

"Yes," the professor replies without hesitation. "What is night if it isn't darkness?"

"You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is not something; it is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light, but if you have no light constantly you have nothing and it's called darkness, isn't it? That's the meaning we use to define the word."

"In reality, darkness isn't. If it were, you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn't you?"

The professor begins to smile at the student in front of him. This will be a good semester. "So what point are you making, young man?"

"Yes, professor. My point is, your philosophical premise is flawed to start with, and so your conclusion must also be flawed."

The professor's face cannot hide his surprise this time. "Flawed? Can you explain how?"

"You are working on the premise of duality," the student explains. "You argue that there is life and then there's death; a good God and a bad God. You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, science can't even explain a thought."

"It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life, just the absence of it."

"Now tell me, professor. Do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?"

"If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, young man, yes, of course I do."

"Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?"

The professor begins to shake his head, still smiling, as he realizes where the argument is going. A very good semester, indeed.

"Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor, are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you now not a scientist, but a preacher?"

The class is in uproar. The student remains silent until the commotion has subsided.

"To continue the point you were making earlier to the other student, let me give you an example of what I mean."

The student looks around the room. "Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the professor's brain?" The class breaks out into laughter.

"Is there anyone here who has ever heard the professor's brain, felt the professor's brain, touched or smelt the professor's brain? No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established rules of empirical, stable, demonstrable protocol, science says that you have no brain, with all due respect, sir."

"So if science says you have no brain, how can we trust your lectures, sir?"

Now the room is silent. The professor just stares at the student, his face unreadable.

Finally, after what seems an eternity, the old man answers. "I guess you'll have to take them on faith."

"Now, you accept that there is faith, and, in fact, faith exists with life," the student continues. "Now, sir, is there such a thing as evil?"

Now uncertain, the professor responds, "Of course, there is. We see it everyday. It is in the daily example of man's inhumanity to man. It is in the multitude of crime and violence everywhere in the world. These manifestations are nothing else but evil."

To this the student replied, "Evil does not exist sir, or at least it does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is just like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is the result of what happens when man does not have God's love present in his heart. It's like the cold that comes when there is no heat or the darkness that comes when there is no light."

The professor sat down.

Fresh.

2009-10-05T06:34:00.000-07:00

What, are blogs?
Ive been reading friends blogs and looking at mine
and ive come to the conclusion that they are FRESH
I feel it and see it, it lets out your raw emotions
and your raw beliefs and lets you talk
about Exactly what you want to,
no sugar coating neeeded, no refrigerated goods
no recycled bottles, just fresh passion.

I mean i type and write and create better then i talk face to face
but its still fresh and raw because im speaking my mind
im letting it all run out, im setting it free, and it pleases me to do so

And the speck of Hope that my blogs may help others like me
or people in need makes it even better.
That my thought on blogs for the day.
Night!

A Faithful God

2009-10-01T07:50:00.000-07:00

As LONG as your in the Kingdom of God, Of Christ, As long as you call him your father and wish to follow his will, your faith CANNOT fail or be taken away from you, it may get attacked, or you may go blind by choice due to circumstances, but it can never disappear, because it is from GOD the creator of the universe, the one who saved you from the depths of darkness, the faith you hold, that faith is in GOD, and he is EVERLASTING!

"My Faith is in the faithfulness of My God"

He is ever faithful to you, he will never let you down, and if your faith and hope and trust is in him, you cannot lose, for he will never lose, in fact he has won and will win every battle that faces him.
GRAB a hold of his blessing his love his faith.

2 Timothy 2:13
"if we are faithless,
he will remain faithful"

Thank you lord!
AMEN.

Not a christian?
Dont understand?
ask me please
i mean im just putting this up in faith of what God will use it for,
but these blogs are releases for me, they let me express my passion, my thought
and they sit here to remind me of how i think and act and how blessed i really am!

Sing a new song!

2009-09-26T22:20:00.001-07:00

Hey!
It's been awhile
But im back!
SING A NEW SONG

"If your saved and you know it
Clap your hands"
hahaha

No no no
what i mean by sing a new song is, if your in pain and trouble or in a spot
Sing a new song - Sing a new life, take a step in a new direction
turn from the bad ways, from the pain
look with hope and faith towards the future and dont loook back, only once your safe and can
look back to show the great change youve made. Just keeping walkin up the stairs of opportunity
and live in joy of the happiness that you CAN and WILL acquire!!

IF your not a christian! claim that on your life!
but for you out there, that are like me, believers of the wonder of God, and the Grace given by
his Son Jesus, then Sing a new song to the Lord, you cant live in his full blessing if half of you is hiding and doing as you please and doing wrong and you know it!
2 Corinthians 5:17
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!"

Live in Faith!
Throw out the old
and Reach out to God and take the new
the joy,
the peace,
the hope,
the love!

Catchya!

KFC!

2009-08-21T16:17:00.000-07:00

Have you seeen the ad for KFC lately?

I Wissssssshhhh that my local kfc was that amazing ahhaha
it looks so clean and grease free and it looks
like it would smell good thats how great it is hahaha

THEY EVEN make it look healthy!

Evil ad hahahah
our local one is nothing like that
(no offense haha)

That is all :)

Polis Proud!

2009-08-20T21:57:00.001-07:00

So, third time today I'm on here
I've had my silly tease "The Hills" post
now im going to share something

that is historical awesome and religiously and
community helpful, to me anyways.
I shared it briefly at church,
so if Your reading and your From GoodNews
it will be familar:)

Polis. The polis was the city units in Ancient Greece
We just touched on it at Uni, (Haha my heads in Uni mode i
feel like im meant to give references and a deep definition and like ill
be in trouble if i dont!)
Its hard to explain to us about it, because times are different, and nothing we know
is like that of a polis, the polis were known as citizen states, the people when moving
to the land of Greece had to split up due to geography and certain people followed others
and started their own political city, except cities these days are different,
see these poleis were situated like the states of australia, except each was individual and despised the others, it was sort of like having international countries all on Australia
but they have their set area and didnt recognise the others.

Instead of Australians they had their own individual names, like Spartans, Corinthians, Athenians etc etc (my lecturer really is not a fan of etc because it lets you cut what your saying instantly!) and they kept to themselves and they were very very very proud, often at war with each other more then foreigners! and they never reached out to each other until the persian wars.

Now,
I believe with all of my heart, we should not be polis proud,
there is a LOT to learn from the Ancient greeks.
But as a church and the body of Christ I believe we should not let any church barriers
or any proudness stop us from reaching out to the community, we are called to share the gospel
and that includes helping those in need, and we as the UNIVERSAL church, are the entire Body of Christ, and the Body cant be divided! (see 1 Corinthians 14/Romans 12).

This is just a little demonstration of the thought that God used the "polis" for in my mind and heart, I hope this inspires someone, it might not (if anybody reads this of course haha), but its worked wonders in heart and my mind and my spirit.

Great people the Greeks, but I pray we don't let barriers stop us from being united as the Body and working together in making a difference to our community and the people in need in our world, and I can feel in my heart and spirit and know the time to make a big difference is coming, but in some cases small steps are needed:)

I love sharing my thoughts, this can be helpful to some and wont make sense to a lot
but I love the thought that blogs can give others something as well as let me share my thoughts.
God Bless!

The Hills!

2009-08-20T21:49:00.001-07:00

Seriously, I don't know what happened.
I was watchin The hills on Go!

And I mean, they are still people, and they're someones
daughters and Gods as well and all that
and Im not going to judge!

But is it a show thats scripted or real life?
Cause its IMPOSSIBLE to tell hahaha, I mean they definitely have to
be aware of the camera, and you wonder if they arent acting
the same as they would without the camera, which in turn RUINS
the purpose of the Documentary point of view!

Then some random guy wants back in a girls life,
and it makes you wonder if he's jus doing it to be on tv hahahaha
It took me and hour to realise that im sittin here
watching something I completely dont understand and
dont quite believe in.

Gotta love Tv land ha.

Hey. Welcome!

2009-08-20T21:02:00.000-07:00

So....
I Don't believe I have EVER blogged before!
and for some of my fellow friends who receive my thoughts
and discoveries via SMS, this would come as a shock haha.
But most of my blogs will start with "How's It Going?" orrr "Hey How are ya?"
Because I say this everytime I see or talk to someone I know on the phone!

But I LOVE writing(typing in this case), and often its about God,
because I love God and what God has done for me and does for me
all the time!

and from time to time I'll be posting about just random stuff because
I do that! so DEAL with it haha, I hope to capture my funny unique ways
to make this more like me :)!

Anyways happy reading, and happy blogging, or whatever you say!
Have a good one :)