Friday, June 20, 2008
Light.
i am in the light, literally. i'm sitting outside in my front lawn enjoying the sun. there's no life without the sun, right? i know this may sound cheezy, but there's no life without Jesus, the Son of God, either. Yeah, we can all physically live and move around. But for our soul to be activated, that's a Jesus job. To be completely honest, I don't know what that looks like half the time. People say, "Be Jeusus with skin on", and i agree, but how does this apply to me today? Where is the sun at nighttime? Do we just wait until he's back again, or do we go and find him in other ways? In ways that can help us anytime. I don't mean "make God whatever you want", but rather allow God and Christ to abide in you. Not a checklist to abide, and not a adjenda to stand strong, but a love and truth for Christ. This is different for everyone, so we've got to become adaptors. You know, just like the one's you use when you travel to change the outlet form to be used in other countries. We have to adapt our Christ for others. We have to be Jesus' reflection as much as we can be. Kinda like the moon of Jesus... to reflect him, whenever. We'll never come close to the Son, but we will be able to be one heck of a moon. There's no formula, no matter how long you look or how hard you try, God made people different. This is just an encouragement to try.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
no religion please
don't be afraid. look to me and i will answer you. follow me, the road is narrow and the path is winding... but i will be with you; never leave you or forsake you. listen to me to become familiar with the sound of your everlasting Father so that you may be empowered to go and live in the real world.
what is the real world? it seems as if the real world is something that can be a meer imagination of what it actually is. it's a mirage, something that seems so real but ends up to be a mind game. the trick happens when a subject is believed, regardless of it's validity or truth... it just is believed because that is the desire of our beings, to believe what we want as truth. but does meerly believing it make it true? if one is the most beautiful of all, and yet they believe they're ugly, does that make it true? if blue actually looks like green to someone, does that actually make it green? if someone loves another, but the other doesn't believe it, does that make it invalid? if someone has never seen the ocean would they be right to say that it is a solid? NO. you can convince yourself that you're ugly, that blue is actually green, that you are not loved and that there is no such thing as swimming, but you're wrong. opinion and viewpoint does not constitute as truth.
we try to define truth in scientific ways, equations, facts and sought out thesis's; because in our world that is truth. but what if you'd be able to think beyond the right and wrong to come to grace. i will never understand grace. you see, grace is different then mercy as mercy is just making your slate clean, washing all the bad stuff off. but grace is mercy with blessings added. you are not only forgiven but given extra good stuff. it doesn't make sense?! how can you recieve when you've wronged? where's the tally chart, it doesn't add up! and that's God. God is grace, a second, third and billionth chance. and God's grace through Jesus. yeah we could get to God without Jesus being there, by sacrificing animals as a form of attonment for our sin, and doing many rituals. but, Jesus did it... and that's the beautiful thing is that Jesus took sin in order to break it's hold on humankind by dieing. every lamb that was sacrificed before Jesus was not perfect, and that's why Jesus broke the curse, he was perfect. it says, "he made captivity itself a captive"... let that sink in. the original captivity is sin and he made it captive so that everyone could be free of sin. the way the truth and the life. it's not about religion it's about Jesus.
what is the real world? it seems as if the real world is something that can be a meer imagination of what it actually is. it's a mirage, something that seems so real but ends up to be a mind game. the trick happens when a subject is believed, regardless of it's validity or truth... it just is believed because that is the desire of our beings, to believe what we want as truth. but does meerly believing it make it true? if one is the most beautiful of all, and yet they believe they're ugly, does that make it true? if blue actually looks like green to someone, does that actually make it green? if someone loves another, but the other doesn't believe it, does that make it invalid? if someone has never seen the ocean would they be right to say that it is a solid? NO. you can convince yourself that you're ugly, that blue is actually green, that you are not loved and that there is no such thing as swimming, but you're wrong. opinion and viewpoint does not constitute as truth.
we try to define truth in scientific ways, equations, facts and sought out thesis's; because in our world that is truth. but what if you'd be able to think beyond the right and wrong to come to grace. i will never understand grace. you see, grace is different then mercy as mercy is just making your slate clean, washing all the bad stuff off. but grace is mercy with blessings added. you are not only forgiven but given extra good stuff. it doesn't make sense?! how can you recieve when you've wronged? where's the tally chart, it doesn't add up! and that's God. God is grace, a second, third and billionth chance. and God's grace through Jesus. yeah we could get to God without Jesus being there, by sacrificing animals as a form of attonment for our sin, and doing many rituals. but, Jesus did it... and that's the beautiful thing is that Jesus took sin in order to break it's hold on humankind by dieing. every lamb that was sacrificed before Jesus was not perfect, and that's why Jesus broke the curse, he was perfect. it says, "he made captivity itself a captive"... let that sink in. the original captivity is sin and he made it captive so that everyone could be free of sin. the way the truth and the life. it's not about religion it's about Jesus.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
peace be the journey
it's time. time to step back into society. it doesn't really feel right, i feel like steping inside of my shell would be so much easier. just if i could stay inside the shell for one more minute, hour, or day that would solve it right?
sometimes it seems like the more "processing" done, the more i realize that i don't want to realize all that's happened. i mean there's the point of just letting life be, but then there's also the point of caring where you will be. i think that without process there is no real recolection. if we can't go through what's actually happened in our lives one more time whether that be sharing it with others, talking to yourself about it, thinking about it, or whatever... we're not really living. we don't live if we are always looking forwards, and we don't live if we're always looking back... we live when we move and experience what's infront of us, whether that be making new tracks, or going over one that has already been taken. it's like our lives are a journey... some people get lost (everyone does somewhere in life actually) some are "on to a destination" and others don't even want to open their eyes. what i'm saying is that we're all different, making our own paths, making our own journeys. but what happens when we meet someone on the road? wouldn't you want to reminise about your own stories? the great view from the top of the mountain and long journey it took to get there? just to really talk about the valleys and the struggle on how to get out... and the amazing clear air...yes you would, they would, we all would!
yet, we don't when it comes to real life. we don't talk about our past in fear of not being able to overcome it again. we fear that going back to the late nights of staying up until when you should wake up, and thinking about suicide may not actually be over. we fear the unknown of the past because we don't think others will understand it, but really we don't want to deal with it anymore. why is it that we don't want to go back to those hurts and overcome our fears? we've believed we can't. we've come to believe that to become complacent with life is better then to face it, 'cause there's going to be no conclusion we come to. we stay stuck. and no one likes that. no one likes other people finding them on the journey when they can't move, or refuse to. others offer help, while we just say, "oh no thanks i'm okay here. don't worry." we're so proud of complacency because it's what allows us to live everyday. it's our life source. our life source is the very thing that is going to kill us in the end.
we're not made to get by in life, only to enjoy the mountain top views that come our way... living from one high experience to the other. we were made for the journey. yeah, i understand that when you're in the journey and you hit a valley, that you actually don't want to live in it. you feel alone, sick, so exhausted of just "getting by". but there's more to life then getting by, and it's not based on the highs and low because highs and lows come and go. it's based on the journey, so who are you going to follow while walking? i've chosen to follow the way, truth and life, aka Jesus Christ. he doesn't take away the bad experiences, or give me a whole life full of good ones, you know what he does? he's there throughout it all, desiring me to be with him throughout it all. he doesn't us to only experience life with him through the highs and the lows, but through all of it! he's always there, but sometimes we don't even acknowledge him or want him around, so we pretend like he's not... but he's here living with us. it's just our choice to acknowledge him, and follow him.... everyday.
sometimes it seems like the more "processing" done, the more i realize that i don't want to realize all that's happened. i mean there's the point of just letting life be, but then there's also the point of caring where you will be. i think that without process there is no real recolection. if we can't go through what's actually happened in our lives one more time whether that be sharing it with others, talking to yourself about it, thinking about it, or whatever... we're not really living. we don't live if we are always looking forwards, and we don't live if we're always looking back... we live when we move and experience what's infront of us, whether that be making new tracks, or going over one that has already been taken. it's like our lives are a journey... some people get lost (everyone does somewhere in life actually) some are "on to a destination" and others don't even want to open their eyes. what i'm saying is that we're all different, making our own paths, making our own journeys. but what happens when we meet someone on the road? wouldn't you want to reminise about your own stories? the great view from the top of the mountain and long journey it took to get there? just to really talk about the valleys and the struggle on how to get out... and the amazing clear air...yes you would, they would, we all would!
yet, we don't when it comes to real life. we don't talk about our past in fear of not being able to overcome it again. we fear that going back to the late nights of staying up until when you should wake up, and thinking about suicide may not actually be over. we fear the unknown of the past because we don't think others will understand it, but really we don't want to deal with it anymore. why is it that we don't want to go back to those hurts and overcome our fears? we've believed we can't. we've come to believe that to become complacent with life is better then to face it, 'cause there's going to be no conclusion we come to. we stay stuck. and no one likes that. no one likes other people finding them on the journey when they can't move, or refuse to. others offer help, while we just say, "oh no thanks i'm okay here. don't worry." we're so proud of complacency because it's what allows us to live everyday. it's our life source. our life source is the very thing that is going to kill us in the end.
we're not made to get by in life, only to enjoy the mountain top views that come our way... living from one high experience to the other. we were made for the journey. yeah, i understand that when you're in the journey and you hit a valley, that you actually don't want to live in it. you feel alone, sick, so exhausted of just "getting by". but there's more to life then getting by, and it's not based on the highs and low because highs and lows come and go. it's based on the journey, so who are you going to follow while walking? i've chosen to follow the way, truth and life, aka Jesus Christ. he doesn't take away the bad experiences, or give me a whole life full of good ones, you know what he does? he's there throughout it all, desiring me to be with him throughout it all. he doesn't us to only experience life with him through the highs and the lows, but through all of it! he's always there, but sometimes we don't even acknowledge him or want him around, so we pretend like he's not... but he's here living with us. it's just our choice to acknowledge him, and follow him.... everyday.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
home sweet home
hey so i'm home... and loving it so far! it's not as culture shocked as many other places such as england or california. it was nice that i went there before the whole home journey as it's helped out a lot both in culture shock wise as well as time difference wise. the cultures are just so different, from induvidual to a community base. it's kinda been a little bit different in the whole mindset of things.
i'm really enjoying it and having a great time just being home, yet it's just so chill. yeah, we'll see what happens later on, but right now it seems to be going great.
anyways, thanks for the prayers and thoughts along the way, i'll still be updating this, but probably not my corporate e-mails... as i'm not "away from home" anymore... i hope the personal letters stay in tact though!
DK
i'm really enjoying it and having a great time just being home, yet it's just so chill. yeah, we'll see what happens later on, but right now it seems to be going great.
anyways, thanks for the prayers and thoughts along the way, i'll still be updating this, but probably not my corporate e-mails... as i'm not "away from home" anymore... i hope the personal letters stay in tact though!
DK
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
england (take 2)
hey i'm in england... jet lagged and having some fun at my friend suzies house... it kinda feels like home when i'm staying here... it's "lovely" as suzie always says!
england
hey! leaving for london heathrow as we speak. it's been quite good so far! wow, time is flying!
Thursday, April 3, 2008
111 § and zy
hey, if i mix up the z and ys it§s cause their opposite here... and i can§t parenthasiye or use the apostrophe either... but i§m using a chey internet11111111 i can§t do the exclamation mark either... haha.
so, zeah i§m in the chey republic now, cheskz krumlov to be exact. it§s amaying and it§s a reallz small little town, with a whole lot of historz. it§s been cool to see different people, and zet globallzz comprehend how we§re so similar. it§s been an amaying couple of dazs and i§m excited to e=mail zou when it§s not so expensive.
oh, and i§ll still check mz e=mails as much as i can1
so, zeah i§m in the chey republic now, cheskz krumlov to be exact. it§s amaying and it§s a reallz small little town, with a whole lot of historz. it§s been cool to see different people, and zet globallzz comprehend how we§re so similar. it§s been an amaying couple of dazs and i§m excited to e=mail zou when it§s not so expensive.
oh, and i§ll still check mz e=mails as much as i can1
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