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Name: Jake
Country: United States
State: Oklahoma
Metro: Bartlesville
Gender: Male
Interests: Jesus Christ first and foremost.Music which is my passion. I like the video games, yeah!I like to go to concerts, and I like getting to know bands and local bands so that they can become my friends eventually. I like anime, I like just about anything on AdultSwim. Skateboarding. going to the movies, and sitting here, right here, in front of this computer so i can update just for you. Yes...you. So feel special.
Expertise: I am an expert at being an expert of nothing
Occupation: Artist
Industry: Other
Message: message meEmail: email me
Website: visit my website
Member Since:
4/2/2005
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| wow its been so long!!!
well let me see what can I update about? I am in school now at Victory Bible Institute! In the school of worship program so thats good. i need to do my homework too.
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| part of The Great Divorce written by CS Lewis. (paraphrased horribly by the way)
This
ghost is wondering around heaven with a talking lizard on his
shoulder....the lizard whispers of discomfort and how out of place the
ghost feels into the ghosts ear. And how it doestn really belong there.
The ghost is rather annoyed and eventually wants to get rid of it.
An
Angel asks the ghost "would you like me to kill it?" the ghost protests
to the ghost about how he feels killing it to be unnessessary...and the
Angel continues "shall I kill it...it will hurt but only for the
moment" The lizard whispers and the Ghost eventually says "yes kill it"
the angel kills it...and the Ghost feels better....the dead lizard then
becomes a wild stallion that the ghost rides into the valley to meet
the One Seated on the Throne.This story can be met in relation
with the way it is in our christian walk. Like the Ghost we have that
part of ourselves that keeps us from complete surrender unto God. The
part that enjoys our self righteousness and ego...that enjoys each
lustfull throb of heart and each ounce of addiction that we hold
onto,whatever it may be. We hold onto ourselves...instead if trading
our own righteousness in for His we would rather let it sit on our
shoulder telling us "yeah Gods so lucky to have you." And many things
like this.
Or we want to get rid of it...but limit it to a certain
price instead of doing so no matter what it takes...and what it takes
is the death of that thing...yes it will hurt...but only for a
moment...then in place of its death something else will be ressurected
to make us stronger...to bring us that much closer to Him...like the
stallion that the lizard became... CS Lewis also writes that in
order to follow Jesus and be a christian in absolute excellence (the
best of our ability, cause why need to slack in such a thing worth
dying for) that we must live the life of Christ...no not having a beard
or wearing sandals, but by letting every movement and every breath be
for the Father and for the completion of the Fathers will...no matter
the price was.
But yet...we'd rather just waist away in our own
selfish ambition instead of truly living...and by no means do I have
any of this down so please dont take this as a declaration of self
righteousness because I will admit to every accusation I have brought.
Everything I am guitly of... Within all these things I have said
I hope that some take lesson from it, including myself and I remain
thankfull for the abundancy of grace God has given to us all. *extended* from observing and listening
It
seems that people today have this view (regarding the gospel or just
God Himself) that if something is inconvenient or outside ones opinion
then it is considered to be wrong or religious or blasphemous or some
sort of herecy. Im sorry friends but the gospel isnt convenient ...
in the book of Mathew chapter 16 verse 24 Jesus himself says
"If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me. yep...Jesus said that..oh snap.
so
why is it that todays teaching keeps Jesus on the cross and has us
sitting on the throne when it should be the other way around...no
servant is greater than their master, if Jesus is really Lord and
Master then its time to live it...stop this what God can do for me
mentality and get into what God wants from me...What we can do for God
cause He did it all for me anyways...didnt Jesus say "it is finished" ?
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| so i have a job at pizza hut now!!! its great, I am eating constantly it seems. I am gonna be 200 pounds next month if i keep this up!!! | | |
| So I have been thinking alot lately...and it seems that my life has been stagnant for a long time...I am just waiting, waiting for God to do something with me for His glory...waiting for my calling to come into motion..Ive been waiting and waiting for so many years, I had figured that since I was out of high school that maybe something would happen but it hasnt...not yet. Nothing to keep me back now, no relationships, no ties to home, Im a big boy now...but still nothing. It feels like right now that I will be dust before I ever get to do any sort of accomplishment...but patience is a good thing...so i am gonna be... | | |
| And so yet another! It has been a while hasnt it, though I doubt there is anyone that stumbles across my site anymore, i still would like to think there are. Hopefully there are those that still come here. Moving on! Things have been well with me thanks for asking! What would I like to talk about today...hmmm...
Life is a lot more colorfull when you learn to not be a slave to your emotions anymore, when you dont let them dictate who you are or how you react and begin to take on the likeness and mind of Christ. So we begin by realizing that as christians we are no longer are bound by sin and no longer our own,nor are we bound by our emotions, we are Gods and we belong to Him. (though we may slip up at times,we are not bound, God looks past our sin and offers us unconditional forgiveness and love, which is available to EVERYONE!) Operate in Self Control, Jesus likes it when we do. | | |
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