i hope that the Christmas season is going well for all of those who may be reading. what is freedom? what does it look like? where does it come from? these are questions i find myself asking...myself and pondering the answer to them. i struggle with the idea of freedom. i know that i am free, but, somehow i always end up in the shackels again. i have dificulty claiming that freedom for myself. i had come to a point that i believed that i had it nailed, only to realize that i was the one being nailed back to the prison wall. the idea of true freedom has eluded me...and yet it hasn't. this is making absolutely no sense to me, but i know that it will. to be free is to embrace the sacrifice that has been made on my behalf. to live in bondage is to mock this sacrifice and deem it unworthy of me. but it's all backwards. i am unworhty of the gift. the gift of grace is something i neither meritted nor deserve. yet it is freely given. to grasp on to this is to forsake all that is known to me and run in the direction of the Father's voice. thank you, Daddy, for this gift of grace that i am not worthy of.
peace out
12.25.2005
12.19.2005
what's happenin'
It's been a while since i've blogged. it's kinda discouraging to me that no one ever leaves comments on my blog. does nobody read it, or do they simply refuse to comment? i had to beg Karen to leave me a comment so that i wasn't a comment loser anymore...oh well. if you're reading this, humor me a little adnd take a few seconds to leave me a comment...or don't, which ever works for you.
i'm getting married...that's so cool!!! we are moving Karen into OUR house tomorrow. i'm so pumped! let me just say that God is good in His provision for His children. i never have a need that is left dry. even in my unfaithfulness, He is faithful.
Karen and i are raising our support to go on staff with Grace. it has definately been a trying experience so far, not knowing how in the world we were going to raise all the money in the right amount of time. But, as mentioned above, God is faithful, moreso than i will ever be able to fathom. He has, in only a short amount of time, provided several people that are wanting to partner with us, with the hope of more to come. it is a really cool place to be, allowing God to provide ALL of your financial needs. i will be the first to tell you that i struggle with the idea of giving up control of my finances, especially when i'm about to get married with the pressures of the world telling me that i have to have all my ducks in a row and be "the breadwinning, successful man." it's cool and kinda scary to know that it's not in my hands. whoa...this is so much longer than i ever thought i would blog. the little scroll bar just came into the post box...well i leave you with this: who better to trust with your money than the One who has all the money in the world?
i'm getting married...that's so cool!!! we are moving Karen into OUR house tomorrow. i'm so pumped! let me just say that God is good in His provision for His children. i never have a need that is left dry. even in my unfaithfulness, He is faithful.
Karen and i are raising our support to go on staff with Grace. it has definately been a trying experience so far, not knowing how in the world we were going to raise all the money in the right amount of time. But, as mentioned above, God is faithful, moreso than i will ever be able to fathom. He has, in only a short amount of time, provided several people that are wanting to partner with us, with the hope of more to come. it is a really cool place to be, allowing God to provide ALL of your financial needs. i will be the first to tell you that i struggle with the idea of giving up control of my finances, especially when i'm about to get married with the pressures of the world telling me that i have to have all my ducks in a row and be "the breadwinning, successful man." it's cool and kinda scary to know that it's not in my hands. whoa...this is so much longer than i ever thought i would blog. the little scroll bar just came into the post box...well i leave you with this: who better to trust with your money than the One who has all the money in the world?
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