Haha... My title looks funny... It says tiling... But I spelt it weird :P
Anyways... I have been tiling the last week maybe... And I haven't had time to post, or anything not even check my facebook.. So I will try making a real post sometime soon haha...
A quick update...
Almost all the students are here... So I will be looking forward to meeting them all, and getting to know them and all that...
Semester will be starting in a bit... So got to get ready for that... But yeah... Until then I hope to get some rest before the semester starts... And all that... Will try to keep my blog updated a lot haha...
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
This Is Redemption, This Is Our Lives Washed Clean
Woah, I don't know, how you can forgive me [x4]
This is redemption
This is our lives washed clean
Cover up
All that we've become
Don't let the world
Take the best of you
And I can see a clearing
This will all come to an end
And we'll meet face to face
It will all work out in the end
This is redemption
This is our lives washed clean
Cover up
All that we've become
Don't let the world
Take the best of you
And I can see a clearing
This will all come to an end
And we'll meet face to face
It will all work out in the end
This Is Redemption, This Is Our Lives Washed Clean
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I like how this song wraps up redemption.
When Christ died on the Cross we received first, forgiveness of sins, we were redeemed. Our sins were cleansed, and we were cover by the righteousness of Christ. But don't let the world take the best of you. We are continually being cleaned. One day we will meet Christ and everything will be done. It will all work out in the end.
So lets break this down into nice bite size pieces. Because this song says some pretty deep stuff.
First line!
Woah, I don't know, how you can forgive me [x4]
Ever ask yourself that? "How can you forgive me God?" I don't understand it. All I have been is evil to God, and yet He still forgives me. Not because I am anything special either. I am a traitor to God. I have nothing to offer Him, nothing worthy of Him. The Love of God makes no sense to us. Think about it sometime, how on earth can God forgive us? Because His love is so great. Yeah it really doesn't make sense at all. I cannot think of any way to make sense of God's love. I just know that it is so great that He can forgive me, and love me.
What does this word forgive mean in this sense?
Luke 24:45-47 (ESV) Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem..."
This word for forgiveness is aphesis which means to be released from imprisonment or bondage. It can also be a sense of being released from something. We are forgiven of guilt and sin. We are released from the power of sin and death. Its amazing that we got ourselves into prison and God decided to free us for no reason at all. Such an amazing thing.
This is redemption
This is our lives washed clean
This is redemption. What is? The first line, the forgiveness of God is redemption. When God forgives us we are redeemed. Redemption is the word lytrÅsis which means to redeem, or to ransom. This is basically a way of saying that you get something back, usually through payment. We redeem 5 cents when we return bottles and cans. The company redeems the bottle, and pays us a nickel to get it back. God redeemed us. We belonged to Him, but we ran away from Him. He payed to get us back.
Through Jesus' death on the Cross we were redeemed, and we were washed clean. We are like those bottles. We are bought back, and then we are taken, cleaned, and made new. When a bottle goes through the redemption process it is bought back, it is taken to a company that washes it completely through, then it is melted down to remove impurities, this is all melted down, and is made into something else. Our lives are the same way. God bought us back, cleansed us, and He is making us into something new.
Next line!
Through Jesus' death on the Cross we were redeemed, and we were washed clean. We are like those bottles. We are bought back, and then we are taken, cleaned, and made new. When a bottle goes through the redemption process it is bought back, it is taken to a company that washes it completely through, then it is melted down to remove impurities, this is all melted down, and is made into something else. Our lives are the same way. God bought us back, cleansed us, and He is making us into something new.
Next line!
Cover up
All that we've become
I am glad that Christ did this for us. We are cleansed by Him, but He also covers us in His righteousness. We are nothing but sinners, it is our nature. As long as we are on this earth we will be that, sinners. But Christ covers us up and God sees His righteousness. I am so thankful that my sinful nature is not what is visible in God's eyes, but the righteousness of Christ. We can see this in Romans 4... Anyone know where?
Don't let the world
Take the best of you
Exactly! Don't let the world overtake you, it has no power over you. 1 Corinthians 10:13. There is always a way of escape. So don't give in to the world.
And I can see a clearing
This will all come to an end
And we'll meet face to face
It will all work out in the end
There is a clearing, a light up ahead. This is the promise of God, we know that one day we will go to Heaven. This is our hope. Nothing is better to someone who is lost in a forest than a clearing where they can see outside of the woods. A firefighter in a burning building probably loves to see the clear sky rather than the thick smoke.
Our clearing is the hope of Heaven, the promise of God. Life will come to an end, pain will come to an end, when we see Christ face to face and things will all be better. 1 Corinthians 13:12. Things will work out in the end, remember this. When we feel down this hope is sure to cheer you up. Don't let the world get to you, and don't forget that you have this hope.
If your not a Christian, or your not sure about it. I would recommended it. Haha... Think of me as your doctor for a second. I am going to tell you this...
You have symptoms of sin,
have you ever lied? lusted after someone? stolen something (even small things)? hated someone?
Well if you have you are a liar, an adulterer, a thief, and a murder in God's eyes. These are like deadly symptoms of a killer disease called sin.
There is a cure though, there is only one way to cure it, and that is Christ. He died and did all the above for you.
But how do you take this medicine?
The Bible tells us to Repent first... Repentance is turning away from sin. We are following after sin, but now we turn away from it, and go towards God.
Then the second thing is to believe in this promise. To trust this promise and you will be saved. Trust in God, and you will be saved...
Check it out if you don't know God. Its a very important thing.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Recognition Comes 30 Seconds Later
We often seem to be very slow in the head. At least I know I can be. I often don't recognize things in my life until moments later.
Examples?
You may not realize how much you care for someone, or how much you enjoy being with them until their gone. It seems that once they are leaving, or not around anymore you realize that they really do mean a lot to you. Sometimes we don't catch a joke, until its been well finished. We sometimes don't notice that God has blessed us with something until much later. We often miss where we are going and then we realize once we are at the next exit on the road.
But why do we miss these things? Just about everything has a reason (I say just about because everything does not have a reason). There is a reason why we miss these things, and it is because we are distracted. With our friends we get distracted by our friendship and forget that things aren't always forever. With jokes its often we don't understand them or we weren't really listening to them. With directions or places haha, I always look at my surroundings and realize that I wasn't watching for where to go being too distracted by the things around me.
But the one thing we often miss is the one thing we should be watching for; the blessings of God.
We are so often distracted by things we think are bigger and better that we miss the blessings of God. Or just the opposite we are so distracted by the things we may need or not need that we don't see the blessings of God. Sometimes we miss these blessings and never knew we had them. But God gives us new blessings each and every day.
So I want to challenge everyone... Look for the blessings that God gives you. Don't let the worries of life cloud your vision.
I love to play paint ball. In paint ball if you use a O2 tank (Liquid Oxygen) it will constantly leak little amounts of air. This is completely normal and nothing to worry about. Although you are losing air slowly, and do make a hissing noise as you walk along O2 is still better than Co2. But if you constantly focus on your slowly leaking air tank, you will not be able to focus on the game around you.You will miss good bunker positions, chances to move up field, and you will cloud your goggles up. If you constantly focus on the leaking air tank you will not win the game and you will be taken out fast. A leaky air tank is normal when using O2.
The same in life. We will have hard times, trials, and temptations. But these things are not a problem, when we compare the reward at the end. A leaky air tank in paint ball will be a nuisance, people can hear you, its cold on your side sometimes, and you need to fill it more often. But O2 is much better than Co2 as it lasts longer; a person with O2 can play much longer, and will have an advantage over someone with Co2. Trials, temptations, and difficulties will strengthen us. But we cannot focus on these things, but we need to focus on God our true goal. When we focus on Him, and not our leaky life we can see all the blessings, opportunities, and mercies He gives to us.
So I want to challenge everyone. Don't focus on the leaky air tank of your life. This is normal, Jesus said that these things were normal and would happen. Instead focus on the Lord and what He has for you, and you will begin to see all the things He has for you.
Examples?
You may not realize how much you care for someone, or how much you enjoy being with them until their gone. It seems that once they are leaving, or not around anymore you realize that they really do mean a lot to you. Sometimes we don't catch a joke, until its been well finished. We sometimes don't notice that God has blessed us with something until much later. We often miss where we are going and then we realize once we are at the next exit on the road.
But why do we miss these things? Just about everything has a reason (I say just about because everything does not have a reason). There is a reason why we miss these things, and it is because we are distracted. With our friends we get distracted by our friendship and forget that things aren't always forever. With jokes its often we don't understand them or we weren't really listening to them. With directions or places haha, I always look at my surroundings and realize that I wasn't watching for where to go being too distracted by the things around me.
But the one thing we often miss is the one thing we should be watching for; the blessings of God.
We are so often distracted by things we think are bigger and better that we miss the blessings of God. Or just the opposite we are so distracted by the things we may need or not need that we don't see the blessings of God. Sometimes we miss these blessings and never knew we had them. But God gives us new blessings each and every day.
So I want to challenge everyone... Look for the blessings that God gives you. Don't let the worries of life cloud your vision.
I love to play paint ball. In paint ball if you use a O2 tank (Liquid Oxygen) it will constantly leak little amounts of air. This is completely normal and nothing to worry about. Although you are losing air slowly, and do make a hissing noise as you walk along O2 is still better than Co2. But if you constantly focus on your slowly leaking air tank, you will not be able to focus on the game around you.You will miss good bunker positions, chances to move up field, and you will cloud your goggles up. If you constantly focus on the leaking air tank you will not win the game and you will be taken out fast. A leaky air tank is normal when using O2.
The same in life. We will have hard times, trials, and temptations. But these things are not a problem, when we compare the reward at the end. A leaky air tank in paint ball will be a nuisance, people can hear you, its cold on your side sometimes, and you need to fill it more often. But O2 is much better than Co2 as it lasts longer; a person with O2 can play much longer, and will have an advantage over someone with Co2. Trials, temptations, and difficulties will strengthen us. But we cannot focus on these things, but we need to focus on God our true goal. When we focus on Him, and not our leaky life we can see all the blessings, opportunities, and mercies He gives to us.
So I want to challenge everyone. Don't focus on the leaky air tank of your life. This is normal, Jesus said that these things were normal and would happen. Instead focus on the Lord and what He has for you, and you will begin to see all the things He has for you.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Chords of Life
Life and music seem to have a lot in common.
Depending on the chords you play you can make your song (life) depressing, happy, encouraging, emotional, party-ish, sad, fun, mellow, and so on and so forth. We can all play in different keys, some in the key of G, some the key of A, and so on and so forth. But some of us just seem to harmonize with each other. Just as B can harmonize with G. These two notes just sound good with each other. But G and A just don't sound that great played next to each other.
But even if these notes / chords don't work well with each other this can be fixed. If I wanted to play a G chord and then play an A I can change keys. The key of G is three major chords, and one minor chord. G, C, D, and Em; the key of A is A, D, E and F#m.
So how do you make the key of G work with the key of A. They don't harmonize with each other. They don't sound good with each other. It is actually rather simple, and it works with every musical key.
You find the chords that are common in the two keys. This would be the D chord in both of them. I can play G, C, D, and hold D out a little longer, and then play A, or E, and switch to the key of A. This way I can transition easily from the key of G to the key of A without any conflicts. They won't sound bad, and you have just brought the key of G, and A into harmony with each other.
So how does this have anything to do with life?
People are the same way. Sometimes we don't harmonize with each other. Sometimes we don't have much in common. But when we have the common ground of Christ we can be in the same song without conflicting. When we don't focus on all the differences we have, and we simply focus on our common ground in Christ, we can all live in the same song without making a big conflict. But if we keep looking at those chords in others that we don't like. If we see that we aren't in the same key, and we don't focus on that common ground in Christ. We will not blend with each other, and we will risk tearing apart the body of Christ.
If I play a song, and try to play a G chord and then try playing a chord not in its key its not going sound right, and I won't have a song, but just some noise. But if I take the common chord, and change keys then the song can continue without sounding out of place.
In life we cannot look at all the things about others that bother us, but should remember that our common ground in Christ. We all will have differences and we will have chords in our key that will bother others, and others will have chords that bother us. But we will all have a common Chord and that is Christ.
It is interesting, but the first musical key is the Tonic key. It is the key most commonly called C. This key is a special key as it is the only key with no sharp notes, or flat notes. This means that all the notes in the key are major notes. A sharp is half way from being a perfectly tuned note (being too high), a flat is the same (Being too low). The key of C is the most commonly used in music.
Let Christ be the same in your life. Let Him be your common grounds that affects the music of your life.
Depending on the chords you play you can make your song (life) depressing, happy, encouraging, emotional, party-ish, sad, fun, mellow, and so on and so forth. We can all play in different keys, some in the key of G, some the key of A, and so on and so forth. But some of us just seem to harmonize with each other. Just as B can harmonize with G. These two notes just sound good with each other. But G and A just don't sound that great played next to each other.
But even if these notes / chords don't work well with each other this can be fixed. If I wanted to play a G chord and then play an A I can change keys. The key of G is three major chords, and one minor chord. G, C, D, and Em; the key of A is A, D, E and F#m.
So how do you make the key of G work with the key of A. They don't harmonize with each other. They don't sound good with each other. It is actually rather simple, and it works with every musical key.
You find the chords that are common in the two keys. This would be the D chord in both of them. I can play G, C, D, and hold D out a little longer, and then play A, or E, and switch to the key of A. This way I can transition easily from the key of G to the key of A without any conflicts. They won't sound bad, and you have just brought the key of G, and A into harmony with each other.
So how does this have anything to do with life?
People are the same way. Sometimes we don't harmonize with each other. Sometimes we don't have much in common. But when we have the common ground of Christ we can be in the same song without conflicting. When we don't focus on all the differences we have, and we simply focus on our common ground in Christ, we can all live in the same song without making a big conflict. But if we keep looking at those chords in others that we don't like. If we see that we aren't in the same key, and we don't focus on that common ground in Christ. We will not blend with each other, and we will risk tearing apart the body of Christ.
If I play a song, and try to play a G chord and then try playing a chord not in its key its not going sound right, and I won't have a song, but just some noise. But if I take the common chord, and change keys then the song can continue without sounding out of place.
In life we cannot look at all the things about others that bother us, but should remember that our common ground in Christ. We all will have differences and we will have chords in our key that will bother others, and others will have chords that bother us. But we will all have a common Chord and that is Christ.
It is interesting, but the first musical key is the Tonic key. It is the key most commonly called C. This key is a special key as it is the only key with no sharp notes, or flat notes. This means that all the notes in the key are major notes. A sharp is half way from being a perfectly tuned note (being too high), a flat is the same (Being too low). The key of C is the most commonly used in music.
Let Christ be the same in your life. Let Him be your common grounds that affects the music of your life.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
?'s ?'s ?'s
So its been a bit since I last posted.
So here is a quick update...
The next semester is coming up, the end of this month...
I have been working on my Chuck Tracks. Otherwise I have been helping around the Church.
We are cleaning the entire Church today... So lots of cleaning haha...
But yeah... Semester starts soon, so please pray for me... This will be an interesting one for me... haha... being my fourth...
So yeah, please pray that I can also figure out what to write on this thing... I have had a writing slump haha...
So here is a quick update...
The next semester is coming up, the end of this month...
I have been working on my Chuck Tracks. Otherwise I have been helping around the Church.
We are cleaning the entire Church today... So lots of cleaning haha...
But yeah... Semester starts soon, so please pray for me... This will be an interesting one for me... haha... being my fourth...
So yeah, please pray that I can also figure out what to write on this thing... I have had a writing slump haha...
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
A New Year
So I didn't make a new year post... I forgot haha.
The New Year is really no big event in my mind. But what can we see during this time.
I like to reflect on all the things that God has blessed me with.
I know that God always bless us, and will bless us more and more. So I can look forward to all the blessings He has for me this year.
I hope everyones New Years will be another year closer to the Lord.
The New Year is really no big event in my mind. But what can we see during this time.
I like to reflect on all the things that God has blessed me with.
I know that God always bless us, and will bless us more and more. So I can look forward to all the blessings He has for me this year.
I hope everyones New Years will be another year closer to the Lord.
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