the beginning of a new journey

boo-ya

2007-01-15T22:45:14Z

Hey there everyone. Its been a while since i've posted to this thing but i'll do it now. Things are going well with me. Nothing too exciting to talk about. I won't be returning to college anytime soon. It wasn't where God wanted me in life and it was very evident throughout the whole semester. So i've pretty much been looking for a good job and trying to follow the path God has for me in life. I've got a couple lines on jobs and, when i get one, i'll be getting an apartment. Yay for me!! That will be exciting when that happens. Well...thats about it for me. Hope everyone is doing well.

If you're looking for a new band to listen to, go to www.myspace.com/againstrealitymusic . They're pretty good.

thoughts

2006-07-18T03:14:33Z

Proverbs 16:3
"Commit your ways to the Lord, and your thoughts will be established."

I've read it before, but it just came to life last night. Commit your ways to the Lord, and your THOUGHTS will be established. YOUR THOUGHTS!!!!!!! Now...that just seems so impossible to me. I don't know if its just me or not, but i tend to think things that are...things Jesus wouldn't like. The thought baffles me...to have my thoughts established on Christ. Controlling my every thought....wow. Its just amazing.

However, we have the prerequisite. We have to commit our ways to the Lord. Turn over control of our actions to Him. We've gotta live His way, to His liking. Not that its a bad thing, just not always the easiest thing to do. Well worth it in the end, though.

I think i've figured out how this works, though. We start out by doing what God wants, but we've gotta talk ourselves into it. Its pretty much involuntary to give up that control. However, as we continue to do what we don't wanna do, we soon realize that we're doing these things because we want to. We're looking foward to time with Jesus. We're excited when we don't get the dirty joke. We become more and more like Jesus. Thats what we've been called to from the beginning, guys. We're called to be sons and daughters of God. To live as Jesus did. We're called to live a life holy and pleasing to our Savior. We're supposed to thrive when we're down because we know its God that picks us up. I'm personally getting excited now. Life ain't easy at this moment, but i'm slowly realizing Jesus is coming to the rescue. Stop that, devil.

Then, the more we live like Jesus, the more we become what we've always been called to be, we realize our minds have been purified by the Word of Almighty God. I'm gonna go shout now.

newbeginning06 @ 2006-01-14T18:17:00

2006-01-14T23:18:23Z

Hey everyone. This is my new LJ. Since this is going to be friends only, comment to be added to the friends list. Thanks. Hope yall are doing well.