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Ok, it is getting pretty late, tomorrow (well, today, actually) I am headed off to Montgomery with most of the guys in the youth group for Focus. It’s going to be a lot of fun, and I’m very excited. I’m not sure the guys are actually planning to sleep at all, so I guess that will have to wait til I get back.
Also, I finally caved in. I finally got a myspace. It is here if you want to see it. However, faithful readers of this site, all my blogging will continue here. I just got it so I could leave comments for the rest of the population who has myspace. And I will say, I am happy to have found some people I might not have ever found again, were it not for this craze.
However, it is a little disappointing to see some of the pages. It seems a lot of the folks I spent time with as a teenager (and some people I still spend time with) have changed their values. Or maybe I just didn’t know them that well before. Of course, I’m not claiming to be perfect by any stretch; but it’s so frustrating that people in the faith do not live as though they know Christ. I do not expect non-Christians to share Christian values, but when Christians consistently choose to ignore self control in favor of what feels good, it’s not really Christianity at all. I’m not talking about mistakes, either. That happens, and that is the whole reason why we need Jesus in the first place. The hard thing to see is when it’s an unapologetic, un-Christian lifestyle with no intent to change.
In the end, we all have to choose how to use our time. Like any tool, it can be used for great good, or for harm. Anyway, this whole line of thought has lead me to really consider how I live my life. I know there are times when I choose my will above God’s, and I need to be more aware of how that affects God and how it affects those around me. Maybe your example or mine will discourage someone who needed encouragement. Or, maybe it will strengthen someone who was on the verge of giving up. It is our choice, and may God bless us with the will to make the right one. Praise be to God that no matter where we’ve been, and no matter what we’ve done, he still extends His awesome love and welcomes us back if we’ll just return to Him. If it were not so I would be without hope.
I’m so looking forward to getting a good spiritual re-charge this week, it’s been a rough month. And, of course, there will be pictures and videos to be seen when I get back, so stay tuned.
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