January 2011
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Faith like a Child
Yesterday at my church a few people were getting baptized. One in particular really stuck out to me. They video taped them before the baptism explaining how they received salvation and why they wanted to get baptized. One little girl really stuck out to me. I love to see people come to Christ and nothing really gives me joy like seeing a kid come to understand the love of God. In the Bible Jesus...
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“Christianity is the story of how the rightful King has landed and is calling us...”
– C.S. Lewis
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Life and such
I once heard Jon Foreman say something along the lines of, “Everyday you wake up you change the world.” I think Jon was definitely on to something here. Every day you experience offers you opportunities. No matter what it is you are doing. Even if your going to work at a job you hate. Maybe you have an opportunity to change someone’s life? For example, I work in retail....
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Tuesday Thoughts
I can’t believe it but I’ve actually been sticking to a work out routine
I’ve found that it makes me more productive all around
God is wrecking my life with ideas about money
Everything I have, including my money is Gods
He only asks for 10%
Credit card companies usually ask for more
This new album is either going to make me or break me
I hope I get it done before summer
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Money or God?
Luke 12:16 - 21
And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. 17 He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’
18 “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. 19 And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for...
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“If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort...”
– C.S. Lewis
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Fear and Hope
Some nights I just get down and out. I’m not sure why. I wake up and the day immediately feels off. Something isn’t right. Maybe it’s more of a mindset than anything. My mind is constantly plagued by thoughts about tomorrow and worries. I’m not sure how I got to be that way. Sometimes it just feels like the day is an uphill struggle.
When I get into these ruts I start to...
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Strength from Weakness
We live in an amazing world. This paradox we call Earth. Where heaven and hell reside. Order and chaos. A place where the make up of life is so complex that it is beyond the human mind. Yet the unity behind this vast complexity holds it all together. What are the chances? I believe that our world is an amazing work of art. Designed perfectly in the beginning. Created with a purpose and perhaps, a...
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A goodnight and thoughts
I love it when a day turns out to be way better than you could have expected. It’s amazing how really good things can happen just as fast as bad things can. Sometimes we get so preoccupied with the bad things (work, school, etc), that we forget about the awesome things in our life. We forget that, for most of us, we are able to wake up every morning in our own bed. We are able to eat three...
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“Artists must be sacrificed to their art. Like bees, they must put their lives...”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Mind Dump
I’m actually gonna be off work tomorrow due to snow!
And I live in Alabama!
I almost didn’t make it hope tonight
I gave up at one point
Then I realized sleeping in my car would suck big time
In an hour it snowed almost 4 inches
Now we are already at 6 inches
Church was awesome today
I got to play/sing Mess of Me by Switchfoot
We rocked it
Also got a recording of it...
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Album Update
Tomorrow will mark the first day of the official recording process for the new album. The album is taking a little longer than expected, but it will be well worth the wait. I had planned originally on recording the album within about a month. Now I’ve come to realize that this just can’t be done. There isn’t enough time and I have 11 songs I have to record. Most of the day...
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Not Everything Happens for a Reason
I know. I know. The inspirational person inside of you is probably going, “Wait! Your wrong! Everything does happen for a reason!” I have bad news for you. It doesn’t. This is life. The sooner you learn that fact that better off you are. Things do happen for a reason, but not everything. The fact that we have free will and that there is evil in the world attests to the idea that...
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Tumblr Tuesday
Hey guys! It’s Tumblr Tuesday. Make sure to recommend my blog today if you like the content. I will be happy to return the favor! Here’s the link for all you lazy people.
http://www.tumblr.com/directory/recommend
Oh. And Inspiration would be the preferred category, but feel free to recommend under whatever category you think this blog fits in.
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Hope
Its dark here. I can only see a few feet around me. The ground I’m walking on is changing. Concrete. Mud. It’s going in what seems to be no discernible direction. Fear. In the corner of my eyes I catch glimpses of creatures. Demons. They are around me watching my every move. I see photos from my past. Regret. All of these events swirling around me like a hurricane about to collapse the...
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Relationships Rant (Take it for what it is)
I think that sometimes it would be best for me to give up dating all together. I tend to find people that are just horrible matches for me, and then I some how convince myself that they are the right person. I jump to conclusions in relationship way too fast. This happened in my previous relationship which resulted in me making a huge mistake and costing me almost a year of my life. I also tend to...
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“”Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If...”
– Dale Carnegie