The new year approaches. I celebrate once again at church. Than I come back again tomorrow for another service.
My synopsis to come in the New Year!
-LA in the making-
My synopsis to come in the New Year!
-LA in the making-
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Marriage
I will be honest, I gained 1 or 2 new perspectives on the marriage thing. I attended a singles fellowship consisting of fellow brothers and sisters in God from my former church.
So on to the new perspectives. Well....... I do not exactly remember them. But they are in my mind somewhere ingrained within the subconscious ready for when I need to remember them I guess. I sat for 5 mins trying to remember them after I wrote those first two sentences. Oh well.
Some personal friends would accuse me of forgetting on purpose. They would be right to give such and accusation. My normal talk is not to fond of marriage. But honestly I forgot. Wish I could remember exactly the thoughts I had. Well, they will come later I guess. Oh well.
But generally I think we get caught up too often in our own desires and wants and loose focus on God's will for us. Yep! We forget to put him first.
So on to the new perspectives. Well....... I do not exactly remember them. But they are in my mind somewhere ingrained within the subconscious ready for when I need to remember them I guess. I sat for 5 mins trying to remember them after I wrote those first two sentences. Oh well.
Some personal friends would accuse me of forgetting on purpose. They would be right to give such and accusation. My normal talk is not to fond of marriage. But honestly I forgot. Wish I could remember exactly the thoughts I had. Well, they will come later I guess. Oh well.
But generally I think we get caught up too often in our own desires and wants and loose focus on God's will for us. Yep! We forget to put him first.
I am content.
I fellowshiped with some great brothers tonight. I honestly saw everyone in a different light than before. I am not sure what it is. It has been happening all year, seeing folks in a different light. The Lord in all his majesty made each individual person differently. It is a wonderful thing.
Yes I am content. This is where the Lord wants me at this time. His will must be done. Do not ask what that will is. I am not sure. I do know it has something to do with architecture and through that avenue I will be able to accomplish his will when that phase of my life has come.
But right now, I am not in that phase. Well, I do not think I am. Either way, time to focus on what is in front of me today. The Lord's will for today.
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I thank the Lord for the family I have. The Lord has truly blessed our reationship with each other.
Yes I am content. This is where the Lord wants me at this time. His will must be done. Do not ask what that will is. I am not sure. I do know it has something to do with architecture and through that avenue I will be able to accomplish his will when that phase of my life has come.
But right now, I am not in that phase. Well, I do not think I am. Either way, time to focus on what is in front of me today. The Lord's will for today.
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I thank the Lord for the family I have. The Lord has truly blessed our reationship with each other.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Count Down Begins
The new year approaches. The time to begin reflecting right?
I have grown in my relationship with Christ despite my numerous short falls. Now if I can continue that growth to stand bold at all times and all situations. Or is that impossible?
I like the random blog arrows at the top. There are lots of people in the world. Lots of individual lives being lived.
I actually ran across some friend's blog today. Well more of a distant friend. We do not keep in contact in that degree. Someone could even say we are really associates. Well, to the point; I read through my friend's blog. What I read sadden me. No tears, but my eyes slightly watered up for a mere second and returned to normal without a beat. Maybe at the beginning of the year I would have actually cried. But remember I have grown as I said before so it is a good thing.
Well I read the blog and reality set in once again.
The reality is following Christ is not easy at all times. Each person goes through their individual struggles in their journey. Each person feels as if they have the world on their shoulders. Each person feels as if they are alone in the struggle. I am not sure if I ever had the thought if I was alone or not. I do know that despite my struggles I have this inner peace for some reason that I am unable to explain. Not all those who believe and have accepted Christ obtain and or reassured by this inner peace given.
We try to replace/replicate this inner peace a lot of times with what only satisfy temporally. Its sad and it sucks.
I have grown in my relationship with Christ despite my numerous short falls. Now if I can continue that growth to stand bold at all times and all situations. Or is that impossible?
I like the random blog arrows at the top. There are lots of people in the world. Lots of individual lives being lived.
I actually ran across some friend's blog today. Well more of a distant friend. We do not keep in contact in that degree. Someone could even say we are really associates. Well, to the point; I read through my friend's blog. What I read sadden me. No tears, but my eyes slightly watered up for a mere second and returned to normal without a beat. Maybe at the beginning of the year I would have actually cried. But remember I have grown as I said before so it is a good thing.
Well I read the blog and reality set in once again.
The reality is following Christ is not easy at all times. Each person goes through their individual struggles in their journey. Each person feels as if they have the world on their shoulders. Each person feels as if they are alone in the struggle. I am not sure if I ever had the thought if I was alone or not. I do know that despite my struggles I have this inner peace for some reason that I am unable to explain. Not all those who believe and have accepted Christ obtain and or reassured by this inner peace given.
We try to replace/replicate this inner peace a lot of times with what only satisfy temporally. Its sad and it sucks.
Monday, December 8, 2008
Did I Pass It Up?
I have been home for about 2-1/2 hours. Yes you can guess it once again. I have final I have yet to study for today. So instead of jumping right away into studying I decided to blog. Can you blame me? Of course not! What is the purpose of a blog if you are unable to use it has a procrastination tool.
My morning devotional discussed accepting strangers as commanded by the Lord in Leviticus and by Christ himself in the New Testament. The only strangers I had contact with today were located in a Chipotle I decided to make a rush lunch visit to. The visit took place at 4;oopm. Yes I said lunch at 4:oopm. That is what happens when you work and decide not to step away. I digress. I ordered my food and smiled. I did not give the employees any trouble. Did I make my mark? I would say no. But what would the Lord say? I suppose I could have taken a track to hand to the cashier has I finished ordering. That thought did not come to my mind at the time though. It just came to me now about 3 sentences back. I think that might have made a difference. But why? I would have stood out from the crowd. I actually would have been the stranger in this case, the stranger that handed her a track. A track is a tool in sharing the gospel, where the giver does nothing but hand it over to the receiver. Neither ever sees each other again most of the time. A thought just came to my mind though. What if I went tomorrow at about the same time to possibly meet the same cashier at Chipotle. And at that time give her a track. I probably will not. It was just a thought. Or perhaps it was the Holy Spirit that prompted that thought. So should I?
That my friend is the dilemma.
namanis
child of God~architect in the making
My morning devotional discussed accepting strangers as commanded by the Lord in Leviticus and by Christ himself in the New Testament. The only strangers I had contact with today were located in a Chipotle I decided to make a rush lunch visit to. The visit took place at 4;oopm. Yes I said lunch at 4:oopm. That is what happens when you work and decide not to step away. I digress. I ordered my food and smiled. I did not give the employees any trouble. Did I make my mark? I would say no. But what would the Lord say? I suppose I could have taken a track to hand to the cashier has I finished ordering. That thought did not come to my mind at the time though. It just came to me now about 3 sentences back. I think that might have made a difference. But why? I would have stood out from the crowd. I actually would have been the stranger in this case, the stranger that handed her a track. A track is a tool in sharing the gospel, where the giver does nothing but hand it over to the receiver. Neither ever sees each other again most of the time. A thought just came to my mind though. What if I went tomorrow at about the same time to possibly meet the same cashier at Chipotle. And at that time give her a track. I probably will not. It was just a thought. Or perhaps it was the Holy Spirit that prompted that thought. So should I?
That my friend is the dilemma.
namanis
child of God~architect in the making
Let Me Introduce Myself
It is fifteen minutes into Monday, December 08. I have a final I did not study for once yesterday. I am currently preoccupied with 2010. In 2010 studying will be irrelevant to me. Well, let me rephrase; Paying a tuition fee to study will be irreverent for me.
Will I make it to 2010? The Lord only knows. I have a feeling I will. I do not believe I have finished the Lord's purpose in my life yet. That purpose has been revealed only in one piece so far. That piece includes architecture in some form or fashion.
Let me introduce myself.
My name is namanis. child of God ~ L.A. in the making.
Welcome.
Will I make it to 2010? The Lord only knows. I have a feeling I will. I do not believe I have finished the Lord's purpose in my life yet. That purpose has been revealed only in one piece so far. That piece includes architecture in some form or fashion.
Let me introduce myself.
My name is namanis. child of God ~ L.A. in the making.
Welcome.
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