Have you even been caught in a moment of time when nothing else matter? Your mind run free from worry and your body shakes. Close your eyes and fall! Many things in life tend to distract us or make us react differently. A suspenseful movie, an intense conversation, and even as terrifying as the blue lights of a cop car during a traffic stop. Your mind races to the good and bad of each moment and you hang on with hope of the outcome being better than what is really is.
Life tends to be about moments in time and making the best of each. We are placed in circumstances that challenge us to be bold or back off. When is the last time you were caught in the moment? Did your mind race with freedom because it was so great.. or tighten up becuase it was too hard to handle.
Today, i ask myself, if the moments I am in, send me high or bring me down? The good is Great and the bad is worse than i could imagine. Why is it that they bring me down? Can i not be caught up in a good way even in the bad times? Can we set apart our differences to look to God and take advantage of those times where we push others to catch what is wanted.
There is no doubt in my mind that we have all been caught in the moment. As hard as it is to move again from being frozen in time, we can only look back and take that first step forward to being who we are called to be.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Saturday, February 27, 2010
A simple thought
I sit here and think, lines begin to move,
In and out of focus, how can this be true.
The words are there, bold and clear,
Like paint on a wall, coated each year.
My eyes begin to shake, I don't know why,
I take a deep breath, and let out a cry.
Lacking vision and focus, of a life a head,
The chances I get, how am I not dead.
I try and try, to clear my thoughts,
No matter what, never captive or caught.
My mind runs wild, like deer in the woods,
Do I do what I want, or Do what I should?
I fight to push forward, I fall three steps back,
Life is like a train, even then get off track.
The little things, we see and do,
Focused or not, can it really be true?
Something more, something better, that makes things clear,
Blurred by my past, the crap through the years.
Chance after chance, I can easily move,
Guided by others, yet refusing to lose.
Burning eyes, dried up like sand,
Those thoughts of moving forward, starting over again.
To blink or to move, to give in and run,
Where is life going, is it no longer fun?
Our visions are lost, in the ways of others
Out of focus we are, yet still sisters and brothers.
Given a vision, a plan for our life,
Changes each day, breathe, it's alright.
To focus on this, or concentrate on that,
We get caught in the moment, each a new act?
Where is your faith, where is your trust?
Controlled not by us, but God is a must.
Ephesians 2, he calls us his,
A look back a life, the guilt of what we did
God made us, saved by grace,
Not just a walk, but an act of faith.
Perfectly crafted perfectly born,
A life laid out, his plan never torn.
Given a purpose, given a path,
Why do we stumble? The enemy just laughs.
Dead to the world, Alive in Christ.
My focus, my walk, my moment of life.
Confused at time, uncertain, and scared,
Death of the cross will never compare.
Where is your FOCUS, Where is your life?
Whats stopping you, from being born twice.
Alive in spirit, again, dead to the earth.
Plans for you and me, he knew it before birth.
Clouded by days, blinded by nights,
Don't hold God in a box, let shine, his precious light.
Stop, start over, the race set ahead,
Life out of focus, Don't end up dead.
Broken and healed, and a plan from the Lord.
Take A Step back and A Look Forward
In and out of focus, how can this be true.
The words are there, bold and clear,
Like paint on a wall, coated each year.
My eyes begin to shake, I don't know why,
I take a deep breath, and let out a cry.
Lacking vision and focus, of a life a head,
The chances I get, how am I not dead.
I try and try, to clear my thoughts,
No matter what, never captive or caught.
My mind runs wild, like deer in the woods,
Do I do what I want, or Do what I should?
I fight to push forward, I fall three steps back,
Life is like a train, even then get off track.
The little things, we see and do,
Focused or not, can it really be true?
Something more, something better, that makes things clear,
Blurred by my past, the crap through the years.
Chance after chance, I can easily move,
Guided by others, yet refusing to lose.
Burning eyes, dried up like sand,
Those thoughts of moving forward, starting over again.
To blink or to move, to give in and run,
Where is life going, is it no longer fun?
Our visions are lost, in the ways of others
Out of focus we are, yet still sisters and brothers.
Given a vision, a plan for our life,
Changes each day, breathe, it's alright.
To focus on this, or concentrate on that,
We get caught in the moment, each a new act?
Where is your faith, where is your trust?
Controlled not by us, but God is a must.
Ephesians 2, he calls us his,
A look back a life, the guilt of what we did
God made us, saved by grace,
Not just a walk, but an act of faith.
Perfectly crafted perfectly born,
A life laid out, his plan never torn.
Given a purpose, given a path,
Why do we stumble? The enemy just laughs.
Dead to the world, Alive in Christ.
My focus, my walk, my moment of life.
Confused at time, uncertain, and scared,
Death of the cross will never compare.
Where is your FOCUS, Where is your life?
Whats stopping you, from being born twice.
Alive in spirit, again, dead to the earth.
Plans for you and me, he knew it before birth.
Clouded by days, blinded by nights,
Don't hold God in a box, let shine, his precious light.
Stop, start over, the race set ahead,
Life out of focus, Don't end up dead.
Broken and healed, and a plan from the Lord.
Take A Step back and A Look Forward
Friday, February 26, 2010
Hard Life?
Brothers and sisters, I want to encourage you today above anything else.
"For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope." Romans 15:4
Life is full of hardships. You my friends I know have endured a great deal of pain and sadness throughout your life. Including myself, I have been through many family battles, fights with friends, school, and many other things that truly break us down. Life is not said to be a fun ride to the top is it? If so I have lost the memo. As Paul writes to us in how our instructions to endure hard times and hold on to the hope that God gives us through is word, we can only look back and be thankful for that road we have been on.
For those of you who currently dealing with issues of stress, work, relationships, or maybe just nothing is going right, My prayer to you is that you not only find peace in my words, but the truth of Hope and encouragement can be found in something far greater that what i can ever write. My your day be brightened to not only to spread encouragement to others, but to go embrace the Hope, our King has given us!
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
The First Step
What step matters most? Is it the one you first take as a baby? or one that you take to ask a girl out? The First Step you took to get a job or make a friend in one of your classes? In life we take many steps but we fail to see the significance of each.
Clouded by the movement of the world, our steps seem to meaningless. Do you take time to stop and stand still on a busy sidewalk? I think not, and i feel that its becasue no one else around you is stopping to look up, put the phone down, or just breathe. Overwhelmed by the atmosphere of a busy sidewalk, our minds race to catch the heels of those in front of us. Significant? Are you embracing each step you take?
My brothers and sisters, nothing hurts me more than seeing the busyness of life engulf our thoughts. Do you have a time to rest? Are you too busy with him or her to see others? Do electronics cloud your mind, like they do mine? Pointing out flaws in your life is not my purpose today, I simply choose to embrace a topic and step out to challenge you to think differently.
Where are you going? Why are you going? Do you ever stop to think there is something more? More that the mundane weekly habits? I fall just as you do into a trap worthless for us both. What good comes from stepping out and getting denied, hurt, or rejected? I have no answer for that but, is it possible that there may be an answer to why you go on living that way?
Life has trapped us and once we get stuck once, we are hesitant to step out and move forward. Your scared, I'm scared! I tremble to step out and get hurt again. I hide my thoughts, my feelings, my emotions, and truly seek to do it myself, or just give up and no longer care. I can not do it alone, and for so long i tried. Stepping forward from the past is very hard, but once you can overcome the fear of The First Step, although you may fall, you begin to see a new light, and confidence in your life.
Each intricate step has been laid down for you and I to step into. What is stopping you from taking A Look Back, and A Step Forward, to live fearlessly.
Clouded by the movement of the world, our steps seem to meaningless. Do you take time to stop and stand still on a busy sidewalk? I think not, and i feel that its becasue no one else around you is stopping to look up, put the phone down, or just breathe. Overwhelmed by the atmosphere of a busy sidewalk, our minds race to catch the heels of those in front of us. Significant? Are you embracing each step you take?
My brothers and sisters, nothing hurts me more than seeing the busyness of life engulf our thoughts. Do you have a time to rest? Are you too busy with him or her to see others? Do electronics cloud your mind, like they do mine? Pointing out flaws in your life is not my purpose today, I simply choose to embrace a topic and step out to challenge you to think differently.
Where are you going? Why are you going? Do you ever stop to think there is something more? More that the mundane weekly habits? I fall just as you do into a trap worthless for us both. What good comes from stepping out and getting denied, hurt, or rejected? I have no answer for that but, is it possible that there may be an answer to why you go on living that way?
Life has trapped us and once we get stuck once, we are hesitant to step out and move forward. Your scared, I'm scared! I tremble to step out and get hurt again. I hide my thoughts, my feelings, my emotions, and truly seek to do it myself, or just give up and no longer care. I can not do it alone, and for so long i tried. Stepping forward from the past is very hard, but once you can overcome the fear of The First Step, although you may fall, you begin to see a new light, and confidence in your life.
Each intricate step has been laid down for you and I to step into. What is stopping you from taking A Look Back, and A Step Forward, to live fearlessly.
A New Day
Hello my dear friends.
Today i hope to not only encourage you, but to begin an adventure. This blog will be used for not just a look back at what i have been through but taking a step through my journey to overcome life's obstacles. My prayer is that you see not only what i struggle with, am thankful for, and enjoy, but you see the hurt, the pain, the real life things that i deal with.
My heart behind my letters, is that they inspire you to take steps in your own life to encourage and bless others. My friends, Our Lord is doing a good work in us and in me and pray that the words on this page will cause You to take, A Look Back and A Step Forward, as I in turn, do the same.
There will be many more days and many more letters to come. May God protect you and show you His love today in a new way!
Today i hope to not only encourage you, but to begin an adventure. This blog will be used for not just a look back at what i have been through but taking a step through my journey to overcome life's obstacles. My prayer is that you see not only what i struggle with, am thankful for, and enjoy, but you see the hurt, the pain, the real life things that i deal with.
My heart behind my letters, is that they inspire you to take steps in your own life to encourage and bless others. My friends, Our Lord is doing a good work in us and in me and pray that the words on this page will cause You to take, A Look Back and A Step Forward, as I in turn, do the same.
There will be many more days and many more letters to come. May God protect you and show you His love today in a new way!