i just had to post this
Written on 5/31/2009 10:26:00 PM by Miles
:)
where do you find grace?
Written on 5/27/2009 11:40:00 AM by Miles
Grace. We can find it in so many places, people, situations, struggles. You name it, and most likely you can find it there. Grace is a hard thing to understand. If I were to just say "grace" to you, what would be the first thing to pop up in your mind? For some, it may be a song. For others, a pretty name for a girl. Hopefully, some would think of Jesus. :)
No matter what you think you know about grace, I think it would be fair of me to say that grace isn't exactly the easiest thing to comprehend. I mean, it's a gift that's completely undeserved. It's all your sins washed away. It's one who knew no sin to be condemned on our behalf, so that you may become the righteousness of God. I don't know about you all, but that just flies right over my head when I think about it.
I have found recently that evil allows me to see grace in a way that I almost understand it. I'll explain...
Recently, one of the young women I minister to where I work disclosed of some horrible abuse by a parent. Abuse that consistently lasted for over five years. I have to be honest. The first thing that I feel when I hear stuff like this is extreme anger. But here's the thing: God loves that person just as much as he does me. That's a love that I just can't comprehend.
A colleague of mine and I were talking about this, and he said that he sees the love and grace of God when he's with his daughter.
What about you? Where do you find grace?
another quote of note
Written on 5/14/2009 10:45:00 PM by Miles
We may as well face it: the whole level of spirituality among us is low. We have measured ourselves by ourselves until the incentive to seek higher plateaus in the things of the Spirit is all but gone…. [we] have imitated the world, sought popular favor, manufactured delights to substitute for the joy of the Lord and produced a cheap and synthetic power to substitute for the power of the Holy Ghost. -- A.W. Tozer
Something to think about, I think.
countdown to the Shanes....
Written on 5/04/2009 06:15:00 AM by Miles
The countdown begins this week to see the Shanes in Cave Creek, AZ. If you've not heard of them, go to their website and check 'em out. Matt Maher will be there as well, along with speaker David Nasser. This event is part of the Turn Down the Music Tour, which is interesting to say the least, seeing as how it's a concert. I hear they've written a new song with the same title (minus "tour") which will surely resonate with me.
Shane and Shane have only been to the Phoenix area a few times in the three years I've lived here, so I try to make sure I make it to each event they're at in the area. I love their heart for worship and their humility when talking about what they're there to do. I know that if I had vocal chops like them, I may not be that way.
So, t-minus 5 days...
the best yet...
Written on 5/03/2009 07:43:00 PM by Miles
awesome.
Of course, here's where it came from.
Relax!
Written on 5/03/2009 06:12:00 PM by Miles
What do you all do to relax? I used to think it was golf for me. I'm not sure if I just put too much pressure on myself to shoot unrealistic scores (considering I don't play all that much) or if I just suck, but either way I'm not finding myself enjoying it anymore these days. I spend more time thinking about the money that I just wasted, or more importantly, the time that has passed that could have been spent with my wife helping her out. So, I'm thinking of looking for some other ideas for relaxation. I think I need to take a break from golf (pray for me, for this will be hard to do with the upcoming decrease in prices for the summer) and try and "rest" in something else.
Maybe the answer is to just stay home and enjoy the company and time off, but I thought I'd check here. :) So, what helps you all to de-stress???
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