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Name: Gerald
Country: United States
State: Now in IL
Birthday: 12/23/1979
Gender: Male
Interests: Hmmmm...thas another good question
Expertise: Hmmmm...thas a good question
Occupation: Student
Industry: Education/Research
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Member Since:
9/22/2002
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| I have been working fulltime, going to school fulltime, and doing ministry. I used to think that this is what God has called me to do. After a couple months I am saying, this cannot be it. I am always tired and certain things get neglected. In the midst of this craziness I sometimes do not know what to do. Then it hits me. What really satisfies is God himself. We sometimes get caught up in "doing" that we forget about just being. CHristianity isn't something we do, but are. Seeking God takes time. Half hour to hours a day. But if you do, the blessings overflow, even in the midst of being busy.
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| Long time. SO many things changed! I do not know where to begin. Well, I am working the night shift and go to school fulltime. Things are crazy busy. Enough bout me, I want to talk bout others.
Through experience and studies, I have believe that parents/adults do not believe young people now a days accomplish much. I guess it is due to the lack of discipline that modern youth have today. You see this type of thinking in the church too. Church leaders look at youth as "need to teach them" people. It is interesting that I see some youth in line with God's Will than most adults. 1 Tim 4:12-16 tells young people to take a stand in the faith. DO not let elders put you down because you are young. Young people are to be a role-model to elders. CAn you believe that? Those who are young or "young at heart," I encourage you to be a model to elders. Live in godliness.
Forgive my grammar. It is 545am and I am tired. I have 15 mins till my shift is over.
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| I have not written on here in months. What is new? Many... but I cannot remember everything. I will mention that I graduated with my MDiv. It was a long hard process but it is finished. Now it is time for relaxing this summer and just enjoy hangin with FLAME youth ministry.
Christians, it is a sweet meditation when you can say, he that made all things is there. - Thomas Manton
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| I have not written anything since last year. It is great to be
back on this sunny Saturday morning. Anyways, our youth is
probably heading to Battle Cry/Aquire the Fire in Detroit. KJ-52,
Jeremy Camp, Cross Movement, Pillar, and others are going to be
there. It is in April, so if you interested...
Today I was reading Matthew 7. It reminded me of a couple of
things. I would think that the most famous verse in the Bible is
John 3:16. In our culture, I think that is no longer true.
Matthew 7:1 has to be the verse of our culture, "Do not judge, or you
too will be judged." The culture wants to do it's own thing
without anyone making a comment about their lifestyle or actions.
If you do, they will pull out the Matthew 7 passage and say "How dare
you judge me?! Who are you anyway!?" What is interesting is
that the culture judges things all the time. Here are some:
"Bush is WRONG, We SHOULD NOT be in Iraq, They SHOULD put the murderer
behind bars, It is WRONG to steal, etc..." What a confused world
we live in.
In actuality, Matt 7's "judging" deals with self-righteous
judging. The type of judging that is not beneficial but made so
that you look better than the other person being judged. You know
this because later on in the passage you have to make a judgment
concerning "pigs" and "dogs" and concerning false prophets.
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| FREEDOM! Wow, now I can think and bum out like I have in the past day or two. Problem is I have to hand in some papers, but that is OK. My Bday is coming up and I had to fill out froms to graduate in May. How is everybody? Hit me back up | | |
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