Archive for June, 2009
June 11, 2009 at 6:04 AM · Filed under Brokenness, Change, Choices, Endurance, Uncategorized and tagged: Sailor Scott
It’s a bitter cup I’m handed.
I am David. Sleeping in the caves awaiting justice. Awaiting freedom. Awaiting friendship.
I am Joseph. Back against the wall of the pit. The wall of the prison. The wall of opposition.
I am Jonah. My heart wants to run to the shadows of comfort. But I find myself in the belly of a whale.
I am Peter. Just beyond Gethsemane. Just beyond the fire. Just beyond the cross.
Always watching from afar.
Running one hundred directions.
Every second consumed with a difficult obedience that carries weighted questions.
Unanswered questions.
Deep down I know that it is not answers I need, but Your presence.
I’m weary with feeling alone on this journey.
It’s a bitter cup I’m handed.
June 9, 2009 at 11:03 PM · Filed under blindness, Choices, Darkness, Death, Free Will, Power, Star Wars and tagged: Commentary, Psalm 1, Spamwarrior
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.
But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.
He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.
Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away.
Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish. ~ Psalm 1:1-6
My youth pastor, many years ago, used Star Wars to illustrate this passage. He showed clips of Revenge of the Sith, while using the main character, Anakin Skywalker, as an example.
Anakim Skywalker
When you look at Skywalker, he seems to have everything, at least at first glance. He has a beautiful wife, is good-looking, has fulfilled his dream of becoming a Jedi Knight, and is the most talented Jedi ever. Anakin fights for democracy, for truth, and for justice. He is the person who speaks up for the oppressed, and uses his talents to help those in need. In a nutshell, Anakin seems to have everything going for him. Somewhere along the way, this Jedi went wrong.
Why? Read the rest of this entry »
June 7, 2009 at 9:46 PM · Filed under blessing, Brokenness, Change, Christianity, Comfort, Endurance, Faithfulness, Glory, Grace, Humility, Power, Priorities, reality, trust, Wealth and tagged: Sailor Scott
When I was overlooked and ignored,
Expectations fell to the middle school floor,
I was handed the traditional lore:
“It’s not about you.”
Watching others dream and aspire,
Their wealth overflows, accolades pile higher,
While I’m perpetually in the fire.
“It’s not about you.” Read the rest of this entry »
The Power of a Choice: Commentary ~ Psalm 1
June 9, 2009 at 11:03 PM · Filed under blindness, Choices, Darkness, Death, Free Will, Power, Star Wars and tagged: Commentary, Psalm 1, Spamwarrior
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.
But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.
He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.
Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away.
Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish. ~ Psalm 1:1-6
My youth pastor, many years ago, used Star Wars to illustrate this passage. He showed clips of Revenge of the Sith, while using the main character, Anakin Skywalker, as an example.
Anakim Skywalker
When you look at Skywalker, he seems to have everything, at least at first glance. He has a beautiful wife, is good-looking, has fulfilled his dream of becoming a Jedi Knight, and is the most talented Jedi ever. Anakin fights for democracy, for truth, and for justice. He is the person who speaks up for the oppressed, and uses his talents to help those in need. In a nutshell, Anakin seems to have everything going for him. Somewhere along the way, this Jedi went wrong.
Why? Read the rest of this entry »
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