it is...

its a beautiful day today. i wish terriblly that i didn't have to spend all day indoors! For Freedom! For Outside!

Wild at Heart

I finished the book "Wild at Heart", and I'm left wondering, How do I make it happen?

control

Its been on my mind...

http://cgg.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Library.sr/CT/PERSONAL/k/230/Fruit-Spirit-Self-Control.htm

...The other's Gold

I spent the weekend with an old friend. He had been dearly missed, and he helped me to regain focus and balance. My time spent with him helped too give me a clearer picture of how to better interact with my closest friend and my Heavenly Father. It was an excellent time of refocusing for myself, and a time of encouragement for him. I hope I keep my promise to stay in closer contact with him so i can be of further encouragement and growth for him.

My eyes are dry

My eyes are dry
My faith is old
My heart is hard
My prayers are cold
And I know how I ought to be
Alive to you and dead to me

But what can be done
For an old heart like mine
Soften it upWith oil and wine
The oil is you, your spirit of love
Please wash me anew
With the wine of your blood

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I'm so tired of "serving God" in a impassionate way. I'm tired of just floating instead of Actively seeking to live a holy life. I'm apologizing to anyone i may have hurt or given a poor example too. I'm restarting this, I am Hungering and thirsting after righteousness.

Discouraged

There have been times at my church that I've wondered why I'm still there. I want to blame the pastor, the students, the whole congregation. Even here at school, I've felt discouraged. I've considered leaving so i can find something more beneficial to me, something that helps me grow.

And then on Sunday, I shared with my entire church my passion for working with students. All of a sudden all my discouragement and tiredness began melting away.

We need to talk about our passions, our loves, our callings. If we don't, our passions will dry up.

Encouragement

Encouragement is such a funny word. It is such a necessary word. We as Christian brothers and sisters need to encourage one another.

But what about when your encouragement is taken as criticism, not because of your words, or tone, but because of their lack of confidence in themselves?

What do you do for the person in that situation? What can you say to encourage them and to let them know you care and are building them up, not secretly taking a stab at something about them?