Walk for the LordWalk for the LordEvery post will be different, it will come from my heart. This blog will be about my walk with the Lord, and every day it is a walk consistently blessed and different from another day. This isn't saying my walk with be without struggles because I am
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Finals Week Trials
2008-05-08 07:59:00 The Lord is leading me down some interesting trials recently. I've lost a good friend (not a death, just in case it comes across like that) and it seems like its a struggle to get through a single day without Satan attacking me emotionally. I've learned and pressed into God with renewed vigor and strength throughout the trials that I am going through, God is the only thing that is never changing in this lifetime. God never changes: he always loves us unconditionally and much more then we can ever grasp.It's such an amazing feeling to come back from working on projects and studying at 2 or 3 AM and put praise music on and start worshiping the Lord. If you let him, God will always refresh you beyond what you can ever imagine. When you worship and pour your heart out to the Lord you can't help but go to bed with an immense smile on your face.Sometimes I wish I could drop all of my studies and all the work I am doing at college to devote all my time to God. When I really think about... More About: College , Friendship , Work , Friend
How To Change The World
2008-04-28 20:39:00 It amazes me time and time again when I stop to think about it. Right now I am sitting in the college cafeteria typing on a laptop. People are all around doing different things. Some are eating food with friends, and some are eating food alone. Some aren't eating but just having conversations. Some people are purchasing their food. Some people are walking through the cafeteria to get to where they have to go. Some people are going up the stairs, and some people are going down. Some people are heading outside and some people are coming inside. There is a mass of people walking left, right, sideways, every which way outside to get to the destination they have planned in their minds.This is just a tiny spot in the earth. People are doing this and so much more all over the world. People are worshiping God , miracles are taking place. Sins are currently taking place and people are doing things they will regret for the rest of their lives. People are striking it rich, and people are loosi... More About: Songs , World , College , Change
Magnificent... History...?
2008-04-24 23:13:00 I have a feature on my computer that let's me see what the National Geographic photograph of the day is. Today the photograph really spoke to me. I wanted to share it:The caption at the bottom of the picture from National Geographic states: "Nearly 2,000 years ago, the Colosseum was built to host gladiator duels, battle reenactments, and other public spectacles. Now, the 50,000-seat stone-and-concrete amphitheater serves Rome in another capacity: as a traffic circle."I am currently in college to teach History at the Secondary Education level. This really gets me thinking about how far we have come as a society, and how far we will go. How far God will be taking us.What do you think?var sb_k="Walk+for+the+Lord";var sb_u="http://walkforthelord.blogspot.com" ;var sb_baseURL="https://www.registereverywher e.com/b/";var sb_d="socialBookmarks";var sb_p="";var sb_b="socialBookmarksButton"; [X] Social Bookmarks sb_addListeners(sb_p); More About: High School , Thinking
Why Are People Never Satisfied?
2008-04-01 05:10:00 Sometimes I don't understand why people act the way they do. Recently within my local college ministry there has been a lot of tension. People have been pointing fingers at one another, they have been leaving, people just haven't been satisfied. You can see how pleasing this is to the devil. I can see how I've been caught in the middle of it all, and it was partly because of my own choice.To make a long story short the theatrics are just settling down. People are starting to hear the voice of God, and are making their way again within the ministry; if only in a very small part of what it used to be.Then...Someone. Someone chooses to churn up these murky waters that have just started to settle down with an anonymous email. They bring up past problems and hurts, they bring up condescending thoughts, and they attempt to backup personal, possibly vindictive opinion, with scripture.They create a brand new email for this harassment, they create a name to make it look like they are send... More About: Email , Satan , Healing , Ministry
Brat Pack
2008-03-31 05:59:00 Ever feel like just getting out, escaping? Why did God place me here? There is a song from The Rocket Summer that I enjoy a lot, here is a section of the lyrics:"For about four years Ive hated this townTheres so much I just want to get outSince graduation was long agoPlease somebody get me out of this holeCause I dont want to get stuck in hereWhen I am thirty-four just talking about high school yearsNo I dont want to be there an I feel so stuck right hereBack and forth side to side oh my dearMy foot to the floor I will drive to the placeWhere I can kick it with friends through the nightA place well talk about now and the past what the future holdsHanging out with not much to doJust aimless with each other is what we doCause this aint where its atMy friends will second thatAnd I gotta admit sometimes its pretty sadBut its like were our own brat packWere always kickin back nobody can take thatThat is that its like its all we have"Right now I love where I am and most everything about i... More About: Religion , Church , Jesus , Family
Satan, I Lie With Jesus.
2008-03-30 05:58:00 God is amazing and perfect. Why? I can't prove to you why, only He can do that. Almost on a daily basis when I go throughout my college life I am asked in one way or another to "prove" that God exists, or to "prove" why I believe in Him. Usually I cannot come up with a good response. The fact of the matter is that I cannot "prove" anything.One of the most powerful tools that we have as Christians is our faith. When we believe, without God having to preform miracles in our lives, we our blessed beyond belief. It brings to mind one of my "life" parables:The Rich Man and Lazarus [19] "There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. [20] At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores [21] and longing to eat what fell from the rich man's table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. [22] "The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried. [23] In hell,... More About: Religion , Church , Jesus , God , Faith
His Presence
2008-03-22 04:36:00 I haven't been writing as much as I would like. The last post was at the very beginning of this semester. God has kept me very busy throughout this semester. He's kept me working hard for school, for the ministry I'm involved in at college, the ministry I've become involved in online, and my Church.God has thrown me for some major loops this semester also. He has challenged me, and right now I am in one of those challenges. I read in Hebrews (12) this morning:God Disciplines His Children [4] In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. [5] And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as children? It says, "My son, do not make light of the Lord's discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you, [6] because the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his child." [a] [7] Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For... More About: Presence
Not Always The Other Person
2008-01-27 05:52:00 I have been extremely busy the past week so I haven't been posting as regularly as I would like. I've been getting into the regular routine of classes, and getting back together with friends I haven't had the chance to see before break! Today I took a day long trip up to Rochester to visit a friend, and to attend a Saturday Church service there.I was thinking in the car ride today, and talking with a friend about basically, how great God is. Our Pastor recently was teaching us on how to be filled with the spirit; part of that was to be thankful. To try and be thankful for everything, even the "bad" things that seem to happen to us.God has proven to me his blessings with the "Bad." I've really been trying to be thankful. I thanked God for placing me in an area of college (living area) that I didn't like so I could learn and grow, and to reach out. I thanked him for my loud and constantly drunk suite mates around me so I could be aware I could have ended up exactly like that with... More About: Person
College Drama
2008-01-22 19:52:00 It's funny how people get caught up in the small things of life. We don't look at the bigger picture, and we don't always keep our focus on God. God is coming for the end times, and that is what really matters; getting people to know Him, and keeping our walks pure and uplifting. Coming close to Him more before, with His love, He comes and takes us home. We HAVE to keep that foremost in our minds.Our work, our schooling, our friends, and much more always seem to get in the way of that much bigger picture. Nothing like that gets in the way for God and His love for us. Lucifer tried to get in the way between God and us, he tried to get the angels to rebel against God because he didn't want to be servants under God's new creation (us). He failed because God simply would let nothing come between our love and relationship.The stupid petty things in life always seem to get in the way, especially the small dramatized things in life.Lord I ask that you keep my mind foremost on you. Tha... More About: Drama , College
Back To College
2008-01-20 05:41:00 God amazes me time and time again. He works through us, He uses what we write, what we do, and how we live to affect all those around us. If you walk uplifting towards the Lord other people will be able to see that. Not only that, the Lord will be able to use you when other people are struggling. You will know the right words, you will know the right actions and thoughts. However at the same time you won't have any clue of the right words, any clue of the right actions and thoughts. Why? They aren't your words, thoughts, or actions. It's God working through you :).I'm back at college now and I am "kittensick." I'm missing the comfort of the kittens playing around me, and as they would have been sleeping around me usually right now. Instead I'm alone in my dorm typing. What kittens am I talking about?I didn't set them up like this, they were hugging while sleeping on my lap. Don't we all wish that sometimes society could be as simple as this? Wishing we could all just get alo... More About: Christian , Jesus , God , Writing , Love
Do You Know Love?
2008-01-19 05:09:00 Well I head out for college tomorrow morning at 6:00am. The vacation is pretty much officially over. Looking back I can say God touched my life and changed me even though I was relaxing for a long time, and even when I was sick for an entire week. God uses all of our experiences even though we don't know it.Today was spent running around doing the last minute items before heading back. Getting a haircut, depositing money into the bank, visiting some old friends, hanging out downtown for awhile with my best friend, and then packing.I wanted to talk in this post about Love, the idea for the post came to me last night before bed.Have you ever had a really good friend? A lot of us have. Have you had a friend that's so close to you that you could share your inner most secrets, and most importantly know they are safe? You feel so close to that friend it's a relationship of it's own? Could you say that you are so close to that friend that you Loved them?God has brought me many new frie... More About: Religion , Christian , Jesus , Friends
People Who Don't Believe
2008-01-18 02:12:00 I get so frustrated when I see people that don't know the love of God . It frustrates me more when they obviously don't care about knowing God or seeking out His love. God can change peoples hearts but it frustrates me so much when I see sites like:Note: These sites have the content listed and more. They are not uplifting to God. If you have been struggling with your walk I advise you to skip the list. I have listed them for research only.Why Christian s SuckChristians Suck BlogChristians Suck More and MoreThere Is No GodI Hate GodEx-ChristianI Love Satan (Store)Cultspace (List of Cults that want people)How To Worship Satan In Your HomeThe most horrible of them all?Online Jesus Dress UpThere are hundreds and hundreds of sites to be found if you simply enter vague search terms on Google. The 7th link down if you enter "God" into Google is God Is Imaginary. The site talks about how the concept of God is the best optical illusion created.There are just as many links supporting God as t... More About: Religion , Christianity , People
Prayer's Our Power
2008-01-17 04:25:00 I used to doubt God when I was first started my Christian walk. I was so frustrated by the fact that the only thing I could do in most situations 'as a Christian' was to just Pray. Now I've changed so much with the help of God. The most powerful thing I can do is Pray, and it's so amazing.I pray wherever, whenever, and I am not ashamed to do it. You don't have to know that I am praying when I am talking to you... God knows it.Well today I did quite a bit also! I got up and immediately took a shower. Now you have to understand I am on vacation time and that is quite the amazing feat! I did my annual checking of blogs, and my email check, to see if anything new had come up, or if anyone interesting had emailed me, and then I went to do some eBay stuff. Recently I've been going through some items that have been cluttering up shelves in my room and just popping them up on eBay. It's an extreme learning process for me right now. The fees, the right shipping, what price to charge, ... More About: Christianity , Jesus , Shopping , Power , Skin
Conversation With God Tonight
2008-01-16 05:19:00 "The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.Proverbs 15:3 KJV"I just got back from college shopping. Picking up the beloved plastic spoons, tissues, paper bowls, air fresheners (God Bless whoever invented those!) etc. On the way to go shopping I talked to God.I had my Christian music up really loud, and while I was taking a short-cut through my development I started thinking about how I really want to get out into the world, and get as many people as possible to know what I know, and to have what I have. Meaning of course knowing and having God as a RELATIONSHIP.I'm really afraid of the end times. God loves us so much he is coming to get us, but not much is known besides that. I'm fearful because I have just really started my blessed walk... and I don't want it to end. Yes, I know that it will be so much better when I am living for eternity with my Lord... but how MUCH better without my family and close friends from home? None of them are saved besid... More About: Love , College , Satan
BioShock Interview Finally Arrived!
2008-01-15 19:23:00 I met up with a friend of mine from college to finally conduct the BioShock interview online. Here it is!So your Christian and you're a gamer, what kinds of games do you usually play?Platform games really. Occasionally First Person Shooters, but I prefer the former.So you picked up BioShock, what attracted you to it?The versatility of what you can do in the game really, not to mention it had very shiny graphics. Also, I cannot pass up a game where you can shock things in.Isn't BioShock a little violent for Christians?No more violent then the Christian book House that I just finished. There's a level of un-reality to it. It depends on the Christian too.Would you mind expanding on that?To me, BioShock falls into the Grey area of things that depends on one question: "Will it hinder my growth as a Christian?" To me, the answer is no; to another, it may be yes and thus BioShock becomes a game that shouldn't be explored.You have seen the blood and gore in BioShock... right?Yes, howeve... More About: Christianity , Jesus , Gaming , Video Games
Let's Not Talk Politics... Yet
2008-01-15 05:53:00 Today I spent a good portion of the day watching videos that were created and 'hosted' by Alex Jones. They had me captivated. The videos were about the government's 'elite' retreat in California called The Bohemian Grove, in which they do a pagan/satanist ritual. I have more researching to do and it will be a blog series in the future.It's amazing how God can prove a point or show up in your life everyday, in the small ways people take for granted. Remember that blog post yesterday in the beginning I wrote about being frustrated about having only 4 visitors? Well at the time of writing this post I've gotten 22 visitors , just today! God tells us that if we try our best at anything we do, that if we put fourth our best effort, he will bring us even more then we deserve.I've been thinking tonight about my previous post and the Lord's gifts that he grants to us. God has graced me with the ability to listen. It's more then that. People come to me with their problems, secrets, ... More About: Politics , Truth , Gifts , Faith , Prayer
What Society Makes Us
2008-01-14 03:41:00 Sometimes it's disheartening when people don't come to your blog, or like today, I've only received 4 visitors that stayed only seconds. When will God kick off this blog and attract tons of people? Will this blog ever become the internet ministry I have faith it will become? If it's in God's will it will happen in his time. For now, I will just keep on writing.I seem to do my best thinking as I'm laying in bed after my prayers (they have been very short recently). Last night I was just letting my mind wander and I came across this.So your stubborn.So your stupid.So your ugly.So your a farmer.So your the son of a prostitute.So your not artistic.So your colorblind.So your smart.So your too cocky.So your a blond.So your black.So your self - centered.So your ignorant.So your rambunctious.So your worrisome.So your disgusting.So your a pack rat.So your balance sucks.So your white.So your not popular.So your faithless.So your a parent.I could continue with this list forever. We seem ... More About: Society
Reviewed
2008-01-12 22:46:00 Well folks it has been done. I got my first review today. You can check out out here. I actually thought it would take a lot longer for them to review my blog, but God works wonders. The review wasn't as good as I thought it would be but that is alright. I also wanted to point out about the color scheme of the blog (this is quoted from my first blog post)"I do want to explain my reasoning behind the color scheme of this blog. You might be saying a "Christian with such negative blog colors!" My reason was simple... God is my light in the darkness. The world is full of negatives: negative people, negative thoughts, and negative places. The world is in Satan's hand right now and God, only GOD has the light to bring EVERYONE to know him. I chose black as the main scheme to represent the darkness of the world. I chose white for the writing color because it's the light to shine through the darkness. Few, I hope you understood my reasoning!"Anyway, thank you so much for my review Bloggy... More About: Jesus , College , Heart
Prayer
2008-01-12 05:22:00 Today has been for me a lot about Prayer . Since I have been on vacation I have slacked off in that area - meaning prayer. At school I would attempt to set aside on hour or more during the day when I felt most rested (or somewhat rested being a college student) and pray purely in the spirit to the Lord. Then I would pour my heart out to the Lord. It leaves you feeling refreshed and awake in all forms. Since leaving for break I haven't done that once. Every night I also pray before bed. Sometimes it lasts 5 minutes, other times up to an hour. It's whatever needs to be prayed for or whatever God has put on my heart for that time. I've been struggling to keep that up since I'm on break. Why? Why do I struggle when I'm simply talking to my best friend, my Father, my Lord? We are humans, and because of that we simply have a hard time talking to something when we don't get a response. It's even harder now for me when I'm not being uplifted by the amazing people like back at college...
Sinus Infection
2008-01-10 03:00:00 I've always been interested in listening to preachers talk about Divine Healing. My Uncle actually did a sermon on Divine Healing, and it was very inspiring to me. A very respected Christian author claims he walks in Divine Health every single day (Kenneth Hagin). I 100% believe that if you are at the proper place with God for this moment in time and you ask for it, God will BLESS you with the ability to walk in Divine Healing all the time.Sickness and Disease were not created by God. They are tools for Satan to bring us down so we can't preform at the best of our ability. I've said it a lot and I will keep saying it: God wants a RELATIONSHIP with us. Why would he want us to be crying out in our beds for healing all the time when we could be growing upwards with him?I'm typing this with ears that are screaming in pain, a horrible cough, a nose that at one moment gets stuffed up, then it runs, and I have to blow it constantly. I have filled 2, TWO tall kitchen trash bags to the b... More About: Jesus , Faith , College
Break
2008-01-08 03:54:00 I'm taking a small break from posting, I have a sinus infection and I don't feel that good. More About: Break
Made To Love You
2008-01-05 05:40:00 I sold my first item on eBay today; even though I screwed up the shipping, and I had to run out and buy packaging material it was still exiting! Did I mention I actually lost money on the deal? Oh well better luck next time!My vacation has really been a lazy one. I've been hanging out with the kittens and I haven't been accomplishing much. I wake up and say to myself "well what should I do today?" It's a good feeling, accept for the fact that I get into a spiritual line. Meaning I don't grow spiritually very much while I'm home. I don't have that extra bump from my Church or close friends. I don't feel as connected with the Lord when I'm home because I'm around the friends that don't understand that other side of me. In fact, for an example, I went into Best Buy just last night to talk to one of my friends that works there. He is leaving for Iowa tomorrow (today actually since it's after midnight) and when I approached him the first thing he pointed out was that my cross... More About: Video Games , Friends , God , Love , College
Young Boy
2008-01-04 04:38:00 I've posted before about how there is a lot of negativity in this world and how life could be so much better if everyone knew about God .This morning I watched a segment of the Today/Morning show. They had on a 12 year old boy that was struggling with Obesity . He enjoyed fried foods and all the junk food we love so much. To me this story was extremely touching because it really related to my life - especially my earlier years. This boy kept talking about how the students in his grade constantly picked on him and made fun of him for being fat. He ran to food for comfort. It's a horrible cycle. His mother felt bad about taking away the fried food. She saw the horrible cycle and didn't know what to do.When I was younger I used to get physically and verbally abused for my weight and who I was, same as this young boy. Right now he is living in a state he doesn't want to be in at all! I was so enticed by this story this morning. I couldn't help but thinking all the millions of kids ou... More About: World , College , Blog
It's a Doggy Day
2008-01-03 01:19:00 The weather outside today has been beautiful. Not in the sense that it's Sunny and you could go out for a swim, no it's freezing and I'm stuck inside. Around noon the scene outside was amazing. These huge snowflakes were falling very slowly and almost nonchalantly, without a care in the world. They added to the already mosaic scene on the ground. I wish I had snapped a picture for you guys. Instead here is a picture of Skeeter, our puppy. Actually he is my step - brothers dog but the family has taken him over. This picture was taken after the festivities of Christmas - he had gotten many new presents to play with and was all tuckered out!Today I didn't get around and moving until late in the afternoon. Then I didn't get anything accomplished until around 4pm, and I don't know if you could even say I got anything accomplished! I posted four things up on eBay - just some things that had been lying around for quite awhile. It's a test really, to see if I have the skills to sell ... More About: God , Social Networks , Updates , Snow
Happy New Year
2008-01-02 00:55:00 A brand new year is upon us. Can you believe it? I certainly can't. I remember when it hit 2000 - and 8 years have passed from that time. Ugh!I am back from my Mom's. I don't enjoy car rides at all. I get claustrophobic after awhile; I like to be in a place where I can get out in stretch my legs. I like freedom. I don't like that the same air is circulating around and around in a car, and if your in the same car for 5 hours you really start to wish for some fresher air. I also don't like the fact that if you need to go to the bathroom, you can't. You have to wait for a rest area to come up, and sometimes you have to wait an hour, or two, or three. Or you could always find a bottle..... no let's not think about that.If I'm driving I like the trips better; the time seems to go by faster. Of course I never understood how anyone could ever fall asleep while driving until I had to actually drive a long distance in a car by myself; you get tired when the scenery isn't interesting... More About: New Year , Video Games , God , College , Blog
No Words Needed
2007-12-31 05:42:00 As promised I am back at my mothers and posting another blog. Today my post won't be in words. Just watch. More About: Jesus , Life , God , Love , Words
Birthday Wishes
2007-12-29 23:13:00 So far I have accomplished nothing but gain a level in a video game. Sounds fun eh? I didn't move from the same spot on the couch from 8am - 4:30pm. I'm allowed to do that at least one day, it's my Birthday!Tonight I'm headed out for a family dinner with my grandparents and my mother. Then we are coming back and opening the Christmas presents from this side of the family, and my Birthday gifts!Since the blogger community doesn't know this I figure I will share it. God has placed me around some of the best people you could ever imagine. Not once in my lifetime have I had my friends call me to wish me a happy birthday. Today they did. The people that God has currently brought into my life actually cares. It's so wonderful to be loved by your friends and instead of having them feel like just "friends" (think of the high school groups), they feel more like a family. God brings people close and he brings out the best in people.Sometimes I find myself at my desk in my dorm thinking ... More About: Life , Friends , Gifts , World
Just you and me, and our love for people
2007-12-28 18:27:00 I figured I would leave a blog post before I left for my mothers tonight. I have an experience from yesterday to share with you all.Well you know the post I made yesterday about online evangelism? Well I was playing World of Warcraft, and when I say goodbye to people I always make it a point to say God Bless. Usually people just ignore it, and more then I would expect people say thank you, or you too. However yesterday I got:"For the love of Satan "I was going to originally ignore the person (put them on the games ignore list), however I don't think that's what Jesus would have done. So I told them Satan doesn't know love.He wanted to know more, and he joined my group. He was talking to me about his parents and how they brought him up to love Satan, and I was explaining how Satan doesn't know love. I told him about how Satan rebelled and sinned because he didn't like the fact angels wouldn't be the most supreme anymore. We talked for quite awhile.In the end the guy told me he w... More About: People , Love
Electronic Evangelism?
2007-12-27 18:30:00 I've been reading some articles online that are discussing Evangelism, but from the safety of your own home! Groups are going out into the world of video games and preaching the gospel and the story of Jesus . One article I just finished reading is here. Church es buy the games and even bring the games into the Church to attempt to reach youth. I was reading another article were the Churches support people heading into the world of Azeroth in the game World of Warcraft to attempt to convert people towards Christian ity . They had created a guild called "convert or die" and they spend most of their time messaging people in game about God. The Church of these people supported this so much, they bought 300 copies of this game to outreach people.Now I am all for Jesus, our Lord and Savior. However personally electronic Evangelism seems to me like it's just a cover - up for people who want to play the games. What's your opinion?I spent yesterday afternoon with my good friend from home. We... More About: Halo
My Dear Friend
More articles from this author:2007-12-26 17:14:00 Today I'm going to take the time to explain to my friend some questions that he has burning in his heart. I received a comment the other night on my first blog which I will repost below. To the best of my ability I will answer the questions that are in the comment that he made. I am going to be doing some researching, using some biblical references (the best way!), and my own personal knowledge.dude ur a *censored* thought u where kinda cool in HS but ur just a complete *censored* now god is not real if he is he's not the god u think of y dont u ask if satan was an angel y did he sin if adam was a perfect man y did he fail god there are many holes to poke if u want me to prove u wrong some more just askIf Satan was an angel why did he sin?Ezekiel 28:12-18 (New International Version)12 "Son of man, take up a lament concerning the king of Tyre and say to him: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: " 'You were the model of perfection,full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. 13 ... More About: Friend 1, 2 |
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