A New Beginning...
Good Morning All,
I am going to start trying to post every single day, with tech news, hacks, gaming, and the best part, scripture. I am a geek, and also a Christian. But above all I am a follower of Christ. I am a father, a husband, a friend, a coworker, a son, a grandson, a cousin, a liar, a cheat, a shameful mass, but because of my belief that Jesus died for me, and rose three days later, I am a son of the King, and a follower of the Most High. And though I am wretched, I will still go to heaven, not because of the things I have done, but because of the sacrifice Christ made for me on Calvary. Jesus, this is for you.
Saw something cool on lifehacker today. They always have the cool hacks about well, just about anything.
6 Volt Battery Hack! You'll Be Amazed! - video powered by Metacafe
Todays will save you money, trust me.
Next on the agenda, the scripture of the day. I will be putting what the Lord lays on my heart here. Todays scripture comes from Jeremiah 17:
5Thus says the LORD,
"Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind
And makes flesh his strength,
And whose heart turns away from the LORD.
6"For he will be like a bush in the desert
And will not see when prosperity comes,
But will live in stony wastes in the wilderness,
A land of salt without inhabitant.
7"Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD
And whose trust is the LORD.
8"For he will be like a tree planted by the water,
That extends its roots by a stream
And will not fear when the heat comes;
But its leaves will be green,
And it will not be anxious in a year of drought
Nor cease to yield fruit.
9"The heart is more deceitful than all else
And is desperately sick;
Who can understand it?
10"I, the LORD, search the heart,
I test the mind,
Even to give to each man according to his ways,
According to the results of his deeds.
This just really spoke to me and my want to trust in myself and my own way. I am not big enough to handle what I think that I can most of the time. Being a geek puts a major contrast on my faith. I am a very logical person. I have to see it to believe it most of the time. And for me to have this faith in Christ is very, very hard. But I have seen enough, and experienced enough to know that God is real. That Christ did what the Bible says, and that the Bible is the Holy Word of God. Believe what you want, but Jesus is real. And His blessings are amazing.
I don't know if I have ever shared this here, but I am going to share my testimony. I like to tell everyone that the Lord saved me twice. When I was younger, I had a lot of problems at school. It wasn't the work, that was easy, it was the people. I had friends, but sometime even they weren't really my friends, and it was hard because I got picked on, alot! And because of this, I was always very depressed. I didn't let it show, or atleast I don't think I did, but you think differently when you are young. Anyway, I took everything on my shoulders, and one day in the spring of 1993, I took off after school to a little bridge on the edge of town, where some friends and I would go to play. I went underneath there, and thought about the day. The beating during gym was worse than usual, and the teasing just overwhelming. I sat and thought for a long time, and looked on at the water running before me. It wasn't very deep, but I knew I could get my head down in it just enough, and that was the plan. Where I was the ground slanted up to the base of the bridge at a pretty steep grade, so once I was in the water it was going to be basically like laying on my belly. I sat and looked for a while, and then took one last breathe, then plunged my head in. I sat and wondered how long this would really take, and how long before my body made me take a breathe, taking in the water. As I sat there out of the clear blue I heard a voice say, "My son, there is more than this." It was soft, but clear. Not what you expect from under the water. I somehow found a hold on the slippery bottom and came out of the water just as I was taking breathe. I pulled up, and made my way further off the bank. And laid in the sun till I dried off. I don't remember what I thought after that, other than "Who was that?" I know it was God, and that He was the one there to stop me if I was to listen. I blocked that memory. I don't know if my mind just thought it too much, or what, but I blocked that for years. Then one day when I was 17 I remembered it. Someone said something about someone trying to kill themselves, and I remembered it all. Kinda freaky. But I really didn't know what to say about it. Then in March of 2000, while attending church there at Gotebo, the Lord brought that memory back to mind. I knew that Chris what saying, more to the point, I knew what the Holy Spirit was saying through Chris, and I knew He was talking to me. I gave my life to the Lord that day, and though I still fumble, I am trying to be the best I can. I know its not on me though. The best is when I can just hand it all over to Him. Thats my best. Thats when we totally surrender and let the Lord work though us. Maybe one day I'll actually lay it all down and let Him work. Only the Lord knows. Anyway. There you have it.
Lord,
Guide me,
Protect me and my family,
Show me Your Holy Will,
Help me to forgive myself, and forgive those that sin against me,
Give me Your strength,
These things I ask in Jesus Name,
Amen.
Later.
I am going to start trying to post every single day, with tech news, hacks, gaming, and the best part, scripture. I am a geek, and also a Christian. But above all I am a follower of Christ. I am a father, a husband, a friend, a coworker, a son, a grandson, a cousin, a liar, a cheat, a shameful mass, but because of my belief that Jesus died for me, and rose three days later, I am a son of the King, and a follower of the Most High. And though I am wretched, I will still go to heaven, not because of the things I have done, but because of the sacrifice Christ made for me on Calvary. Jesus, this is for you.
Saw something cool on lifehacker today. They always have the cool hacks about well, just about anything.
6 Volt Battery Hack! You'll Be Amazed! - video powered by Metacafe
Todays will save you money, trust me.
Next on the agenda, the scripture of the day. I will be putting what the Lord lays on my heart here. Todays scripture comes from Jeremiah 17:
5Thus says the LORD,
"Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind
And makes flesh his strength,
And whose heart turns away from the LORD.
6"For he will be like a bush in the desert
And will not see when prosperity comes,
But will live in stony wastes in the wilderness,
A land of salt without inhabitant.
7"Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD
And whose trust is the LORD.
8"For he will be like a tree planted by the water,
That extends its roots by a stream
And will not fear when the heat comes;
But its leaves will be green,
And it will not be anxious in a year of drought
Nor cease to yield fruit.
9"The heart is more deceitful than all else
And is desperately sick;
Who can understand it?
10"I, the LORD, search the heart,
I test the mind,
Even to give to each man according to his ways,
According to the results of his deeds.
This just really spoke to me and my want to trust in myself and my own way. I am not big enough to handle what I think that I can most of the time. Being a geek puts a major contrast on my faith. I am a very logical person. I have to see it to believe it most of the time. And for me to have this faith in Christ is very, very hard. But I have seen enough, and experienced enough to know that God is real. That Christ did what the Bible says, and that the Bible is the Holy Word of God. Believe what you want, but Jesus is real. And His blessings are amazing.
I don't know if I have ever shared this here, but I am going to share my testimony. I like to tell everyone that the Lord saved me twice. When I was younger, I had a lot of problems at school. It wasn't the work, that was easy, it was the people. I had friends, but sometime even they weren't really my friends, and it was hard because I got picked on, alot! And because of this, I was always very depressed. I didn't let it show, or atleast I don't think I did, but you think differently when you are young. Anyway, I took everything on my shoulders, and one day in the spring of 1993, I took off after school to a little bridge on the edge of town, where some friends and I would go to play. I went underneath there, and thought about the day. The beating during gym was worse than usual, and the teasing just overwhelming. I sat and thought for a long time, and looked on at the water running before me. It wasn't very deep, but I knew I could get my head down in it just enough, and that was the plan. Where I was the ground slanted up to the base of the bridge at a pretty steep grade, so once I was in the water it was going to be basically like laying on my belly. I sat and looked for a while, and then took one last breathe, then plunged my head in. I sat and wondered how long this would really take, and how long before my body made me take a breathe, taking in the water. As I sat there out of the clear blue I heard a voice say, "My son, there is more than this." It was soft, but clear. Not what you expect from under the water. I somehow found a hold on the slippery bottom and came out of the water just as I was taking breathe. I pulled up, and made my way further off the bank. And laid in the sun till I dried off. I don't remember what I thought after that, other than "Who was that?" I know it was God, and that He was the one there to stop me if I was to listen. I blocked that memory. I don't know if my mind just thought it too much, or what, but I blocked that for years. Then one day when I was 17 I remembered it. Someone said something about someone trying to kill themselves, and I remembered it all. Kinda freaky. But I really didn't know what to say about it. Then in March of 2000, while attending church there at Gotebo, the Lord brought that memory back to mind. I knew that Chris what saying, more to the point, I knew what the Holy Spirit was saying through Chris, and I knew He was talking to me. I gave my life to the Lord that day, and though I still fumble, I am trying to be the best I can. I know its not on me though. The best is when I can just hand it all over to Him. Thats my best. Thats when we totally surrender and let the Lord work though us. Maybe one day I'll actually lay it all down and let Him work. Only the Lord knows. Anyway. There you have it.
Lord,
Guide me,
Protect me and my family,
Show me Your Holy Will,
Help me to forgive myself, and forgive those that sin against me,
Give me Your strength,
These things I ask in Jesus Name,
Amen.
Later.
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