I sit here tonight, after a week or two of feeling stale in my relationship thinking about the day behind me, As i'm sure that as i post more and more i'll eventually share my life story from my own eyes, however this is about today.
I think of Hebrews 12:1
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
This says alot. It is first a sentence of praise. Stating look around you! there are tons of people around you that are so in love w/ me(God, not zeke) that you need to respond to it. I think to myself. Man i am thankful for so many people that show me God on a daily basis. As i went from being socailly weird growing up to this kid who is super proud that He is WHO he is. this scenic kid who wishes he was a punk who jsut loves God. I see that There are many sins in my life that totally tangle my walk with God. God wants me to throw these off. the anger that i build up. The lust my eyes create. The times i just wanna cuss out every kid i see as i walk past them. The times when insecurity creeps up, and you realize you have no control. These are the sins that so easily entangle us. that bring us to our knees. However, when were there. that puts us in a position that can be so useful. That reminds us, that this life isnt for ourselves, but for God, and God alone. That me, I AM NOTHING without God.
and let us run with perserverance the race marked out for us. Man. I often dislike most churches. and this verse reminds me why. The Bible does NOT say that christianity is easy. It does not say that GOd makes everything perfect. In fact i guarantee that life is gonna be hard, and at times it is going to suck. I know this to be true. But God has marked out a path for us. SO when we see hard times. WHen your family's unemployement has run out, and everyday you apply for jobs to hear nothing back, and the only way to get rid of this fear is to swing and pray, God ahs a plan in this. No it WILL not be easy, but God will protect you through it. THere is this relationship with God that many people miss out on, and tonight, i totally felt it on a new level as i prayed with him, it felt almost like a conversation, we made deals, and asked how we were. It is so much different than raddling off a list that we soooo often do. Run with perserverance. run with perserverance.
What i really want to say, is that I'm thankful for all my friends, CHristian or not. I love you all.
Today i caught up with a friend who i havent really talked to this school year and it made me extremely happy to see them. With this i end this post with if you have prayers, E mail me Etmiller1@gmail.com or if u know me, come find me, I WANT to pray with you, and i want to sit there and listen to you.
With this i say Goodnight, i know its basic, but its what i felt as i wrote, there might be another post tonight thats more goofy and fun, maybe a doodle or a sexist joke that i dont actually mean that i heard from a friend tonight. who knows?
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