Glass Panes That Separate

In Sunday School we talked about the passage where Jesus says something to this effect, “Get the plank out of your own eye before you attempt to help your neighbor with the speck in his eye.” The issue of hypocrisy is not new to the church. We have always had hypocrites in the church, and we always will. But God is calling us to get rid of our planks, not so that we can say we are perfect, but so that we can grow and build up others in the body of Christ. He is longing for us to take out our planks, and give them to Him, so that He can use them to build something incredible.

Sometimes one gets so disillusioned with this world. It seems so evil, so full of itself. So vain that it is blind to the peril that awaits. It’s enough to make one homesick. You long for just a taste of heaven. You can almost taste it, and feel it, and you almost can see it in your mind’s eye. And then you come floating down. Your face hits the earth, and you awake to find it was only a dream. Just a dream, because it is only an inkling of the paradise that awaits us. No dream could ever capture the reality that will one day come to be.
And so we wait, and we hope. We look out on this pitiful world, and one thought holds us on our course. We have to believe it can change. Even if it is only one person, we have to believe that they can come back to the truth. That there is a limit to the madness in the hearts of men that can be overcome by the infinite love of our savior. That there is still hope.

I like snow. I even like ice. I just think it should stay off the road and keep out from under my tires. Mandy and I left for Nebraska on Thursday afternoon, and hit the worst weather ever near Pierre, South Dakota. We drove 45 mph for the next eon, and finally arrived in North Platte on Friday at 3:00 AM. Almost went in the ditch once, and that was exciting. At least the bad roads kept me awake.
We spent the majority of the weekend doing wedding “stuff”. It wasn’t too bad, and I’m still alive. I was actually excited to get back to work this time. We got all the parts for our new storage server, as well as 2 Kodak DX7630’s. It was awesome, and we had lots of fun today playing with our new toys. The edn (sorry, edn killed end in a drive-by shooting on Saturday).

It’s always amazing to me that we as Christians are sometimes the most horrible examples of who Jesus Christ is. One of the main teachings of Christ was forgiveness, and we are so bad at it. I’ll not go into details, nor do I need to, since examples of this are everywhere I look. We hold onto things so long that I wonder if we just haven’t forgotten completely how to let go. Maybe I’m just really good at it, or possibly I just have a really bad memory. Either way, I’m blessed in this area. I won’t take any credit for myself, since I know there are times when I brood on things too. I just try to remember this one thing: Do not let the sun go down upon your wrath. In other words: Never go to bed angry. It’s bad for your health, and it doesn’t make you a very likable person. But if you do (go to bed angry), it’s alright, I forgive you, and so does God.

Currently, I’m sick of spending so much time on my computer without using it for God. I want to find God’s purpose in all of this, find the dream that I know is out there…somewhere. I know this site is going to be amazing some day, not because I made it, but because God made me.

Worship is not about us. It is about God. It is not about the incredible sound of our worship, it is about the incredible object of our worship.

What am I doing? Am I using what God has given me? Or have I grown too comfortable? I cannot waste what I have been given, not just because there are people who would love to have my gifts. No, the reason is in who gave them to me. They are from God, they are precious. “To whom much is given, much is required…”
I have been given much, have I done what God requires of me? I don’t know if maybe some are given more gifts than others. I think it is all in our perspective. As humans, we rank our gifts. But God has given everyone a gift. No one can say that they come to the table with an empty hand. Maybe it should read “all are given much, and much will be required of all.”

Do I need Him? Can I honestly say that I need Him? That I can’t live without Him…
If it’s true, do I live like it? Is my every action for His glory? Do I consider my Lord whenever I make a decision?
Where your treasure is, there you will find your heart. Where is my heart?

Swirling round in aimless circles
Hoping now for light or reason
Casting out in all directions
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Who are we? Amongst all the stars and galaxies and solor systems and planets in the universe, WHAT AM I?
To consider the immensity of the universe and then to realize that God is above all that; this thought is astounding. How can I compare to that? What can I do, what do I have to compare with all that? What reason in all the world is there that God would love me? It’s overwhelming. The fact of the matter is this: God does not love us because He created us, He created us because He wanted to love us, and He wanted us to be capable of loving Him back.