The World: Revamped

What does it take to be brilliant?
..to be luminous?
..to be compassionate?

Upon reading UnChristian the other day, I stumbled across an interesting point:

"...Non-believers that feel rejected by Christians will equally reject Jesus..."

Words often used to describe Christians include hypocritical, too political, judgemental, and inconsiderate among thousands of other less than polite adjectives. I can't help but think that we all contribute to these negative views when we let our guard down. All it takes is one wrong move or a curse to leave our lips to turn others away from God, a God that will never let us down.

Furthermore, just as an "un-Christian" move can turn others away from Christ, an "overly-Christian" attitude can have the same effect. That is where the words judgemental and inconsiderate come into play. By looking someone in the eye and condemning them to hell doesn't make you a great evangelist. You may think that you are helping them to see the results of their ways when in reality you are scaring them away from a loving and compassionate God that will forgive every ill action that any and all of us have committed. As Christians, I feel that we often forget that we all come from the same background, the same essential starting point.

"...for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God..." Romans 3:23

The beauty of our God is that He can restore our hearts and our souls if we allow Him to. We must set ourselves apart, not as arrogant Christians who place ourselves on a pedestal above non-believers, but as humble servants of the Lord. We must be willing to serve Jesus Christ as well as fellow man, man who does not yet see the truth of the Lord. We must be compassionate, understanding, and willing to paint a portrait of Christ here on the earth with our actions, our words, and our attitudes.

I don't want to be another negative statistic. My heart is for the world, the world that God molded with his hands, and for all people, regardless of their beliefs.

What does it take to be brilliant?
..luminous?
..compassionate?

The savior, Jesus Christ.

...and the pages just keep turning...

I am finding blogging very hard.

Hopefully once more things start happening I will be more motivated to tell my life story to all. But for now, enjoy your holiday and drink egg nog and chill under mistletoe and what not.

Peace to all

This is the Final Countdown (and yes, that is one of the worst songs ever written)

One month is all it takes to make a difference in someone's life.

...or just 30 days...

Start living for today, because tomorrow will come just as fast as today left.
Quit planning, relax.
Life won't stop just because you slow down.
I've learned a lot in the past few months: how to be content and find happiness in the simple things.
So capture it... the things of life that make it all worth while.

Tomorrow you may be left wondering what you did with today, realizing you will never have a single moment of the passing hours back.

My First Blogging Experience.. I'm slightly Nervous

Holla!

So I must say that I am new to the blogging scene. However, I figured I had better jump on the bandwagon seeing as I'm out of Wyoming in a month and I've got to have a way of connecting with people. Although I find it quite odd; it's like giving someone the key to your diary...

And so it began. Last month, I was accepted into Youth With a Mission's (YWAM) Discipleship Training School (DTS) in Boston, MA after months of anxiety and utter frustration. I know, get used to the lingo, I will be using it a lot. In the weeks following my acceptance, I had mounds of paperwork to complete and lots of favors to re-ask people that have already done amazing things for me in the process, not to mention the question of money arose.. It's always around to rain on a good parade.

After finalizing the mandatory, uninteresting portions of the acceptance packet, it was time to move onto the fun stuff. Since yesterday, I have found two people that will also be packing all of their belongings and departing to Boston on January 14, 2009, and I must say that I already feel a strong connection to each of them. Kirstie is already sounding like an old friend and we even have an inside joke.. No, I can't put in on here because then it would no longer be exclusive =]

So here I sit, counting down the days until I can live this ordinary life behind and trade it in for a faith and experience with God that will be nothing short of extraordinary. God's left this fire in my heart that's about to consume me and I'm ready to put it to good use. I know that my time in Boston will not be easy, but that's not what I'm looking for. I'm ready to be stretched and tested beyond what I could have ever imagined because I know that will bring me ever closer to a God I am yearning to know.

So cheerio, lovely readers. May you be continually blessed.