Psalm 73

73 Truly God is good to Israel,
to those who are pure in heart.
2 But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled,
my steps had nearly slipped.
3 For I was envious of the arrogant
when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

4 For they have no pangs until death;
their bodies are fat and sleek.
5 They are not in trouble as others are;
they are not stricken like the rest of mankind.
6 Therefore pride is their necklace;
violence covers them as a garment.
7 Their eyes swell out through fatness;
their hearts overflow with follies.
8 They scoff and speak with malice;
loftily they threaten oppression.
9 They set their mouths against the heavens,
and their tongue struts through the earth.
10 Therefore his people turn back to them,
and find no fault in them.
11 And they say, “How can God know?
Is there knowledge in the Most High?”
12 Behold, these are the wicked;
always at ease, they increase in riches.
13 All in vain have I kept my heart clean
and washed my hands in innocence.
14 For all the day long I have been stricken
and rebuked every morning.
15 If I had said, “I will speak thus,”
I would have betrayed the generation of your children.

16 But when I thought how to understand this,
it seemed to me a wearisome task,
17 until I went into the sanctuary of God;
then I discerned their end.

18 Truly you set them in slippery places;
you make them fall to ruin.
19 How they are destroyed in a moment,
swept away utterly by terrors!
20 Like a dream when one awakes,
O Lord, when you rouse yourself, you despise them as phantoms.
21 When my soul was embittered,
when I was pricked in heart,
22 I was brutish and ignorant;
I was like a beast toward you.

23 Nevertheless, I am continually with you;
you hold my right hand.
24 You guide me with your counsel,
and afterward you will receive me to glory.
25 Whom have I in heaven but you?
And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.
26 My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

27 For behold, those who are far from you shall perish;
you put an end to everyone who is unfaithful to you.
28 But for me it is good to be near God;
I have made the Lord God my refuge,
that I may tell of all your works.

Last night while prayer walking we read this passage on the corner of Rawling and Cherry street. Our night was filled with prayer, sharing of the gospel and reading of Psalms. Fellowship also filled the air as we had great conversations along the walk. After having a sort of hectic week and having a lot on my mind Psalm 73 blew me away. Friends were reading the passage in front of a house party and the deep description was awesome in this chapter.With being weighed down with heavy thoughts this verse spoke directly to me.

23 Nevertheless, I am continually with you;
you hold my right hand.
24 You guide me with your counsel,
and afterward you will receive me to glory.

With every thing that was going on the past week it is amazing how this is exactly what God did. Blown away we continued to read.

25 Whom have I in heaven but you?
And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.
26 My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

This verses were a conversation that T-Bone and I where having earlier in the evening.

Words cannot describe how awesome last night was although that is what I have tried. God is working in some amazing ways. People around me are noticing this as well. Daniel Bashta sings about an Awakening. "Come Breathe your Life into me. Fan the flame, oh mighty rushing wind. Let these dry bones dance now!" Which we can see in Ezekiel 37:5-6

5 Thus says the Lord God to these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. 6 And I will lay sinews upon you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live, and you shall know that I am the Lord.”

My new view for the summer.

My new post

Spontaneity!

I do not like propped photography. I do not like fake smiles nor do i like those corny middles pics by a fake tree!

I do like genuine beauty. A smile that makes You smile. Candid but not really i think that if it was a real candid pic you probably would not get it because you were not expecting it. On the other hand though i think that there is a thing missing from art and everywhere around us. Spontaneity is great, fun, and awesome. Stop thinking so much and live freely. This picture makes me want to smile, laugh and love. This picture has something more than a sporadic snap but a wonderfully timed shot. My love is happy and joyful. We are missing this. I guarantee if you were more spontaneous you would enjoy life more. Who wants to be around tightly wound people that never let loose. Hard at times to really let loose, yes i know but try it more often!
Laughter, Joy and Love is what i see besides the obvious beauty.

sit down and lets talk. communicator i am not. i do admit that i am difficult, hard, and stubborn. Why? i do knot know. Do i like it? hells gnaw! Where do i start? should i have talked more yes. i do not talk enough. Difficult? Why? It should not, and yet it is sometimes. hard? very hard to get along with sometimes. Hard to understand, hard to get along with. but i ask if it wasn't would it be worth it? Stubborn? Like a freaking mule! Genetic? I do not know, but sucks. Very pacifists am i and not proud of it. this chair has nothing to do with the way i feel or needs to be artistically talked about. simply a chair that wants someone to sit and talk or even awkwardly sit silent. Silence sucks but at times is very good. rants these are not. a picture is more than light, shape, and perspective. It should connect. take it or leave it!

White, ducks, lake, peaceful, taking care of, freezing, community, beauty, creation, absence of color, wonder

When i snapped this picture of these ducks nothing but amazement was flowing. I was thirsty to go outside of Caitlin's dorm steal this shot. I watched this duck for a while even long enough for Caitlin to get mad at me. I was just amused by this 20 foot diameter of unfrozen water where 20 or more ducks slept, swam, and survived. The whole lake was frozen except for this area. I watched as this small community played and stimulated my mind. I could only thank God for his beauty and entertainment. I could have watched these creatures for hours. Why look and get an upset girlfriend and free entertainment? I will tell you. Sometimes we need to sit back and observe. Take away time from school, work, reading, watching TV, anything really and be stimulated by Nature. Learn that there are 2 ducks that as soon as they Wiesel in the group, that an alpha duck chases them out.

Learn that the ice around these ducks has white snow that was being artistically drawn by God. The flowing of snow on top was being winded across like brushstrokes or placed in such a way that it makes me want to wonder. God's creation being shoved away. Wonder and exploration is being replaced by alternative media. Yes i like computers, occasional TV, love movies, music, and waste time. but never lose that childish wonder. That urge to go outside and explore. I pray that you can get a hint of how amazing Friday was. I may not be able to express in ways that you can understand but take time and observe these pictures. Better yet LOOK outside and observe for yourself that of which is around you. Explore your emotions,thoughts, ideas. Stop thinking about tomorrow and start worry about missing out on God's beautiful creation.

Words:
temptation, rest,sex,dreams,warmth,repentance,growth,
I do not think that this is just a picture of a bed in a room. It is a room with a bed that has a story. Not just any story but Your story. What is your story? There are things that everyone can see but a bed has sheets that can cover layer by layer of that bed.Just when you think you can cover any up any more you look down and low and behold there is a bed skirt, which means even more hiding space. Made neat for some every day others once a week. Most of the time this neatness is made only when people are looking or will see them. Tucked away with pillows, throws, and throws. You think that your neat life is good with perfectly arranged pillows and 300 count sheets. To some you trick and deceive but others can see the hurt and anguish. So you look at you bed saying the image is complete but in all actuality your bed is dirty, sick, sinful and needs to be washed and made clean again. Only one person can do such as that; His name is Jesus. So i ask again whats your story?