Hey dudes and dudettes... So much for slacking, I am on post two of today! BOOYA!
I just wanted to say a few things about one of the greatest things I have ever been apart of: St. Baldrick's
Yup, two years straight I am shaving my head (Saturday March 30th for those of you that wanna come show support @ WKU baseball field) for their childhood cancer foundation and I could not be more excited. This is such an amazing cause and I am blessed to be apart of it. It is pretty sad knowing that every 3 minutes a child is diagnosed with some form of cancer. Little kids each and every day have to battle through the pain and sickness and sadly each day some lose that battle. I support St. Baldrick's because the money goes to to children and research! A cure needs to be found and fast!
As I have said before on facebook and other sites, I am honored to shave my head for such strong children. Not only that, I am honored to shave my head for all people with cancer. This especially hits me right at home because I know many people battling each day and I know some that have lost their lives. I know what it is like to lose a family member to cancer as my pappaw passed away from it. I don't want anyone else to suffer or have to go through the pain of cancer or knowing someone with it. Especially little children. Those kids and adults suffering from this "monster" are an inspiration to me and I truly am honored to shave.
Check out the website guys and just at least read up on it.
http://www.stbaldricks.org/
My prayers tonight will go out to anyone suffering from cancer and for the researchers trying to find a cure.
Thanks guys!
Monday, March 25, 2013
Entertain Your Enjoyments
You may be thinking, "What the crapola is this dude talking about?" just by reading the title. Shoot I am always wondering what I'm talking about, but to me, this phrase makes perfect sense now. So what exactly am I saying? Well let me just ask a simple question... What do you like to do? What brings you enjoyment/happiness?
For myself, I enjoy singing and playing instruments horribly. It is just fun to get caught up in the moment, expressing myself how I want to. I was talking to a friend earlier today about how bad I am and she said "It's about enjoyment not entertainment. You don't have to be good as long as you have fun."... So true... You know, I'm not living my life to please anyone but God and I am sure that God does not care if I can or cannot sing or play an instrument. What He does want is for me to give all I can to worship Him. So I guess what I am saying is forget all the people that make fun of you. Why? Because their opinion doesn't matter in the end, God's does and that is it. Period.
This goes back to one of my older blogs. If you have been reading you would know it was the one about judging others and how we shouldn't, if you haven't been reading/ are a new reader I will help you out:
http://takingtheotherroute.blogspot.com/2012/05/who-are-we-to-judge.html
It is decent so check it out.
But back to what I was saying before, God is all that matters and as long as we are pleasing Him with the things we do in a Godly way then kiss what others think goodbye and do your own thing. Express yourself how you want to, be you because that is what makes you special. I'm not the smartest guy around but I do know a few things, so take my advice... sing, dance, play guitar, the piano, flute... I don't care what it is, what you do, how good you are, just do it. You should be entertaining with what you do not using what you do do to entertain others. Make it personal, if it is then you will be happier, instead of trying to adjust and pleasing others! But whatever you do... don't just do it like Tiger Woods...
Well, I can't ramble anymore. My head is killing me. Until next time dudes and dudettes!
peace out cubscouts
For myself, I enjoy singing and playing instruments horribly. It is just fun to get caught up in the moment, expressing myself how I want to. I was talking to a friend earlier today about how bad I am and she said "It's about enjoyment not entertainment. You don't have to be good as long as you have fun."... So true... You know, I'm not living my life to please anyone but God and I am sure that God does not care if I can or cannot sing or play an instrument. What He does want is for me to give all I can to worship Him. So I guess what I am saying is forget all the people that make fun of you. Why? Because their opinion doesn't matter in the end, God's does and that is it. Period.
This goes back to one of my older blogs. If you have been reading you would know it was the one about judging others and how we shouldn't, if you haven't been reading/ are a new reader I will help you out:
http://takingtheotherroute.blogspot.com/2012/05/who-are-we-to-judge.html
It is decent so check it out.
But back to what I was saying before, God is all that matters and as long as we are pleasing Him with the things we do in a Godly way then kiss what others think goodbye and do your own thing. Express yourself how you want to, be you because that is what makes you special. I'm not the smartest guy around but I do know a few things, so take my advice... sing, dance, play guitar, the piano, flute... I don't care what it is, what you do, how good you are, just do it. You should be entertaining with what you do not using what you do do to entertain others. Make it personal, if it is then you will be happier, instead of trying to adjust and pleasing others! But whatever you do... don't just do it like Tiger Woods...
Well, I can't ramble anymore. My head is killing me. Until next time dudes and dudettes!
peace out cubscouts
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Satanic Temptations
Hey there my lovely readers, fans, haters... It sure has been a while since I have blogged! This post will almost certainly hit a few of you all as it has me just thinking about it all day. So let's cut to the chase shall we?
So I never really thought about this until the mother of this really of this really awesome girl I know (yeah, I want a few points, so what)...made me think... I suppose I should tell you what it is that I am thinking right? Yeah!
"God has given me peace so, I know He's got this ... but, satan sure does work hard to cause me to doubt & fear ... so, I do need prayers for toughness, boldness & strength to fight the devil cause Jesus has got the cancer!"
If you can't see what she sees and has shown me, I will elaborate...
From what I have learned (which could possibly be nothing if I completely screw this up), God loves to lead us down paths that challenge us as Christian's. NO, I am not saying God tempts us Himself, but He does lead us to temptation on occasion, see Matthew 4:1 - Jesus was led into the wilderness by the Holy Spirit - If you don't know what came next, well he was tempted by the bad ole Devil yo. Excuse me for my gangster talk... But why does he do this? Well to challenge us to persevere of course.
You see, every time we pray during a tough time, we pray that God will do something for us that directly goes to our situation. But I think I learned something much more earlier in my conversation, God already has a plan for us, he CURE us in some way, he will save us from sickness. While praying for what we already know to be true is fine and dandy, I now also say we should pray for our battle with the Devil. He is always lurking in the shadow's waiting for our weakest point, waiting for a time to really crush us during our trials. The real trial is not getting through the task at hand physically or emotionally or however you want to say it, but what really matters is getting through it spiritually. Will we let the Devil conquer us in our time of weakness or will we have the strength, boldness to stand firm in our belief that God has us covered in any situation, to stand firm against the Devil as he attacks us.
I am certainly a failure in that aspect, the Devil seems to always get me when I least expect it. But I believe I have been praying for the wrong things. I've been praying for a quick fix and the easiest way out, rather than strength for a long grueling battle with temptation. I could be wrong but I think I could be onto something... Well my friend certainly is at least.
You learn something new when you least expect it and I am so grateful for the strong people out there that teach me how to see clearer and how to do better.
In case you did not see before, my friend has cancer and I ask that we each pray for her as she is tempted by the Devil, it is her wish to receive prayers to help fight the Devil and I want to respect that and help/pray in any way I can. It truly is people like her that I admire, people with courage through the toughest of times. It is a blessing even though I barely know her, but to be put down a path and understanding and being at peace with the obstacles, it is just amazing. Sometimes I let my life get me down for the smallest of things. I think I have really learned a big lesson.
Thanks guys, I know it was a little ramblish or something but oh well. It is what it is... go listen to this song - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoPyLcY6Zv4
peace out cubscouts.
So I never really thought about this until the mother of this really of this really awesome girl I know (yeah, I want a few points, so what)...made me think... I suppose I should tell you what it is that I am thinking right? Yeah!
"God has given me peace so, I know He's got this ... but, satan sure does work hard to cause me to doubt & fear ... so, I do need prayers for toughness, boldness & strength to fight the devil cause Jesus has got the cancer!"
If you can't see what she sees and has shown me, I will elaborate...
From what I have learned (which could possibly be nothing if I completely screw this up), God loves to lead us down paths that challenge us as Christian's. NO, I am not saying God tempts us Himself, but He does lead us to temptation on occasion, see Matthew 4:1 - Jesus was led into the wilderness by the Holy Spirit - If you don't know what came next, well he was tempted by the bad ole Devil yo. Excuse me for my gangster talk... But why does he do this? Well to challenge us to persevere of course.
You see, every time we pray during a tough time, we pray that God will do something for us that directly goes to our situation. But I think I learned something much more earlier in my conversation, God already has a plan for us, he CURE us in some way, he will save us from sickness. While praying for what we already know to be true is fine and dandy, I now also say we should pray for our battle with the Devil. He is always lurking in the shadow's waiting for our weakest point, waiting for a time to really crush us during our trials. The real trial is not getting through the task at hand physically or emotionally or however you want to say it, but what really matters is getting through it spiritually. Will we let the Devil conquer us in our time of weakness or will we have the strength, boldness to stand firm in our belief that God has us covered in any situation, to stand firm against the Devil as he attacks us.
I am certainly a failure in that aspect, the Devil seems to always get me when I least expect it. But I believe I have been praying for the wrong things. I've been praying for a quick fix and the easiest way out, rather than strength for a long grueling battle with temptation. I could be wrong but I think I could be onto something... Well my friend certainly is at least.
You learn something new when you least expect it and I am so grateful for the strong people out there that teach me how to see clearer and how to do better.
In case you did not see before, my friend has cancer and I ask that we each pray for her as she is tempted by the Devil, it is her wish to receive prayers to help fight the Devil and I want to respect that and help/pray in any way I can. It truly is people like her that I admire, people with courage through the toughest of times. It is a blessing even though I barely know her, but to be put down a path and understanding and being at peace with the obstacles, it is just amazing. Sometimes I let my life get me down for the smallest of things. I think I have really learned a big lesson.
Thanks guys, I know it was a little ramblish or something but oh well. It is what it is... go listen to this song - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoPyLcY6Zv4
peace out cubscouts.
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