Being a Follower

To be a follower of Christ is a great thing and this is something that I am truly proud of and everyone should be proud of, but as christians we can't just settle for our own benefit. We get get what we want or what we prayed for and we become comfy in life and sit back as the world turns and continue to ask ourselves "what can I do to help the world?" 

As christians we are called to spread the good word of god and by doing this we are opening our hearts and softening areas in our life that may have been hardened with stone, or covered with  thistles. In Mark 16:15 it says "And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature." we are called as human beings to spread the good word of god to EVERYONE regardless of age, color, ethnicity, rich, or poor. No one is to be left out.

So what are you doing to bring people to christ? is it your words? your actions? music? As humans we have become very lazy in following god and bringing people to god. We get wrapped up in our own lives watching reality TV, shopping, and having the latest ipod. Oh, but then you say "It ain't like that. I have school, band, sports, etc." We dont get involved or bring people to Christ unless we benefit from it somehow. WAKE UP!

This is a midnight wake up call. Some of these people may have never even picked up a bible and read even a sentence, and you may be the only bible they read, so why not act like it?

I've Got A Dream

A lot of things in life fascinate me, but none other than dreams. Why do we have dreams? Is there any meaning behind the dreams we have? What happens if you die and don't wake up? I mean haven't you thought about these questions before, or am i just weird like that? Scientists define a dream as an image that passes through our mind as we sleep. 

When I was younger i had dreams all the time, and I would love to tell them to my mom and dad. I had some of the craziest dreams that involved me being out in the middle of the sea with a pirate and a flying monkey. As i grew older I became more interested in my brothers dreams and my best friends dreams, as i really didn't dream anymore. I wished that i still dreamed because I enjoyed the excitement and fantasy of my dreams. I've learned that a lot of people live without dreams. I will often go months without dreaming now, or even being able to remember the slightest thing that happened in my dream the night before. 

There are dreams that are much more important than those in our sleep. They are the dreams that drive us and push us to become a better person, to become a doctor, lawyer, teacher, etc. These dreams help us reach beyond ourselves to live for something more. My dreams at night my be foggy and may be lost in the space time continuum but I have not lost sight of the dreams that i have during the day. I have many dreams for God's Church, myself in the future, etc. But dreams don't amount to much unless they are acted upon. 

Never let someone tell you that you aren't good enough to do something, follow your dreams.....I did and I'm almost there....Let's get to work

Austin 

Perseverance

trying to fit into the resolute theme of life, I want to talk bout what it means to perservere.

I suppose it brings up thought of being determined and not giving in. Perservering is more than that,  Henry Ford said that “You cannot build your reputation on what you’re gonna do”, so we can’t rest on just saying, we HAVE to do the do, and for as long as it takes!

Perservering is soldiering on through the highs and lows of training to achceive your ultimate goal. I have been there and know what it is like from a rehab point of view, having a few injuries of differnt types myself, one broken right wrist, several stitches, and a chest injury in particular that i was diagnosed by the physio as “forget it, its had it”." There was no way that I was going to sit back and let a doctor tell me that I couldn't participate in any phhysical activity because of my chest. Now  after a couple of years, in some ways my chest actually excels, even though in others ways it not quite 100%. 

We have to persevere with God as well, through the rough times in life when its sticky, rough, hard to bear, and teary. We have to perservere and trust that God will give us what we need when we need it and that there is a plan for everything in life.

What I have learned is that you must must must perservere, because you never know what can be acheived until you give it a go, and I mean a go for the long haul. Never give up on God, he can do some pretty amazing things.

Austin