My Grandpa

My Grandpa died today... It hurts so bad... I Love him so much! Him and my Nanna are two of my favorite people in the entire world! When I was younger I spent a good bit of time with them & I loved it! They have been so good to me for my whole life! I was their very first grand kid! I was spoiled, lol... I sit here and think of all the memories I had with him! He loved to fix things & so he would love to sow me how to do diff things! Whether it was fixing cars or just a watch I would love to be with him! And he would love to show me! He loved me so much & I could tell! I can almost hear his voice now telling me he loves me! I talked to him about a week ago... He sounded good! Today my Grandma was going to church & so Grandpa went & laid down to take a nap... & that was it... He was dead... He stood @ Jesus' feet! He got to see Jesus face to face today! Praise God! It does hurt very bad with out a doubt but one thing I know is that he got to see Jesus today & I'm happy for him about that! Just bc we are Christians and someone dies it does not mean it is not a sad time... We enjoyed that person & that's why we are sad... But it is a lil diff bc we have Hope! We have Hope that the end of our life on earth is not the absolute end but rather its just a continuation of our life! Our life will then be spent with God! Amazing! We are never promised another day, hour, minute, or second... We are not promised work tomorrow, your kids sports program, graduation, college, buying our first house, marriage, and so on... So if you are a believer I want to encourage you to keep this a reality in your mind! Let's try not to spend all our time on those things that are not going to matter in a million years... Rather let's start spending more time with God! Building our relationship with Him! Leading others to Him! These things will matter! In saying that... Don't make an excuse to not spend time on other things bc your lazy... God has given us opportunities to have a family, go to school, and what not... Glorify God in those things! Just don't bank all that you are on those things bc they will eventually fade away... And if you are not a believer... You must understand that you will stand face to face with Jesus and if you have not accepted His blood to come & cover you... There is an eternal darkness... It's not to late right now but it could be tomorrow... Jesus came to give you life! And all you have to do is admit that you are a sinner, repent of your sins, and ask Jesus to come in and start to mold you into who He wants you to be... Not everything gets better but you do have a Hope! I would rather be poor & have Jesus then have all the money in the world and do whatever I want... Be set free from the bondage of sin! Be made white as snow by the precious blood of the perfect lamb! He is worthy! I'm always available to talk! Please say a prayer for my family! I Leave for Michigan in the morning... Pray for safety on my way up there! Thank You! God Bless!

I WILL

I WILL not give up... Christ is worth all of my effort! He stood strong even to the point of death! There have been countless followers who have continued to fight for their fight even to the oint of death! I will be that commited! I want to be some one who is truly looked @ as holy (holy means to be set apart)! I want tobe a modern day Paul! I want to lead like Jesus lead! I want to teach like Jesus taught! I want my life to leave a mark! I have 80 years if I'm lucky! I'm going to live it Glorifing the God who created all! I don't care what my situation is... I WILL follow to the death!
I WILL tell others... I can not just sit back & watch as others die with out knowing the truth! I must warn those I come in contact with! This does not mean I need to be awkward about it but it does mean I have to take it seriously! I do believe there is a Heaven & a hell... I believe that if you do not repent & accept Jesus as your Savior & allow the Holy Spirit to come in and mold you that you are doomed & that you will be under God's Wrath spend Eternity in darkness! I must tke this seriously! How can I say I love Jesus yet not want others to know the good news of God's Grace, which is Jesus! I believe it to be reality! I have tasted how good God is! Nothing compares to Him! NOTHING will satisfy like He does!
I WILL be someone... Who stands up for what he believes in! I can not just stand around & watch as others are disrespected... It is not right & it is not fair to that person! I can not just sit around as someone bashes another person... I can not just be ok with all of the god's that ppl believe in... I will lift my voice & proclaim the ONE TRUE GOD!
I WILL be... A Husband & A Father who Loves my family and who sacrifices for them! I will stand up in the hardest of times and lead them with confidence! I will not just walk out during the hard times! I will fight untill death tears us apart! Untill that day I will everyday lead & pursue!
I WILL not... Be a perfect man by any mean but I will fight! I will make mistakes & I will sometimes fall flat on my face... But I will get back up, dust myself off, and move forward!
I WILL continue... To pray that the church will start to work with eachother instead of against... I will pray for those of you who read my blog that you will be encouraged! You are not in this alone! I'm here if no one else is! But most of all God is always there! I love you guys so much! I thank you fr reading this! Its encouraeing for me to hear the feedback and to see how many ppl view it! I pray it continues to be an encouragement! Stand Strong in His Strength! God Bless!

Rebel vs Conformist

As I go around day 2 day I look around & I'm heart broken bc so many ppl are so mistaken... So many ppl are looking for joy in all the wrong places... We look for it in sex, drugs, relationships, music, tv shows, promotions, money, friends, family, and so on... And I'm so sorry for them bc the only joy is found in Christ alone! And even those who call temselves "Christians" are so caught up in this world... This is what I call a "facebok Christian" Its true on their facebook page but if it were not for that no one would even know... Bc your life does not reflect it... You are just like everyone else... You are a conformist! Think about it... You call yourself a rebel but you are not rebeling @ all... Everyone is already doing it! You walk around as if the world belongs to you & that you are owed something but I have news for you! You do not own the world the one who is in control is God! We talk so much about how loving God is... But we forget about His wrath! We all think were going to Heaven but in reality you may be under God's wrath and headed for destruction! Yes God loves us... ALL OF US! But if we do not turn our backs to this world and start walking in step with Christ & living our lives through Him we are going to be destructed... We should not just follow Jesus bc of the reality of Hell, but bc of the life that we recieve when we do start to follow Him! I say all of this bc I do believe it with all my heart and bc I do not want anyone to be suprised when they see Jesus face to face! You want to be a Rebel? Start following Jesus out loud! How many of your friends are doing that? Its so much easier to just be sucked up by this world... Walkig with Christ is not going to solve all your problem but you will have Hope! Read John 10:10! Be encouraged! I'm living the life & my prayer is that you will also be transformed by His life!