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Category: Blogging
I was actually in bed like at 10:30 but got up to eat and get online for some reason. Man I have no discipline. Seriously, it's a problem.
Anyway some random thoughts going into June 1, 2009.
-Do you ever notice that the things you can't stand about a certain person are flaws in your own personality? I think this is often true...it's kind of like the kid who is a bully to someone because someone else has been a bully to him.
Well sort of...but if you have a problem with pride, I think you notice it in other people a little more then someone who may not struggle with pride. It's kind of a punch in the gut when you realize this. It goes back to the saying in the bible "Judge lest you be judge."...There are some verses after that that extrapolate (that's like the biggest word I've ever used) on the first verse.
Basically it talks about how with what measure you judge is how you should expect to be judged. It's easy to see another person's flaws, but it's funny how our human nature can make us decide to just ignore those same flaws in us. The heart is deceitful above all things is another verse that comes to mind. I should have looked those up, but they are in the Bible...I just forget where! I think the first one is Matthew 7:1.
- I've been going to Cornerstone Baptist church in Dayton a little more recently... I've often thought about blogging about it, but it doesn't seem like a myspace blog seems to be the place to write certain things. But I've kind of had a crisis of faith for a long time. I won't get into the details, but the last 5 years or so I've been kind of wandering/running away from truth, running back to truth.
This is probably more personal then I expected to get when I started this blog, but it's the big questions that haunt me at times. I use to always think I was saved when I was younger. But in my 20's I've had serious doubts.
I believe heaven and hell are real. I'll be honest though. I don't want to believe in a Hell. Who really does? But I want to believe what's true at the end of the day.
There's been a few times over the last several years where I've just had a very real sense, a strong conviction, that Hell is real. It's a sobering thought. I also believe heaven is real and Jesus Christ died for my sins. But without going too deep, I'll just say I've struggled with it all.
Back to the Baptist Church though...the reason I started going there is because my family and I left the Seventh Day Adventist church and denomination we'd been attending for years and years.
I'm not sure I'm going to go to Cornerstone Baptist all the time, but I've thought about it. It's a lot more alive then most churches I've been too. There's just a good spirit there.
-Once again, I am tempted to end or take a long break from Facebook and Myspace. Not that it would be a huge huge sacrifice. haha, but I do check them daily...it probably has to do with a bigger picture then just cutting those two out of my life for awhile.
There are just certain things I waste time on (I'm sure you have these too!) in my life...time that could be spent in better ways. I especially think Facebook is kind of cool, but it's one of those unecessary technological advances that we could all live without and really not miss at all when you think about it.
So hopefully I didn't scare anyone off with this blog. If you're a Christian, I would appreciate your prayers. I need them. Sometimes I write certain blogs and wake up the next day and think man I wish I didn't write that...that was too personal! But I imagine there are about 4-5 of you reading this so maybe I should just not worry!
Alrighty, Peace out!
Jer
4:25 AM
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