Freedom ≠ Free
Darkness stirs and
wakes imagination . . .
Silently the senses
abandon their defences . . .
Close your eyes
and surrender to your
darkest dreams!
Purge your thoughts
of the life
you knew before!
-The Phantom of the Opera (The Music of the Night)
Wow, this is exactly how everything is feeling after such an unique week in my life and the lives of my friends and family. After a week of experiencing the power of God, and then returning to ordinary life, things seemed to pull on me as soon as I returned. It's been a nirvana experience, but putting aside whatever any of you all think about spirituality, God, religion, and or faith; this entry will be about a God that I KNOW exsists, and about a spiritual battle I know is going on in the hearts and lives of everyone in this entire planet.
Dark and difficult times lie ahead, Harry. Soon we must all face the choice between what is right... and what is easy.
- Albus Dumbledore
(Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire)
Isn't this exactly how the spiritual battle is being played out? If you have trouble thinking in this whole spiritual battle that is being played out then imagine it like this:
In the middle east, and most of Europe, there are those who chose the easy way, and that is allowing terrorisim to run rampant in their streets. They give into the demand of terrorists just so they won't have to suffer, just so they won't have to fight for their freedom. Yet there are those who do fight for their freedom. That is why we had 9/11. That is why we won't stand for terrorisim. That is why London is being attacked right now.
On a side note, we need to be in serious prayer for London right now. They are under such attacks right now. Whatever their response is over these next months will determine if they continue to be a target, or if they will become a slave to the terrorists demands.
Now to my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ, this is exactly how we are attacked. Satan knows that if we continue in our habitual sins, he has won in making us almost utterly powerless. That is why he attacks so heavily when a child of God has found freedom.
Freedom isn't free, it is the product of fighting for rights others don't want you to have.
Why do I say all of that? Well, cause personally, I was attacked in so many ways yesterday when I got home from camp.
I'll admit, I'm a guy. Pretty girl walks by and there's no telling what goes on in my head. It's what goes on in there that makes it a sin or not. And I've had trouble with that very thing. That is why that is the very thing that came after me when I got home from camp. Posters, movies, MUTLIPLE TV shows, magazines; you name it, I saw it. Did I fail the test? Yes. Will I fail it again? Probably. Does this mean I'm not fighting? No. I fight knowing that I am on the winning side.
Be in thanksgiving for Jen and pray that she continues to grow in this new found faith of hers pray that she knows we love her and will continue to love her.
Be in prayer for Brit's cousin Katie that she comes to know the love that Jen has.
Be in prayer for my friend Rachel that everyone that was in the car wreck will have a full recovery.
Keep Abbey in your prayers that she might know her Father's love. And be able to forgive her dad for the pain he caused.
Pray that Austin will know how much we love him and will miss him as he moves up to the boonies in Colorado. Pray also for many reunions.
Please pray for me that I might continue to gain my strength from our Lord to fight this fight so He might gain glory.
Dear God, I lift up those in London who are wondering why they are under attack. Let them know that you are there whenever they are willing to let you comfort them. Let them know that we truely do care and are praying for them. Give them the strength to carry on and NOT let the terrorists win. I pray protection over them and a prayer of thankfullness that no one died in the latest attacks.
I'm out.
wakes imagination . . .
Silently the senses
abandon their defences . . .
Close your eyes
and surrender to your
darkest dreams!
Purge your thoughts
of the life
you knew before!
-The Phantom of the Opera (The Music of the Night)
Wow, this is exactly how everything is feeling after such an unique week in my life and the lives of my friends and family. After a week of experiencing the power of God, and then returning to ordinary life, things seemed to pull on me as soon as I returned. It's been a nirvana experience, but putting aside whatever any of you all think about spirituality, God, religion, and or faith; this entry will be about a God that I KNOW exsists, and about a spiritual battle I know is going on in the hearts and lives of everyone in this entire planet.
Dark and difficult times lie ahead, Harry. Soon we must all face the choice between what is right... and what is easy.
- Albus Dumbledore
(Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire)
Isn't this exactly how the spiritual battle is being played out? If you have trouble thinking in this whole spiritual battle that is being played out then imagine it like this:
In the middle east, and most of Europe, there are those who chose the easy way, and that is allowing terrorisim to run rampant in their streets. They give into the demand of terrorists just so they won't have to suffer, just so they won't have to fight for their freedom. Yet there are those who do fight for their freedom. That is why we had 9/11. That is why we won't stand for terrorisim. That is why London is being attacked right now.
On a side note, we need to be in serious prayer for London right now. They are under such attacks right now. Whatever their response is over these next months will determine if they continue to be a target, or if they will become a slave to the terrorists demands.
Now to my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ, this is exactly how we are attacked. Satan knows that if we continue in our habitual sins, he has won in making us almost utterly powerless. That is why he attacks so heavily when a child of God has found freedom.
Freedom isn't free, it is the product of fighting for rights others don't want you to have.
Why do I say all of that? Well, cause personally, I was attacked in so many ways yesterday when I got home from camp.
I'll admit, I'm a guy. Pretty girl walks by and there's no telling what goes on in my head. It's what goes on in there that makes it a sin or not. And I've had trouble with that very thing. That is why that is the very thing that came after me when I got home from camp. Posters, movies, MUTLIPLE TV shows, magazines; you name it, I saw it. Did I fail the test? Yes. Will I fail it again? Probably. Does this mean I'm not fighting? No. I fight knowing that I am on the winning side.
Be in thanksgiving for Jen and pray that she continues to grow in this new found faith of hers pray that she knows we love her and will continue to love her.
Be in prayer for Brit's cousin Katie that she comes to know the love that Jen has.
Be in prayer for my friend Rachel that everyone that was in the car wreck will have a full recovery.
Keep Abbey in your prayers that she might know her Father's love. And be able to forgive her dad for the pain he caused.
Pray that Austin will know how much we love him and will miss him as he moves up to the boonies in Colorado. Pray also for many reunions.
Please pray for me that I might continue to gain my strength from our Lord to fight this fight so He might gain glory.
Dear God, I lift up those in London who are wondering why they are under attack. Let them know that you are there whenever they are willing to let you comfort them. Let them know that we truely do care and are praying for them. Give them the strength to carry on and NOT let the terrorists win. I pray protection over them and a prayer of thankfullness that no one died in the latest attacks.
I'm out.
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on Saturday, July 23, 2005 at 6:44 PM.
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24/7/05 12:38 PMOMG!! that is sooo weird! I am like in love with that movie! Kimi had let me borrow it and i hav come to find that right now its my favorite!! (Phantom of the Opera, that is.)
25/7/05 11:36 PM
(yes, required.... and i have NO idea what goop means except for Jen being strange)and goop post by the way
26/7/05 12:19 AM
GOOP TO YOU TOO DAVID.... stalker... yeah... GOOP!!! goop post.. ok and im not as strange as a certain STALKER!!!
8/8/05 2:34 PM
update more *poke poke* your writings are so good, you must indeed update more.
9/8/05 8:55 AM
yeah....i agree....its been a while
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