my life…in text format

This is what happens when a person takes the directions too seriously.

I am waiting for the day that this thing has its own event in the X Games.

A kid from the safehouse brough one of these and it’s like a death stick, death on wheels, a ticket to the hosital in the form of a “rip stick,” a new way to scare your mom. These things are crazy!

To see a kid riding this…go here. Imagine how easy it would be to wipe out on one. I don’t have to imagine. Unfortunately, I know first hand.

Seriously. I know duct tape has a reputation for being used for everything. It’s a maintenance man’s best friend. You can use it to hold plastic on your broken out car windows, you can use it for holding pretty much anything together, make wallets with duct tape…I’ve even heard of festivals and competitions where people create whole wardrobes out of duct tape. Pretty clever really.

But this guy took the duct tape phenomenon to a whole new level. He tried to break into a liquor store and rob them…using duct tape as a mask.

Imagine what he went through when the police pulled that off.

*Note: The picture may be slightly disturbing depending on what kind of mood you’re in when you look at it. Just a side note.

This is not going to come as a shock to anyone who reads this, but: I am not perfect. I screw up alot. To use the proper word, I sin. There are things I know I should do that I don’t do and things I know I shouldn’t that I do anyway. That, by definition, is sin. Maybe you are like me and have one or two really bad habits that you just can’t seem to rid yourself of. Maybe not. If not, good for you. But the Bible is pretty clear that none of us are perfect and we all have at one time or another sinned and still struggle with sin today. We are tempted and teased with what we want or think we need. I came across a verse in the Bible that talks about the severity of our sin.

“Don’t you know that those who do wrong will have no share in the Kingdom of God? Don’t fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, who are idol worshipers, adulterers, male prostitutes, homosexuals, thieves, greedy people, drunkards, abusers, and swindlers-none of these will have a share in the Kingdom of God.”

Whoa! I do not like the implication of that verse. I am not sure why the author chose those specific sins to list. I’m assuming it was because the people he was writing to were committing those very sins, plus more. Whether you struggle with one of those listed or not, if you’ve ever done wrong, this verse applies to you. This passage doesn’t leave much room for hope because it simply says we will have no part of the Kingdom of God waiting for us. Here is the part that led me to write something. Here is the very next verse, in the very next breath the author offers the hope that this verse leaves us hungry for.

“There was a time when you were just like that, but now your sins have been washed away, and you have been set apart for God. You have been made right with God because of what the Lord Jesus Christ and the Spirit of our God have done for you.”

Those verses come from 1 Corinthians 6:9-11

I love the hope offered in verse 11. And the great part, I lose my right to share in the Kingdom of God because of my own choices, but I gain the favor of God because of Jesus Christ. I can make thousands or millions of choices that are wrong, but God loves me anyway and all I have to do is make one choice to fall into what Jesus did for me and my life takes a dramatic turn towards holiness and righteousness.

This entry is probably more for me than for you. I am so thankful for Jesus Christ and what He did when died on the cross for me.I surrender my life to you forever Jesus. I’m sorry for my sins, please forgive me. I love you. Thank You, for everything. I owe you my life.

I heard a great statement from John Maxwell at the Catalyst conference a couple of years back.

I don’t know if this is his statement of if he was quoting somebody else.

“Don’t get so caught up in doing a great work for God, that you forget to let God do a great work in you.”

I am being reminded of this.

 God wants to do something great in you. IN YOU. In You.

Your heart, your mind, the stuff that makes you, you. God wants to do a great work in you.

My prayer is that you let Him do that.

Some things from the beach today…

1. Those birds that nose dive into the ocean for fish. Those guys are cool.

2. Some people get really mad when your beach umbrella accidentally gets blown away and almost hits them.

3. Walk half-naked into a mall and you get arrested…walk half-naked around a beach, you fit righ in. That’s just interesting.

4. Miss one small spot on your body with the sun-tan lotion…it hurts…badly.

5. Dried sand on your hands = dried sand on the food you snack on at the beach = gross crunchy string cheese

6. The ocean seems to get more beautiful every time I see it.

7. God is amazing to create something so breathtaking.

8. One day I want to walk the beach hand in hand with the special lady I’ve grown old with.

9. I’m really really small.

10. I can’t wait to go back tomorrow.

More to come from Pawley’s Island, SC.

I think this commercial is pretty funny.

This looks like something I’d do if I won at this game.

By the way, what is it with these cup games, McDonalds has monopoly and now Scrabble at Subway.

Nice. I think I might make a cup game. Yahtzee!

 Hmm, might not work too well.

This is a lid for a coffee cup from Burger King. We had some breakfast from there on the trip down here.

I thought it was funny, so I took a picture.

He’s happy…I hope you are too!

Our vacation has officially begun. We are in South Carolina at a hotel and will go the rest of the way to Pawley’s Island tomorrow! Boogie boarding, fishing, sun bathing, catching up on reading, rest and relaxation are all soon to come.

You can be jealous if you want, but don’t be too jealous, I’ll feel bad!

Barry Bonds stands alone.

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