Streamlined. Functional. Efficient. That's what I like about airplanes. The whole structure is devoted to keeping itself in the air. The wings providing lift, the tail keeping it straight, the engine pulling it through the air. All the different parts working together to get you from point A to point B.
I'll take a pretty little taildragger over a 747 any day. Aviat, Cessna, Piper, even an old Staggerwing would be nice.

I wish I could fly. I wish I had the money to pay for flight school.

"I want to fly, into the sky
And turn my back on this old world,
And leave it all behind..."

-Shawn McDonald, Simply Nothing, Gravity.

God is good.

That's all I have to say.

They were stealing my peace! They didn't know it of course, but they were doing it just the same. I forgave them as always, and I took my peace right back. Even though they're my friends, my brothers, if I have peace about something I'm not gonna let them take it even if they want me to spill my guts. Especially if they want me to spill my guts. I was perfectly fine until they wanted me to spill my guts to them. I had peace. Not a single worry, and I still don't, because this is a God given peace and it's not just gonna go away. It's staying. And I don't need to spill my guts to them every time they see me thinking about something.

Sometimes it feels like I'm the only one who has any inkling about what's really going on. It may not be true, but sometimes it feels like it.


The real question is who can I share this peace with. I'd like to share it with a few people, but I don't know if they're ready to listen just yet. It's sometimes hard to bring up a subject like this, in a serious context with certain friends of mine. On the other hand, it's possible to share it with maybe one or two people who would, perhaps, understand. But it's a delicate situation.

Until then, I'll keep it between me and Jesus.

"Let the peace (soul harmony which comes) from Christ rule (act as umpire continually) in your hearts [deciding with finality all questions that arise in your minds, in that peaceful state] to which as [members of Christ's] one body you were also called [to live]. And be thankful (appreciative), [giving praise to God always]." Colossians 3:15

God is good. All the time. There aint nobody better!

Just another step. One more stride toward the Truth.
Every day.
Every hour.
Minute.
Second.

With every breath. One more step.
Every thought.
Every word.

Everything said, spoken or unspoken.


Life consistently interrupted by Truth. Broken by Grace. Twisted into Love.

Threading a tapestry of yourself, using the colors of who you know you are. And along with your colors, threading the color of Truth, Grace, Love, Purity. The One Thread that will hold it all together, making it unbreakable.


All to the Glory of God.

Peace hold you.

Good night! It has been a good night. Ooh, here we go.

Isaiah 47:10,11 and Isaiah 48:9,10

"For you have trusted in your wickedness; you have said 'No one sees me.' your wisdom and your knowledge have warped you; and you have said in your heart, 'I am and there is no one besides me.' Therefore evil shall come upon you; you shall not know from where it arises. And trouble shall fall upon you; You will not be able to put it off. And desolation shall come upon you suddenly, which you shall not know."

"For My name's sake I will defer My anger, and for My praise I will restrain it from you. So that I do not cut you off. Behold I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction."

There I was sitting in Bible Study, it was just beginning and we were worshiping with Promise and her guitar. I was singing and reading those two passages over and over. I've recently been slipping a little bit. More than I should even on my worst day. I didn't know what was going on. But it all came to a head tonight. As I sat and read those passages, I came to the realization that this was me it was talking about. Really, truly. God was speaking directly to me! Those two passages described exactly what was going on! I have been tested in the furnace of affliction! Haha! God is good!
I've got such a peace now. Something I haven't had in way too long. God is so good. I need to start worshiping more again. I've discovered that's why I was slipping in the frst place. I've got a lot of good music I can worship with, I just need a place to be alone with Jesus. That's the hard part. My car broke down, that was my main place of worship time. Everywhere I went I'd have David Crowder or Newsboys going. I miss singing in my car. The truck I'm borrowing from my parents doesn't have a cd player. A real bummer. I need an adapter or something, seriously.
I'll find one.

God is good! All the time! There aint nobody better!

"...Rise, Peter, kill and eat." Acts 10:13

Stick with me here. Going in a different direction with this.

First off "Rise".
Get up off your bum and stand up! "Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong." 1Cor. 16:13 "Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day and having done all, to stand." Eph. 6:13
You can't do anything sitting down. To do anything you must stand up and be sure of what you are standing on. You are as strong as the foundation you stand on. So Rise.

"Kill."
Take away that which hinders you from your goal. You can't eat unless you kill first. "And from the days of John the baptist until now, the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force." Matthew 11:12
Nothing of vital importance can be accomplished without a violent struggle. "Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you." James 4:7 Under God's authority, nothing can stand against you. You know where you stand, fight according to your foundation.

"Eat."
"But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil." Hebrews 5:14
The solid food of the Word comes when you have "exercised your senses to discern". This comes when you know where you stand, and how to fight according to your foundation. When you exercise this knowledge, the solkid food of the Word comes to you, and this is where you can come closer to completeness in the Word, and closer to God.

God is good. All the time.