Up To The Surface

God created the world in seven days, not 15 seconds. Though I suppose He could have if He wanted to, He’s GOD. God gave us an earthly version of Himself, His name is Jesus. Jesus was born from a mother, like all other people. And it took Him the normal amount of years to grow up, Like all other people. He didn’t materialize in an instant. And just like everyone else, it took him his entire youth and several more years Into his adulthood to be equipped with all of the lessons God had for Him to share with the world. He wasn’t born fully educated. People today, Christian or not, a physically incapable of doing anything instantly… Be it learning a new language Losing weight Healing from cancer Or Seeing the whole world. Everything that is worth doing takes time. So why are we so obsessed with instant gratification? Fast food Fast acting medicine Sex with a guy you just met at the bar… Has no one noticed that with said instant gratification ...

I just wanted to let all you readers know that I am a horribly broken, wretched person. Now before you click away to some other blog About cute kittens, because it sounds like I just set you up For a pitiful self-loathing rant, Keep reading. I’m going to justify what I just said. I am horrible and broken…. Because I’m human. And humans by nature are sinful. No matter how hard we try, we sin. Sometimes willfully because temptation grabs us all  By the collar and pulls us into things we will regret- And sometimes completely by accident because Just thinking about all the terrible things we want to do To someone who made us angry Is as bad in God’s eyes as murdering them.   Whoops. It looks like I’m a killer then. To some of my friends- maybe even most- It appears that I’m an ok person. I go to church, I volunteer, I work and earn a living, I am dedicated to one man. I pray, read the bible, and try not to swear. I have a relation...

In summer 2011, We thought we were marriage bound, Until our already troubled love careened off a cliff, Crashed and burned …. and seemingly crossed the point of no return. …Then God did the “impossible”: He turned everything around   and gave us another chance. Before I get more into that story, Allow me to partially tell another story. It is not my own, nor is it that of a good friend. It is a story from a Christian living book called “Boy Meets Girl”, written by Joshua Harris . It is partly a collection of relevant short-stories, partially a technical manual on the “art” of courtship and Christian conservative romance. I am going to give him complete faith that The short stories about people he knew who fell in love Are true accounts of real people’s lives. Of the dozen or so that he referenced in the book, There is one that feels like it hits home: The romance of Christy and Rich. It begins on page 33 of the book , with Rich d...