CHRIST, rhymes, & Life

" When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?" - Psalm 8:3-4 There are times when I just think, "Who am I?" When I spend time with God in prayer and I'm about to ask for something for myself, I think about how much I don't deserve anything. Too often, I think I'm important or want attention or think what I've done deserves something.  But in reality, I'm just a sinful man. I fall and turn my back on God every day when I disobey Him. And the conviction from the Spirit weighs pretty heavily on me. Yet, " neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 8:38) . Through it all, He loves me the same. God is ...

" Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." - Philippians 4:6-7 I am at peace. I would say that I'm a pretty stress free person compared to most. I don't worry too much about things that people usually do and even with all that I have on my plate, such as school and ministry, I don't ever really feel overwhelmed. For example, throughout the college admissions process, I wasn't really worried about where I was going to go and even as I was about to begin at UCSD I wasn't nervous. Some people called me crazy for this but I just knew that God was in control of things and still is. He's going to put me where He wants me and do what He wants with me. I trust Him with my life. " And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, ...

Prelude to a Kiss by Alicia Keys

In a commercial, Michael Jordan thinks about the question, "What if?" I know it's not good to dwell on the past, but who doesn't think this? I do it so much. Our past experiences have shaped us to be who we are today. But what if they were different, what if we could change them? Then life would be perfect right? Of course, it's easy to see the mistake after we make it. A wise man once told me that hindsight is always 20/20. Coulda, shoulda, woulda. It's tough for me when I look back on my past. There's so much that I don't like about it. I can easily laugh at how dumb and immature I used to be. But I'm disgusted by it. There are so many things I would I could change or just never happened. But what good would that be? It's easy to recognize flaws. Negatives often overshadow positives. But in reality, what I've been blessed with far outweighs the crap in my life and I'm sure this is true for most, if not all, of us. After all, I hav...