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Name: Kevin
Country: United States
State: Tennessee
Birthday: 10/5/1982
Gender: Male
Interests: oh so you wanna know what interests me huh? ok get a pen and paper....cause Im going to quiz ya late. Fantasy Novels, video games, history, playing cards and collecting card decks, teaching, acting.
Expertise: Hugs
Occupation: Prefessor of Awesomeness
Industry: your momma
Message: message meEmail: email me
AIM:  Foreignking
Yahoo:  dYNOMITE_k
Member Since:
3/9/2004
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| I am in an uncomfortable place. As I write this, I currently have no job. Christmas is next week and I am penniless to do anything about it. I have moved from Columbus to Nashville at God's calling. My house is currently an extended stay hotel that is reserved through the end of the month. Simply put I'm at God's mercy. This is about as fun as pulling out nose hairs with a hermit crab or testing out mouse traps with your tongue. It hurts. The worst part about it is that something deep, beyond reasoning, in your gut tells you this is good. This is good?
A couple nights ago, I stabbed my thumb with a needle. No...I wasn't practicing my ninja skills. No...I wasn't THAT bored. But, Yes I did stab myself on purpose. I had a nasty hangnail that caused my thumb to swell up with puss and pain. Regina told me that I had to pierce it and drain the puss out, because the puss was a sign of infection. Finally, tired of my thumb throbbing, I stabbed it with a safety pin and painfully forced the puss out. My thumb feels better today. Is this what God is doing to my life? Is He piercing my heart to drain all of the puss of self reliance and to heal the infection of sin?
I think the answer to this is two part. He wants me to get rid of those things that might hold me back or those things I might rely on instead of him. But the second reason is more subtle. He wants my sacrifice. He wants me to be willing at every moment to give up who I am today for who I can be tomorrow.
Luke 14:26 " If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters- yes, even his own life- he cannot be me disciple." You might be thinking man its easy to hate my brother he's a jerk...or he smells like onions lol...thats not what Jesus is talking about here. Jesus is talking about sacrifice. If you read further in Luke 14, Jesus goes on to say if someone wants to build a tower he must first sit down and count the cost and make sure he has enough resources to build it.
There is a definite cost to becoming a disciple of christ... it costs your life. What would you be willing to give up for Christ? What are you not willing to give up? And why not?
I have left two great paying jobs, my family, friends and best friends, my home, my community, my possessions, my security, and I know that more will be required of me. One thing I am absolutely certain of is Christ's love for me. His love more than fills in all the things I have given up for Him. I don't know where I will be or what I will be doing in 5 to 10 years, but I know I will be with Him and that is enough for me.
Luke 14:33 " In the same way, any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple." But what is amazing about this exchange...is that it is worth it. It is worth all of it. God takes those things we give up and exchanges them for better.
Mark 10:29-30" I tell you the truth," Jesus replied, "no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel 30will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age (homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields—and with them, persecutions) and in the age to come, eternal life." I don't know how to put a price on loved ones. I don't know how to figure out the worth of a best friend...but I know that God tells me He will give me back a hundred times those things I have given up for Him. Wow. | | |
| Thought of the day: is it just me or do rhino's look kinda funny? but whatever you do don't make fun of its horn...or its akwardly placed eyes....and the way it runs...hehehe...*kevin clears throat and tries to look more serious while surpressing giggles at the thought of rhino's running* because if you and Mr. rhino got into a fight....well, Im betting a whole stinking lot of money that mr. rhino is going to win. Im sorry and yes i understand that you've been working out but face it bub...mr rhino is a baaaad dude to mess with. So the next time you're at a zoo and you see mr rhino and you are tempted to do that "ha ha you're in a cage and Im not" dance you might want to think again. Kevin what's the point to all this krazy rhino talk you ask? and I say ha! ummm oh yeah what is the point? Well, besides the point that I just really like saying the word rhino...cause its kind of a fun word to say...is that you'd rather have mr. rhino on you're side than against you. No im not saying go out and buy youself you're own pet rhino...although if you have one Im totally jealous and no one will ever rob you're house...ever lol. *insert totally rad surfer voice here* "Yeah dude, thats my totally rad pet rhino...he's great he even keeps my in-laws away...Excellent!" Just like if you're caught in a krazy safari fight you want mr. rhino on you're side....well when you get into a bind in life you want God on you're side. Its that saying...its not what you know its who you know. And God is definitely the ultimate who. Recently I found out that they were getting rid of my position at work and I had 2 weeks to find a new job. *insert jaw dropping kevin expression here* You know its funny but I had complete peace about it. I know it was God because I had complete faith that God has something better for me and he would completely let me get it. Prior to me getting laid off I was actually looking for a new job anyway without any luck. I knew that this was merely his opportunity to overcome again in my life. Since I had peace about the situation the first thing I did was to call those people in my life that I know will pray for me and help me to get proper prayer converage. I know that this world is part spiritual and sometimes you need a shift in the spiritual before you get one in the physical. Well when I was informing people about what happened...a friend who heard about my situation called me up the same day and said,"Hey, man sorry to hear about what happened. Hey I have a really great friend who is the president of company in columbus...let me call this guy up and see how they are doing and if I can get you an interview." Wow! that totally sounds like a God miracle to me. lol Well I have a new job now. Praise God!!! No Im not a fashion model...but good guess and you're right I would make a good one if I ever decided to do that. lol But looking back on this situation I realized its not what you know but who you know. If you know the king then you know that its all going to work out for the good. And its not whether God is on our side but whether we are on God's side. Make sure you have the big man in you're corner.
Verse of the day:Psalms 91:4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
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| Thought of the day: I know that guys have a bad reputation for refusing to stop and ask for directions. The truth of the matter is we have no problem stopping and asking for directions...we are afraid that if we stop we are going to lose the race lol. And we have problems with losing that race. There is just something unholy and down right upsetting about another car passing you up. Maybe its just our competitive spirit...you know that same spirit that leads us to do obnoxious dances proudly declaring that our teams is better than your team nah nah nana nah.....{authors note:but seriously my team really is better than yours} Or that leads us to ghetto rig our co-workers chair to shock them when they sit down. *sigh* good times. Well I was on my way into town today...(columbus) and on the way out there you have to go down a single lane highway. Well I was driving along until I came to this car that was going pretty slow. Well being the strong christian man that I am, I decided...you know what Its a great day...I am just going to slow down and enjoy the scenery. So there I am minding my own business and enjoying God's creation like a good christian and then the car behind me comes and...obviously doesnt have the christian wisdom that I am blessed with. They can't stand driving the speed limit anymore so they pass me and they pass the car infront of me like we are two grannies driving a go cart. I'm cool. No problem. They were just in a hurry, no biggie. Then ANOTHER car comes and sees that we are too slow and has to pass both of us as well. Well...thats it man. Im losing the race! We can't have that. lol So my next opportunity I did what any responsible nascar race driver would do and I sped past that slow poke in front of me. I mean seriously, why would you drive so slow? I should have said a prayer for them or something cause they were probably asleep on the road or something. lol Sometimes the hardest part is just getting there. We know that God has great things for us. Maybe a new job or a spouse. And the waiting seems like its the hardest part. but sometimes its in the waiting that we are changed. Its in the waiting that we grow to truely understand the value of the thing we are waiting for. God knows what he's doing and more importantly he knows why he's doing it. Take this time to grow and prepare for what he has instore for you. verse of the day: Acts 1:4 On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command:"Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about | | |
| Thought of the day: Have you ever been to the grocery store and seen a mother pushing a grocery cart with her child in it? Yeah you know that one who is so hyper that you're actually impressed that the mother even got the child into the cart to begin with. Its like trying to play catch with a wet bar of soap while blind folded in a blizzard on a polar bear with only one arm...ok well anyway you get the point. I went to the store today and I saw this kid talking to her mom. It went something like...."Mom I dont want that anymore can i have this instead...ooh mommy thats what I want....can I have this mommy." And I thought about it...you know thats how I am with God...err umm no I dont call him mommy silly! But He hears my requests and sometimes he has to tell me no......no Kevin you can't have a ferrari....no Kevin you can't own a pet penguin named snowball(dang I really wanted that one too)....no kevin you can't duct tape your neighbors door shut so they can't get out. He might not let me get all of my wants but....he makes sure to get me what I need. There's a Garth Brooks song that says..."just because he doesnt answer doesnt mean he doesnt care. Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers." Part of trusting him is accepting his judgement and being ok with the outcome. Dang...I need to go call my mom now cause i was totally that kid that wouldnt sit still and always wanted everything I saw. lol. Verse of the day: Galatians 3:6 "Consider Abraham:'He believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness | | |
| | Thoughts of the day: Noah's ark. You know I think sometimes I totally take for granted what Noah had to go through so we could have animals today. First off..I'll be the first to admit if it was me making the ark...I would totally use duct tape and cut a few.....thousand corners lol. And I'd be the one guy who would step on a spider by accident. "what?!?! oh no! I only brought two of those! dang!" lol And how do we know that noah didn't lose a few animals on the ark...hmm I don't seem to be seeing any DINOSAURS anywhere. Gee thanks a lot Noah. Can you imagine walking through the ark? That was the best zoo in all of history. "yeah we actually do have everything." lol I think I would probably mess with people too. I'd rename the animals and no one would ever know...cause you're the only one left on earth. lol. this is a zodjfsoifjdsf8 yes there is a number 8 in that name. Its french. lol The first thing that noah did when they landed (I'm sure after he kissed the ground...he's probably the first person ever to have sea sickness) was build an altar to God. We need to not forget to thank God for what he brings us out of. Once you're prayers are answered...do they become less fervent? Most of us remember the rainbow and God's promise to never flood the earth again but another sign of God's faithfulness if found in Genesis 8:22 "As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease." We should look at the changing of seasons and realize the faithfulness of God. When we see the sunset and the start of night we should see God's guarantee. He is a trust worthy God that keeps his word through all things. He'll get you through the storm and he'll be there with his arms wide open on the other end of your trial waiting for you. |
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