The Irresistible Revolution "im not there yet"

I purchased this book on Sunday after a few friends recommended I read it and it's been enhancing thoughts that I have already been developing about Christianity. I find that this author Shane Claiborne is challenging me through his personal relationship with Christ to be a Jesus follower and not a church goer.

Reading this book has been helping me to be more aware of desires God has put in my heart and has been motivating me to make plans and work towards what God wants me to do. Jesus had dirty feet and we are so far from having even our hands dirty.

He accounts some radical and untraditional things he has been doing since he went off to college and the dude even had the opportunity to work along Mother T!

There is alot that of dares in this book to do more for Christ with what we have and one thing that he shares that I have heard before but sat different with me today in Chapter 3 is "We are not called to be successful but to be faithful"

So you mean at work I should just be faithful? Faithful to the duties and the clients I encounter? Not worry about being successful? That means I dont have to keep up with the Jones's and It doesnt matter if I have a degree and It doesn't matter what I wear or where I live. It matters how FAITHFUL I am.

I have to confess IM not there yet. I need to be born again AGAIN!

Avatar

Hey Folks,

I wanted to s hare with you guys that the movie Avatar was a great flick to watch! I saw it 3D witch was cool. The movie had a great mix in the storyline that I believe was cleaver because it can entice anyone to watch. Their is action, love, war, and a great plot. I hope you guys enjoy it as much as I did. I saw it late so I did take about a 15 minute power nap to be able to keep watching it. Avatar is like 3 hours long lol. Im a napper after 10pm @ the movies. If you watch it let me know what you think. Im off to crazy Christmas Eve Shopping wish me luck!

Chill out

Today I woke up in a great mood. I went to my folks and some imitation drama broke because of plan old exaggeration. Now I see where I get it from lol (so glad they don't read blogs). I thought to my self "seriously this is going to change your world right now this little favor asked of you" I wont spare any details but to get to the point of what I want to share was, I decided you know what bump that I'm having a good day and that's it! Sometimes we have to make that decision for ourself. I joke like this all the time but im serious, if the rapture comes tomorrow, I want to feel like this day on earth we juiced up for all its worth. So to all you guys who had a bad day. Make sure if you are gifted to receive a tomorrow you don't allow it to be a bad day by changing your mindset. Granted things that are horrible happen to us but don't major on the minor things. Night Folks!

Take a Chance

Sometimes you just have to take a chance
Despite what everyone else will say
Be selfish, I give you permission
Forget what your friends or family think, just for today
Live life as if it were given to you. for you to live
Maybe, Just maybe your life was given to you for a reason
Take ownership of your destiny
Let your mistake be yours that way you can take the blame
to live for someone else means you can blame them for your failures
Maybe on your own you'll make the right choice
So my people I'm on a mission to liberate you
I give you permission to take a stand
Own up to your life
Make the choices that are right for you
Live your life the best of your ability
That only you can do
Your life and its path is completely up to you
in the END only GOD is who you will be accountable to

Sunday Light Bulb*

Today was a long day, at church I had a light bulb moment. I just was thinking ""God was always and will always be there"" Yeah our parents and other friends may have been there for a large part of our life but God was always there. Even in our low moments. Our parents and our friends will not be there forever. We will separate because of different destiny or even death. But God will always be there and never changes. I always heard this but today I believed and understood it. Im realizing im starting to love God more with my mind. That element was missing.

After church I spent most of the time after church with friends doing some window shopping and coffee @ starbucks. In conversation one thing that came up was how my friend had to do a project where she was asked to have 10 of the closest people to her tell 3 things that are good qualities and 3 that are not. I took the challenge to answer my own. Here they are

Good Bad

Faithful Judgemental

Goal oriented Spend to much money

Forgiving emotionaly moved

My Friday Night

Today was a great day over all. It was 48 degrees in Orlando we don't get that to often! One of the highlights of today besides the cold weather was a healthy conversation I had in the mall. I had a chance to meet up with a friend at the panera bread after work and had a great conversation. The context of the conversation was more or less how you we can be focused on the next thing and not experience happiness in today.

I was referring to a documentary I saw about an international artist who said when she was "poor" she wanted to be a rich and known singer, when she accomplished that she realized that she now just wanted a healthy family(daughter is ill) and to be normal. I started to think that I need to be content with today. Happy that today I'm healthy, loved, have a job, and roof over my head.

Yes I have goals and we still should dream but by all means I will and again I say I WILL enjoy today as if it were a day that I can never get back

I need This Blog Spot*

Hey Folks!

I started this new Blog because Michelle suggested I start this, Thanks Michelle! I'll start useing this to write some blogs soon. For Now Welcome to my mindest!