I lied

So to contradict myself and the post I made last night, I am Not running today...

My cold has gotten much worse and I think it might be wise to rest for now. Besides work I am just going to stay in drink some tea, some Emergen-C, play my bass, and read some books.

Speaking of books the two that I ordered last week came today. "Who Do You Think You Are?" and "Religion Saves and Nine Other Misconceptions" by Mark Driscoll.  "Religion never saved anyone, and religious answers to complex questions are simply misconceptions."

 So taking lots of vitamins, cutting off lots of hair, and being lazy today.

Post #7

It has been snowing off and on the past 24 hours and that makes running a lot more of a challenge. I only put in 4.5 miles today and on the blasted treadmill. I want to run outside, I want to explore, I want to run up mountains! Mountains! I need to remind myself that it is only January and that it's supposed to be cold and snowy.

I was called into work today and was able to pick up 8 more hours for the week so that's good. I also picked up 6 hours for next week. Maybe I'll get to the point where I can start saving money again.

So around 1:00 AM I decided to start cutting my hair...
around 1:05 AM the clippers broke down to an unrepairable state and I had to make a Wal-Mart run.
I bought some real nice clippers, and by nice I mean cheap because that's how I roll. I'm going to save so much money on shampoo now that I have no hair.


I still feel sick,
I am still going to run,
I am starting to read the 2nd book of Samuel
I am going to bed.

All Powerful

I just can't seem to wrap my mind around the fact that God is all powerful. Maybe that has something to do with me not being all knowing, but still God can do anything. So why does it leave me absolutely dumbfounded every time He answers one of my prayers? Anyways what I'm saying is that God is amazing and that I need to have more faith.

On a side note I ran 7 miles today and then it snowed and now tomorrow it looks like it's going to be a high of 31*. With this cold and it being cold I may not meet my quota tomorrow. I can't decide if God is teaching me humility or strength, both are needed and I guess I'll find out when I try running tomorrow.

oh and I might try to do that whole add pictures thing.

I just need to take better ones....

In the future I will try to write better but right now I am all tuckered out.

50 Miles to go

I have decided I am going to run 50 miles this week to increase my endurance and cut some of this darn weight I keep gaining... granted some has been muscle, but to be honest most has been fat. I just bought a camel-back  and will be buying some new running shoes sometime this week, maybe some running shorts too. It's gotta be a good investment, right? Any ways I feel kinda sick and my left calf is Tight (capital T) so starting out tomorrow is going to be a challenge and unless I can get over this sickness quickly, this week might be a good challenge or improbable task. Lord willing I will be in better shape and dominating goals.

Fear of Pride

Currently I feel like life is going pretty well, I exercise, play bass, and read my bible everyday. And it's getting to be a pretty awesome way to live. But right now I'm afraid that I may be getting prideful and seeing how pride is a sin just like any other I need to be remembering to have a thankful heart and not a prideful one. To God be the glory and praise; He is worthy, I am nothing.

"I know now that glory has not a place near my hands or any man" - As Cities Burn

A fine day

I find it strange that when you fast the day goes by slow.
I spent  the day reading my bible and talking to God about life and it seems that contentment isn't all that hard to grasp. God really Loves us.

I went for a walk to get out of the house and to see where my feet could take me. Three hours later I returned home. I'm not sure how far I walked or even if I cleared my mind much but I enjoyed it, the fresh air, the sun setting, the new Twenty One Pilots album that I listened to on repeat, good stuff. I closed at work yesterday and as I walked to the front I said to my boss,"It's really quiet in here when there's nobody shopping" she said, "peaceful" and I said, "yeah that's a better word." The point of the story is that when I was out walking today I felt peaceful... Like God had blessed me with silence and simplicity. When I got home I read some more and then watched "Into The Wild".
All in all a fine day.

random post while I read

I like the way Mark Driscoll writes and teaches. He gets to the point quickly and causes you to examine your life from a biblical standpoint.

"Grace enables us not merely to hide our sin, diminish our sin, justify our sin,
or accept it as inevitable. Rather, God’s grace enables us to put to death our sin so that
we live dead to sin and alive to Christ where we were previously alive to sin and dead to
Christ (Rom. 8:13–14)."

A New Beginning

All beginnings are new aren't they? Well I'm calling this new regardless.
For a long time I have been drifting not really alive and yet my pulse keeps going. My existence was  dull, apathetic, and depressing. Divine intervention is what I'm calling this new beginning because without Gods grace and mercy my life would still be a dreary existence. Now don't get me wrong I have been a Christian for quite some time and have seen Gods work many times in my life, but I was getting to a point where I thought that was it, that God was done with me. All that was left was me and atrophy. Today I'm starting to fight for my life. God has given me hope and has ripped me from the clutches of death. I quit Tumblr and have stopped downloading from ThePiratebay. Tumblr goes from a nice poem or picture and then straight into hardcore porn and ThePiratebay kept advertising single russian ladies in little to no clothes. To a depressed lonely guy with lustful eyes porn doesn't seem like instant death. But the moment you give in a part of you dies and then you get lost searching for satisfaction in a way it can't be found. Though it may seem appealing it's never a fair trade. Porn only takes and leaves you wanting and when it's over it's kinda like"well, what did I expect?" I am stepping away from that addiction and it's only by Gods grace that I am able to. So in writing I am only trying to illustrate that Gods Love has no bounds and that through Jesus an undeserving wretch like me can experience life and Love.


Five Iron Frenzy may have said it best,
"Healing hands of God have mercy on our unclean souls once again. Jesus Christ, light of the world burning bright within our hearts forever. Freedom means love without condition, without a beginning or an end. Here’s my heart, let it be forever Yours, only you can make every new day seem so new" -FIF