Giving Up

I was looking through my journal tonight and found this from last year at this time. A poem of sorts.


Giving Up

Teach me to lose myself in you
Teach me to lose myself
my desires
my plans
And be consumed by you
your desires
your plans
I'm giving up my fear
I've been hanging on too long
It drives me from your doorstep
And parks me in the alley of indecision
I'm giving up

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And God Said, "It is Good."

Today are the tryouts for Little League Baseball for my 10 and 12 year olds. All is right in the world.

Take the Quiz and Comment

Okay, this will only be interesting if you actually take the quiz and comment on it. Here is the deal. Below you will find a list of 14 belief systems. Rank them from 1 to 14 with 1 being the strongest belief system to which you hold yourself. I did this in a class and it really made me think about what I really feel strongly about what is only theory in my life. In the comment, list how you ranked them.

Law and Order: elimination of crime and unrest

A Comfortable Life: a pleasurable and successful life

A World at Peace: a world free of war and conflict

Your Life: protection of your life

Equality: brotherhood, equal opportunity for all

Lives Of Our Loved Ones: survival of your loved ones

National Defense: protection from attack

Personal & Family Security: safe and free from worry

Respect From Others: looked up to, admired by others

Salvation: saved, eternal life

Self-Fulfillment: developing myself, my life fully

Wisdom: a mature, satisfying understanding of life

Democracy: a truly democratic representative government

All Human Life: the survival of all human life

Back

The rain followed me to San Diego then it followed me to AZ - cleared up and the clear followed me to Seattle. Weather does not get any nicer than it is here right now.

San Diego was awesome in that Leslie and I got to spend time talking, praying and laughing with John and Sherri Chandler. We are so excited they are coming to Seattle.

I also got to spend time with a guy named John Hickman - one of my new heroes. He has been a pastor in Spokane, WA for 26 years. Recently, he has become more and more convinced that God was calling him to start a new church - one that would reach out to a younger generation. He left his church, which did not understand, and has stepped into the unknown to follow a call that God has laid on his heart. Awesome! But that is still not nearly as awesome as the heart of this big guy. Praying with him in tears as he lifted John and I up before our Father was a holy moment.