Be Thou My Vision

lol the way this came was kinda dorky, we have this really awesome peice in band, its a version of "Be Thou My Vision" and i cld explain theoretically why its so awesome, but that would bore most of you, except matt, who would get it. so lately bc of that i've been walking around around the skl with it in my head, or humming it, singing it(yes i sing at skl, and its kl :) and i started to think about it, and thats been the basis for my prayer for a while, it goes a lil somethin like this.

Father, be my vision and my path, you obviously have a much better clue about my life than i do. Be Lord of my heart because you know whats best for it too. You are the best part of all of my day. Know it or not, you are my path and my light. Be thou My vision, oh lord of my heart. not be all else to me save that thou art. Thou my best thought, by day or by night. Waking or sleeping, thy presence my light.

just some thoughts on whats been running through my head today so thanks for tunin in
-Charlie

Fear(thanks megan)

scripture: Matthew 14:22-36 (read first)

Fear: False evidence appearing real

in this scripture, after the disciples leave the shore Someone starts walking out to them on the water "surely it is a ghost" some of the disciples screamed. now its important that the disciples were scared, not good, but important, it teaches us something. They were the best, the 12 ppl that Jesus, the Son of God wanted to travel the area with him havin fun and sharing the word. i guess it happens to the best of us, not that should, but it does, we are alllll sinners. we all screw up. but we cant live in fear. Peter, The Rock, then calls out to Jesus and says if its you, tell me to come out, and let me walk with you. Jesus says, alrighty(not exactly but u get it) and he steps out. now think about it from Pete's view, your jumping out of a boat, in the middle of the ocean while all hell is breaking loose. WOW that takes some serious guts. but he gets out there and then all of a sudden he realizes what he's done and where he is. The evedince of the waves crashing down, appearing that he would soon be dead, was real, but false, funny how that works huh? but its completely parralleled to our lives. we dedicate our entire lives to doing everything we can to go out to all nations to share the good news, wow takes guts. but we get out there and realize what exactly is happening and where we are, and we fall apart, just like Peter did. happens to all of us, we all get scared of whats going on, but we just gotta remember that Jesus is there reaching out to us, and all we gotta do is reach back out to him, and hold on for the ride of our lives, later
-Charlie

we all get lost

today's is different, no scripture basis really, just some thoughts i've gathered

"you're lost, and thats okay, because we get lost sometime or another..." thats from Drumline(the movie) and completely true. your lost, your hurt, your confused, and you really couldt care any less than you already do. and i just think its important to know taht its okay to be lost, its okay to have doubts about God. its okay and its natural, you just cant let em control you. if you let doubt control your life, chrisian or not, you will live in fear and as i heard in a movie i saw tonight(The Ghost Rider) "you can't live in fear". its true, if u live in fear and doubt satan's got you exactly where he wants you. its okay to be lost, and if any body is lost, and wanna talk about it, send me a message or a comment, i'd be more that happy to talk to you about it.
later much
-Chazey

Grace

Read first:
Samuel 11&12
(i say read first, bc unlike last post its not the scipture basis. this wont make sense if dont read it lol)

Now, first thoughts, How low of David. this is gods guy, like "a man after God's own heart" to say it like the biblio does, and he goes and does that!!!? now, im not saying im perfect by any stretch but to get someone killed to have their wife, like bam three commandments with one stone, ouch.
Second thoughts. the more that i sat and thought about this, i realized that i am not perfect, and its not my place to judge which sin is worse than the other, i am a sinner just as David was and in that we are equal, just like all of the human race. but that is another blog for another time(maybe next one!).
Third thoughts, after all of this, God forgives David and blesses him with a son, that the lord "loves" and will later be one of the best kings of his and all times. i guess what i'm saying is, this just goes to show that no matter how big the goof-up is, God is good, God is just, and God is merciful.
Real life application: next time someone ticks you off, steals ur girl or boy, is just mean, or whatever. remember God forgave and so should we, he calls us to(Mark 11:25) he says that if we cant forgive other people, christian or not, than he can't forgive us. not to mention, i screw up, u screw up, so does everyone else, its nice not to catch crap about it all the time honestly. So i challenge you for the next time someone is really getting your goat, just remember who forgave you the time it mattered, and what he would do when someone screwed up.
later guys and gals
-Charlie

1 Thesis

After seeing the youth blog i thought it'd be cool to have a blog thing too, for my own little set of devo's i guess, i wouldnt call em that, matt's are better read his(www.nicholasvilleumyouth.blogspot.com)
but some things first the reasoning of the name of this blog 1 thesis, when Martin Luther formed the protestant church he created 95 thesises(or thesi?) that seperated his beliefs from the catholic church, a lil history for y'all. Now, as for me and my name, i have one thesis, just one thing that i think if we got this on track everything, i mean everything else would fall into place. Just Love. let me elaborate, love God with Everything, love others with Everything, especially your enemies. who needs a doctor more the sick or healthy? and the last part Love Yourself with Everything, now dont be thinking, but i dont want to be selfish. i dont want you to either. but something that a ton of people miss is that even though we deserve hell, God loves us, and that makes us worthwhile. Every last single person on earth has an identity in christ, we must realize it, and love it, and nourish it. soo after a huge explanation. 1 Thesis: Love.
Scripture Basis: Luke 10 25-28

later much all, i'll try to make a daily post if i get home from work early enough