Filed under: Conviction Hurts, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Religion | Tags: 2 Corinthians 12, Matthew 5, Romans 7, The Beatitudes
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God” (Matthew 5:8)
Jesus said that. I read it for the umpteenth time last night and have been dwelling on it ever since. I can’t get it out of my mind.
I keep asking myself, “Am I pure in heart? Will I see God? What does that mean?”
I can’t say I think I am. I don’t know if I will and I don’t really know what that means. I know I want to be pure in heart. I know I want to see God and if I can take that at face value I guess I don’t care what it means.
I want to know how to get there. I want to know what it takes to be pure in heart. Is my heart attached to my brain? Will my actions destroy the purity of my heart? I believe the answer to both of those questions is “Yes”. I feel like Paul because “what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.” (Romans 7:15)
I am wrestling with some stuff right now. There has been a lot of talk on blogs lately about having separate personalities between life and blogging. Well folks, this is me and this is my heart. I am struggling with junk that I hate and I am airing it out right here. I am doing it to be accountable. I am doing it to get it off my chest. I am doing it so that my readers will know that I am a real person. I am doing it to give people out there a little hope. God has not stopped using me because I struggle with junk. God uses me everyday because His power is made perfect in my weakness. (2 Corinthians 12:9)
Filed under: Daily Living, Friends, Games, Random Junk, Relationships, Sports | Tags: Austin, Golf, Guitar Hero 3, Indian Food, Man Night
An old friend of mine came to visit from out of town yesterday. It was really good to see him. We met around 1:00 and had a great lunch at Bombay Bistro, a fantastic Indian restaurant. We talked about watching a movie but we opted to take a drive down Lime Creek Road and Volente Road to take some pictures of Lake Travis. In case you didn’t know, it is absolutely beautiful in Austin? When we finished with that we went back to my house and were going to watch a movie but decided to jam on some Guitar Hero 3 instead. It was his first time and he didn’t suck that badly. It was a lot of fun.
He was doing some work for my church so I dropped him off and went to hang out at the driving range for Man Night. I pulled out my old friends, the Cleveland TA5’s and my 10 degree, firm-flex Great Big Bertha 2 or, as I like to call her, “The Thunder Rod”. It had been nearly two years since I swung a golf club and man did it feel good…and frustrating. I hit some pretty great shots. I hit a few drives that were pushing 300 yards. I also hit a lot of crappy shots. I hit a few drives that when about 10 yards forward and 100 yards left. It was still fun.
It is good to see old friends. It is good to see the old friends you can talk to and have a good time shredding with. It is good to see the old friends you can throw over your shoulder then unleash a serious whoopin’ on a little white ball. Well, these were yellow but aren’t most men color blind anyway?
I like hanging out with old friends.
