Posted by caleb on Jan 6, 2008 in
Uncategorized Okay, so tonight at youth group, something amazing happened. It was unexpected, but totally amazing. It’s something I’ve seen many, many times before, but it hits me every time. Tonight, at around 7:20, a life was saved and a person was reborn. You’d think after being in church for “years and years” I’d become immune and calloused to things of that nature, but that’s the beauty of it: every time someone new enters the Kingdom of God, the angels really do celebrate and I can feel the Holy Spirit flutter and jump for joy in my chest, ecstatic that another of his children will spend eternity with him. I was really honored to witness such a marvelous event tonight, and it kind of makes one think about perspective. Here we all are, going through our daily lives, mostly oblivious to the fact that there is a war going on all around us, and we are both the prize and the warriors. Winning is simple, but, like normal humans, we tend to make things harder on ourselves than they really should be. All it takes is admitting we can’t save the world on our own, that we can’t handle the weight of our sin, nor can we rid ourselves of it. That’s what this person did tonight, and they will spend eternity in the very presence of God! I call that victory.
Posted by caleb on Jan 6, 2008 in
Uncategorized A few days ago, we welcomed in a new year, 2008. It’s interesting to me that, in a country so bent on destroying everything people hold near and dear, almost all Americans still celebrate the new year. Most celebrate it in a similar fashion. Many of us celebrated the arrival of 2008 (and, less importantly, the ending of 2007) with an all-night vigil. The American entrepreneur spirit of prevails, too: it’s an “All-American” tradition to hope for a better life in the year to come and many people even write lists upon lists of so-called “resolutions,” aspects of themselves they hope to change in the next 365 (or in the case of 2008, 366) day period. This cooperation, and more importantly, common sense attitude, is an important lesson that all citizens of this great blue ball should ponder and commit to the top of their resolution list. 2008 is going to be a big year for me. This is the year I graduate high school and start college and I’m excited and nervous. I still don’t know where I ‘m going next semester, but time will tell. Actually, in reality, God will tell. This is so huge a decision that I couldn’t dream of making it on my own; it’s a great reminder that God sees the whole picture, and that we should turn to him for guidance in every part of life.
