Today!

Freedom is being able to be present physically, emotionally, and spiritually TODAY. And I haven't been lately. It is important to be able to reflect on the past and have a future destination, but you aren't in the past anymore, and you aren't in the future yet, and if you ever forget that (which I do sooooo often) then you will find yourself unable to cope with today.

But the voice of truth says

You cannot change the past
You cannot know the future
Today carries enough worries of its own
So you'd better be there, ALL there, or today is gonna own you. And you don't need that.

Everyone knows that Jesus said don't worry about tomorrow. But lets be honest, which of you worry about tomorrow all the time? If Jesus said it, why can't we do it?

I think my new goal is going to live today, and ONLY today, as best as I can possibly do. All my worries about the future and regrets of the past are the sum of my efforts to find fulfillment, security, and prosperity on my own, and who am I kidding?

Who?

Noone.

What a waste of time? I am useless in those areas, and I know it! I know God holds all those things in his hand. All of them! The past has been redeemed, and my future holds hardship, trials, pain, and anguish, but those things will last only a season! Amid them also lie seasons of love, joy, peace, fulfillment, purpose, excitement, wonder, and life. And after the shadow of death passes over our physical being, then what? Hoooooooooooo MAN! I cannot even imagine! It has only begun!

So from now on I will look on the past and thank God for his provision thus far, and say as Joshua did, THUS FAR HAS THE LORD HELPED ME! His blood has removed the sins of my past, and I am a new creation in Christ! Sometimes this is hard to "feel" but its true. So thats what I will believe.

And when I think of the future I will trust in the God in whose hands my future rests, and place my hope not in this world but in the world to come. For in this world we will have troubles! But PRAISE GOD PEOPLE! For greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world! May every hardship that comes my way only serve to increase my hope!

And this is easy to say and hard to do, in fact it is impossible for us, but it is Christ in us that is our hope of glory.

I am going to practice living TODAY because while I know I am not done with my worrying about tomorrow, I know there is a better way to live, and I am going to fight for it.

Psalm of praise to the LORD

Who is like our Lord, who calls his people by name
who chose them before time to be his own?
He pursues relentlessly those he wants
They resist only for a while, for none can withstand him
Great is the Lord, Great is the Mighty One!
He rules the earth with power
Nations melt at his single word
In his right hand perfect justice, in his left hand perfect love
Neither ever fail, his righteous plans always prevail

Who can understand his ways?
Who can compare in wisdom?
Is there anyone who can stand against him?
Surely there is noone on earth. Not one!
Those who despise him are destroyed.
They are made to be as dust.
But those who trust his unfailing love
and those who will humble themselves before him
They will have life beyond imagination
Their joy will never end
The peace shall never break
They shall lack nothing
And their glory will never fade
Praise,honor, and glory
to the lamb who was slain
To him was given all authority in heaven and on earth
And how freely does he give to all who will receive!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
I will seek you in the morning,
I will remember you in the dawn
I will pray without ceasing and be ever thankful
For truly I say this, you are my God, and in you alone will I trust!

Amen

3 pictures are worth 106 words

Hello people.

My name is Kaleb.

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Like

Mirrors.

And Digital Cameras.

And having LOTS of Free time.

I was doing some tech support for my amazing
roommate Steve here on the left. He was tryin to figure out how to get pictures on his blog. So I did it first and then told him how. Lead by example thats what I always say. Which is to say that should you choose to drive by my example, you may find yourself in need of a very good friend with a tractor. Hooray for Alberta winters :)















This whole picture thing is fun, look forward to more of this!

Waaaaasaaaabi

I am just learning to put pictures up here with Picasa, and thought I'd introduce you to my little friend, PEAte. He's part Asian and most people think he's hot. He's not too sharp anymore though, he got baked real good a while ago, but I don't judge him. I just love him, especially when I am lookin for a quick healthy snack! HAHA