One week…

It is only a few more days until THE BIG DAY. I have to admit I am getting more and more excited. But, I am admittedly excited for more and more reasons.

First, tomorrow I pick up my parents from the airport. I look forward to their stay here. Both because I haven’t seen them in forever, so they can see where I have been for so long, and lastly because we are gong on a trip to Jeju Island. The funny part is that I haven’t told my parents yet because I wanted it to be a surprise, and also because they would have said no had they known. I think it is going to be a blast either way. I am soooooo looking forward to it. when we return, we have a day in Seoul, and then our Wedding on Saturday. I think it is going to be amazing. There will obviously be more people than I think there will be. I know many of her family members are going to be there. My Mom and Dad and Sister will be here too. I didn;t really think about how much it would mean to me, or hurt me to not have my family here. I am rather blessed to have my family coming. Especially my sister, she has never done any kind of traveling. This should be so exciting for her. 

Sunday we make the flight back with my parents. It should be a fun adventure. A twelve hour flight with my wife and parents…and a billion other people. Hahaha. On Monday we go to Six Flags. I am super stoked about that trip. I have been waiting years to go again. I can’t even remember that feeling of riding a roller coaster. Seriously it’s been like 10 years or so. I hope I don’t have a heart attack now that I’m old

Tuesday is hopefully the new guitar day, as well as picking the in-laws form the airport. We won’t do much I am sure. Wednesday is a trip to good ole Brew town. A couple brewery tours and the museum. It should be fun for all. 

Thursday and Friday are Chicago days. Thursday with the In-laws, and Friday I have to get my stuff out of storage. They In-laws will have a fantastic day of touring by themselves I am sure.

Saturday is the BIG party at home. We will see so many family members pull in during the course of the week, and this is the culmination of the event is the party. Where friends and family come together to celebrate our life time of marital bliss. Hahaha.

Sunday is the departure of all, and a night to rest in order to send our In-laws home on monday, and too prepare for a coming trip. Monday begins our day at the Dells. We stay one night in the Dells, and return home to spend the last few days with Friends and Family. Oh man I am getting excited just thinking about it. I can’t thin of anything more appropriate. Friends, Family, time together in the US. Whooo, tired jsut thinking about it.

See some of you soon!!!!

Faith and Worship…

I was reading an article on a supposed “finding” that tries to say that, if I understand it properly, that Jesus did not in fact rise from the dead, but that he had not died and as with other historical peoples, simply named himself reborn. It becoming a sign of a new life, or a regeneration, as opposed to a re-incarnation I guess.

I give you that whole first part just to touch on the concept of faith, and what this all means, and how it really effects how we worship.

I guess the best way to really dig into it is Worship. Worship should at core be a constant and never ending praise and relations with God. Often times in life we are put through many situations, by the devil, both big and small, that test our true strength and faith. I would never begin, as you should know, to imagine the effects a catastrophic event would have on a faith, even my own. I myself have not been touched by that shadow of doubt. And I honestly pray now, and have prayed many times that if I were to be put in that situation that I could carry through. I have seen it in other peoples lives, and have been shown the streams of light and grace needed to arrive on the other side of that tunnel. Nevertheless, the consequences of daily worhship not being hindered are a far stretch of the imagination.

I would think that Faith, on a general level is the trust in something not seen or heard, built on sometimes years of stretching and bending. I mean, we are all in all selfish beings. We would conspire to live the way we want over all, and not give into the constraints of non -self activities. That takes a serious commitment to changing the inner selfs wants and disires over and over. That I believe is Faith. Knowing that is something I obviously know a bit about. And if we are all honest, everyone on earth. So… the part where Faith and Worship enter in toegther.

I would like to say that Worship is the eternal effect of constant Faith.

—I am sure that many of you out there are wondering, hey, just because I don’t spend my days in endless Worship doesn’t make my Faith any less potent. I will not argue with you on that point, currently, but in time, if time agree’s we shall meet on that issue.—

For now, The effect of constant Faith ending in constant Worship. If we are hosited from our thoughts and ideologies, in fact, our belief a.k.a or Faith, then have we ever really been someone OF Faith. I’m sure this is truly a touchy subject, but I really think no. I think that the shakedown of Faith can be attributed to a small understanding of God and what he really is, and where he really meets us. This is a fault we have unfortunately because we are fallen, and we are weak. Thus, once and begging to know then. Can there ever really be a constant state of Worship? Can we ever get to a place in which we are truly living for God in a way that allows us to always be making choices and making actions for HIS sake.

I leave you with this as I run out of steam, and return to the world of English and young minds…

Worship

The concept of worship seemed so narrow for so long. I guess worship just seemed something so obvious. I always thought, a song, a time of worship. And for me, that seems the most obvious way to worship. I can’t help but know, and continue to redefine the concept of worship as I know it. I think this is something that we all should take a look at.

I guess I really never thought that the daily things I do, or that the daily way I live was considered a form of worship. That knowledge really changes things hunh? It really changes the way you go through life, or at least helps to convict us of the things we do daily that we never really thought effected other people.

I guess say this as someone constantly searching for the truth. Jesus certainly is the truth. I don’t think Jesus drove around cussing people out in a traffic jam, or looked at someone and sarcastically remarked, “did that really just come out of your mouth? That’s the dumbest thing I have ever heard.” Hahaha… I am so sure he never said that. Love is really the driving force. And really that one thing can be such a driving force in understanding a life of worship. It all comes back to Jesus. His message was love, is love, and will always be love. And in love I really think we can begin to truly understand a huge part of worship, and the way and time in which Jesus wants us to worship. All the time, and always in love.

So, please, worship. Worship everyday in every way. Don’t forget that the times that we are accountable for are not just the times we are in church, or the times we are “praising and worshiping” in church. But in every breathe and everything. Peace, and God Bless.