I'll be back......Soon

So, here's the verdict. My computer had to be completely wiped and I'm having to start over from scratch. I'll be getting my computer back on the 23rd of the month so I'll have regular internet access again after that. I've been going through withdrawel by not having my internet.

I hope to be back blogging on a regular basis sooner than later I hope.

Viruses

I am sorry to report that my computer contracted a virus and has subsequentally stopped allowing me to even access the desktop on my computer. I'm assuming that this will be my last post here for awhile.

I hope to still be around and check things out as I find internet access at other people's houses.

I will be bringing my computer in to the "Doctor" soon and I will hopefully have this situation resolved within the next few weeks.

Someday I'll have a computer that works properly.....

So long for now everyone.....

Unloved

Without love, no one gets hurt
Hearts aren't broken
Lives aren't shattered

Without Love, being alone is okay
No yearning for what once was
No yearning for what will never be

Without Love, people can't get hurt
There is no room for disappointment
Tears aren't shed for another's actions

Without Love, there is no void needing fulfillment
No emptyness to cope with
No longings for more

Without Love, there is no need for others
It's all about self-sufficiency
The strongest will survive

Without Love, there is no life.

What's the point in living a life devoid of love?

You want me to do what????

What does it mean to love unconditionally?

The group I was discussing this with the other night came to a consensus.

To love a person unconditionally, one would be willing to die for someone else.
To love a person unconditionally, one would have the ability to forgive after being wronged in the worst way imaginable.

We were imagining what it would be like to be the parents of a murdered child and being able to forgive the murderer and even love them. As a parent to two young children myself, the thought of being in that kind of situation absolutely terrifies me.

Would I have the capacity to love and forgive on such a drastic scale?

We then changed the names of the people in that particular situation.

Murdered child- Jesus
Parent of the murdered child- God
Murderer- all of humanity

John 3:16- For God so loved the world (unconditionally), that He gave his one and only son. That whosoever believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.

Jesus gave His life that we might live.
Could I sacrifice my life for someone who I knew would not fully appreciate what I'd done for them?

Are we as mankind even able to embrace what it truly means to love unconditionally?

Now that I'm a parent, I believe I'm a little bit closer to grasping this concept.

However, I know that I am no where near comprehending the fullness of it nor am I sure that I am even capable of it.

After all, I'm human.

This was running through my head today....

I CAN ONLY IMAGINE
Artist: MercyMe


I can only imagine
What it will be like
When I walk
By Your side
I can only imagine
What my eyes will see
When Your face
Is before me
I can only imagine
I can only imagine

[Chorus]:
Surrounded by Your glory, what will my heart feel
Will I dance for You Jesus or in awe of You be still?
Will I stand in Your presence, to my knees will I fall?
Will I sing hallelujah, will I be able to speak at all?
I can only imagine
I can only imagine

I can only imagine
When that day comes
When I find myself
Standing in the Son
I can only imagine
When all I will do
Is forever
Forever worship You
I can only imagine
I can only imagine

Surrounded by Your glory, what will my heart feel
Will I dance for You Jesus or in awe of You be still?
Will I stand in Your presence, to my knees will I fall?
Will I sing hallelujah, will I be able to speak at all?
I can only imagine, yeahh
I can only imagine, yeaahhh

Surrounded by Your glory, what will my heart feel
Will I dance for You Jesus or in awe of You be still?
Will I stand in Your presence, to my knees will I fall?
Will I sing hallelujah, will I be able to speak at all?
I can only imagine, yeahhh
I can only imagine, yeah
I can only imagine, yeah
I can only imagine
I can only imagine, yeahh
I can only imagine

I can only imagine
When all i will do
Is forever
Forever worship you
I can only imagine...


There's lots of hidden meaning to this song. I've been to 2 funerals in the past few years of people who were my age. This song was performed at both. Both of those people were Christians, so I know that they are no longer imagining things...they know....

Here's something to make you think

"If you were arrested for being a Christian, would they find enough evidence to prove you guilty of being one?"

Think about it.