Sunday, March 29, 2009

People say I'm strange, does that make me a stranger?

There are many days when I come to the horrible realization that I am utterly alone. I see, speak to, and interact with hundreds of people daily and yet by somewhat as result of my own choice I find myself alone. I do not merely mean that I don't feel loved, as someone who is really alone might say, but simply that I have yet to find anyone like me. I say this not to boast, nor present myself as super-human, as I am nothing without the grace, or should we say wrath, of God. After relentless and constant cogitation and petition to the Almighty as to where my place in society lies, I now know that my place is quite simply non-existent. Not that I am purposeless and thus useless, but quite the contrary I am so bursting with purpose that seclusion from that of the people is absolutely necessary. Since birth God as worked in me in ways that I still do not understand, He has given me a wisdom far beyond that of my peers, of which I am sure He intends on using for His purpose. Therefore I feel alone. I have never been like those around me and I have never met anyone with this blessing of a burden as which I carry. I can analyze people to death yet still find it nearly impossible to be me with them. I think it extremely strange that I myself am the strangest of strangers. I am certain that the celebration of my 100th birthday will most likely come before I and myself have completely introduced. I have never found anyone like me because I don't know what I am like. Therefore it is now my purpose to seek out those called, not merely to the work of God but to the life thus resulting, or to light the flame in them who have the fuse of burning passion and pursuit as I have. I want them to know God like I know Him, and there lies my motive for arising in the morning. It is my hope that this wisdom so imparted to me will not be wasted solely on myself but on he who it would make impact.
Oh God that I could awake the slumbering behemoth of unchained, relentless, effective teenage action that blossoms only as side-effects of your Love and Life flowing through them as you have so called me to accomplish.

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Florida trees

While on the way to Florida to visit family, we drove the the Ocala National Forrest. If you don't know, the Ocala National Forrest is quite possibly the most boring place in the world. It was because of this boredom that I had time to make some observations. Whereas most forests stand primarily erect like soldiers ready for battle, all the trees in a Florida forest lean dramatically to one side. It took me a moment before I remembered how hurricane prone the state of the newly wed and the nearly dead was. These trees had been hit so hard every season that they held the shape of their past storms. How many of us have been with the storms of life so frequently we have forgotten to stand up again. We stand braced for pain and therefore can't receive the sunshine and blessings we could have had. It won't be long until those trees lean to far. They will fall someday.
The trees all lean together. We has a planet have been hurt. We as followers of Christ need to be the first to rise and stand tall again.

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Florida Has So Many Old People....

The late show starts at 7:30

Resturaunts give you two cups, one for your drink and one for your dentures

Every mall has an AARP booth and a Hoveround store

The cable companies have to broadcast three channel of Animal Planet

They give the discount to everyone who isnt a senior

You cant park anywhere without a handicapped sticker

The kids dye their hair grey to fit in

The state's chief import is plastic, because of all the fake hips

Liscense plates are the size of billboards, no one can see those tiny letters

The police have never pulled someone over for speeding

The antique store bought out the wal-mart

There is a cloud of Bengay that hovers over large portions of the state