Influences

As I was visiting one of my cousins in Kentucky, I was eating some left over homemade pizza for lunch. When I came to the crust I had noticed it was very dry and wasn’t appealing to my palette. I put the crust down on my plate, pushed it aside and grabbed a Country magazine I was looking at earlier. A few moments later my cousin exclaimed in a fake scolding voice “George, what are you teaching my daughter; she says she doesn’t have to eat her crust because you don’t have to.”

This is just a silly illustration of the influence we have on the people around us. Like my cousin’s three year old, people are going to be influence for good or evil by the way we behave and act around them. As a Christian we must live in a way that is Christ like so that our lives shine in the glory of God and in the love of Christ.

Amazing love, how can it be?

In my devotions today I started to read the book of Ephesians. During the first two chapters of the letter, Paul writes his introduction and in his usual fission gives praise to the Lord before getting into the meat of his letter. In his introduction, Paul praises the Lord for his grace and mercy for the redemption and forgiveness of sins for the entire human race, not just the Jew. Before the foundation of the world God has made a plan for the redemption and salvation of his children whom he haven’t even created yet; a plan so amazing, it is beyond the complete comprehension of man. The plan involved Himself becoming man and bearing the punishment of the whole worlds’ sin by His death on the cross at Calvary! Amazing!

And can it be, that I should gain, an interest in the savior’s blood? Died he for me, who caused his pain: for me, who Him to death pursued. Amazing love! How can it be, that Thou, my God shouldst die for me? – Charles Wesley, Psalms and Hymns, 1738

Threw Facebook into the Trash

I just wanted to inform my readers that I have disabled my facebook account. There are several reasons for doing this.

The first of which is the indecent content from users and advertisors that I can not control. No matter how many times I click the thumbs down on ads, I still get half naked girls advertising dating services pushed through the ads. I do not want to see this pornography. Second, I was getting annoyed by the avalanche of requests from people I don’t know or friends wanting me to join activities or use applications that will provide worldly entertainment. Seriously, why in the world would I want to join a virtual mafia and rob banks, sale drugs and kill people if I would not want it to do that in real life.

It all boils down to this; I will not intentionally go to sights that I know will put things in front of my eyes or entice me to participate in activities that I know would be offensive to the Holy Spirit or cause me to do things or have desires that are not Christ like.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
(Php 4:8)

New blogroll item and a nice Ramen Noodle recipe.

Hello George fans, its been a while.

I added Justin and Brandy Singleton’s family blog to my blogroll. Justin currently is in Jordon at an archeological dig site while Mandy is at home taking care of their beautiful and smart kids. There is a really cute movie starring the kids which you gotta see.

Over the Memorial day weekend I went to visit my cousin Becky and her family; whom I took out to pizza hut. We ordered a lot of pizza (5 mediums). It was good and they enjoyed it. The rest of the weekend I spend resting or getting attacked by the kids (the boys figured out I was ticklish and little Emily thought I was a jungle gym).

@ Work

Summer is here and that brings some changes. First, my hours have changed so that I am working four 10 hour days; Monday – Thursday 7AM to 5:30 PM. That means I get a three day weekend. Second, no food service; which means I have to cook for myself. Thankfully I am an expert Ramen noodle cheff. Check out this recipe:

1 pck Ramen Noodles (beef or chicken)
water
a dash of crushed red pepper
a dash of freshly ground black pepper
1 tsp grated parmasean cheese

Cook on high until boil, reduce tempature and let sit for a few minutes.