Ok so I don't like it when tests are given at 6 p.m. on wednesday night especially when services start at 7. Unfortunately my test took too long and I couldn't make it to services :(

In other news, this was my third test this week. Not a fan of that either...

In sports news, yesterday two of my teammates made a bet between each other. The one has the entire year to try to get me to cuss. While it is a great compliment from the second one who trusts that under all temptations I won't give in, it is still disappointing that they are gambling over me. Even more disappointing is that the prize for the "winner" is a six pack of beer from the "loser." I'm not liking this situation. It could turn into a rough year very easily. Pray that they forget this "game" their gambling game. Other than that baseball is going pretty well ..

This has not been my favorite week to say the least especially knowing that I'm not gunna see my favorite person ever this weekend :(


Resent thughts of mine:
Why is it that so many "Christians" like to inch as close to what they believe to be the line between sin and righteousness as they possibly can? Did Jesus teach to get as close as you can to it without touching? Of course not!!! (Read Matt. 5: 27-48 and 2 Tim. 2:22). Remember that you cannot trust your own reasoning (Jeremiah 17:9, Prov. 14:12). Do not dismiss the smallest detail of the scriptures just because "YOU don't think that could be right." It doesn't matter what you think is righteous, it matters what God thinks is righteous (John 12:48) What if your stubborn reasoning has led you to believe the line is in front of you when you have actually crossed it?

I'm scared many of you are letting the perverted world's version of the of the gospel creep in on you. Do not forget the old and new testament examples: If God doesn't want his words followed exactly and specifically, then why did He strike down Uzzah (2 sam. 6), the man of God (1 Kings 13), and Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5) (to name a few). Just because something may seem right in your eyes doesn't mean it is in God's eyes (Num. 24:13, even if it seems good). "If you love Me, you will keep My commandments", John 14:15. Obedience is how we love God in return for his perfect love for us, "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life" ( John 3:16). Obey because it is what you ought to do for your God (luke 17:10). Remember there is ONE faith (Eph. 4:5) so don't listen to anyone that says "I believe ... " or "I think .. " do not trust them unless they can prove it by scripture. Please be careful of the wolves clothed as sheep.

I hope this was of some value to you.

Ok after being interigated by "Jane Bauer" I was persuaded to update so here i go ... ive been working in the hot sun allll day .. its the best. Ive also been playin a little summer ball and my team is doing good so i may get the chance to go play in Kansas which would be cool except its the same weekend as youth lectures so im kinda hoping my team loses but not while im pitching haha .. im excited about the visitors we have in the Lasater home this week :) and i love Jonesy working in the sun with me! the end ... hope youre happy "Jane"

Hey! its been a while since ive updated. school is getting the busiest ever, but its almost over! "rejoice, again i say rejoice" haha

So I was walking down the hall of the math building, and this blind guy (he can see a tiny bit actually, but is pretty much blind) was walking from the other way. He was all over the place, and I walk really quiet, so I guess he didn't hear me. So I tried to slip by him, but he was drifting towards me and he was walking extremely fast ha ha. I found myself trapped between him and the wall, and yeah maybe I could have done a spin move or maybe hit the "L" button (Ha ha get it- like a video game ha ha)but I was like nah, surely he'll see me and adjust. But he didn't, and I was checked into the wall ha ha ha. It reminded me of how the bible uses blindness as an illistration (mat. 15:14, Rom. 2:19 to name a few). By studying this man we can connect how physical blindness relates to spiritual blindness.
First off, he had a general idea as to where he was trying to go, yet still he swiftly marched forward vainly confident in his ability to safely arrive. This is like a man who understands the steps of salvation. He hears, believes, repents, confesses, and is baptized, yet in his emotional high, he arrogantly runs forward without stopping to check his coarse with scripture ( 2 Tim. 2: 16,17 - look it up please :) ha ha) My dad likes to say, "zeal without knowledge is dangerous, and knowledge without zeal is useless." Our zeal should be a hunger and thurst for righteousness, a strong desire to understand how God wants us to act, think and worship. Therefore, by correctly focusing our zeal, we gain knowledge and understanding, and properly follow God's commandments, thus forming a relationship with God based on love - we strictly obey him like a child to their father.
I don't know about you, but I have been accused of making salvation a "checklist." I find this extremely hypocritical because the fool that said it believes that it doesn't really matter what you do. Is this not also a checklist? He just only has three things he feels need to be checked.- belief, love, and grace. However, He clearly skipped over John 14:15- [Jesus speaking] "If you love Me, you will keep My commandments." Sin - (which in greek literally means "to miss the mark" in reference to archers. This definition gives the understanding that sin is not only doing wrong [lie, steal, murder, adding/taking away from God's word, adding to worshipping, etc] but also not doing right [failing to study, failing to pray, etc]. It also defines that there is no partiality with sin, worshipping differently from God's specifications because "I think it doesn't matter to God" is equal to murder!). Therefore, when we sin, we are not loving God as we should. In fact we are hating him :((until repentance of coarse - but im gunna save the greek on that for another day ha ha). Anyways back to my point - Salvation is in no way a "checklist", we obey and follow because that is what we should do because we love God. I'm not sure how many of you are familiar with mathmatical principle of assyumptotes, but basically you have a point on a graph at which the function can never equal and yet it gets infinitly closer. This is how our salvation should be. We strive for perfection, improving and although we cannot reach it we strive anyways because we love God. Trusting that by God's grace our washing in baptism will take away our moments of rebellion (theres a lot more I could say about that but again another time I guess ha ha).
The other part of the blind man I'd like to look at is how he effected those around him. In his error he knocked an innocent civilian (ha ha ha- it didnt hurt though :P) What if I had hit my head against the wall and became disoriented and tried to keep walking but fell down the stares? (mat. 15:14) This would be like a man who gains the trust of those around him and leads them astray. Lets us all be careful that we do not act against scripture, not only will it effect our salvation, but possibly those around us too.
To conclude I would like to encourage you to keep reading and studying and applying what you learn to your life, so that you can clearly see the narrow way. Remember, we may not always now why exactly why we should do (or not do) something. But we will always know what it is we need to do (or not do) and because God said so is all the reason we need :) God be with you always .
Love, Aaron (the guy that got owned by the blind guy ha ha jk i'm ok :P)

P.s. Sorry if this was long and a little scatter brained ha ha

ok so as i was writing a long thing and i messed up and clicked a button on this weird mouse that apparently hits the back button. so i lost it :/ ... i dont have time to rewrite it, but ill try again tomorrow. i dont have any classes :)