Inner Confrontation

Those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness.
James 3:18

Just read the verse above… I tweeted it and added "I want to be this type of gardener."

Felt cut through to my heart… When I read that verse this morning I pictured others that I perceive as true peacemakers and I felt so uncomfortable with how little I measure up.

Then I thought through other characteristics/actions I should be showing daily as a Christian… sympathy, care, love, giving, praying… I fall so far short when I see how others lead their lives.

•I'm not a peacemaker, but I need to be (I will be)
•I'm not sympathetic, but I need to be (I will be)
•I'm not caring, but I need to be (I will be)
•I'm not loving, but I need to be (I will be)
•I'm not giving, but I need to be (I will be)
•I'm not praying, but I need to be (I will be)

[My journal entry this morning]


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Sing... Sing A Song...

I didn't watch the debate and I don't care to discuss it, but I saw this picture and it just cracks me up!!! It looks like Romney and Obama are singing to each other. Agree???

Without ANY political bashing or personal attacks... What song are they singing or what musical are they performing in? Be creative with your thinking... This could be interesting :-)

iOS6 Frustrations

I generally don't complain about technology-related changes… operating systems, software, apps, social networking sites… when changes occur I roll with it and always have a positive attitude. My general philosophy with change has become:

•reset
•relearn
•reload
•return

And then iOS6 was released.

Wow… what frustrations I've been having!!!

There are four main issues I've been dealing with; please tell me I'm not the only one:

• More typos / keyboard errors - or did my thumbs get larger overnight?
• Apps are starting up very slow; FB, Twitter, IG, Evernote, and more
• Battery running down more quickly, have to charge at least once a day, sometimes twice.
• Typing delays and/or no response… keyboard will freeze for a fewy seconds while I'm typing, then start back up suddenly maybe entering what I typed while it froze, maybe not.

I'm using an iPhone 4 … my wife is using an iPhone 4S; yes, she is having similar problems, but has also had her phone go black and restart a few times for no reason at all over the past 2 weeks since she update to iOS6.

Now again, I'm usually quick to adapt with technology changes, but these aren't changes, these are technology-screwups by Apple.

Just in this post alone I've probably spent more time back spacing, deleting, repositioning the cursor to correct typos, etc. than in actual typing.

My wife wondered… Could it possibly be because of the larger screen size for iPhone 5? Hmmm sounds strange, but… was iOS6 for iphone created with the iPhone 5 in mind and adapted for the 4 & 4s? Hmmm… sensors on 4 & 4s not matching up accurately with iOS6?

Who knows, but… hopefully the bugs will get worked out soon. If not… maybe an Android phone or something similar isn't looking so bad after all.

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Redeemed (by Big Daddy Weave)

[I love this song… It's just a blessing to me and helpful with where I'm at in my life right now]

Seems like all I could see was the struggle
Haunted by ghosts that lived in my past
Bound up in shackles of all my failures
Wondering how long is this gonna last
Then You look at this prisoner and say to me "son...
Stop fighting a fight it's already been won"

I am redeemed, You set me free
So I'll shake off these heavy chains
Wipe away every stain, now I'm not who I used to be
I am redeemed, I'm redeemed

All my life I have been called unworthy
Named by the voice of my shame and regret
But when I hear You whisper, "Child lift up your head"
I remember, oh God, You're not done with me yet

I am redeemed, You set me free
So I'll shake off these heavy chains
Wipe away every stain, now I'm not who I used to be

Because I don't have to be the old man inside of me
'Cause his day is long dead and gone
Because I've got a new name, a new life, I'm not the same
And a hope that will carry me home

I am redeemed, You set me free
So I'll shake off these heavy chains
Wipe away every stain, 'cause I'm not who I used to be

I am redeemed, You set me free
So I'll shake off these heavy chains
Wipe every stain, yeah, I'm not who I used to be
Oh, God, I'm not who I used to be
Jesus, I'm not who I used to be
'Cause I am redeemed
Thank God, redeemed

Redeemed by Big Daddy Weave
Songwriters: Benji Cowart & Michael Weaver

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