Now Is The Time

So today has been the official end to my first real week at my new church location. I have to say that when I woke up this morning I was excited - I was ready to take on the day. Sure, there are still lots of things that have to take place, some fears to overcome and whatnot - but hey!!! Why else do we live, but to live in the moment.

I keep going back to something that I wrote years ago about living in the moment.

The moment encompasses everything that we are, everything that we do, everything that we feel! It is only the highest moments where we find ourselves completely lost, yet content. It is where the music, sound, lighting, emotions, smells, visuals all line up perfectly. It is the climax of Beethoven's 5th, or when Rocky reaches the top of the steps. It is when everything is working...together.
I want to those moments everyday. I need those moments.
But what I have come to realize as truth...is that defining moments only come when I am not looking for them... but instead when I am simply lost... in the moment.

I am writing this as if someone is reading this - but I have no clue how to get people to read these - so I guess I am writing this for myself. I believe I will treat this that way - my personal journal. So there we go!

Not to sure

So, when all is said and done - I believe that life is determined by one thing...did I?
I know that sounds so simply, but my previous pastor recently spoke on regrets and living regret free. Let's all be honest, we have each allowed our self-preserving pitiful selves to miss out on something in life - simply because we were afraid of; rejection, failure, self-image, others opinions, pretense, guile, etc. The simple fact that we work so hard to build up the image of ourselves to others all-the-while we are ignoring what we think of ourselves is self-definitive of the problem. I was on ichat earlier, when a student came online and started talking to me. The uniqueness of this conversation was the sincerity and maturity shown in their comments to me. It was simply that we have to LIVE according to the LIFE that is inside of us - whether it has been pinned up too long, o whatever - God is not respecter of others, he LOVES YOU.

Kind of stated this way: How can anyone judge us, even ourselves, other than the ONE who designed you in the first place!

See you this Thursday at Rosa's!