Life

"The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it."-William James

So reading this quote really inspired to me to go into depth about it. Spending your life on something that will outlast it. When we think of life, we often think what we can do with our lives, before realizing we have wasted half of our life trying to think of what to do with it. So why not spend it, why not give our life up, to have something that will last forever. A question that has run through everyone's mind is "When am I going to die?" This is the very default of life, it's unpredictable, and for those that like order and always knowing what is going to happen, (which I am going to step out on a limb and say it's all of us) the unpredictability of our life span is not pleasing for us.

So, why not spend it for something predictable? Something that will outlive our lives added up, and though math is not my strong point, it is safe to for me to estimate that is a LONG time. Another question that might have aroused in your thinking could be, "what could possibly outlast life?" The answer to this question is eternal life.

E·ter·nal –adjective 1.without beginning or end; lasting forever; always existing (opposed to temporal): eternal life. 2. perpetual; ceaseless; endless: eternal quarreling; eternal chatter. 3. enduring; immutable: eternal principles. 4. Metaphysics. existing outside all relations of time; not subject to change.


life
–noun 1.the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.


So know we have the dictionary definition of eternal and life. And now I ask you, are you able to comprehend eternal? I mean never ceasing to live, having no beginning and no ending. This is something that I can't even grasp. It is so crazy to imagine a life that has no end.

Something else that comes is not said is along with eternal life, you have no pain, no fear, no death, no lying, no hunger, no thirst, and no tears.

So I ask you again, why not give up your unpredictable, painful, comprehendible, short life; in exchange for a un comprehendable, amazing, never ending, life?

Class of 07

Ticking my mind away

To the sound of the school clock

All I hear, All I live by, is tick tock, tick tock

No class is sound

No class is quiet

And if you listen closely

You can hear the sounds of the pencil riot

School is a mess

Undesired stress

I go tot sleep wondering was it all one big test

School's over, School's done

And all I have left to wonder about

is graduation

Was it all worth it

I inhale the aroma

As I walk the path that leads straight to my diploma

My mind is sound

My mind is quiet

No longer able to hear the pencil riot

My class is empty

Everyone's gone away

The last time I saw the class of '07

Was graduation day

I am Saved

I am saved. I am saved from an eternal life in hell. I am saved from myself. I am saved from the Devil. I am saved, because Jesus loved me so much that He layed down his life so that I could have eternal life. I am saved, because I have Jesus Christ in my heart. I am saved because I don't deserve it.

Sam

I am blessed

I am blessed. I am blessed because I have a loving family. I am blessed, because even after I screw up time and time again, God still gives me something to be happy about. I am blessed because no matter how bad I sometimes think life is, it could always be ten times as bad. I am blessed because God knows me inside and out, and He helps me along in my life. I am blessed for all that I have. I am blessed because of all the friends I have. I am blessed because God uses me to do His work. I am blessed, because I have a future. I am blessed, because I don't deserve any of this.

Sam

I am lucky

I am lucky. I am lucky that I was born in the United States. I am lucky I was able to find God, rather than something else. Wait. I am lucky God FOUND me. I am lucky that I go to a multi cultural school that has taught me open acceptance. I am lucky that I was able to go to a private school for all my elementary school and middle school life, to give me a concrete foundation on God. I am lucky I had a tough childhood, because it has taught me to never bully or make someone feel bad. I am lucky I have such a close and strong relationship with my parents. I am lucky I have two siblings. I am lucky...because I don't deserve any of this.

Sam

Not a Morning Person

so ever since school started...dating back to like elementary school, i have always had issues getting out of bed and getting to school on time. Infact i could count the number of days i have been up and ready to go before my mom was on like two hands. isnt that sad??? oi vei, whats going to happen to me in college? or in a job? oo, oo, i know i will just take late classes and i will just have like cemetary hours when it comes to my job. or i could just wake up early and not risk not having a life. who knows. maybe i will turn into a morning person. though i am no where near a morning person. and i HATE mondays. there so unexpected. i mean you have your weekend, and then you are forced to wake up and throw off your whole sleep schedule and go back to your weekday routine. cant we just skip monday and go straght to tuesday, because a 3 day weekend would be marvelous. and we SPRING FORWARD next sunday. yay! now we lose even more sleep i am so excited for that venture. well people thank you for letting me vent.

I am lucky, I am blessed, I am saved.

Sam

Changes

letting go is hard to do
moving on is a whole other issue
letting my colors fade away
only to find out all i was getting in exchange was gray
i tried to be mom, i tried to be God
i tried to take on a persona i was not

so now changing is a bit off
and i must find a place to up and stop
but i can do it with a little trust
for i know its something that i must

so parting my dear is such sweet sorrow
but i will trust God to take care of tomorrow

I am lucky, I am blessed, I am saved.

Sam

Breaking the Law

So i have managed to get yet another ticket...in a weeks time. I wish i could say that i know of other people who have done the same thing...but that would be a lie. So i got a ticket for running a red light. oh joy! not really...so now one of the tickets is going to go on my record and my fines will be atleast 600$ if not more. plus the price of traffic school. and court...lets not forget about court. Danget i am screwed. I need a job. I need to stop disappointing my parents and breaking their trust...that would be a nice thing as well. I just dont know anymore...stupid tickets...and i am not mad at the police officers, because they have a very tough job. I am just mad at the fact that it seems like now it is always me! always me! i just have to like not get any more tickets for 3 years and my one count will go off my record. but apparantly for me i cant even go for a week without getting a ticket. so pray for me...that i find a job...and that i just stop disappointing my parents...and that i can drive again because right now i have to be honest...i really really dont want to drive ever again...i would rather ride a bike or take the bus.

I am lucky. I am blessed. I am saved.

Sam

homelessness and poverty

so i am doing research on homlessness right now and i found shocking statistics about homelessness. such as 67% of homeless people are single parent families. and only 30% are because they are dependent on drugs and alcohol. and 40% are whole families with both parents. it breaks my heart to think of children living their childhoods on streets and in poverty. it just tears me up inside and i have been reading what they have been doing about the problem and so far i have found good plans....but where is the action? i have seen a lot of action but i kept on reading i found that the number of homelssness people just keep on increasing....on 2004 it incresed by 14% and who knows where it is now.

action needs to be taken. these people dont deserve to live like this. any ideas?

I am lucky, I am blessed, I am saved.

Sam

Poetry?

I stare at this picture in hopes that the salty ocean air will embrace me and set a sense of peace upon my heart. If I stare long enough I almost feel like the sun is peering out to find me. A game of hide and seek to escape from my worries. I feel the water rush over my feet, and I sway with the palm trees as the cool ocean breeze strikes my face and fills my lungs. I have done it, I have escaped. Then the school bell rings.

I am lucky, I am blessed, I am saved.

Sam

eclectic

so i have realized after listening to my ipod oh so much, that i am very oddly eclectic. i love a wider arrange of music, from mac dre to matthew west, from mozart to puddle of mudd. i just like music! who created music? who decided that music was necessary to life? i wonder what was the first song ever, i wonder if like the first music was created by animals.....woah. or did God create the first music was created by God.

music=sounds that flow into a rythmn of beats that create something that the ear enjoys...possibly????

I am lucky, I am blessed, I am saved.

Sam

Shame, Shame, Shame

i love blogging. i have a blogging addiction. so this is about amos lee who sounds like phil wickham...and if you dont know who i am talking about...shame on you....but yeah they are pretty much amazing they are like norh jones only a guy version and phil wickham is a christian artist and his songs are very much so his testimony and it is amazing to hear. if i could put the songs on here i would but unfortunately i cant. but yeah you all should go seek them out and listen to them.

I am lucky, I am blessed, I am saved.

Sam

Random Blogging

So it's funny how quickly things change. 2 weeks ago I wasn't the person I am today. I am stronger and can notice a lot faster when I fall weak and suceptible to manipulation. It doesn't just click for me what I am doing right, and even though sometimes I would believe myself to be wrong because of words that have been spoken to me, and most of the time the person opposite of me doesn't even realize or intentially manipulate me.

It is through this, that I know with God as my strength , I have to take a stand, and I have to step up to the plate and prepare myself for troubles, and prepare myself for heartache. Last night I talked to someone who I haven't talked to in a long time, in 5 months actually. And! I talked to another person who I haven't talked to in a year, and it felt so good to connect with those people again that I had lost touch with.

I love being social, and I love every one of my friends and I am so grateful for all of my friends that I have been so blessed with, and even when I don't talk to them in a long time, or pretty much abandon them, at the end of the day they are still there.

I am lucky, I am blessed, I am saved.

Sam

so i find it funny

so i find it funny that i sin frequently. no, funny isnt the word. i find it peculiar that nce i let my guard down that is when i truly fall suceptible to failing and sinning. but God is so good and is so awesome that he still forgives us!!!! like seriously how lucky are we. im sorry i sound repeptivie but its true. and i am so lucky to have someone who forgives so easily so therefor it makes it easier to forgive myself.

I am lucky, I am blessed, I am saved.

Sam

hi people

so this is my first ever post. wow. i have yet joined another place where i post and post and post. man apparantly myspace isnt enough for me. so this has been a very trying 2 weeks but i thank God every day for it because without the trying days...there would be no exciting ones. they would all be the same. and yeah that is it for now. but i will be back. man this is better than xanga. have you ever had a xanga???

I am lucky, I am blessed, I am saved.

Sam