For those who would rather spend time on 2 wheels than anything else, winter really puts a damper on enjoying a ride. Yesterday, we got to get out for a bit, even just for a couple of hours does amazing things for the senses.
To me there are 2 types of rides, no brainer & mo brainer.
No Brainer: Riding on 4 lane, moving w/ traffic, pretty much straight. Allows you to relax a little more (even though you are moving w/ traffic between 60 & 80 mph), kick the feet up and clear the head.
Mo Brainer: Riding 2 lane, usually between 30 & 60 mph, twisties, ya have to think a little more with these, become one w/ the road and total enviroment, total concentration, and test of skill & reflex.
Both have their own distinctive ways to relax the rider from stresses of everyday life.
No Brainer you do have the ability to think of other things, Mo Brainer you are only thinking of the task at hand and the rest of the world doesn't exist.
Yesterday we ( Jeff, Oscar, Brian & I) did the No Brainer, the scooters were needing a good run out to get the cobb webs out of'em. It was a good day @ 60+ degrees, and by the time we were halfway home, light cloud cover was moving in and blocking the sun. By the way, in January without radiation of heat from the sun highway speed can get rather chilly. But we got out, we got back, and I slept like a brick last night. YiiPeee!!!
Friday, January 23, 2009
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Heavy on the Heart
We all have times when we are feeling a little out of sorts, and while I try to be upbeat in all that I do, I still fall in to an occasional slump. This has been the case for a while, maybe it's because I miss riding the scooter, wind in the face, sharing Jesus with whomever, or even just a no brainer ride with friends to jar loose the cobwebs, or maybe it's just winter, or just a busy life.
Either way, a couple of months ago I fell into this and it has taken until the last 3 or 4 weeks to get it gone. I had been feeling a little guilty about all that I've not done for my Lord. You know how it is, you stew on the opportunities missed, or lack of them ( means you missed'em). It was hard to just sit & read scripture. With this New Year, I proposed my "10 steps to contentment" earlier post, and found that following 10 simple steps has helped.
Slowly over the past few weeks things have started getting back to where they ought to be. Not there yet but a WHOLE LOT better than it was, and I'm not feeling as bogged down as before.
I'm here to tell ya there is no more refreshing feeling than when God feels your pain and struggle and reaches down with that hand of comfort and assurance. The trick is to have faith that it will come and then be ready when it does.
like the story of the two men who needed rain for their fields, the one who lacked faith prayed and waited, while the one with faith prayed and went to prepare his field. no different today than then.
Anyway, just wanted to share my heart and get this off my chest. In that, I also want to apologize now to any who I have failed in this lull I was in, and share a small verse.
Acts 26:16 But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;
I have really enjoyed these last few weeks with my Lord and the messages he has sent me through His word in my personal time and the motivation recieved through our study of Nehemiah. (thanks Josh) Leadership, tenacity, perseverence, integrity, and loyalty.
What excellent teachings!
The slumber that had thrown me into a state of melancholy has passed and I now feel awakened to the work which He has commanded me to do.
Praise God, for your blessings on me, my family, my friends.
Praise God, your majesty and glory is infinite
Praise God, I bow humbly before You, oh Master and Creator
Praise God, for all that you are
Praise God. Amen
Either way, a couple of months ago I fell into this and it has taken until the last 3 or 4 weeks to get it gone. I had been feeling a little guilty about all that I've not done for my Lord. You know how it is, you stew on the opportunities missed, or lack of them ( means you missed'em). It was hard to just sit & read scripture. With this New Year, I proposed my "10 steps to contentment" earlier post, and found that following 10 simple steps has helped.
Slowly over the past few weeks things have started getting back to where they ought to be. Not there yet but a WHOLE LOT better than it was, and I'm not feeling as bogged down as before.
I'm here to tell ya there is no more refreshing feeling than when God feels your pain and struggle and reaches down with that hand of comfort and assurance. The trick is to have faith that it will come and then be ready when it does.
like the story of the two men who needed rain for their fields, the one who lacked faith prayed and waited, while the one with faith prayed and went to prepare his field. no different today than then.
Anyway, just wanted to share my heart and get this off my chest. In that, I also want to apologize now to any who I have failed in this lull I was in, and share a small verse.
Acts 26:16 But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;
I have really enjoyed these last few weeks with my Lord and the messages he has sent me through His word in my personal time and the motivation recieved through our study of Nehemiah. (thanks Josh) Leadership, tenacity, perseverence, integrity, and loyalty.
What excellent teachings!
The slumber that had thrown me into a state of melancholy has passed and I now feel awakened to the work which He has commanded me to do.
Praise God, for your blessings on me, my family, my friends.
Praise God, your majesty and glory is infinite
Praise God, I bow humbly before You, oh Master and Creator
Praise God, for all that you are
Praise God. Amen
Monday, January 12, 2009
How could a loving God send someone to Hell?
In today’s indifference to Christianity, with “New Age” and “Post Modern” beliefs, this question gets presented as an argument quite frequently to attempt to nullify the sacrifice of Christ and compromise the truth of God. In the end this argument is all about empowerment of the individual to justify their actions and belief that they are in control and the center of their universe.
While they may have a compelling argument on the surface, there is notta when you look at it from the proper angle and perspective. The discussion goes something like this:
“I don’t believe in all that Hell stuff” he said, “Why would the God of love send someone he created to burn in a lake of fire?” that’s just a scare tactic that churches use”. He then continued with “Do you have kids?” “yes” I replied
He continued “No matter how bad your kids were, mean, bad, cruel, could you honestly toss one of them into a lake of fire for all eternity?, they are your children and you love them.”
I thought for a second and replied with an honest “ no, I probably couldn’t” but….
I then replied “Let’s say that you and your wife were walking down a street, and some punk kid comes out of nowhere robs you and in the process, pulls a gun and point blank shoots your wife and kills her”, I paused for a moment and continued, “Now, let’s say that he was caught and was standing trial for murder, would you want the death sentence?”
He said “ sure, you bet I would” I continued
“Now let’s say that he was found guilty and put to death” “Okay” he replied.
“Now, he’s being executed, and you find out that the young man who was sentenced to death was actually a child you had sired years earlier and never knew he existed”. Then there was silence.
One of the greatest problems with this argument is that present society moves on the basis that we are all good, just seeking our place in life, and that there are many paths to heaven. The answer in this conversation goes back to the Garden of Eden, when the spiritual death of man occurred. That was when we, of our own will, chose a path to attempt to equal God and in that, the punishment for such pride was separation from Him. Now in this conversation, which really happened by the way, there is suggestion that God would sire an illegitimate child. That is nonsense and silly, so don’t go there with me. The point is true. “Sin” is simply this, “separation from God”, we all have it, big or small makes no difference. It’s there. We must realize that and honestly turn to the one who can pull us out of the mire we’re in to a place higher than we deserve.
In Matthew 7:22-23
22Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Many acknowledge that Jesus existed, but they haven’t got a clue why He came. What this passage tells us is that without Christ, there is no way to get to heaven. You can do good things all day long, but when you die, and you find yourself in the seat of judgment, He will say “I never knew you”. Just like that illegitimate son we are separated from the Father and he does not know us unless we realize that we indeed have a pointless existence without Him.
Then with this put to the front, I ask this question. Would you ever love someone whom you never knew to the point that you would send your child to die so that they may have a way to live? The answer is likely no.
God has done just that. He sent His son as a perfect sacrifice so that all who believe in Him shall not perish. Yes, I can tell you that it is true. There IS a Heaven, and there truly IS a Hell.
Don’t be fooled
While they may have a compelling argument on the surface, there is notta when you look at it from the proper angle and perspective. The discussion goes something like this:
“I don’t believe in all that Hell stuff” he said, “Why would the God of love send someone he created to burn in a lake of fire?” that’s just a scare tactic that churches use”. He then continued with “Do you have kids?” “yes” I replied
He continued “No matter how bad your kids were, mean, bad, cruel, could you honestly toss one of them into a lake of fire for all eternity?, they are your children and you love them.”
I thought for a second and replied with an honest “ no, I probably couldn’t” but….
I then replied “Let’s say that you and your wife were walking down a street, and some punk kid comes out of nowhere robs you and in the process, pulls a gun and point blank shoots your wife and kills her”, I paused for a moment and continued, “Now, let’s say that he was caught and was standing trial for murder, would you want the death sentence?”
He said “ sure, you bet I would” I continued
“Now let’s say that he was found guilty and put to death” “Okay” he replied.
“Now, he’s being executed, and you find out that the young man who was sentenced to death was actually a child you had sired years earlier and never knew he existed”. Then there was silence.
One of the greatest problems with this argument is that present society moves on the basis that we are all good, just seeking our place in life, and that there are many paths to heaven. The answer in this conversation goes back to the Garden of Eden, when the spiritual death of man occurred. That was when we, of our own will, chose a path to attempt to equal God and in that, the punishment for such pride was separation from Him. Now in this conversation, which really happened by the way, there is suggestion that God would sire an illegitimate child. That is nonsense and silly, so don’t go there with me. The point is true. “Sin” is simply this, “separation from God”, we all have it, big or small makes no difference. It’s there. We must realize that and honestly turn to the one who can pull us out of the mire we’re in to a place higher than we deserve.
In Matthew 7:22-23
22Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Many acknowledge that Jesus existed, but they haven’t got a clue why He came. What this passage tells us is that without Christ, there is no way to get to heaven. You can do good things all day long, but when you die, and you find yourself in the seat of judgment, He will say “I never knew you”. Just like that illegitimate son we are separated from the Father and he does not know us unless we realize that we indeed have a pointless existence without Him.
Then with this put to the front, I ask this question. Would you ever love someone whom you never knew to the point that you would send your child to die so that they may have a way to live? The answer is likely no.
God has done just that. He sent His son as a perfect sacrifice so that all who believe in Him shall not perish. Yes, I can tell you that it is true. There IS a Heaven, and there truly IS a Hell.
Don’t be fooled
Friday, January 9, 2009
I HAD a plan !!
It's a real good thing that I'm a heating & Air guy and not an economist or an accountant....LOL
Yes, I had a plan, that I was convinced would work, the trouble is.. instead of letting things jumble in your head, you have to put it to paper first. Then, make sure the math is correct.
Do you know what the difference is between a comma and a decimal?
a couple of trillion dollars!
Yes, my recovery package will not work, you know when something seems too good to be true, it usually is...LOL If allowed to implement my plan, we would have had a lot of people very happy, for about 2 years... then ... BOOM!!! it would all fall apart
Aw well.. the worst that'll come from this is that I look like a fool, which by the way, wouldn't be the first time.
I guess the up side (if there is one) to this is, that I'm concerned about the welfare of our country to at least try to figure something out instead of just gripe and complain about it.
So.. where do I go from here? Back to where I started in the first place, praying for our nation and its leadership. the very best thing I can do.
Have an economically sound day, and God Bless,
Woadtaptain
Yes, I had a plan, that I was convinced would work, the trouble is.. instead of letting things jumble in your head, you have to put it to paper first. Then, make sure the math is correct.
Do you know what the difference is between a comma and a decimal?
a couple of trillion dollars!
Yes, my recovery package will not work, you know when something seems too good to be true, it usually is...LOL If allowed to implement my plan, we would have had a lot of people very happy, for about 2 years... then ... BOOM!!! it would all fall apart
Aw well.. the worst that'll come from this is that I look like a fool, which by the way, wouldn't be the first time.
I guess the up side (if there is one) to this is, that I'm concerned about the welfare of our country to at least try to figure something out instead of just gripe and complain about it.
So.. where do I go from here? Back to where I started in the first place, praying for our nation and its leadership. the very best thing I can do.
Have an economically sound day, and God Bless,
Woadtaptain
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Economic Stimulus? I have a Plan
I don't know how I keep getting on these economy subjects, but here I am again.
President Bush isn't in much of a position to do anything about it rather than keep the dam from bursting until he's out of office. Nothing against him, just the way it is with a change of administration.
President elect Obama has his team in place to get a package together to the tune of 700 million, with tax cuts, incentives, bail outs, etc.
I'm here to tell you right now... I have a plan!!! I've done some thinking on this, and though I've pushed a few numbers around, I've a few small figures to get done and I will have it.
The problem with these government officials is that they are ALL wealthy. They really don't have a clue as to what we have to go through everyday just to put food on the table ( notice I said food, not a meal, not always meat either, I just mean food).
They haven't been at the bottom ever, or at least for a lot of years, in that, they have no intention of going back there even in thought.
They keep trying to fix the problem on a corporate level, and it just won't work.
Here's the problems:
Consumers are losing houses because;
1. they bougth houses they could not afford
2. financed w/ ARM, never realizing that intrest rates might go up
Banks going under because:
1. they were de-regulated so that they could make a ton of money buying and selling junk mortgages
2. are now losing their shirt because of bad loans
3. nobody was putting their money in banks
Auto Industry needs cash because:
1. they've been so arrogant about who they are that they forgot who we are.
2. in a Wall Street Bull market, everyone wants luxury, that's what they made to sell us
There's more problems than we can shake a stick at that we just don't have room to mention.
My PLAN will:
Put $$$ back in the pockets of the people
decrease the $ needed for the Auto bail out to 25% of what they are asking
eliminate the need to bail out the rest of the financial market
but enough back into the economy to begin rebuilding our infrastructure
drop unemployment payments by 96%
and much more... all for the tidy sum of aproximately 375 million, which is a whole lot better than a TRILLION or 700 million.
it's so simple even a heating & air guy can figure it out
President Bush isn't in much of a position to do anything about it rather than keep the dam from bursting until he's out of office. Nothing against him, just the way it is with a change of administration.
President elect Obama has his team in place to get a package together to the tune of 700 million, with tax cuts, incentives, bail outs, etc.
I'm here to tell you right now... I have a plan!!! I've done some thinking on this, and though I've pushed a few numbers around, I've a few small figures to get done and I will have it.
The problem with these government officials is that they are ALL wealthy. They really don't have a clue as to what we have to go through everyday just to put food on the table ( notice I said food, not a meal, not always meat either, I just mean food).
They haven't been at the bottom ever, or at least for a lot of years, in that, they have no intention of going back there even in thought.
They keep trying to fix the problem on a corporate level, and it just won't work.
Here's the problems:
Consumers are losing houses because;
1. they bougth houses they could not afford
2. financed w/ ARM, never realizing that intrest rates might go up
Banks going under because:
1. they were de-regulated so that they could make a ton of money buying and selling junk mortgages
2. are now losing their shirt because of bad loans
3. nobody was putting their money in banks
Auto Industry needs cash because:
1. they've been so arrogant about who they are that they forgot who we are.
2. in a Wall Street Bull market, everyone wants luxury, that's what they made to sell us
There's more problems than we can shake a stick at that we just don't have room to mention.
My PLAN will:
Put $$$ back in the pockets of the people
decrease the $ needed for the Auto bail out to 25% of what they are asking
eliminate the need to bail out the rest of the financial market
but enough back into the economy to begin rebuilding our infrastructure
drop unemployment payments by 96%
and much more... all for the tidy sum of aproximately 375 million, which is a whole lot better than a TRILLION or 700 million.
it's so simple even a heating & air guy can figure it out
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