Life is good.
I still can't believe it...
My friend bought himself 2 $100 Red Octane DDR pads (the foam kind) and some DDR game for Xbox last friday after trading in all the Xbox games he had for store credit.
He practically gave them to me last night. Actually, he wanted $30 for both pads and the game, but how could I say no to that?
So yeah, I'll be doing some doubles on Xbox Live here pretty soon then. It's just as well I guess, since Hope will be in Italy, and I won't be able to play Halo with her.
So yeah...you're probably asking yourself: What would provoke a kid to just give away $220 dollars worth of brand new stuff for $30?
Well...I guess my friend is giving up videogames. Brandon is...well...a very young Christian, and has only been saved since February (on his 21st birthday). I'm frankly a little concerned about the church he goes to (pastor seems a little full of himself, like his "House of God" church has something over other Christian churches. Frankly, I think they might even go so far as to teach the lie that we can be perfect and sinless in this lifetime. Honestly I don't know, but suffice it to say I'm worried about him.
I do think though, that I'll him as he is (a young and obnoxious new Christian). That adage about there being "no one as obnoxious as the newly converted" rings true here, but honestly I do see a lot of growth in him. He's always struggled with pride, and I think he's under the impression that he has more wisdom than he really does, but I do see him taking steps in the right direction. Also, I have to say, I'm impressed by the fact that he has given up poker, and now videogames, both in the past month or so. I can't exactly pin down his motives for doing so, but that's pretty impressive to me at least, and hopefully God will protect him from heresies and stuff and grow him up in the Word. It will happen, eventually, and when it all boils right down to it, I'm happy for him and really hope his faith and relationship is genuine.
Also, admittedly, I'm convicted in my own walk, because after thinking about it I feel I should be farther along after being a Christian for as long as I have been, and for being as blessed as I have been with wonderful teachers of God's Word. My problem, my biggest problem, is that I can often learn the Word of God, and the principles therein, and give all the right answers and stuff, but ultimately, I don't apply it nearly enough as I ought.
Grant me Lord that I might apply your Word every time I hear it, and stop more often to examine myself and my walk, and to repent of my sins (even ones in my thoughts) right when I do them. Sanctify me by your truth Lord, your Word is truth. Fill me with your Holy Spirit and give me all that I need to walk in a manner pleasing to you. Let all that I say and do be pleasing in your sight. Amen.
Thank you all so much for the prayers you've been raising up for me lately. I don't deserve them, and I don't deserve you guys, and I don't deserve salvation. The beauty of grace is that it makes life not fair (I have NOT been able to get that song out of my head). Anyway yeah, thank God for His grace, and for you guys that read this. I'm off to write up a powerpoint now...and I'll hopefully talk to a few of you in a couple.
P.S. If you don't have my AIM/MSN/YIM and want it, I can post them. Also, my Xbox Live gamertag as well. Eh, I'll just post em all anyway, and maybe when you're all getting bored over the summer you can look me up. Till next time...
AIM: KKulpa333
MSN: snowboardingdt@yahoo.com
YIM: snowboardingdt
XBL: Kulpa
My friend bought himself 2 $100 Red Octane DDR pads (the foam kind) and some DDR game for Xbox last friday after trading in all the Xbox games he had for store credit.
He practically gave them to me last night. Actually, he wanted $30 for both pads and the game, but how could I say no to that?
So yeah, I'll be doing some doubles on Xbox Live here pretty soon then. It's just as well I guess, since Hope will be in Italy, and I won't be able to play Halo with her.
So yeah...you're probably asking yourself: What would provoke a kid to just give away $220 dollars worth of brand new stuff for $30?
Well...I guess my friend is giving up videogames. Brandon is...well...a very young Christian, and has only been saved since February (on his 21st birthday). I'm frankly a little concerned about the church he goes to (pastor seems a little full of himself, like his "House of God" church has something over other Christian churches. Frankly, I think they might even go so far as to teach the lie that we can be perfect and sinless in this lifetime. Honestly I don't know, but suffice it to say I'm worried about him.
I do think though, that I'll him as he is (a young and obnoxious new Christian). That adage about there being "no one as obnoxious as the newly converted" rings true here, but honestly I do see a lot of growth in him. He's always struggled with pride, and I think he's under the impression that he has more wisdom than he really does, but I do see him taking steps in the right direction. Also, I have to say, I'm impressed by the fact that he has given up poker, and now videogames, both in the past month or so. I can't exactly pin down his motives for doing so, but that's pretty impressive to me at least, and hopefully God will protect him from heresies and stuff and grow him up in the Word. It will happen, eventually, and when it all boils right down to it, I'm happy for him and really hope his faith and relationship is genuine.
Also, admittedly, I'm convicted in my own walk, because after thinking about it I feel I should be farther along after being a Christian for as long as I have been, and for being as blessed as I have been with wonderful teachers of God's Word. My problem, my biggest problem, is that I can often learn the Word of God, and the principles therein, and give all the right answers and stuff, but ultimately, I don't apply it nearly enough as I ought.
Grant me Lord that I might apply your Word every time I hear it, and stop more often to examine myself and my walk, and to repent of my sins (even ones in my thoughts) right when I do them. Sanctify me by your truth Lord, your Word is truth. Fill me with your Holy Spirit and give me all that I need to walk in a manner pleasing to you. Let all that I say and do be pleasing in your sight. Amen.
Thank you all so much for the prayers you've been raising up for me lately. I don't deserve them, and I don't deserve you guys, and I don't deserve salvation. The beauty of grace is that it makes life not fair (I have NOT been able to get that song out of my head). Anyway yeah, thank God for His grace, and for you guys that read this. I'm off to write up a powerpoint now...and I'll hopefully talk to a few of you in a couple.
P.S. If you don't have my AIM/MSN/YIM and want it, I can post them. Also, my Xbox Live gamertag as well. Eh, I'll just post em all anyway, and maybe when you're all getting bored over the summer you can look me up. Till next time...
AIM: KKulpa333
MSN: snowboardingdt@yahoo.com
YIM: snowboardingdt
XBL: Kulpa