I have talk a lot this past year about blessings and trials, and I want to talk about somthing that I would be a miss if i didn't talk about it, since today is thanksgiving and we do have some thing a lot of Countries don't have. Perpetual Freedom. I don't think we can thank our brothers and sisters in uniform enough. I was on facebook and I saw all this people saying what they are thankful for, yet no one said freedom. Does it go with out saying, anymore? I don't think so I think that when people give their lives just to protect millions of people, most they don't even know. Whether it is fire, police, the military (active and vets). I feel like you can't thank them enough. I feel as though Americans forget that freedom isn't free. I am also thankful for other things, health school, love, music, friends, teachers, family, turkey, stuffing, pies, sports, Movies.
To me in America we have an inverted sense of what we should say we are thankful for, people say money and other matiral poss.. To me it doesn't go with out saying that we have to be thankful for freedom and other things.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Facing the Gaints
This is going to be more directed towards men then women...This is one of those blogs where I am going to talk about manly things, facing the snares of sin as a man, being a man, and of course what blog about this would be complete with out talking about pornography. This doesn't mean women stop reading, it just means I am talking to men, so women will get to hear about what men struggle with, in the sense that they will get to know what we struggle with.
Staten is in every dark corner, but also in every religious setting. Even during church he is sitting there, does he want to be there, well the answer is NO. He HATES being there. He doesn't want to sit and hear about how he is losing everyday. At the 1st sin he targeted Eve, the question is why, why did he target the women. Think of what happened she took it to Adam. Then Adam decided to eat the apple.Satan knew he [Adam] would take it from Eve, and eat it.
Since I have grown up, and starting becoming a man I have made one big realization. Being a man is all about making goals and doing the things to get those goals, no matter what it is. Like if you want to be able to stick 25 fireballs in your mouth, then you have to work, start with marshmallows then really work your way up to fireballs (I know it is weird but that is what you have to do, I would know). It is all about making goals, if it is getting an A in math or some other subject you have to make the goal and lean on God, lift it up to him, say if it is your will then it is, just help me do my best and if I fail lst me do my best tomorrow.
The problem with our world is simple, we think being a man comes with virginity, when someone loses it they become a "Man". The real man saves that, I can't say I have been pure,because I haven't I sin, i get temped I can't always stop it, and I am NOT perfect. But the Lord has been my light. He has told me, I am a beloved son of God, and what path I am on is the right course. It wasn't a moment where God came down lighting crash and he was in front of me, he didn't send an angel, or a saint, He told me during the quite of adoration, in the little chapel at 1800 Steese Rd., no not a stuby, not at a retreat but in the quite of a random day I went in to the chapel and was all alone and he told me these things...I know I am not perfect. Becoming a real man isn't easy, it is a very difficult. We face the Giants of sin, everyday and Satan puts these doubts in our mind, you can't pass that, you can do that, one time won't hurt, that felt good, lets do it again, i miss that feeling, that was a great night. He always speaks in the negative, he will tell you that you can't everyday, but you can. Don't let him stop you.
In this world we are very into our sexuality, sex fuels us. But it DOESN'T HAVE TO, it is our job as people to be counter cultural it is really part of us to be that way. Be different start a revolution and RISE UP! This also means in the pornography world, it is a terrible industry but has been fueled since the 1st sin. You are given a choice, what do you want to choose. I can tell you that I deal with this struggle everyday. It is harder in college...sometimes the only thing people talk about is sex, partying "getting some". Some times you just need to walk away, or pray or just take a deep breath and say I love you Jesus. Does this mean we have to loose all of our friends that do those things, well no. Do you have to avoid the Internet, no, it might do more harm then good, Because you might think about it more, and more. Find a buddy, some one that you can lean on, someone to help you to call, to meet with, yeah yeah, I know it sounds like a AA sponsor. Which because it is an addiction it really is. Porn isn't just something you do it is an addiction. If you think about it, it consumes your mind as much as a drug would to a drug addicted. Porn is a drug, the next step is to delete your history and put parental con trolls up on your computer. Use a rubber band and every time you think that you are going to look at that, snap yourself, until it hurts then walk away. Also when you are feeling those temptations do something that doesn't have to do with the computer, whether it is running or playing music (worship), talking to your sponsor, do something. Do what ever you were doing before as long as it doesn't lead to sin.
The next thing to do is to get a devotion to St. Joseph, Mary, and Jesus. PRAY, PRAY PRAY....Some blogs I just do for the readers this one, well it is mostly for me...Sometimes you just need to put it down to beileve Praise God!
~Bobby
Staten is in every dark corner, but also in every religious setting. Even during church he is sitting there, does he want to be there, well the answer is NO. He HATES being there. He doesn't want to sit and hear about how he is losing everyday. At the 1st sin he targeted Eve, the question is why, why did he target the women. Think of what happened she took it to Adam. Then Adam decided to eat the apple.Satan knew he [Adam] would take it from Eve, and eat it.
Since I have grown up, and starting becoming a man I have made one big realization. Being a man is all about making goals and doing the things to get those goals, no matter what it is. Like if you want to be able to stick 25 fireballs in your mouth, then you have to work, start with marshmallows then really work your way up to fireballs (I know it is weird but that is what you have to do, I would know). It is all about making goals, if it is getting an A in math or some other subject you have to make the goal and lean on God, lift it up to him, say if it is your will then it is, just help me do my best and if I fail lst me do my best tomorrow.
The problem with our world is simple, we think being a man comes with virginity, when someone loses it they become a "Man". The real man saves that, I can't say I have been pure,because I haven't I sin, i get temped I can't always stop it, and I am NOT perfect. But the Lord has been my light. He has told me, I am a beloved son of God, and what path I am on is the right course. It wasn't a moment where God came down lighting crash and he was in front of me, he didn't send an angel, or a saint, He told me during the quite of adoration, in the little chapel at 1800 Steese Rd., no not a stuby, not at a retreat but in the quite of a random day I went in to the chapel and was all alone and he told me these things...I know I am not perfect. Becoming a real man isn't easy, it is a very difficult. We face the Giants of sin, everyday and Satan puts these doubts in our mind, you can't pass that, you can do that, one time won't hurt, that felt good, lets do it again, i miss that feeling, that was a great night. He always speaks in the negative, he will tell you that you can't everyday, but you can. Don't let him stop you.
In this world we are very into our sexuality, sex fuels us. But it DOESN'T HAVE TO, it is our job as people to be counter cultural it is really part of us to be that way. Be different start a revolution and RISE UP! This also means in the pornography world, it is a terrible industry but has been fueled since the 1st sin. You are given a choice, what do you want to choose. I can tell you that I deal with this struggle everyday. It is harder in college...sometimes the only thing people talk about is sex, partying "getting some". Some times you just need to walk away, or pray or just take a deep breath and say I love you Jesus. Does this mean we have to loose all of our friends that do those things, well no. Do you have to avoid the Internet, no, it might do more harm then good, Because you might think about it more, and more. Find a buddy, some one that you can lean on, someone to help you to call, to meet with, yeah yeah, I know it sounds like a AA sponsor. Which because it is an addiction it really is. Porn isn't just something you do it is an addiction. If you think about it, it consumes your mind as much as a drug would to a drug addicted. Porn is a drug, the next step is to delete your history and put parental con trolls up on your computer. Use a rubber band and every time you think that you are going to look at that, snap yourself, until it hurts then walk away. Also when you are feeling those temptations do something that doesn't have to do with the computer, whether it is running or playing music (worship), talking to your sponsor, do something. Do what ever you were doing before as long as it doesn't lead to sin.
The next thing to do is to get a devotion to St. Joseph, Mary, and Jesus. PRAY, PRAY PRAY....Some blogs I just do for the readers this one, well it is mostly for me...Sometimes you just need to put it down to beileve Praise God!
~Bobby
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