Well...it was a great year. I went back and re-read my last blog post from last December. God is still faithful, even after a failed relationship. Sometimes things just don't work out, I'm afraid. Long story, but I'm moving on. No hard feelings.
My situation hasn't much changed. I am still a parapro at LGHS, our Football team went to the playoffs, so this season was the best season in school history. I'm glad we are building a solid program. I am very proud to be a part of it. I still live at home. I had to deal with the thought process of "I must not be enough". I've always had a fear of not being "enough". It finally came true. But, it came true in the best possible way. I am secure in who and where I am. I spent months focusing on all the things I didn't have, which led to so many frustrations, and I forgot to just be thankful to a faithful God. I am rejuvenated.
So many people say "I'm not perfect" or "I'm not a saint". Lord knows I say "I'm not perfect" all the time. I found that it might actually be a cop out, or an excuse to not try. Christians are imperfect humans, but we're clothed in the perfection and righteousness of Jesus Christ. We must strive to live in such a way that reflects that. That's why Satan tries so hard to discredit us. If we do things on our own power, we have no credit. It has to be on God's power. My pastor has told us in Sunday School that if you draw a line:
O----------------X------------------------>
Where the O is the beginning of our lives, and the X is where we meet Jesus, we assume that the blue line still exists. The blue line is our sin before meeting Jesus. We remember all the dirty, and we expect that God does too. We keep waiting for some hammer to fall as punishment for things we had done. In reality, God sees this:
O----------------X------------------------->
There is no blue. God sees us as His righteous children because He sees His Son when He looks at us. He does not count our sin against us. I said in my last post that He credits obedience and faith to us as righteousness.
So, by saying "I'm not a saint" we are really lying to ourselves and to God. We're telling Him that He is wrong in perceiving us as righteous. We tell Him thanks for giving us the Get Out Of Hell Free card of His Son's blood, but are denying any responsibility to live that way. The Christian rapper Lecrae has a song called "I'm A Saint" that addresses this very issue. It's not up to humans to pick saints based on deeds and works that please Man. God clearly chooses who He sanctifies. Romans 8 tells us that. In 1 Corinthians Paul calls the believers saints even though Corinth was a very wicked city. Habakkuk 2:4 says "The righteous shall live by faith". I'm tying this into my last post, if you haven't noticed :)
It's not my power that makes me any kind of good. I am a sinner saved by grace. I'm going to fail, I'm going to fall, but God can still use me. If in my weakness He is strong, then right now He should be in God Mode. I know the man I am. I will be with people who like the man I am. God will still mold and grow me, but for now I'm happy just being His. He justified me, and sanctification is a slow process. I still have all of the ability to love others that I had before, even more so now maybe. I'm still the charming man I've always been. I'm at a point where I'm very excited for the new year, and the new things in my life. I wear a new smile.
Soli Deo Gloria
For the Kingdom,
- Stuart L. Kingsley
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Gun Control
Alright, I normally refrain from politics on here, but I have to chime in.
The Second Amendment reads: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed."
A militia is not just a group of armed citizens who drills on the commons once a week. A militia is a group of armed citizens. Period. This is necessary to the security of a free state. This was not a Constitutional provision to keep hunting alive! To win our freedom, Colonial citizens had to pick up the weapons of war and use them. This right shall not be infringed! Period! The founding fathers didn't add specifications, like round limitations, or type of musket, etc. They wanted the population to be armed with the same weapons any tyrannical government could be armed with!
But, this amendment has constantly been chipped away at since its inception, and it has been infringed upon.
Now, in the wake of a string of mass homicides, including the horribly tragic Sandy Hook Elementary incident, our government seeks to disarm us. "Oh, no, they don't want to disarm us! They just want to remove military-grade weapons." Great, so they take military-grade weapons away from us, but could themselves use military-grade weapons against us. That is not freedom. That is tyranny. I read an article the other day where the Department of Homeland Security place an enormous order for ammunition. Small arms ammunition mostly. They also placed a massive order for assault weapons, labeling them "personal defense weapons". I want a "personal defense weapon"! I want to defend my person. As an American, I should be able to defend myself in the same way anyone else is able to. President Obama has 24/7 security for him and his family, but we're not allowed to defend our own families with the same type of weapons? *expletive deleted* that *expletive deleted*!
"But guns kill people! Guns kill innocent little children!" NO, you *expletive deleted* moron! A deranged man killed a bunch of people, and used a gun as a tool. He could have beaten them with a baseball bat or run them over with a car. Speaking of which, cars kill more people per year than guns do, and nobody is blaming society. They blame the responsible driver! But, the government can still control us if we have cars. We can't shoot 30 of them at a time with a car. No, that argument does not fly with me. My sweet, innocent, 5-yr old cousin was killed in a car wreck and NO ONE in my family cried out for the ban of cars.
No, Americans should be free to have assault weapons, a tank if they can afford it, etc. because that's exactly the type of weapon a tyrant would use against us. That is why we are free! This topic of debate boils my blood, and the sheer stupidity of some people makes their argument invalid. That is all.
For the Kingdom (in this case, the United States)
-Stuart L. Kingsley
The Second Amendment reads: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed."
A militia is not just a group of armed citizens who drills on the commons once a week. A militia is a group of armed citizens. Period. This is necessary to the security of a free state. This was not a Constitutional provision to keep hunting alive! To win our freedom, Colonial citizens had to pick up the weapons of war and use them. This right shall not be infringed! Period! The founding fathers didn't add specifications, like round limitations, or type of musket, etc. They wanted the population to be armed with the same weapons any tyrannical government could be armed with!
But, this amendment has constantly been chipped away at since its inception, and it has been infringed upon.
Now, in the wake of a string of mass homicides, including the horribly tragic Sandy Hook Elementary incident, our government seeks to disarm us. "Oh, no, they don't want to disarm us! They just want to remove military-grade weapons." Great, so they take military-grade weapons away from us, but could themselves use military-grade weapons against us. That is not freedom. That is tyranny. I read an article the other day where the Department of Homeland Security place an enormous order for ammunition. Small arms ammunition mostly. They also placed a massive order for assault weapons, labeling them "personal defense weapons". I want a "personal defense weapon"! I want to defend my person. As an American, I should be able to defend myself in the same way anyone else is able to. President Obama has 24/7 security for him and his family, but we're not allowed to defend our own families with the same type of weapons? *expletive deleted* that *expletive deleted*!
"But guns kill people! Guns kill innocent little children!" NO, you *expletive deleted* moron! A deranged man killed a bunch of people, and used a gun as a tool. He could have beaten them with a baseball bat or run them over with a car. Speaking of which, cars kill more people per year than guns do, and nobody is blaming society. They blame the responsible driver! But, the government can still control us if we have cars. We can't shoot 30 of them at a time with a car. No, that argument does not fly with me. My sweet, innocent, 5-yr old cousin was killed in a car wreck and NO ONE in my family cried out for the ban of cars.
No, Americans should be free to have assault weapons, a tank if they can afford it, etc. because that's exactly the type of weapon a tyrant would use against us. That is why we are free! This topic of debate boils my blood, and the sheer stupidity of some people makes their argument invalid. That is all.
For the Kingdom (in this case, the United States)
-Stuart L. Kingsley
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