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Name: Ronald
Country: United States
State: Michigan
Metro: Detroit
Birthday: 10/6/1986
Gender: Male
Interests: Stuff like the Bible, sports, stamp collecting, reading, and maybe even technology if I could ever figure out how these things work. I also love history as well as stuff that I find cool, like certain tatoos or tacky clothes from a thrift store. But above all I love Jesus Christ and am interested in anything to do with the dude. he's my savior, my redeemer, my friend, and he's always gonna be there for me. heck he'll be there for you if you'll give him the chance.
Expertise: I guess one could say that I'm a Jack of all trades and master of none. I am really good at football though.
Occupation: Student
Industry: Other
Message: message me
AIM:  Imademyown
Member Since:
8/1/2005
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Higher
By Eddie James & the Phoenix Mass choir
my praise is a weapon
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I just got back from a worship service and let me tell you, People who have been set free know how to worship. I went and saw Eddie James minister at a church here in Lakeland. It was really cool because the spirit of God was really moving. Anyway during one of the songs/testimonies I got a revelation from the Lord. As I looked around and saw all the people worshipping I noticed that the people who were dancing the wildest and crying the hardest or shouting the Loudest were the people who had been set free from some substantial life of sin. And here is what I thought about. I don't think the devil understands what he's doing when he pulls humanity into bondage to stuff like, cutting, gangs, drugs, alcohol, pornography, and demonic possesion. He would be more effective if he raised up a complacent religious church who are comfortable with where they are and don't want to go anywhere, because when God sets these people free from their bondage they're the ones who are going out into the world and telling about what the Lord has done for them. These are the people who are worshipping their guts out and have no fear of what man thinks of them. Check this out! It's sweet. When the devil gets people into bondage all he's realy doing is giving them a testimony. The devil is creating evangelists and preachers of the word! And not only is he rising up a generation hungry for the Lord, but he's even giving them weapons with which to fight against him! The devil, in his attacks is equipping the saints!! The drug addict can tell of their addiction and their feedom through Christ. The cutter can tell of their depression and the freedom and love that they now feel in Christ!!!!!! AHHHHH!!!! Now the thing is that we need to go out and tell these people about Christ so that they can use the weapons that the devil has so generously given them. The devil has a fatal flaw in his plans and it's up to the church to exploit it. So let's go get the drug addicts, cutters, pornographers, murderers, and thieves. Let's go get the adulterers! Let's get the prostitutes! The devil has been careless in his attack. Let's make him pay. | | |
| So I was in my christian thought class the other day and we were talking about how the ideas of greek philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle have had an influence in shaping how we interpret scripture and experiences with God. Basically Plato's philosophy is that reality is not really what we can see or hear or touch or even taste. Instead, he argued that there is an idea behind everything that we describe using our five senses. he compared reality in this way. Imagine a group of people in a cave. The opening to this cave is facing their backs and bright light is streaming in. As the light streams in it causes shadows to appear on the wall that the people are facing. Because the people never turn around they marvel at how incredible and awesome are the shadows that dance on the cave wall. Now I'm not one to agree with philosophers, especially someone like Plato, but when I heard this it really hit me. Even Someone like Plato could see that this world is not all there is. Even a greek philosopher who would argue against the bible realized that this world is but a vapor. I've been listening to this song that says "This world has nothing for me, I'll follow you". I was wondering today if christians really believe that. Do we really realize that this world has nothing for us. Do we really realize that nothing in this world can satisfy us. If we do then why do we seek solace in worldly things when the only one who can comfort the mourner is Jesus? Why do we look for love from other people when Jesus has always loved us? I really wrestle with that one. I've been guilty of praying the prayer "God, I just don't want to be alone. Help me to find my wife/husband Lord so i won't be alone." Or " Lord I feel so alone right now". didn't God say that he would NEVER leave us nor forsake us? Do we really believe that? I... We need to stop looking for our satisfaction in worldly things. And most of the time the things we try to find comfort in aren't even bad or sinful things! Yet when we place them above God they become idols. We need to start thinking with a kingdom mindset. We need to really start believing the things we claim to believe. One of these days someone is gonna pick up the bible and actually believe what it says and they are going to put all us "Christians" to shame. We need to act out what we claim to believe. On a lighter note, I'm loving it here at southeastern and I'm looking forward to seeing you all over thanksgiving. God bless you guys. | | |
| I went for a walk today out by the SEU fountain. I've been going there for a few days now to just pray and seek God without the distractions that ultimately arise on a college campus that doesn't really have a designated place to pray. While I was there I decided to read the Psalms aloud and sort of pray them as they apply to my life at the present time. As I was reading I came across an incredible chapter where David is asking God to forgive him for some evil he had done to another person. Because of this, God's peace and favor had been removed from his life. This particular chapter really hit me for two reasons. Here it is... Psalms 6 O Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath. Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am faint; O Lord, heal me, for my bones are in agony. My soul is in anguish. How long, O Lord, how long? Turn, O Lord and deliver me; Save me because of your unfailing love. No one remembers you when he is dead. Who praises you from the grave? I am worn out from groaning; all night long I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears. My eyes grow weak with sorrow; they fail because of all my foes. Away from me all you who do evil, for the Lord has heard my weeping. The Lord has heard my cry for mercy; the Lord accepts my prayer. All my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed; They will turn back in sudden disgrace. When I read this I first thought it would make a great song. I wanted to run back to my room to write a song about asking forgiveness and asking God to restore his peace and favor to my life. But for some reason I just sat there in the cool breeze and God showed me something I wasn't expecting. It's not like he talked to me audibly or anything, it's just that he made me realize something I didn't see right away. As I read this psalm I imagined David crying and weeping all night. I don't mean just a little crying. I mean weeping. I then imagined how many tears he would have to shed to soak his bed. That's alot of crying. And what I realized was that today, as christians, many of us have lost the passion that was so prevalent in the lives of our biblical and spiritual ancestors. I mean living with real passion. Whenever I talk about passion I think about a character in a movie called Legends of the Fall. In this movie there is a character who lives his life with amazing passion. I remember one scene where his wife is killed in when a car full of police stop him and his family because they are cutting into the cops bootlegging business. The passionate character, upon finding his wife dead, screams at the top of his lungs and charges the cops weaponless tryng to destroy them. Later on in the movie he kills all the cops one by one because of what they did to his wife. Now I know that may not be the best example but you'll understand when you watch the movie. I don't think that today we as christians live with the kind of passion that David had or that Jesus had, or that Paul had. Paul said that he would give himself up to suffering if it meant that one person would come to know his Savior Jesus! I want to live with that kind of passion! I want to weep over the lost. I want to live my life so passionately that people, christian or not, will see me and know that i would readily give my life, pride, money, stature in society, vanity, or anything else they could think of for what I believe. I want to live so passionately in everything I do including my love of people and especially in my relationships with other people. In my mind, passion and love go hand in hand. How can you really love someone unless you love them passionately. Love without true passion is useless just as faith without passion is mere religion. I pray that God will begin to raise up a passionate generation who are scared to death of living in a passionless world. Without passion there can be no compassion. And without compassion there is no hope. | | |
| Hey everyone, I'm in Florida!! It's so freaking hot here! I changed my email address now that I'm down here. rwdaugherty@seuniversity.edu is my new one. Send me emails people! And Ashleigh, I want your paper! Bring it on! I miss all you guys already. be praying for me! I'm believing God for some awesome things this year. Please keep me in your prayers. See ya! | | |
| So i'm leaving for florida in 16 days and I'm super excited!!! Bethany and I have been offered jobs as worship leaders for a jr. high youth group! This is the coolest thing for me cause I've always wanted to lead worship but I just never had the cojones or opportunity. So I'm really excited about that. I get to lead young adults into the presence of God! How cool is that! Answer: "the cooolest, dude!" So i'll be going to school and doing that on wednesdays. I'm excited to go church shopping when I get down there. It's fun going to a different church every week trying to find which one grows and challenges me the most. I'm super excited! Well I gotta start packing a little bit so I'll talk to you cats later. Peace. | | |
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