Awake At 30

Eph.4:29 "Let  no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers." We all have something going on in our lives, struggles we're facing, troubles we're dealing with, matters we're trying to figure out, challenges we're fighting to overcome, etc. Consider that those you meet on a daily basis are all going through something too, and here's the kicker: you don't know the extent of it and don't have the whole picture, only they do.  Realizing this, can't we be a little better in our daily interactions?  Can't we be good and decent people?  This doesn't mean that we overlook sin, but rather we recognize that the very best thing we can do for others is to share with them the gospel; both in word, and in how we live and interact with them. What does the world see of you? So much of our time is spent up in our own heads dealing with our own troubles t...

This is an article I wrote back in December of 2012 --------- Legacy My Parents Have Left Me By Matt Adams Favorite phrases of my father: “Remember who you are” “I love you” “Did you do [or, “Is that”] your best” “Stay on task” (particular to me) Write about the legacy of your parents…quite the task to undertake. You look back on your life and try to capture decades of living within just a few words. The quotes above are some that I remember from growing up, and still hear to this day whether it’s me repeating them or in talking with my parents. Life has its ups and downs, oftentimes one side is greater than the other, but in the end I believe it all levels out. Writing about the “legacy of my parents” is one that I would consider one of life’s “ups” and a task that I hope to do justice unto. We grew up learning that God comes first, family is important (with a few caveats), always to do our best no matter what we do, to sacrifice your life on behalf of your k...

We can lose sight of our goal sometimes can't we? What is your goal for this life? Think about it seriously. Our treatment of others can really get out of control sometimes, can't it? Which do we place more value on in our daily interactions - the man, because of his place in society, or the soul, because of its place before God? Do we give respect to others, give them their dignity as a person, regardless of their position in life, or does our whole demeanor change depending on our perception of the person? Would I speak or act the same way, as a Christian, toward a homeless person, or someone in ragged clothes, as I would a businessman or someone in my own societal/economic class? What makes them more or less human and in need of the gospel as the other? Read over Isaiah 53 again.  Honestly assess whether you would have given Jesus Christ the time of day... While I don't think any of us would actually say the following things in reaction to the situation proposed, ...