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Psalm 32
Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man whose sin the LORD does not count against him and in whose spirit is no deceit. When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was sapped as in the heat of summer.
Selah
Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD “- and you forgave the guilt of my sin.
Selah
Therefore let everyone who is godly pray to you while you may be found; surely when the mighty waters rise, they will not reach him. You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.
Selah
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you. Do not be like the horse or the mule, which have no understanding but must be controlled by bit and bridle or they will not come to you.
Many are the woes of the wicked, but the LORD’s unfailing love surrounds the man who trusts in him. Rejoice in the LORD and be glad, you righteous; sing, all you who are upright in heart!
There are a couple of things that I took away from this chapter…
~concealing sin leads to bitterness and even physical illness
~the cost of concealing is out closeness to Him
~Confession & repentance is something that must be daily
~transgression is rebellion against God
~who we hang around with is a reflection of who we are
~if you just deal with the symptom, you will never beat the disease…this last one is one that has hit home for me in a real way. There are constant battles in life that I feel like I am always doing either damage control or just try to beat the symptom. But the disease keeps popping up. I have been talking with some close friends and I think that there is a desperate need in our generation for even a small group of people to rise up and claim true christlikeness. I would even know where to start except for this, if my heart is willing he will lead me. I, ashamedly, am not sure if my heart is willing…Father, what must I do to have a heart desperate for you?
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http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=40127
It’s an interview with Alice Cooper (former shock rocker) — and this is my favorite quote: “If you’re listening to a rock star in order to get your information on who to vote for, you’re a bigger moron than they are. Why are we rock stars? Because we’re morons. We sleep all day, we play music at night and very rarely do we sit around reading the Washington Journal.”
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Blessed is he
whose transgressions are forgiven,
whose sins are covered.
Blessed is the man
whose sin the LORD does not count against him
and in whose spirit is no deceit.
When I kept silent,
my bones wasted away
through my groaning all day long.
For day and night
your hand was heavy upon me;
my strength was sapped
as in the heat of summer.
Selah
Then I acknowledged my sin to you
and did not cover up my iniquity.
I said, “I will confess
my transgressions to the LORD “-
and you forgave
the guilt of my sin.
Selah
Therefore let everyone who is godly pray to you
while you may be found;
surely when the mighty waters rise,
they will not reach him.
You are my hiding place;
you will protect me from trouble
and surround me with songs of deliverance.
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Today I ‘found’ iTunes radio…i am already a big itunes fan but the radio stream are just icing on the cake! So i was working and switching between the comedy stream and the news stream…that was a little wierd and kwirky but it made the day just a little bit easier to get through…
i have also gotten my new computer 90% up and running at work and i shlould be getting internet in my new apartment this weekend so i am hoping to get back on the photography band wagon…i have also put some of my stuff up on deviant art (http://smicky.deviantart.com/)…
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I couldn’t think of a better title so I just decided to put what I was listening to…I am in an artistic mood at the moment, it is raining and dark outside, it is a black and white day. I love days like today, except for the whole part about being inside and unable to shoot. But that is not the days fault, just realities. The reality of the situation is that I have to work to make money. I wonder if I would have the same appreciation for money if someone came up today and handed me a 10 million dollar check, would I appreciate it…I have seen first hand what money can do to artists…Over years it can make you hard and dull your artistic edge…Then there is the exception who has the money without it effecting his artistic view…But that is the exception…
I want to be an exception…
Is the music of my life building of waning…Am I going up or headed down…Is today the best day of my life until tomorrow or was the best day yesterday?
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It is good to be posting again…I have been off for a little over a month b/c of a combination of several reason…First, I moved apartments so that I can be closer to work and play with Harley more…Second, I have been out of town shooting and that was good stuff b/c we received word back that the clients really liked the work…Third, I have sat down a couple of times to write something but I realized it would be extremely forced and I would much rather write naturally. So here it is….I have also discovered that I write more when there are things going on in my personal life that make me think and ponder…Whether hurt, joy, pain, discovery, etc.. And I have had a little of all of those in recent weeks so I thought I would log something just to get me back into the flow of things before I verbally explode ( I mean that is never pretty and a pain in the neck to clean up after =))