Hands

I hear my family asking for the prayers of others and praying themselves. They ask God for an answer to life’s most uncertain moments. The part that I  don’t get is when someone is randomly asking questions and they don’t believe it is God who is responding. Does God have to open the sky and speak for us to believe it’s him? I wouldn’t think so.

I want to personally believe that God has his hand in every aspect of my life no matter how big or small. I don’t know for sure and I can’t answer all life’s most complicated theological questions, But, for me some moments are enough for me to believe. Like everyone else I still fall into doubt and my question today is why is that?

When me and my wife first arrived in California we were poor. No food, no money, no phone, she was distraught and truthfully I was too. At the time the only thing I knew to do was to pray.

We prayed in the kitchen that day. We prayed hard and long. Most importantly we did it together. Before we finished saying Amen someone was knocking on our door with two boxes of food. It was a welcome party saying they was coming to someone else’s house that happened to not be home, saw our rent a car, and the baby seat inside of it. We ate that day and for the next couple of days, weeks, and months we didn’t question God. We didn’t question what could be done through prayer. But, every so often we run into an issue that we think is too big. We question his capabilities just like everyone else, Why ? If he has shown up before why do we wonder if it’s possible again? Faith is difficult and anyone that says otherwise is not being honest with themselves. Faith asks us to believe in the invisible hand of God and dispel or discard our own logic. Logic is what makes us human right? Faith is what makes us Chosen.

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RG111 was impressive today. Peyton looked good and Julio Jones looks like he's the new thing. You know what's missing a comment about DA BEARS. So we went out and got Brandon Marshal but we did not put as much into our Offensive line. A highly touted offensive re haul resulted in 3 points in the Bears pre-season debut. We have yet to see Andrew Luck or the Tebow/Sanchez experiment. As of right now the most interesting thing on television is hands down the Olympics. We have seen some moving performances in almost every sport. I almost lost my voice the other day screaming for Alison Felix.
One thing I am surprised about is how interesting some sports can be during the Olympics but throughout the year it's not the same. Beach Volleyball, Women's soccer, and Rowing? I'll watch it all. I'm happy that the men's basketball team is handling it's business this year. I am actually surprised at how well Carmelo does in the international game. I guess without the physical defense he gets in the NBA, it pretty much lets him run free.
It looks as if Plaxico might be going to the Cowboys which will give them another physical wide out.
I'll be on my way to MS tomorrow so I won't be writing for a while. Do what you love, learn something new, and improve your niche. Life is too short to live it reactively. It's cool to watch some of the greatest athletes in the world do what they do. Afterwards, live in what ever way you chose to do so.

Peace

The latest

I had the opportunity to work out today. I used some C4 and by the time I got to the gym I was pumped. I ran my best three mile time since returning from my deployment. I also did the www.crossfit.com work out of the day. The best thing about what I did today is that it goes with my new mantra “Your body is your resume”. I’m doing my best to cut out sweets but late nights and early mornings with no readily prepared food doesn’t help in the least.

Lots of buzz about training camp for the past week. While I was running on the treadmill at the Gym I saw that the Jets and Broncos make the hourly cycle everyday it seems. Tim Tebow can be captivating and so can Peyton Manning when we finally see him on the field. I can't wait until the season starts to see how the bears are going to do. The roster is much improved but the schedule is one of the more difficult ones. As a fan any football is good football.  Luckily they are not giving the holdouts as much attention as the training camps. Another less mentioned story is the referee situation which I’m sure will play a large part in early season wins and loses.

 

I’m getting closer to being married for 6 years and I’ve been asking myself how do I take my husbanding to the next level? I come up with holding hands more, listening, and giving more compliments as a start. I wish I could get some ladies to chime in with more ideas. Please nothing about things to buy. Being a spouse should be deeper than purchases. That's my two sense at least.