I've got Lewis on the Brain

"Christ died for men preciesly because men are not worth dying for, to make them worth it."

"Until you have given up yourself to Him, you will not have a real self."

"Atheism turns out to be too simple. If the whole universe has no meaning, we shouldnever have hfound out that it has no meaning..."

" He who surrenders himself without reservation to the temporal claims of a nation, or party or class, is rendering to Caesar that which, of all things, most emphatically beliongs to God: himself..."

The road to hell is the gradual one-the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts."

way of life

"For where your treasure is,_{where your time goes}, there your heart will be also."

Luke 12.34

seems like our society is focused on all the wrong things sometimes. it's easy to get wrapped up in everyday life and forget what our goal is; what we're supposed to be about. hopefully we don't forget forever

measure of a man

This world can analize and size you up and throw you on the scales
They can I.Q. you and run you through
Their rigorous details
They can do their best to rate you
And they'll place you on the charts
And then back it up with scientific smarts
But there's more to what you're worth
Than their human eyes can see
Oh, I say the measure of a man
Is not how tall you stand
How wealthy or intelligent you are
'Cause I've found out the measure of a man
God knows and understands
For He looks inside to the bottom of your heart
And what's in the heart defines
The measure of a man
Well, you can doubt your worth
And search for who you are
And where you stand
But God made you in His image
When He formed you in His hands
And He looks at you with mercy
And He sees you through His love
You're His child and that will always be enough
For there's more to what you're worth
Than you could ever comprehend
Oh I say the measure of a man
Is not how tall you stand
How wealthy or intelligent you are
'Cause I've found out the measure of a man
God knows and understands
For He looks inside
To the bottom of your heart
And what's in the heart defines
The measure of a man
You can spend your life persuing physical perfection
There is so much more
More than ever meets the eye
For God looks through the surface
And He defines your worth by what is on the inside
I say the measure of a man
Is not how tall you stand
How wealthy or intelligent you are
'Cause I've found out the measure of a man
God knows and understands
For He looks inside
To the bottom of your heart
And what's in the heart defines
Oh, I say the measure of
The measure of a man
Is not how tall you stand,
How wealthy or intelligent you are
Oh, I've found the measure of a man
God knows and understands it
For He looks to the bottom of your heart
And what's in the heart defines
Yeah, what's in the heart defines
Yeah, what's in the heart defines
The measure of a man
I know, I know

I'm amazed

God's love is amazing. I'm realizing more and more how different it is than any other kind of love in this world, and yet there is still so much more of it that I haven't even begun to see. He loves consistently, always pouring his affection and love on us. We are strange creatures to love too. We can be growing and changing in that love yet are so easily distracted from following him. We can trip up on little things or think we have a handle on our lives for a moment.
Yet God is still there for us, extending his hand to pull us close again. His love doesn't change from one moment to the next; it is just as strong, just as captivating, just as full as ever.
Your love is amazing, steady and unchanging.

This is real love-not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.
-1 john 4.8,10