Writing
Sometimes it hard to write because my heart is not in what I say. I've found that life is like this as well. When I am tired, unwell, or just apethetic following God is fairly difficult, but I am still commanded to do it. In this way Mr. Pulliam, like God, still commands us to write. He wants us to write on things we don't prefer. He wants us to write more then we can handle. He wants us to write in order to perfect our skill, and our person.
I'm glad that I've taken the writing class for three years. I've learned how to write better then most people my age, and though I do not intend to write professionally, the skill of writing is an incredible tool in our world today. I'm thankful that I have been equiped. Amen?
Such a Man
A man who loves God, a man who loves people, a man who loves a challenge not for challenges sake but rather for a greater good, William Wilberforce was such a man. I just watched Amazing Grace and felt ashamed that I didn't know more about the incredible testimony. God selected Wilberforce for a task, placed him in the right situation, and enabled him claim victory.
Slavery is a horrible thing. Yet the people of the time were not convinced. They perceived personal gain and even the lives of human beings became an acceptable sacrifice on the alter of prosperity. Abortion is not unlike slavery in that way. I wrote a paper last semester about slavery vs. abortion. Amazing Grace has inspired me to fight for the unborn until they are protected.
God is on the side of the oppressed.
Men like William Wilberforce give hope. Let us pray to the Lord of the harvest to send workers into the fields. Let us rise up and defend the defenseless. Let us be so overcome with compassion, by doing so we will walk in the footsteps of our Savior.
A Book Review
When Crickets Cry Charles Martin
A boat maker, incapable of shedding the habits of his past life, buys some lemonade from little Annie on the street one day. Moments later, after a horrible car accident he is tearing off her yellow dress to get a closer watch of her heart. He straps on his heart monitor, and keeps Annie alive until the meds arrive. He is now faced with the decision of a life time, well two life times, his and Annie's.
Annie needs a new heart.
Reece is a heart surgeon, but he left the practice five years ago. He is one of the most skilled physicians in the world when it comes heart surgery. Yet, his past haunts him, and he refuses to return to the practice.
The book reviews the life of Emma. Her love and her desperate need for a new heart were the sole reasons that Reese became a heart surgeon. When he lost her he lost his motivation as well.
When Crickets Cry is a excellent book about God working all things together for good for those who live Him and are called according to His purpose. I also learned some things about the human heart, and the importance of taking care of the body God has given me. It gave me more reasons to be thankful for the health that I have had all these years. I also know better how to pray for those who have heart trouble.
Read it and tell me what you think. It made me cry, but it made me think as well. It’s challenging to realize that God does not just plan out one purpose for us, but thousands of purpose, and when I get focused on just one, He often has to take it away in order for me to realize the importance of His glory and Kingdom.
