Political Ramblings of a undecided Fool!

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."

The subject on the chopping block today has been something that I have been very back and forth on for a long time.

I am looking at this specific subject from the stand point of the american Government not any thing spiritual, Godly or Biblical.

The Subject that i am blogging about today will be Gay Marriage... (*Double Gasp *)

When you look at it from the aspect of human rights, there should be no gay Marriage debate. The D.O.I. says that all men are created equal... not just men who like women. The fact that we are denying the gay community the right to get married is not constitutional. The issue is that two people of the same gender getting married does not fit our normal status quo, so it is something that is ignorantly feared and rejected.

The gay rights movement has become this machine that has taken over many parts of the country and some aspects of our government. Has any one ever stopped to think, had we given rights to the gay community from the start would things have been different. That is war like mentality that had developed between the Gay community and the "Christian" community is just a byproduct. Our inability to give what (by right of our constitution) belongs to this community, has created the war like attitude that is so obvious today.

Just The political thoughts of Little old Me

love Always

Josiah

In observance of Lent!

I am choosing this year to observe the tradition of Lent. This tradition is usually a catholic tradition but other people from other faiths do chose to honor this time. The tradition is to deny you one earthly pleasure for 46 days leading up to the Easter session. Some would chose to not eat some type of food, or stop smoking or many other things. The more I looked into the history of this time, it just seemed more to me like a normal prolonged fast that was sanctioned by the catholic church in order to honor the Easter session.

I looked at my life and asked God and myself what could I give up for 40 days that would encourage me to seek after God? After prayer and thought I drew the conclusion that Music was something that I could give up…. When this first came to mind I was shocked with myself, I asked how could this work? I mapped out how it would work out and the following are the rules I will be following for 46 days starting Wed – Feb- 16 -2010.

• This fast only deals with music that I would have control over.
  
• Chapel Worship Does not apply in this fast.
  
• If someone else that I am with starts music that will not apply
  
• I can not request that someone else start music…
  

My friends will be aware of my fast

• I will take the music off my IPod and use it for internet and School related purposes only
  
• My ITunes will stay closed on my laptop.
  

Those are my goals that I hold for the earthly part of my fast…

The spiritual aspect of it all, I hope that obviously this will bring me closer to God. Also during the fast I pray that there would be new revelations of his Love and his care for me during this time. Also beyond my insecurities I hope and pray that God will use me during this time to show the love that I have found to other people…

Growing in The Crap of life!

The last time that I posted on this site was 2007... unless you count my blank post that I got one comment on... But any way reading over my blogs of yesteryear that seems so distant and so far from who I am and where I am at in my life. (despite being at the same college)

I was told by a wise person a long time ago that "A person needs change". It does not matter what kind of change it is (tho we always hope for the best). If one goes through life unchanged from year to year can you say that person is experiencing life?

As I have seen in three ish years that change is always something that will come. Despite the thought that the world revolves around me and the universe bends to my every need. I know that in reality it does not. In this aspect of reality where I don't sit on a throne above every one else, there are bumps, trials, risks, victory and epic Failures.

I have found that these things that are looked at as bad things are what brings about the most change in our life. This change is something that should be celebrated and in some aspect looked Fw to in life. It is not like we should be looking for crap to go wrong in our life on propose. Having the understanding that the situation that you are in may suck but you have the ability to learn from it and grow in it. So take advantage of every hard moment in life and ask your self "What can I take away from this?"

You are Never alone!

Love Always
Josiah Norman

Read this!!

"Someone has said very aptly: Resist the beginnings; remedies come too late, when by long delay the evil has gained strength. First, a mere thought comes to mind, then strong imagination, followed by pleasure, evil delight, and consent. Thus, because he is not resisted in the beginning, Satan gains full entry. And the longer a man delays in resisting, so much the weaker does he become each day, while the strength of the enemy grows against him."

Thomas a Kempis, The Imitation of Christ

The battle of the mind

So there are days in your life that you just miss people and with Turky Day and the much hated X mass coming up I am missing a bunch of people like.... My family... Mom Dad Bekah.... Baby, Ej and JD... and of course Joey!
There there are the other people that i miss all the "friends of the past" (cough cough my Ex's) and a buch of people a long those lines... I want to see them no doubt, but I know that it would not be good for me like at all to do so, But all will be worked through in time.

I must confess that I know where this battle is rooted, it all goes back to me not being faithfull in my prayer time and reading of the Bib. I have seen over the past... three days that my mind has slowly gone down hill again after so long of not digging into Gods word, that my thought pattern is no longer the same no longer is my mind coverd with the word of God or prayer, it is now filled with thoughts of people places and thing that i dont need to be thinking about.... not saying that they were not there in the first place but now they are no longer just fleeding thoughts there is strength and emo behind them... almost like i am just giving power to those thoughts...

MY PHONE IS DEAD!!!! well not dead dead but it only works for about ten min ish.... if i am lucky so yes my life is now like so quiet i dont have my phone going off at like 1 AM or like any time for that matter... it kinda sucks when you are drivng and you dont have it but it is cool when you are through your day and there are no sudden distractions, and also kills a lot of temptaion that i could have.... so all together right now not such a bad thing..

HOME!!!... I am looking at being back in the vally ish 16-26 of Dec at this point, and I am going to have to play a lot of duck and Doge I know there are some people that i need to talk to but there are others that I know I dont need to be going to see, but I am so happy I will get to see baby and Sis and all my family and hope to see the halls... I dont know why but yes, and I get to go to my home church and not stuck here at college....

OH some punk Got into my car and Jacked my CD player.... not that it was worth like all the much but it just sucks because I am going to have to drive down to WACO this week with like no music..... What am i going to do on a 45 min drive with like no music.....

Love you Guys
JoJo

Pain, Understand, Depression

Life.... it is funny...." If life is like a highway I am like Drunk at the Wheel"... Any way so I am now a black haired little Emo Boy.... Yeah!!
So I was in my Old Testment Class on tuesday and we were doing somthing that required us to move to another seat in the room and so I did... (I dont like change) any way so I was asked by three people if I just got into that class because they have never seen me in class before hahah... I am doing good if I can be in a class for 3/4's of a sesmester and the only person that knows that i am in that class is the proff and the chick that sits in front of me.....
It is thurs night that means there are tons of little kids running around here beacuse it is campus days and all of the prospective students are comming to get a taste of SAGU. hahah they are playing into there communist game.....

Things are getting harder I am now at a point where my attractions are "Correct" but I still struggle with my old one so now i am in a postion where i dont want to be...

I bought Tickets to go and see this concert that I wanted to see so so so bad but the person that I wanted to go with that would help me stay accountable there cancled on me so now the concert starts in like a half hour and I am not there..... I am Ticked hard core Boys Suck!!!!

I am ready for a break I am ready to sleep my day away and Just not wake up for like 12 hours...

Working growing Watching

So Today I was fronted by a friend of mine who is going to do some work at a church this weekend. He needed somone to go with him and help him "work the alter"(aka when he gives a alter call I will be one of those guys running around the front praying for people) It is at a church that he is planing on working with next semester, and he asked me to go with.
I made sure that he was cool with chosing me (him knowing about my summer) and he said he was cool because he had thought and prayed about it and I was on his list to ask any way.... I was not at the top of the list, but at least i made the list.... but yes I would hate to get all pumped up but I am excited that God is opening doors for me to do these type of things and God is using me still even thoe I have been having a rough time....
So yes I am excited to see what god does and I am ready to be used by him in what ever way he feels best...

Shoutout- If you are going through a trial dont think that God cant use you because of the trial, steping up and doing work that God has for you is one of the best things you can do!
God can use every one as long as there willing!!

In love in Chirst
Jojo