Legend

I love this song, particularly David Gilmour's guitar solo at the end.
Cool film, It's supposed to be for kids, but it's way to scary, even I find it scary and quite disturbing in places!
Actually I find this film more disturbing than "I am Legend"

Basics

1) I can not earn my salvation or my righteousness:

I am clean Holy and pure because Of Christ's sacrifice on the cross, so if I sin does that wipe out what He has done for me.

If I deliberately do something that is sinful, am I still covered by Gods grace and mercy?

If the answer is no, then what power is there in the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ.

God gave His all for me, endured incomprehensible pain and torment and I can make that sacrifice worthless and meaningless by deliberately sinning! Is that what we are saying!?

Before Christ's sacrifice, God had in place another way for his people to atone for their sin, and that was animal sacrifice. This was pure and Holy before the Lord.

This however only covered our sin and did not wipe it clean. Christ's sacrifice makes us clean pure and Holy.

If one of my children disobeys me, then I am not happy because I am trying to help them.
If they deliberately do something against my wishes then I can become angry with them.

I do however still love them and still forgive them.
Now If I can do this for my children, how much more will my father in heaven do for me.

It would be foolish on my part though if I continued to anger Him as I would need to be corrected and if I don't listen to His words of wisdom He may choose to teach me by the only course left to Him. Remember He only wants the best for me and if that means a smack then so be it, as long as I learn to listen and obey. Likewise my children need to listen and obey me because I love them and only want the best for them.

2) God has chosen to move through his people:

That means us!

So where and when does God show His power?

Isn't it when we are obedient and do what He tells us to?

We can all move in our own power, that's easy, we do it on a continual basis, sometimes with good consequences and sometimes with horrendous consequences.

If we move in God's power however it is the perfect thing to do at the perfect time and in the perfect place.

Christ said "I only do what the father tells me to do"

This is the only scenario that Gods power is active through us and fulfills our destiny in Him

So let's do that, sounds easy doesn't it, but we more often than not add or detract to what God has said to us, usually because of some doctrine that we have taken on board or has been thrust upon us.

So lets be positive people:

God is with us and not against us and we can do all things through Him.

Fun

I've been driving the MGF now for a few days and it's a blast. Hard top, soft top, roof off, you name it, it just puts a smile on my face.
Took it for a spin with Derry (good friend of mine). Went up the Neath valley on the old twisty road, and Derry was encouraging me to go faster. As we aproached a particularly tight bend, Derry says "go on try it at 70". Now I know that is braking the speed limit, but I just had to try it at least once. I felt a little apprehensive as I know the MGF's have a reputation of loosing the back end at the ragged edge!
I didn't need to worry, the car cornered like it was on rails and I felt in complete control the whole time, I even think I could have taken the corner at 85 and it would have been fine.
Thing is, this car is fun at any speed, and as a result I tend to drive it slower than my turbo Audi A4, which by the way does not come close for fun, exhilaration or anything!
Sian (my wife) also loves it, but I think for different reasons.
We will be spending many mornings together out for a jaunt in the MG while the kids are in school, whatever the weather!

Rebirth 2

Right, this could be considered as rather frivolous really.
As I have said previously, this is the year of rebirth for me and my family, and on this note I had a sudden impulse to buy a new car, well I say new, It's actually 10 years old.
The MOT is up on my wife's car, so I thought what the heck, as it is probably going to cost a few hundred pounds for it to pass.
And so to my choice of car, I knew my wife always wanted a convertible, but I always thought they were too impractical, too noisy too cold, and too expensive.
To my grate surprise however I discovered the price of such cars has dropped quite dramatically, also I have found convertibles that can have hard tops. So what to buy, I had basically narrowed it down to 2, either the Mazda M5 or the MG F. both costing roughly the same. Having seen both with their hard tops on I decided the MG looked far the better and went like stink, which the Mazda doesn't. As I like A bit of power in a car and with all other considerations, I decided to go for the MG. Unfortunately, there was nothing available locally in my price range, i.e. under £2000 and not only that if I wanted the hard top it would cost me another £500 on top, this being a must buy due to our weather in Britain being cold wet and horrible most of the year round. So what to do......Of course ebay........!
Most were out of my price range, but then from out of nowhere pops up a 1997 MG F vvc (with a hard top), this being one of the fastest version i.e, 0-60 in 7 seconds, faster by far than my Audi.......WAW! Couldn't resist it, it just seemed to call to me
Anyhow to cut a long story short, I won it! and for a lot less than you would imagine, can't believe it, picking it up on Sunday from a recording studio on a farm just outside London.
And here's the picture of our new family member.


















Yes it is frivolous, but I truly believe this is part of the Rebirth. This car is a complete change in direction and quenches both our desires in terms of transport. It is dynamic, powerful beautiful, and fun.
As in the natural, so in the Spiritual!

Happy Valentines day Siani

Inadequate

I am feeling a bit crap. There are certain situations that I am not good at dealing with. When talking to people about their problems I am usually pritty good, this however is not the case regarding my wife. Basically I'm crap at it. The sistuation is way to personal and I say completely the wrong thing. If only I could just shut my stupid mouth, but I so want to help and it just comes out all wrong!

Oh Lord give me wisdom or shut me up, Please!!!

Wife

The one whom I love
The one whom I protect
To get to her, you must first go through me
And that will only happen over my dead body!