Danger

Life is filled with mystery. Its unpredictable and filled with danger. Even those who try to hide from the danger cannot escape it. We are a ball floating in a black void. We could be struck by a comet that we never saw coming and just like that this world would cease to exist. The real danger is unseen. We are surrounded by battles that occur on our behalf. Angles and demons surround us in a realm that is different from ours. When faced with this a gun would serve as no protection whatsoever. The only protection that we actually have left is the light. When we step into the light they see our true identity; servants of the King. What they see in those who don't serve the King I have no idea. When the evil sees that we are servants of the King and maker of all they are terrified. Our Father is the only protection that we have from the danger that stalks every shadow. Nothing can compare to that. Its amazing how even when we think He is not there He makes things turn out better than they should be. If we stopped and thought about the hazards that lay around us I think that we would all dig a deep hole and hide there until the end of the world. Every breath we breathe requires faith. In fact there is a small portion of our brain that God created for faith. When we breath, we should try to remember that.

Seriously...tell me what you think of this!

Hi, hello. I am now about three pages into the new and improved story in which I have entitled "The Red Velvet Cape", this is my original work which is a story about a young man living on a shaky path. He grew up with a Christian family and always attended church and had a strong faith. During his pre-teen years the boy experienced a great tragedy that left him filled with grief and anger causing him to follow a path of destruction eventually leading to darkness coming over his heart. Somehow (I won't tell you how) the guy is placed in a coma (just his physical body) and he is transported to a realm similar to Earth but a place where no veil blocks our view from good and evil. He is placed into a spiritual battle for his soul and if he fails the tasks at hand that may cause terrible things to happen and his destiny won't be fulfilled. God gave the man a guardian to look out for him and help him learn and to complete the tasks he must fulfill. Does that sound like a good book? Please I sincerely hope no one will steal that idea but I need some other opinions. Here is a few paragraphs that I hope you will enjoy and critically comment on your thoughts. I want this to work out well and to do that I need your help to so let me know what you think. Here it is...

The darkness was coming; lurking under the cover of every shadow. It hid beneath the rocks or behind the bushes in a friendly backyard. Waiting for the perfect moment to pounce and latch onto his soul. Squeeze his heart so that he succumbed to its wrath. The same darkness that he feared he longed to embrace and allow into his life. He brought the darkness to his doorstep. He invited it to come and terrorize his family and those he loved. All that he needed to do was open the door and welcome it completely into his life. Doing so could have reverberations that would spread far beyond him; touching the lives of every person around him, even those he had never talked to. But he wanted the darkness. To him it didn’t matter what the consequences were all that mattered was the freedom he thought that he saw in those cold, clammy hands; the hands that were wringing the life right out of his body. The freedom he thought they offered would give him powers far beyond his wildest dream. That thought was a grave mistake.

The familiar roar of the Ducati’s powerful engine and the vibration beneath his hands as Eric Masterson pealed down the deserted street was a comfort to him. He knew every curve of the deserted path and not even the time of night could affect his confidence on his journey home from a disappointing endeavour. He was a successful businessman, some would say that Eric had worked hard to make it to where he was but he knew better than that and so did his beloved girlfriend although she would never admit to him just how much she knew. He cheated his way to the top. Regardless of how he got himself there Eric knew that he was the right man for the job. He had taken the company ten times farther than his predecessor and he was still young enough to continue taking it farther. Just because Eric stayed out late partying every night didn’t mean that he would be bad for the job. The Chairmen just couldn’t understand that. They thought Eric was far too young and inexperienced. That’s what forced him to do what he had to if it meant that he could be at the top.

Eric was heading home from a long “heart-to-heart” he had at his girlfriend’s house with his best friend. Essentially it was an intervention. The two of them had begun hanging out all the time while he was busy working or doing other things. He discovered that they were doing it behind his back and when asked they replied “Oh, we were just bonding,” as if he could believe that innocent statement. Their relationship had all the characteristics of something far different than “bonding” time but of course he was supposed to trust them and let whatever was going on happen with no questions asked. How could he do that? They were off behind his back. After this went on for a month Eric finally had enough. He broke up with her. That was all that he could do. She called all week but he just ignored those calls. There was no way he could even look at her, or him. Some great friends he knew.

Earlier that day he ran into his friend; or rather ex-friend. Eric tried his hardest to duck behind the aisle in the store but it was too late and Anthony had already spotted him. Eric avoided eye contact as best as he could but Anthony crossed the distance to talk with him.

Ignore any spelling or grammar issues as I haven't read it over yet and just tell me how it sounds. Seriously if I ever see that someone uses this idea or the writing I will fine you for it. This is not free for all to take just to read and comment. Thank you for reading and for your comments that are deeply appreciated.

Whats in the future?

Hi, hello. I think naturally as humans we are often curious about our futures and what lays ahead of us. We wonder if we will figure out some way to come up with a crazy invention that actually works. We wonder did I ever finish that book I was working on. The Disney movie "Meet the Robinsons" does a great job of illustrating what can happen if we go through time travel. The thing about our futures is that its meant to be a mystery. We aren't supposed to know whats ahead because then trying to choose the path that we travel on could be a real challenge and we might take the wrong path which would change how our future should have been. Going to the past could also be a problem as things might not pane out the way that they originally did altering the rest of time. The best thing to do is live in the present. Take life day to day and not put to much stress on what is to come. Make smart decisions and let the future pane out how its meant to. God is in control and listen to him, he will direct your path.

The Red Velvet Cape

Hi, hello. I have been working on a novel for about the past year but have really been struggling with the format and basically how to start it. I began writing in first person and got a good chunk written but wasn't pleased with it. Here is the first two paragraphs of one that I am really pleased with and will keep writing like this. Tell me what you think.

The darkness was coming; lurking under the cover of every shadow. It hid underneath the rocks or behind the bushes in a friendly backyard. Waiting for the perfect moment to pounce and latch onto his soul. Squeeze his heart so that he succumbed to its wrath. The same darkness that he feared he longed to embrace and allow into his life. He brought the darkness to his doorstep. All that he needed to do was open the door and welcome it. Doing so could have reverberations that would spread far beyond him. But he wanted the darkness. He saw freedom in those cold, clammy hands. A freedom he thought would give him power. That was a grave mistake.

The familiar roar of the Ducati’s powerful engine and the vibration beneath his hands as Eric Masterson pealed down the deserted street was a comfort to him. He knew every curve of the deserted path and not even the time of night could affect his confidence on his journey home from a disappointing endeavour. Eric Masterson was in his twenties but in one evening had experienced a betrayal that burned him far beyond his years. Maybe it was the fire that burned in his heart or maybe it was his over confidence that caused what was to come next. No matter why it happened it was the miracle that his beloved family had prayed for. They possibly didn’t expect the miracle to come in the form it did but God had his hand in it and he made sure that everything would work out for the better. He gave the young man a second chance that most people would never expect to get.

Does that sound like it will be a good book to you? Would you read it? Oh, it is a fantasy novel about spiritual warfare and the battle for a young man's soul. Let me know what you think.

If this is Earth think about Heaven

Hi, hello. It seems that for us as simply human beings Heaven is a concept that our tiny brains cannot grasp. Picturing forever is difficult because we don't know what forever is. We can't seem to understand a moment when time is none existent and age does not occur. A question I often ask myself is how can God have been there forever? Wouldn't something have to have created God? To us we see the trees and the mountains, the animals and the forests, then we look at our fellows and also the housing and factories and everything that we have been able to build. When we look at this world around us it is interesting to see that everything was created by something so we can't grasp that God has been there forever. Then trying to imagine the kingdom in which this wonderful, amazing creator lives in we cannot even come to terms with it. Even though certain parts of the Bible describe Heaven and we try and picture it like the description says. I think that our imaginations don't give Heaven justice. Heaven is more than we can imagine and there is nothing on Earth that can come close to a comparison. Its more beautiful that a room filled with diamonds. The above image is what I think is the most beautiful place on Earth and I strongly believe that this is a veil covering our eyes which is preventing us from seeing the true beauty of Heaven which lies in a realm far beyond here. One that we must be worthy and wait to enter.

Immaturity

Hi, hello. I started reading this book by Mel Blackaby called "Going the Second Mile" it talks about not going the second mile by burning yourself out trying to be a "good" person. There are enough "good" people in this world who aren't even Christians but it talks about going the second mile by experiencing the Love of Jesus Christ to such an extent that you spread His love just because you have His love in you and you want to share it with other people. The author also talks about a moment when God asked him why he only ever came to him when he needed help. I felt that this was speaking directly at me. I tend to often cry out to Jesus when I need His help with something or am having a rough time. Even while reading this book I said to God "Help me to be able to experience your Love so that I can travel the second mile with You". I realized that even while I try to get a deeper relationship with God I still am crying out for help. I had a thought the other day that I believe came from God, I thought that I am immature just like a teenager. I come to the Father every time I need something but otherwise, unfortunately, have a tendency to ignore my Parent. I am immature. Sometimes immaturity his a benefit and it enables us to have the wonder and awe of a child. The imagination of a child and the ideas like a child. Children trust their parents and learn and talk with them. They need them to grow but somewhere in there a teenager takes place and they tend to (not all) just use their parents when they need them. Then there are adults who think that they are finished learning and are too good for help. We need to have the faith of a child. Never stop wanting to grow or learn. Being a teenager in our faith isn't really very good so what I need to do is grow by growing backwards if that makes sense at all. I need to have the child like faith that will enable me to trust my Father and at the same time I need to grow into an adult and come away from the teen years. I guess we need to be able to talk to God normally and look at Him just like a child cause that is what we all are and we will never stop growing and learning. I am sorry if I ended up rambling on and on there but I am sleepy and what I was trying to say made more sense in my head so I sincerely hope that you understood the entire point of this post.

Memories are all That Remain

Hi, hello. In four days I will be graduated and will have closed a small chapter in my life. What is in store after this chapter I have no idea but I pray that God will take me on the adventure of a life time. Looking back it went by so fast. One day I suddenly am leaving high school and soon going to be out of this town. I realize that there are people I may not see again for a year or two. Things I looked forward to every week that I will no longer have. Its enough to make me cry. All that I really have left to commemorate my four years of high school are those memories that I hope to keep tightly locked away within my mind. There to access any time I feel sad. There are some things that I experienced that were so incredible I would be more than willing to go through the horrible moments over and over again if it would mean that I could relive that one memory again. This evening I had a bunch of grade 12 friends over for one last shindig and we kept talking about the teachers and the people who we went to school with. Things that we did with them and stuff that we were going to miss. The only thing that will remain from my time in high school is the memory of moments spent with each other. Nothing more, and nothing less. The school part will one day eventually fade but I pray that the memories of the past will stay forever.