Hmm...

The church is filled with some of the nicest, most wonderful people in the world.

They are encouraging,enlightening, spirit-filled people.

They make my life a brighter place.

Its sad but the church is also filled with some of the 

meanest, nastiest, selfish people I know.

They refuse to be happy with anyone or anything and they use the church 

as a environment to spread there venom

Unfortunately I had a encounter with the 2nd group of people today.

But I still love Christ's bride.

Think about what we say people and how we judge people's offerings to God.

2 Things.

I would consider myself a decently tough person.

There are few things that affect me emotionally and incur any type of emotional response.

I definately have always preferred and like to see the Clint Eastwood

High Plains Stranger attitude in myself.

I think growing up watching movies like 

Predator, Conan the Barbarian, and Old Westerns with John Wayne

have given me the image of the strong silent type as the ideal man.

but with that said

there are 2 things in my life that I would consider

deal breakers.

anytime something has to do with my kids 

such as my daughter on Thursday night standing on the stage after praise practice and singing 

Jesus loves me 

In that cute high pitch 3 year old voice. It cracks my heart wide open.

and then my other breaker is anything to do with my relationship with God.

I have put myself or been annointed into leading worship at our church and God constantly 

puts me in a emotional state 

Sometimes I feel weak for crying when singing to Him.

but I am beginning to see the strength in being in tune to the Father.

This song always kills me and I thought I would share it today with you. 

There is just something about it and I can't explain it. 

It came out in a time of life where I really needed it and it still brings me back to that point.

Enjoy.

Tired.

This being my Blog I will write what I like.  

Some may not like what I have to say but the beauty of a internet site is to click it and go somewhere else.

I am a pastor in a church where love is flowing.

I am involved in a music ministry of a band where love is given out.

I am surrounded by a culture that focuses on the Love of God all the time.

and ignores the rest of the word and lifestyles that come from something that is not love.

I am sick of "Love Talk"

I by no means am perfect but when? please tell me when? (one more time) when? 

did it become cool to glorify our mistakes?

When and where does it say in the Bible 

Go out and do whatever you like. God loves you. It will all be fine. 

Act however you want to act. Say whatever you want to say. 

Live like the world that you are to be separated from. 

I am so tired and done with this thinking.

its very easy to ignore 

God as Just

and just see

God is love.

Now granted I come from a very legalistic background myself and at times I head into that thinking

and I have to force myself to not take a "pharisee" attitude.

But really is it that hard to live a life that is pleasing to God?

Do we honestly believe that God is pleased when we sin? 

That He somehow looks at us and is like

"You ole stinker, YA DID IT AGAIN. 

(Cue laugh track)

Oh well. I know your not sorry but its ok!"

God is not Mr. Belevedere

God is not Danny Tanner on Full House

God is Just

I try my hardest and I am going to wrap this up because this subject is just eating me alive. 

Yes God Does Love You and I Don't want to Judge you 

but i do see this and will explain what I see.

Matthew 7: 1-6

 ¹"Do not judge so that you will not be judged
.(if we judge with an evil heart or dark intent, His judgment of us will reflect it, if we judge nobly with honesty and justice, His judgment of us will reflect that)

 ²"For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you (if you judge with extremes you will be judged by that also if you judge by truth and with compassion you will be judged by that.)

 ³"Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?

 ⁴"Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye (Minor sins your brother has committed- Not getting into the measure of sins),' and behold, the log is in your own eye?(ignore the massive sins in your life)

 ⁵"You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye (Clean up your life and live a holy live style), and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye

(Help a brother out of something they may not see).

final verse: How can we know who the dogs are and who the swine are if we do not judge?

 ⁶"Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces. 

Some other verses regarding judgement:

1Cor. 6:2-3 Do you not know that the saints [the saved,Christians] will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases? Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life!

Prov. 3:21 My son, preserve sound judgment and discernment, do not let them out of your sight;

John 7:24 Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

Jer. 22:3 Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness...

Phil. 1:10 so that you may be able to discern [judge] what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ...

Phil. 1:7 It is right for me to feel this way about all of you [judge you]...

I am going to finish this up  
I don't want to be Pat Robertson (I think thats his name)
Making universal judgements against Haiti and tearing down people.

But I refuse to allow those who surround me to live a lesser lifestyle than what it should be and then to turn and use the excuse that God loves me and its ok.
It is not ok.
I am not perfect and I am still loved
but
I truly believe
God has not called us to Perfection
God has called us to PROGRESS
and how we can progress if we continue to live in the lifestyle that we were once in.

I hope i presented this right and if your mad I am sorry
and if your thinking i am completely wrong I am sorry too..
I will pull a page out of the book I have been hammering and simply say.
God loves me and my mistaken, judgemental thoughts.

lol.