I Request from God Understanding

am I speaking to God
do i ask for myself
what request did i decide upon
all i can choose is one

out of fear should i request for forgiveness of my sins
out of love should i ask to stay by you
out of reverence should i request to hear your wisdom
no

in respect i shall request understanding
if i am able to understand my guilt i know i will be forgiven
if i am able to understand who you are i can love you as close as a brother
if i understand your teachings the wisdom the that i revere will grant itself to me

the result shall be such a greater respect than what i have now
i could not possible keep you to myself
So God may i respectfully request understanding.

Two Really Good Friends

These are two really good friends of mine, Josh Doneff is the picture on top and Matt Akin is the picture on the bottom.

If I had to use one verse that would describe their individual mindsets best those verses would be.

Hebrews 10:24- And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.
is for Josh Doneff

Colossians 3:15- Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as member of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.
is for Matt Akin

its the book meant for everyone

For you, the homeless
for him, the one on hard times
for her, the lonely lady
for all the burdened people

Those sad people living day by day
waiting on miracles to come
miracles that will never come to pass

For the unfair life
that is lived by the people born unto an unlucky star
those who need something to believe in
something to give them hope

It has been said that we are loved
the book has been written to give hope
the tale of the great king has been chronicled
all for those who wish to know of a single omnipotent existence

The one who came to save the world
from an almighty fathers wrath

History was spun
and a great moment in the world was revealed
all meant for the world of self centered people
hurt people
sad people
sick people
the holy book was written
the bible

Hell and Why it Exists

In the Christian bible there is so much to talk about. Like how the universe was made, how god created the animals, and the sea, and the sky, and the land. not to mention that there is an almighty being who exists outside of time that loves us and wants to be with us. The bible seems to have a large amount of information based on a being that we don't even know exists. I don't know how to prove or disprove the existence of a godly figure but I do know that without religion many people would not be who they are today.

Last night I went to my churches youth group and we talked about hell. one of the biggest questions I thought was brought up was "why does god let us go to hell?" The answer that was brought to the table was that god doesn't send us to hell, we send ourselves. I thought it was out of ignorance and arrogance to do what is right in gods eyes and I was partially right I think. What my youth pastor said was that it is not what we do that gets us into heaven or hell, it is what we don't do that makes the path to where we are going apparent. I really like this answer, because for one its true, and two this answer shows that it isn't a free ride into heaven just because you do good deeds. You get into heaven because you believe in god and you believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross for you so you could be washed of your sins.

Another question that came up was if god is all powerful why doesn't he just get rid of hell. The best answer to this question to this was because if everyone went to heaven then our love for god would be diminished. we would not love god and try as hard to work for him here on earth because we would know that our work would not matter. Everyone would be going to heaven no matter what, so in the end it would just be another thing for us to think about as a accessory to life, like television or a computer game.

Heaven and Hell exist because God wants us to live for him as we would live for ourselves and our friends and our families. If god were to just group us all together and take us to heaven it wouldn't really mean anything. This is why god lets hell exist. because heaven would not be a reward, and we as his people would not be as loving to him for his gift of eternal life.