Memorandum of Agreement Between You and Me

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

            This Memorandum of Agreement, made and entered into by and between:

            ME, referred to as FIRST PARTY, and

            YOU, herein referred to as SECOND PARTY.

WITNESSETH

            Whereas the FIRST PARTY is a man who is willing to support, encourage and make true the hopes and dreams of the woman he loves.  And whereas the SECOND PARTY is the identified beneficiary of this undertaking.

Whereof, for and in consideration of the foregoing premises, both parties hereby agree to the following:

1. That the FIRST PARTY will agree to stay by the SECOND PARTY's side, and let her know how beautiful she is despite a so-called "bad hair day".

2. That the FIRST PARTY will always let the SECOND PARTY have the last say---no matter what.

3. That the FIRST PARTY will always let the SECOND PARTY know if she has some spaghetti sauce on her cheek to prevent her from embarrassment. 

4. That the FIRST PARTY will make sure the SECOND PARTY gets to splurge on her favorite ice cream and cake when it's that time of the month---if she wants to. Well, SECOND PARTY can splurge on them anytime she wants, as long as she's prepared for the tummy-ache the next day (which FIRST PARTY will ultimately nurse and slightly nag about). 

5. That the FIRST PARTY will hold SECOND PARTY's hand, kiss her on the cheek and hug her tightly when she needs it. FIRST PARTY respects SECOND PARTY's space and will only openly show affection when SECOND PARTY asks for it. That does not mean, however, that FIRST PARTY is cold and insensitive. Both FIRST PARTY and SECOND PARTY agree on the dynamics of this.

So haters can like, back off.

6. That most importantly, FIRST PARTY will work hand-in-hand with SECOND PARTY in making sure that they both GROW and FLOURISH in their personal walks with Christ. That by the end, when  at death they do part, they are secure of the other's ultimate destination. This is the most vital prong to this memorandum, and this bears the most value to the agreement. This, in actuality, is at the very core of the whole relationship---and should stay there for the rest of their lives. 

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have signed this memorandum of Agreement by their respective duly authorized representative on the date and place written in the Lord's Word.  

Amen.

The Joy of Christianity

Believing in God does not mean you're weak-minded. You can always know what atheists know. But you can believe on what they don't. 


Believing in Jesus proves you have the guts to give up what you don't know, and what you will never know to a belief that this limited, pain-ridden, unfair earthly existence is not the end of it. 


That there's something more. 


Something better. 


Something PERFECT.

Overcoming Fear

I like being scared.
It brings me back to my humanity.
It causes me to tremble and pray.
It humbles me and refreshes me of my vulnerability.

I like being scared.
Because I remember Jesus when I'm scared.
I remember why He died
And I remember that He rose again.

I like being scared.
Because by being scared, I remember why I shouldn't be.

Isaiah 40:28-31

Do you not know?

No I don’t. Know what?

  Have you not heard?

Why? What’s everybody talking about?

The Lord is the everlasting God,

He is? Well, good for Him. He’s everlasting.

The Creator of the ends of the earth.

He created all THIS? Even the BAD STUFF??

He will not grow tired or weary,

Of what? Ruining our lives??

    And his understanding no one can fathom.

Oh. Okay.

So wait a second. Let me get this straight. There’s this God that created EVERYTHING. And He’s almighty and powerful and all. And because of that, he can do whatever He wants.

And because He’s God, whatever His plans are, I’m not really in the position to judge Him for it?

Isn’t that kind of unfair for us?

 He gives strength to the weary

Oh. That’s nice of Him. But how does that make up for bossing us around, huh?

  And increases the power of the weak.

So he gives strength to the vulnerable? I’m confused. Why can’t He just give us paradise and let us be happy? Why go through so much for the same thing? I mean, he wants us to love Him, right?

Even youths grow tired and weary,

And young men stumble and fall;

Yes. WE ARE WEAK. I get it.

But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.

Oh. Okay. So… uh… It’s up to us?? It’s actually just our choice to LOVE you? To have HOPE in you? All we need to do is to CHOOSE to love you and YOU’LL do the rest? Will we have paradise then, yeah?

They will soar on wings like eagles;
They will run and not grow weary,

 They will walk and not be faint.

Okay. So maybe we won’t. Right away. But it’s quite amazing if you come to think of it. If you get out of your self-centered box of “me” for once, you can really see how this thing works. He MADE us. He GAVE us life. And yet, he gives us the chance to live it the way we choose to live it. 

WOW. Just… WOW.

But then we come barging into the picture, complaining about how unbearably tired we are. How weak we are. How oppressed we are. When in fact, all the energy, the love and the motivation we needed clamored for was with us the whole time. His faith strengthens us. His love nourishes us. His grace saves us. That was all what we needed to do. 

But no. We didn't do anything. We refused to open our eyes to it.

And because we have become so selfish, he actually had to send His son to DIE for us just so we could have the chance to see the truth again.

The God who made us, the God who had provided us, the God who gave us the freedom to live life to the fullest, had to BUY us from our weaknesses.  

WOW. Just… WOW.

And yet here we are, ignorant and angry.

And we never even bothered to know.

So, what do you think? Do we have conflicting beliefs? Tell me more about your opinions in the comments section. :)