http://www.lostseed.com/ en-us Copyright 2009, LostSeed.com Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:16:22 -0500 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:16:22 -0500 any LostSeed The main news feed from LostSeed. http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Verses at Heart I've had two verses on my heart for a week or two, I was thinking about them a lot. The first has to do with trusting God in dire situations, the second is about living that balanced life, avoiding extremes. Psalm 37:25 I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread. And below is from, Ecclesiastes 7:16-18:Do not be overrighteous, neither be overwise -- why destroy yourself?Do not be overwicked, and do not be a fool -- why die before your time?It is good to grasp the one and not let go of the other. The man who fears God will avoid all extremes. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:42:06 -0500 http://www.lostseed.com/writings/2009/11/17/verses-at-heart.php http://www.lostseed.com/writings/2009/11/17/verses-at-heart.php Easily Distracted I have spent the past few months striving to accomplish some goals. I've been studying Object Oriented Programming and I've written and rewritten applications. I have been working non-stop in front of this screen. I have made myself so busy that all I think about is work, preaching, and programming. My sleep schedule is backwards and I drink coffee to get more energy to work into until atleast 5am. I don't know how I get so easily distracted, but it's a cycle I keep falling into. None of this is healthy. I don't know how to live a balanced life. I need help with everything. I feel like a busy body. I have few hobbies apart from this computer. Over this span there have been little things I felt the Lord put on my heart, but I dislike how easy it is to get occupied with something and put him in 2nd place. Then I don't notice until I feel as dry as a desert in my heart. I miss the creativity that flowed by feeling alive. I don't need to know everything :( Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:22:14 -0500 http://www.lostseed.com/writings/2009/11/09/easily-distracted.php http://www.lostseed.com/writings/2009/11/09/easily-distracted.php The Worlds Wisdom is Blind 1 Corinthians 1:20-21 says, Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has God not made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. You could sit down and converse with the greatest educated man or woman, or a world renouned philosopher, or an intellectual -- they may know much about life and education, but they do not know God the lover of their soul. In all a mans efforts, education, studying, earning, striving, and even people who dilligently study the scripture and stop there (which testifies about Jesus), they do not even know God! Isn't that amazing? You would think people like this who seem to have so much understanding and worldly wisdom knew God. The cross is foolishness to those perishing but to us it is the power of God. To know God it begins with Christ crucified, if anyone rejects the Son they reject the Father. Eternal life is to know the One true God, and Jesus Christ. God always wants to restore man to himself, like in the days of Eden. You will never find God through mans intellect. Note: It's great to be intelligent and well educated, but that is not all there is. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:49:51 -0400 http://www.lostseed.com/writings/2009/10/05/the-worlds-wisdom-is-blind.php http://www.lostseed.com/writings/2009/10/05/the-worlds-wisdom-is-blind.php 8 Reasons Life Might Stink #1 Sin is a deceiver.Deceive means: To be false, to fail to fulfill. Sin mostly satisfies the flesh and not the heart. Most people are stuck in this one because they love their sin. Sin can be very pleasuring, but to overcome they have to overcome evil with good. Nothing can wash away sin except the Blood of Jesus.#2 They want God to trust them, But they don't trust Him.People don't give God their first fruit offerings, but they want Him to bless their pocketbook. Sometimes people say, 'If I had a lot of money I would give', but the truth is: What you do with a little, you do with a lot.#3 They Believe a LieJesus said, "You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free."  If they do not know the truth how can they exercise the truth to gain freedom? Some people can't hold on to a single promise of God, they just hope for the best and call it some Karma Shinnannigans. God is looking for people to speak faith verbally and act on it. Violent men take the Kingdom of Heaven by force.#4 The devil is a liarThat snakes plan is to kill, steal, and destroy your life. The devil is also a deceiver. Many of the Christians I've talked to aren't aware of spiritual battles, that is because they aren't very spiritual. And they don't understand why thing go so wrong. #5 Religion Doesn't WorkPeople allow man to place law, traditions, and works on their shoulders to try and meet Gods requirements. But God placed the sinless savior Jesus on the cross so we can meet Gods requirements.Every religion tries to make you earn your way to a higher power, but Jesus is Gods way of reaching down to man. #6 I'm Not ReadySome people think their life is too out of order, 'When I got this right then I'll try'. They should come to God all messed up, filthy with guilt and sin, they shouldn't try to get it right themselves or they never will. And who knows, maybe it will be too late!#7 I'm too BadSome people think they are too bad. But only once in History did the Son of God give His life freely for you, it will never ever happen again! He paid for every sin, not just some. The devil wants you to think the blood of Jesus is not enough, but the blood of Jesus is everything. And the blood of Jesus defeats the work of the devil.#8 They don't BelieveIf people will Humble Themselves, Seek His face, and Pray, then God will hear from Heaven and heal them. Wishful thinking and testing God doesn't work, someone has to deliberately go out of their way and break the usual cycle of habits to seek Him. The most controversial person in History, Jesus Christ is the answer to everything. The authenticity of the Bible is backed up by Prophecy, if you want a book that foretells the future and fulfills it, this is only found in the Bible with unbelievable 100% accuracy. Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:55:28 -0400 http://www.lostseed.com/writings/2009/08/07/8-reasons-life-might-stink.php http://www.lostseed.com/writings/2009/08/07/8-reasons-life-might-stink.php Right Words, Wrong Actions A coconut is hard to get inside. To do so you have a few options such as: chizelling away at it, hammering it, or smashing it. To get to the insides beyond the shell it takes much effort. One has to literally destroy the hard shell. I think God does the same thing with our hearts. It sounds painful, and it can be. Because sin hardens the heart, and God has to break the hardness so he can keep working with us deep on the good insides.Another thought.. I can invite someone over by asking them -- but if I lock the doors when they arrive they arent getting in. Many times I say, "Oh God help me, I believe, I'll do anything", but whenever God wants to come in I lock him out because I'm busy sinning with my own agenda. That makes my words/confession/invitation good for nothing because my actions dont follow up. Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:58:31 -0400 http://www.lostseed.com/writings/2009/07/30/right-words-wrong-actions.php http://www.lostseed.com/writings/2009/07/30/right-words-wrong-actions.php Outside this Morning I was outside this morning drinking some Coke and had a few thoughts while looking at the moon on one end of the sky and the sun rays beaming from the other.The stars shine bright at night, but when the sun comes out you never see them.In the same way, If you're somewhere praising God and He shows up, the people aren't going to shine that bright because His glory fills everything you can see. God must get the Glory because the Lamb is worthy of everything. And He will not give His Glory to another.Then I thought about that verse in Romans. Creation testifies that there is a creator, just by looking around you know there is a God. But by looking at creation it doesn't let you know your creator, it just shows that there is one. It's like finding a watch on the road and saying I know the watch maker because I found his watch. You don't know Him you just have a product of his hands! Believing and Knowing God are two completely different things, because eternal life is to know Jesus Christ, and the Kingdom of God is now at hand, at your hand! And eternity is in your heart.Then I thought about that verse, His mercies are new every morning. And 1 John 2:1, if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense--Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. If you messed up yesterday, repent and change today. Some of us need to start believing Gods promises, especially the little ones we easily forget. Before beating yourself up about something you did yesterday, Just ask God to forgive you, bury it and move on. Sun, 12 Jul 2009 06:22:40 -0400 http://www.lostseed.com/writings/2009/07/12/outside-this-morning.php http://www.lostseed.com/writings/2009/07/12/outside-this-morning.php Settling for Less The Israelites roamed the desert for 40 years headed to the promise land. Every day God guided them by a cloud in the day and a pillar of fire at night.When they had idols, God didn't stop his grace, he kept guiding them even though they totally disobeyed Him. What mercy God had, that goes for 40 years!God was kind enough to keep His mercy going for 40 years of disobedience! Though the price the Isrealities paid was big, they did not enter the Promised Land due to their hard hearts of disobedience.So I ask myself some things. I may be walking in the grace of God following all His obvious signs, but am I imitating the Israelites? I understand we move Glory to Glory, we are not supposed to be standing still. Do I listen where wisdom cries aloud in the streets? Have I settled only for observing the obvious and comfortable while neglecting my own role and participating?Is my current strategy going to get me to the destination He set before me? He doesnt just want to guide me, He wants my participation.I want to be carried by Gods awesome grace but I don't want to ignore the road signs of obedience which would keep me from a greater destiny than what I may be settling for. Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:21:02 -0400 http://www.lostseed.com/writings/2009/06/04/settling-for-less.php http://www.lostseed.com/writings/2009/06/04/settling-for-less.php Jesus Christ is so Awesome I never knew anyone could be this good. He keeps no record of my wrongs, He washes away my shame, He fulfills my every need.  He doesn't take me out of my problems he takes me through them. I need problems, I'll never change without confrontation, today I thank God for my problems. I need the crushing to let the oil flow so that I can be more like Him. God makes me confront my adversaries, because I am born-again to conquer them. If His law wasn't my delight I'd perish in my affliction.. His precepts revive me.. I wish someone could hear that. Every problem is an opportunity to let go of control and allow the potter mold us like Him. If we aren't in cooperation with God I think our attitudes can get upset and bitter through our circumstances. There is so much more in Jesus than anything this world has to offer. His anger is for a moment but His favor endures a life-time. God is so awesome. He heals oppression and breaks yokes, He is an ever present help in times of trouble. When I'm doing just fine I don't need faith to move mountains, I need it more when I'm in trouble. Many waters cannot quench His love. Wed, 13 May 2009 01:38:20 -0400 http://www.lostseed.com/writings/2009/05/13/jesus-christ-is-so-awesome.php http://www.lostseed.com/writings/2009/05/13/jesus-christ-is-so-awesome.php Reflect Sometimes I get caught up doing the things I'm so interested whether it be a hobby or game, I lose sight of things. I put a little video here that is special to me, and you probably have your own songs you played a long time ago where you can really remember God being close in your life. For me, most of those songs in the early years were by Rich Mullins and Steven Curtis Chapman. God is the same yesterday, today and forever! The first time you experienced how God felt towards you -- He still feels that way towards you today, it's okay if you don't feel Him like you used to you certainly will again. Please take time to reflect on who Jesus is. He brings back to life our true identity that we sometimes drop along the way. Sat, 09 May 2009 03:49:20 -0400 http://www.lostseed.com/writings/2009/05/09/reflect.php http://www.lostseed.com/writings/2009/05/09/reflect.php Receiving from God To get something from God you have to first give him something that costs you, whatever it is. Empty yourself, so He can fill you, spend yourself so He can bless you. He won't fill what's already full, and He won't bless what you won't let go of. I wish someone could hear that. Thu, 07 May 2009 00:56:19 -0400 http://www.lostseed.com/writings/2009/05/07/receiving-from-god.php http://www.lostseed.com/writings/2009/05/07/receiving-from-god.php