a new year?

2010 has been a chaotic, but great year!

On the family front, we had our daughter Adyn (“add-in”), we moved into a new beautiful home, and got a new dog (still not sure why…)! On the work front… not much has changed! After a really dry business time, and trying to get a job at a church for 8 months, I’ve started working with my Dad… wow, a bit pride-swallowing when I see that sentence. On the music front, I’ve managed to release two EP’s that I really loved working on! All in all, a pretty great year!

There have been times this year, however, where I wonder if I’m moving forward or backward with God.

We just had some family in town, and I was watching TV with one of them. They were discussing how ridiculous it is that people get so divided over politics, and I couldn’t have agreed more. Then they said, “It’s just like religion, people just think their way is best.” and I froze up. I said nothing. I do think Jesus is the only saving grace, and I’ve seen people enslaved to caste or other innately oppressive religious philosophies. But I know how unpopular this view is, and I froze. Christians in other countries get disowned by their families, beaten up, or even killed for believing in Jesus! And here I was, unable to bring myself to discomfort for Him.

I know God’s grace is enough. And in my weakness, He is strong. But I don’t want this trend to continue in my life. Like gravity, the natural forces in our world pull us down to mediocrity and status-quo. We all feel it pulling. We’re faced with thousands of little decisions either toward Christ-likeness, or away. I would never be so cliché as to resolve to change this in 2011, I know this is a life-long battle for all of mankind. But, I don’t want to move backward this year. I pray I will make more day-to-day decisions toward Him this year than last. I pray the same for you! Happy new year peeps!

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