Thursday, January 31, 2008

Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How

The answers to these questions is quite simple:
John 15:
"I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes[a] so that it will be even more fruitful. 3You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.
5"I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 6If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. 7If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you. 8This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.
9"As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love. 11I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. 12My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. 13Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. 14You are my friends if you do what I command. 15I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. 16You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. 17This is my command: Love each other.

Alright, so i highlighted some of things that really stick out to me in that passage--i had read this passage many times, but it took on a whole new meaning while on a missions trip to France, Spain, and Portugal--but we'll cover that in later posts and as we see fit, but back to the questions, and title of this post:
Who's writing all of this? just two kids who realize that they are nothing more than branches growing from the vine that is Jesus Christ.
What's this thing all about? just two branches who enjoy dreaming and want to branch out and touch as many people as possible through thoughts, scriptures, songs, and life in general (the whole love thing highlighted above)
Where is all this coming from? Honestly, sometimes i have no idea! but a lot will prolly be found in the Bible and the depths of our hearts.
When should i (you) ask questions and comment back? as often as possible--honestly, everything is welcome!
Why is this here? cause sometimes it helps to write things out to get a better persepective on them, and other times it's nice to read what's going on in someone else's life, let their experiences work for your own.
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How is any of this relevant to my (your) life? ----honestly....that's up to you--we're gonna do our best to convey truths and encouragements through this blog--ultimately if it is TRUE it will have some relevance or application to my (your) life!

So there ya have it, just two kids who want to connect with others in a real way by staying connected to the vine and life support, Jesus Christ.

Faith, Love, and Happiness