New year. New You!

whilst sipping a cup of coffee with a daschund on my shoulder (she really wants in my robe) and leafing through my Bible (Ok...literally "clicking" through the Bible), I'm pondering the phrase "Happy New years"  as I scroll through facebook.  Post after post of "Happy New Years!" "Had a great year, here's to one better!"  and I just wonder, why today??

OK, I know, we made a full revolution around the sun... (or so we think!  scientist could be lying to us in a big conspiracy! :P ), we flip our calendars back to January, and all of our phones chirp 12:00 1/1/11.  And so upon this (for for many: binge drinking), we decide this is a good time to reflect, reprose, and change old ways.  but why today?

Last night at the lovely person's house I hung out at, conversation and joking turned into a game of going around the room and saying what we were thankful for and our favorite memory of 2010.  It was funny how noone could think of a favorite memory!  we all had to ponder for minutes at a time on what our favorite memory was over the last 365 days.

I wonder now, had we just asked what we were thankful for and favorite memory of the last day how we would do.  Ecstatic I imagine.  I could have conjured up a memory of talking to a guy about a ministry we were supporting through the firework stand or even watching a mother and daughter go at it all out on Xbox kinect ping pong ;). memories would flood!  

------Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! @ Corinthians 5:17------

We are new creatures in Christ, the old, messed up, forgotten, beaten, left alone, spit upon, crying, self mutilating self has died.  It has been vanquished.  Has been surmounted.  The new, free, beatutiful, loved, cherished, paid for you is HERE.

We pick one day a year to look back, and we look back on 365 days and say: "oh, what a lovely year, I hope this one is better!"  We have to think for 10 minutes on what our favorite (which I'll attest that it was probably NOT our absolute favorite) memory is, we have to scrounge for what we are thankful for because we have to reccolect 8,760 hours of our lives!  We say "it was a good year"  but in reality, we live in the devil's domain...how good can it be?  I'm not saying be depressed, sulk, your life sucks. I thanked God this morning for being one year closer to Him, one year closer to paradise, one year closer to no more tears, pain, crying, and stubbed toes.

it may seem like I am sitting here ragging on New years and celebrations like I hate it.  I do not hate it.  I had a wonderful time last night, I enjoy looking back on the old year, praying about the new one.  but David said what needs to be said right here.  

-----I  will praise you every day; yes, I will praise you forever. Psalm 145:2------

EVERY day we should ask ourselves what our favorite memory was and what we're thankful for.  we should look back a day and thank God what what He has done and where He will take us.  We should pray fervently about tomorrow, but never worry.  1/1/2011 should not be the only time we look back to look forward.

I pray for all my lovely friends today that we bask in the beauty of God's wonderful gift of today.  That we seek what would have us do right now.  That we learn from our yesterday; and that we pray He guid us tomorrow.

Dont wait for a certain day.  Give me a day and your life might change.  Give me a year and it will.

In Christ,

PT

Back In Black! and blue...

I'm bringing Xanga Back!  Almost like the time I almost brought sexy back, but then realized that it never left me....

My last real post was in 2007...I was 17.  now It is late 2010, I am 20, fast approaching 21.  I had to laugh when going back through all my old posts here.  I was in a desparate cry to attention.  I reference my job alot, speak about what I did, where I was, all in a nah nah nah nah nah look at me!! tone...I can see it, dunno if anyone else can.

Suffice to say! I realize I was super immature, dont know if I'm any better off now.  I do know one thing though: I have grown up immensely in Christ since I was last on here.  I have furthered my relationship with Him.  I wish I could say to the fullest extent, but I am human.  Mistakes, well, Ive made a few (read: alot!).  But that's the beauty about my relationship with Him, its not based on rules, performance charts, or good deeds; its based on one deed: belief.  "for by grace you have been saved, NOT of yourselves.  It is the gift of God, NOT of works." (Ephesians 2:8)  One anonymous quote says it all:

“The Lord does not give me rules, but He makes His standard very clear. If my relationship to Him is that of love, I will do what He says . . . . If I hesitate, it is because I love someone I have placed in competition with Him, namely, myself.”

Anyway, now Im rambling, I must get back work now.  God bless, and ets make this place cool again!!

~PT

Yikes................

New Day

It's a new day, it's a new fight,
For the Lord, we must keep our might.
Though we may stray far into the night.
He hath gifted us with a strong governing will,
For the Lord I can chance this hill,
For every time I have fallen, I get up still.
He is here, all around
I can feel him,
He's in my soul now
Saying "I still love you, I still care,
When you need me, I will always be there.
Don't lose hope or faith or love,
I will help you and bless thee with all the above."
I know I love him, I know I try,
For you Lord I will strive,
'Til the Day I die.

PT

Love Everybody

and it all seems so worth it now

all those long loooong hours of rehearsal time, all the drama back stage, the hrting feet from the "gay man walking" shoes all seems so worth it when you hear walk into the light on stage for hte first time and hear the roar of applause as you take a bow......yes, it all seems worth it now.  it was a spectacular opening night, two more to go.

PT

Love Everyone (especially Elizabeth!!)