Join the nospace revolution!

I've had porn on the mind. That is, we talked about porn in our high school meeting last night, so I've been studying and doing research on the subject. In the process of doing so and with much prayer and conviction I cancelled my myspace account last thursday. XXXChurch.com dubbed myspace "porn training wheels" and I would have to agree. I got myspace to network and be able to communicate with students in that way but it hasn't been worth it. Every time I logged on I was accosted with images of girls in suggestive poses, wearing little to nothing. It wasn't worth it. My heart and my mind are a lot more important to me than shooting the breeze on myspace. In Matthew 5 Jesus called us to take extreme measures when it comes to staying pure. For alot of us, cancelling myspace is an extreme measure. Join the nospace revolution!

I need you and you need me

I wonder what solitary confinement is like. I don't ever want to experience it. I just wonder what it's like. I don't think it's any surprise that it is one of the worst punishments issued in our prison system. We need people. As I think about it I've come to the conclusion that other people satisfy some very deep rooted needs.
First of all, I think other people are the best picture of God we are going to get this side of eternity. Genesis 1:26 tells us that God made man in his own image. Solitary confinement strips us of that picture of God many of us don't even realize we need. I also think other people affirm my existence. We have a deep need to know that we are alive and vital and that we matter. Out of that springs the need for love. After all, love is showing that you matter. The flip side, hate is not even acknowledging your existence.
I bet Hell feels a lot like solitary confinement.

I just want to be loved

That may be the biggest motivator in what I do and say. I want to be loved and accepted. I've gone everywhere to get that feeling. I've tried people, but people aren't perfect and at some point the feeling of love and acceptance wanes. I've tried loving myself, but I'm not perfect either and my selfishness leads to loneliness and despair.
Psalm 19:14 reminds me of my only reliable source for true, consistant love and acceptance: God, my rock. He is immovable and unshakeable in his love and devotion to me. My only logical response is to speak of him with affection and meditate on his words and his personality as my freindship with him grows.
My hope is to use this blog as a medium to reflect on God's Word in my life.