I was reading Romans Chapter 3 today, and realized that I should put out studies on the foundations of the doctrine of Christ Jesus before going into a serious study on Enoch and the Wisdom of Solomon and such... So, I will put out bible studies on it. Stay tuned for more details and information.
My sensei agreed to train me in Kung Fu Do, but I've been training to be trained. I've stressed abdominal exercises, and I have somewhat of a visible 6-pack now... Woowee... Still a small layer of fat over them, but... I have a few more weeks, I can work those out. This is great, I'm seeing the results! It's still too far of a tool to appease the ladies, but... :? Oh well. But still...a blessing!
One day I was near my bed. I had an orange. I was about to eat it, when it fell and rolled under the bed. My dog went under the bed, without me giving an indication, and rolled the orange back out and presented it to me. I never trained him to retrieve such objects. Would have expected him to chew the orange up for himself. But no, it was presented to me, willing to share, as my loyal friend, watchdog, and surrogate son. Love? Most definately. God put man in charge of His animals. And I loved him. Wherever he may be today... :cry:
She hasn't signed on yet. May not sign on tonight. Or tomorrow night, but for some reason, I continue to wait for her. I love her a lot... There is no mountain, no ocean, no desert, that could stand in my way of getting to her. But what she has lost hope in and has realized is that... I am just a man. I may climb a mountain for her, but on the way up, I might die of thin air. I may swim an ocean for her, but eventually I'd get tired, cramped, and fall to my death. I can cross a desert for her, but I would eventually get thirsty or hungry and my body will give up out of desperation, though my spirit is very much willing. I am a man, and the flesh dies away, and fails, being imperfect. But I would stop at nothing for her love once again. And that comes from the spirit; from what a man calls within.
But what she doesn't realize is that I am a man of Christ. I may climb a mountain, but God is with me, every step, along with me coaching and motivating me, building my strength. I will surpass this mountain. I may swim an ocean, but the Lord is right there under my arms lifting me up if I am to fall. I may cross a desert, and suffer a great ordeal, but my heavenly Father is there filling my Spirit, quenching it, and making my bones fat. I am a man of Christ, and through Christ Jesus, the impossible for me is made possible, seeing that I ask not out of worldly lust but out of love.
She doesn't realize that I met her years ago, and that the Lord has always been between us. He's with her now, He's with me still, and He unites us together, so far away, but ever yet so close. She belongs to Christ, and so do I, and God is greater than distance. I must make her see this.
Then might she see that we've already met, and that even though I'm working hard to come and see her, she doesn't have to stop loving me and find someone else because I'm not in front of her. Because she's going to college in Indiana and because I'm here in Florida, trying to go to the University of South Florida. I must let her know...we're closer than she does believe, and that, if the Lord so willed it, I would be there with her now.
Though, crossing the mountains, deserts, and oceans of this world aren't very easy, I would do them. In Christ's name.
I remember, they were talking about a red bag in Destini's throat. And they said it formed from her not being able to squirt tobasco sauce from her nose. So I made fun of it, then went to the kitchen and raked through these gift envelopes. And one of them said, "things that mum wants Isaac to know about Toney," and a bunch of other titles.
I really shouldn't be typing this, and I really have to go, but I overslept for work and had the craziest dream. We were having a little family get-together. I think we were playing some music or something... I followed and watched two of my uncles set up rode signs and change the street signs from 17th Ave to something that said, "Su--m-n-s" or something like that... Then we went to the house and I followed my aunts into my room because they wanted to talk a look. I was apologizing for not having it tidy, but told them that it was clean. There was dust around everything, though. I was talking to my auntie Tina and she was telling me that she was a relay for some global agent job and tracked something... Then I asked her if she spoke another language and she said, "No, I speak Spanish..." And said a lot of complicated and technical things, but I can't remember them. Then she was going through my trunk, and she found some sort of cathode. She found a roach and then she put it against the coch roach, and the coch roach started moving all of its legs and arms. Strange... So then, she went through the chest and she found another insect that I'd never ever seen before that had thousands of legs and funny-looking antennas, and she took it in her hands and then shocked it. She said the same thing about this insect, to the point where she wanted me to realize something, and then the inset had all of these tiny little brown pads with one yellow dot on each and it was moving its arms and legs and antennas like crazy. The cathode made its body jump. Before she shocked that insect, she asked me what the frequency on something was. And when I didn't reply, she said, "10"? I thought she was talking about the computer, so I pointed over and said, "you mean that monster over there?" And then she shocked the insect, and after watching it, I realized something, and said, "Oh! It's either 10 or 11!"
Then I woke up. I'm not sure if I self-realized in this dream or not, or exactly what I was doing when it started... Or why there were people over anymore, and I've forgotten details, but it was a strange dream.
Getting home from work. :? Came home at 10:45, though I was off at 8:30. I missed the last route 52, so I had to take the 19 with a girl and I rid it to central plaza, then called for a ride. She called a cab, but I called my mum but she went all the way up to Clearwater to try and find me there because I left a message on the answering machine. Quite an evening...
Ever since she told me, I stopped feeling pain as I train. I don't give up like I used to. I've stopped giving in. My spirit has complete dominance over my body, and it has no choice but to play simon-says, having denied its worldly lusts. It's just that going to work makes me unhappy.
I wanted to write a poem last night, but I went to sleep instead.
The next step will be the studies on the other books, such as Enoch or the Wisdom of Solomon. And I can develop sermons or lessons, or who knows what from here on! I pray that I can continue these good works. Thank the Lord!
Continue with the Word. If you know the Word, you will see the truth in the world around you, and God will guide you through the rest. If you have gained God's knowledge, loving the Lord, you have gained God's seal, and are ready. I pray that you hold steadfast in the Word, imbibing it as the bread of life daily. God bless you who desires to know the Word.
Week: 26 [b]Saturday[/b] - [1] The Book of Revelations Chapters 12 to 17. [2] The Acts of the Apostles Chapters 25 & 26. [b]Sunday[/b] - [1] The Book of Revelations Chapters 18 to 22. [2] The Acts of the Apostles Chapters 27 & 28. [b]Monday[/b] - [1] The Book of Psalms Chapters 146 to 148. [2] The Song of Solomon Chapters 5 & 6. [b]Tuesday[/b] - [1] The Song of Solomon Chapters 7 & 8. [2] The Book of Esther Chapters 1 to 5. [b]Wednesday[/b] - [1] The Book of Esther Chapters 6 to 10. [2] The Book of Deuteronomy Chapters 29 to 31. [b]Thursday[/b] - [1] The Book of Deuteronomy Chapters 32 to 34. [2] The Third Epistle of John. [b]Friday[/b] - [1] The Epistle of Jude. [2] The Book of Psalms Chapters 149 to 150.
[b]This week's Proverb:[/b] "He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good." The Book of Proverbs Chapter 19, Verse 8.
If this is your first time trying this weekly bible study, there is no need to start all the way from the beginning; you can start on today's day and go forward from that day and when the study is completed, go to the beginning to the point where it began and go forward to where you first started! If the Spirit is driving you to know, you can do them all in one day, if you like. If you would like to know, but decide to go slowly, you can do the ones marked as 1 the first week and the ones marked 2 the second.
Just remember: Read God's Word as you are moved by the Spirit. Read God's words with Understanding!
If you're gaining God's knowledge, you're gaining the Truth. To know the Word is to love the Lord, and abide in love. Then can you see the truth in this world, having eyes to see and no longer blind. Knowing the truth, you'll be properly equipped and furnished with every necessary tool to manifest your faith - in good works, deeds, words, actions... All that will be judged. Be sure that your work will withstand the test of fire by knowing the Word. May the spirit of truth keep you.
Week: 25 [b]Saturday[/b] - [1] The Book of Revelations Chapters 1 to 6. [2] The Acts of the Apostles Chapters 21 & 22. [b]Sunday[/b] - [1] The Book of Revelations Chapters 7 to 11. [2] The Acts of the Apostles Chapters 23 & 24. [b]Monday[/b] - [1] The Book of Psalms Chapters 140 to 142. [2] The Song of Solomon Chapters 1 & 2. [b]Tuesday[/b] - [1] The Song of Solomon Chapters 3 & 4. [2] The Book of Nehemiah Chapters 5 to 9. [b]Wednesday[/b] - [1] The Book of Nehemiah Chapters 10 to 13. [2] The Book of Deuteronomy Chapters 23 to 25. [b]Thursday[/b] - [1] The Book of Deuteronomy Chapters 26 to 28. [2] The First Epistle of John Chapters 4 & 5. [b]Friday[/b] - [1] The Second Epistle of John. [2] The Book of Psalms Chapters 143 to 145.
[b]This week's Proverb:[/b] "The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens." The Book of Proverbs Chapter 2, Verse 19. "By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew." The Book of Proverbs Chapter 2, Verse 20.
If this is your first time trying this weekly bible study, there is no need to start all the way from the beginning; you can start on today's day and go forward from that day and when the study is completed, go to the beginning to the point where it began and go forward to where you first started! If the Spirit is driving you to know, you can do them all in one day, if you like. If you would like to know, but decide to go slowly, you can do the ones marked as 1 the first week and the ones marked 2 the second.
Just remember: Read God's Word as you are moved by the Spirit. Read God's words with Understanding!
This is driving me nuts! Stupid Carolyn. :-/ No, she's not stupid, but I'm calling her stupid out of sadness and disappointment, as well as frustration.
And this is funny because she broke up with Jon because she couldn't contact him and was too tired of worrying about him! This hurts...
The Good Shepherd would leave 99 of his sheep to find the 1 that was lost. We each say we've found Christ, but it's the Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ, that finds US, we being the lost, but no longer lost.
None came out of the womb Christians. We were all in darkness, lost to sin. But were all given the Lord by the Word, Christ. We are the children of God and He has always loved us as His creations, but once we were reborn of God in Christ, the Lord brought us to righteousness, taking pleasure in our good works, where before He took no pleasure in our sinful ways or those that were in sin. The Lord hasn't forced His love on us, but allows us life, to make the decision whether we would love Him, and be brought to life, or love sin and die in it... We that are born of God are servants of His rather than slaves to sin, picking up our cross and following Jesus Christ, the Saviour.
As I should love Carolyn as myself, how can I force my love on her? All that I can do is offer that love. I should wait for Carolyn...to decide. Love isn't forced... All I can do is add temperance to patience. And keep gaining God's knowledge.
Peace - priceless. It feels great to have the Comforter.
The pain is nearly unbearable... I don't think she knows how much I care for her. It has almost been a week and a half, and no sign of her in any place. It's like leaving home without telling a close family member you're going on a trip and coming back and acting normal a week later. This is pretty much unfair... She gets to leave me, and I get to check my email every five minutes and scan my buddylist to see if I have even a concern or a shed of sympathy. Or a sign that she wants to talk to me. She knows I'd be available if she did sign on. So, I suppose she's purposefully not because she doesn't. Or she's too busy and I fell through the cracks because I'm not important enough to be on her to-do list. While I spend most of my day thinking about her, and trying to work towards the goal of seeing her by the end of the month. Granted, no one told me that I have to see her. No one told me that I had to work so hard to do it, or think about her. But still... A hello. A smile. A message. It's worth more than apathy, silence, and worry. I work hard out of love... I write her poetry out of love... I think about her because I love her... But does she love me? Today, I'm not so sure. I'm not so certain if it's me she loves. She did it before, ignoring me for 22 days, then coming back and talking to me as if she had a conversation with me the day before. Meanwhile I'm stuck in pain, not knowing anything... I never say this. Ever. And I mean ever. But this seems like it's just no fair... But I love her. I can't be angry with her, she works hard. I'm definately going to ask my heavenly Father about this, but...
In more recent news I've had the runs. The end. Hah.
Sometimes it feels as if I'm speaking in a monotonous voice that is like nails to a chalk board. Sometimes I feel as though the eyes that view me smother me. Sometimes it feels as though I'm only kept as someone's tool to make themselves feel big, trying to make me feel small. To them, I say, nay nay. Today was a gray day. Beautiful skies.
The Word says the bond of perfection is love. I'll keep it within myself to include love in all that I do, doing what I do out of love, and all that I do will be near perfection.
:( The things of this world - cell phones, cars, money, teddy bears, food; they provide no comfort. All that can comfort is love... I love the Lord. I feel His love. I miss Carolyn...
If you know the Word, you can cleanse your heart and the heart of those around you of a double-mind. A double-minded person is unstable in all their ways, but God gives wisdom very liberally, so long as they don't upbraid Him, asking in faith. You who studies the Word can ask the Lord for wisdom in unwaivering faith. You will find that the Word takes away all of your doubts. If you are born of God, believing in Christ's name, be sure that the Lord will give us the Word of truth.
Week: 24 [b]Saturday[/b] - [1] The Book of Zechariah Chapters 8 to 14. [2] The Acts of the Apostles Chapters 17 & 18. [b]Sunday[/b] - [1] The Book of Malachi. [2] The Acts of the Apostles Chapters 19 & 20. [b]Monday[/b] - [1] The Book of Psalms Chapter 134 to 136. [2] The Book of Ecclesiastes Chapters 9 & 10. [b]Tuesday[/b] - [1] The Book of Ecclesiastes Chapters 11 & 12. [2] The Book of Ezra Chapters 6 to 10. [b]Wednesday[/b] - [1] The Book of Nehemiah Chapters 1 to 4. [2] The Book of Deuteronomy Chapters 16 to 19. [b]Thursday[/b] - [1] The Book of Deuteronomy Chapters 20 to 22. [2] The Second Epistle of Peter. [b]Friday[/b] - [1] The First Epistle of John Chapters 1 to 3. [2] The Book of Psalms Chapters 137 to 139.
[b]This week's Proverb:[/b] "The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom." The Book of Proverbs Chapter 10, Verse 21. "The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin." The Book of Proverbs Chapter 10, Verse 16. "The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked." The Book of Proverbs Chapter 10, Verse 3.
If this is your first time trying this weekly bible study, there is no need to start all the way from the beginning; you can start on today's day and go forward from that day and when the study is completed, go to the beginning to the point where it began and go forward to where you first started! If the Spirit is driving you to know, you can do them all in one day, if you like. If you would like to know, but decide to go slowly, you can do the ones marked as 1 the first week and the ones marked 2 the second.
Just remember: Read God's Word as you are moved by the Spirit. Read God's words with Understanding!
I'm a man of Christ. I spend my time loving others. I think and feel and reason just as any other man with sin. But I have the Word on my side...
I haven't spoken to Carolyn in a week. I wanted to come and see her at the end of the month, but I suppose that that's not going to happen. I'd have needed to have talked to her parents and things before I bought any flights or greyhounds. Oh well. I love her a lot, and I think about her often.
What can I do? I can't say, "hey, let's talk." I can't call her, I have to wait until she's online before I can call her. We're miles away, so I can't walk to her house and ask if she can come out to play... I just have to wait. I have a lot of patience. But in this case, waiting is hard, waiting hurts.
The pain isn't a pleasant feeling. I'm starting to question if she loves me as much as I thought she did. Possibly not. But do I know that? And how can I find out? I can't just log on and access her like I can everything else. She's a woman of Christ, living with sin like all of us here.
I'm not perfect and neither is she. But I'm sad that I haven't talked to her for what seems like ages...
I'm sad... Well. I know where to take this trouble. I know where to take this sadness. I know where to take these worries. And by my heavenly Father, I'll have peace...
I started a job at Special Data Processing, which is the National Magazine Exchange and I work full time, 9-4. The difficult part of my job is getting there. I have to wake up at 5 AM in order to make it there by 9, by city bus. And I get home at 6:30-7. So, essentially, I work from 5AM to 6PM, including the 2 to 2 1/2 hour bus rides. My mum works a job that pays her very little. Her husband is fooling around with her and works a job that pays him cash under the table. My mum went to New York and helped a friend and as a result, was given $500. She was going to use that as a down payment for a car for me so I wouldn't have to ride the bus for so long up to Clearwater everyday. I just completed my first week, and get paid at the end of the second week. But the mortgage on the house is due on the 16th, which is the middle of the second week. Her husband has once again failed her and she doesn't have what he would have given her to help pay for the mortgage. So, she has to use the $500 to pay for the mortgage. We have two cars already. But we don't, we have one, mum's car. Her husband's car is a car that he insists on not driving. So that is why I have to ride the bus every day to work. If we would have had the car that I'd use to get to Clearwater, we would have had 3 cars, but essentially 2 cars because the third car would be a car that he doesn't use and refuses to sell. He spends a lot of money fixing it up, but no money on his family or their needs. He doesn't provide much of anything for the family anymore, but still claims that he has to pay for everything when he's arguing or complaining. She came and told me that we wouldn't be able to get the car because of him and I tried not to show any anger, but mothers can sense it. I hate cars, is all I can say. Cars and traffic.
I had a dream last night. I was talking to this Carolyn person... I was sending her a very large image. And after it was done, I started talking, but noticed that I was talking to myself and she wasn't saying anything. The computer had a strange interface.
It was a strange dream and different from the others because in this one, I'm not sure if I self-realized inside of it or not. And, usually, I only remember dreams when I realize that I'm dreaming inside of them. Oh well.
What has been received by you in your studies has been revealed to you in the Word by the spirit of truth. The Lord takes pleasure in those that continuously seek the truth. So go forth, spread His seeds. Cast your pearls, having found the treasure hidden in a field. Put on the armour of God and sow seeds among your neighbours.
Week: 23 [b]Saturday[/b] - [1] The Book of Haggai. [2] The Acts of the Apostles Chapters 13 & 14. [b]Sunday[/b] - [1] The Book of Zechariah Chapter 1 to 7. [2] The Acts of the Apostles Chapters 15 & 16. [b]Monday[/b] - [1] The Book of Psalms Chapter 128 to 130. [2] The Book of Ecclesiastes Chapters 5 & 6. [b]Tuesday[/b] - [1] The Book of Ecclesiastes Chapters 7 & 8. [2] The Second Book of the Chronicles Chapters 33 to 36. [b]Wednesday[/b] - [1] The Book of Ezra Chapters 1 to 5. [2] The Book of Deuteronomy Chapters 10 to 12. [b]Thursday[/b] - [1] The Book of Deuteronomy Chapters 13 to 15. [2] The First Epistle of Peter Chapters 1 to 3. [b]Friday[/b] - [1] The First Epistle of Peter Chapters 4 to 5. [2] The Book of Psalms Chapters 131 to 133.
[b]This week's Proverb:[/b] "The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise." The Book of Proverbs Chapter 11, Verse 30. "They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight." The Book of Proverbs Chapter 11, Verse 20. "He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it." The Book of Proverbs Chapter 11, Verse 26.
If this is your first time trying this weekly bible study, there is no need to start all the way from the beginning; you can start on today's day and go forward from that day and when the study is completed, go to the beginning to the point where it began and go forward to where you first started! If the Spirit is driving you to know, you can do them all in one day, if you like. If you would like to know, but decide to go slowly, you can do the ones marked as 1 the first week and the ones marked 2 the second.
Just remember: Read God's Word as you are moved by the Spirit. Read God's words with Understanding!
I received a sign from the Father that I shouldn't ask for donations for my "voyage to Indiana." I'm going to leave it up there because it took a really long time to make the button in PayPal, but don't donate because I asked. I'd be a hypocrit. No better than the television evangelists.
I wont put up any counter on how much I have in the PayPal account. I don't want anyone donating, thinking I'm one of the evangelists on TV. :cry: Please don't think that that's what the Brightest blog means... That I'm just trying to pool money. Money is a part of this world, and this world will perish. Money doesn't hold its value in my mind. I serve God, and everything else comes from Him.
Don't worry, God will give me enough to get there and back. I have faith in that.
I went for a walk by the beach. I saw that all that was around me was beautiful. Teaming with life, yet ever so still. I sit on an old stone bench, and I watch two men, one with a son, fishing. They were of separate party. The solitary man catches a cat fish, excited and telling the other man that he knew it was a catfish by its strong tugs. I watch him take it out of the water, jumping about and still very much with life. I think of the Word.
All spirits return to the Father, who created them. The man catches the fish and has his dinner, and the spirit of the fish returns to the Father. The fish has lived its long life feeding from the other life within the water. The water has life with spirits. The spirits were created by the Lord before this earth age. And the Lord loves all of His animals. But, the Lord loves the man, cares about him, and so gives him food to fill his belly to reward his hard-working efforts. Because in the end, the nature of the spirit is to work hard. Laziness is of sin, and will die away. The other man tells the boy to get a net, and the boy listens. The man is spending time with his son, but the son is learning a very valuable lesson from the man. He's learning how to fish, and by learning how to fish, he could someday grow as old as the other man, who caught a catfish, and eat fish until that age, too, having learned the prosperous results of his efforts, being taken care of by our heavenly Father. But what about the man that came to the beach and observed this happening, seeking a place to think, a place to ponder an understanding? And the Word says, "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:" The Book of Ecclesiastes Chapter 3, Verse 1. "I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all." The Book of Ecclesiastes Chapter 9, Verse 11.
Ever since middle school, I've known a girl by the name of Carolyn. And despite her not being physically here with me, I've grown to love her. And I'm trying to travel to Indiana, so that I can meet her and her family for the first time.
We're both 18, and now it's not as dangerous for the two of us to meet. I've been praying about this, and am saving every penny I have to have enough to travel over there and back this summer. If you'd like to help me pursue this love, please help me to afford it! Any is better than nothing, which I used to have. All that I can offer is my thanks, my friendship, and my kindness, but if there's anyone out there with love in their heart, and the resources to make love possible for others, please help this endeavour.
I'll recognize anyone that does donate in the blog, and put up how much funds I have so far. But do believe I'm not a lazy fool! I'm working a full time job to afford this trip!
Okay, everyone, I've been to a Special Data Processing paid orientation meeting and they I calculated that I've earned $1.50 so far, expenses included. My expenses are: daily bus pass, one-time headset fee. I'll have that bus pass fee looming over my head every day I go to work. But it's okay, because I make that back within the first half hour of being there. $1.50 may seem like a small sum to some, but to me... I'm getting closer to Indiana! I'll be able to see Carolyn possibly soon. :) And I'm happy about this. I should calculate the expenses and such and put up a value.
I can't go into that bathroom and stare at that face for another minute... It's not that there's anything wrong with it, it's just that I have to see it day in and day out. Boring... Well, at least I have a day off tomorrow. I thank the Lord for giving me an opportunity to work this summer. I may be well on my way to Indiana, if it's the Lord's will!
I prayed expediantly, and the Lord found for me another job. Special Data Processing is the company, and I'd be in the position of subscription seller. They pay $8.50 an hour for the first four weeks of training, orientation is tomorrow, and $7 to $7.50 after the training, but payment is commission-based and so if I sell enough, I could afford the opportunity to earn more. Talked to Carolyn. She asked me to come and see her by the end of June. Which would mean that I should work hard if I want to get enough. I thank the Father for taking care of me so well.
By the way, the cable internet connection to the TV and computer, and my guitar lessons, have gone beyond my range of affordability. The cable might be cut off, and my guitar lessons discontinued until I have enough to pay for them. All three of them happened at the same time, which doesn't strike me as something foreign, because they're signs. Signs from my heavenly Father.
Well. I should post here more often again... Later, guys and gals.
Sword of hope, sword of faith, cut his throat, make it safe. Sword of breath, sword of life, cut through sin, cut through strife.
Cut through marrow, cut through bone, slash to divide. Cut the soul, cut the spirit, turn sin to redemption, unrighteous near divine.
Remove imperfection remove unrest, let them know that they're truly blessed. Out of the mouth of God, the Comforter, thy staff and rod. Sent down, to ascend above. To bring us all hope. Faith. And love.
A Composition to the Glory of Christ Jesus -Isaac D.
I'm starting to worry, because I haven't talked to her in a while I fell into a state of weakness, and sinned, but repented from and was given forgiveness by the Father from those sins. I wanted to leave sin behind, but realized once again that it's in my fleshly nature. I wanted to be perfect, but realized that perfection isn't in doing everything perfectly (as I was made imperfect), but that the bond of perfection is love. And by having love and offering love, knowing the Word, I know the Lord, and am above imperfection, but still remaining a sinful, imperfect man. Because sin is the imperfection, and I'm no longer a sinful man, being given salvation by Christ. Having power over the one that incessantly tempts me. I will never let my guard done. Every time I miss up, it's recorded, but forgiveness, by Christ, wipes away the handwriting of those sins. Thank the Lord for His Son, that I can be forgiven, and abandon the yoke of sin, being above the law, Walking in the Spirit. Thank the Lord.