How to destroy all that millions hold as Truth all in one fell swoop. No technicalities. No misinterpretations. No excuses.

No guts, no glory. 😂

The bullseye was painted on a faith’s back by the faith itself. What’s the point? Of this concept? That ceremony? Those ideals?

Salvation. And Home.

At the end of the day, there is no other point in having ‘Christ’ is Christianity.

So simple. Yet such complexity to the understanding. Ensuring that any could recognize it as otherworldly profound depending on their own personal understanding.

A simple-minded Thai rice farmer. An Ivy-League educated PhD candidate. The quest for understanding gives each as much as they may understand.

What ultimately matters the most.

And the way to discount everything it stands for, displayed for all to see… daring any to try.

Warspite would approve. 😂

Something wants you to feel fear. You don’t have a clue what or why. You know it’s the dawning of a new time. So why hold back? It’s not about you. It’s about God, and her. You know the feeling of being in His presence. Just the two of you. How overwhelming it was.

You know you have fear because your mind is downplaying things. Distancing itself even maybe.

How do you know she’s going to “get it right”? If you live in such loving, warm certainty, why wouldn’t you want to be the one to barge in and voice all your concerns? Try to Micromanage her experiences?

You know… be stupid? Lol so easy to answer ones own questions. 😂

If she reaches out to God with all her heart… Seeks the salvation of Jesus… He will handle it.

Your fears are adorable… but worldly. And given your own struggles… It kinda just makes sense to let Him handle it. He is smarter than you most of the time. 🤔

Your fears come from the most caring place in your heart… but they aren’t helpful. They represent not having enough faith in God that you’re worried what might happen.

There’s a duality involved – as there always is. This must be her journey. But she can’t do it her way. You can’t tell her you’d do it differently. But you’re worried she might miss what God wishes for her be insisting on “her way” instead of His path.

Given the past, that’s understandable. But ultimately… This just isn’t about you. And so you wait. Anxiously like a kid at 4am on Christmas morning. You can tell because you’re distracted.

You’re worried she’ll “not do it right”.

What is the right way? Her listening to God. Talking with Jesus, not you. How do you know she’s really listening to God? Not something else?

Because… God. If you have faith in God’s actions, there’s your answer.

For once in your life… maybe the tendency to ignore stress will lead you to do what’s best – shutting up so she can hear God.

Every meal though. Prayer for her. Every few hours. Prayer for her.

Trust God. His plan. His will.

And trust her. Her future will be more joyful than her present… and she is on the path. 🙂

Always liked this guy… So much truth.

Put your shoes far under the bed, so you have to get on your knees to reach them every morning.

Don’t aspire to make a living. Aspire to make a difference.

Put. God. First.

Please be with her. Guide her. She is sacred to me.

Right now the hardest thing on earth… is meaning it when you say you want her to find Home more than her to be with you.

It’s the truth. But just barely. It’s selfish. Be aware of it though. She has no idea what you see here and there in her words and her smiles. On occasion, Heart still fluttering. On occasion, Heart still devastated.

Heart doesn’t matter anymore. She does. Put God first. Then her. Then you. Accept the reality of the situation. Accept what you believe; not what you want. You want to hope? Hey, go for it. But if you fancy yourself a good man… be one. Be True.

Separating the two is hard. That’s fine. It’s when you need to choose that you must be True. Just be True.

It’s not about you, ya only child. Admit your weaknesses so you can address them.

Love. Such a complex thing. Never was before her. Now?

😂😂😂

Our Father, who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name;

thy kingdom come;

thy will be done;

on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation;

but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom,

the power and the glory,

for ever and ever.

Amen.

Be. More. Worthy. There are no excuses for not knowing this from memory anymore. It’s more important than knowing your name.

Plank. Speck.

HMS Bull in a China Shop.

It’s funny that very few people know the names of the captains were the sailors aboard Warspite. It’s the ship herself that’s the legend.

How could she not be? Bull in a China shop in two world wars. An entire German high seas fleet. To Warspite, it was in the way. A flotilla of rowboats to be trampled over like a knight galloping over infantry.

Nothing could kill this ship. Not even her own government in peacetime. They even tried and Warspite didn’t care.

Other ships were in the way? Warspite hit them. Rocks? Warspite hit them. Countries? Hit them.

Negative. Fucks. No matter what mishaps may have happened. No matter what the damage was. Terrible, demoralizing things would happen and Warspite gave Negative Fucks.

The pride of the Italian Navy named after Julius Caesar himself. Barely able to be made out on radar over the Horizon further than any battleship had ever scored a hit. Poor stupid bastard.

Goodness knows what happened earlier in the day to piss Warspite off, but when she got pissed off, she would wear out her guns being pissed off for long periods of time.

Adversity all around. Surrounded by death. What was tragedy to other ships was inconvenience to her. She took her share of hits and always had repairs to make, but no one was ever going to sink this ship.

Yeah, bad things happen. It’s how we respond that matters. Not everything can be bulled over like Warspite did to whatever sought to annoy it, but there is something to be said for solid, stout resolve. Maybe to find a better way of doing things. Maybe to find a second win. Maybe realizing wholesale change is needed.

Even Warspite got refits. But the Resolve… just the Resolve.

And how on earth she wasn’t American… 😂🇺🇸🇬🇧

11:29am

12:17pm

Takes a hell of a moron to get turned around on a mountain trail and have to backtrack for 45 minutes.

Warspite accidentally collided with ships many times… Rocks… Countries.

Negative. Fucks.

A lifetime ago you were 18. All region cross country. You literally jogged up the mountain. Last time you went, you brought friends that couldn’t make it past the halfway mark. So it’s actually been about seven years since you made the top. Had an interesting discussion with someone on their mutual appreciation for HMS Warspite yesterday. Most likely the only warship and all of naval history to actually give negative fucks. Even Warspite had to get refits. Do you need these dorking trekking poles? Whatever. You did enjoy the waterfalls. Made notes in Psalms, right now for some reason they only book you can read and absorb. Found a couple that spoke to you, and then found 77.

You sat there on a massive rock as the water rushed all around you and couldn’t help but think that whoever wrote it literally meant it for you, at that place, that time, in that state.

Dad told you a nice little place to eat at Travelers rest called Whistle Stop. Sounds nice. Check in. Get some food. Go to CVS and get enough NyQuil to knock your ass out early to make sure you get sleep. Be at the rock at 10am. And be ready.

We will see what you have learned.

You weren’t smart. Couldn’t get much sleep last night. Brought too much water. You didn’t realize you had 16 fing bottles. Haven’t put this much strain on your shoulders since you injured one two years ago. Knees shaky already; if one of them buckles you *will* get hurt. Leisurely stress-free start, but… arrived just after noontime. Even if you made it to the top you wouldn’t have any time to enjoy it.

Two choices. Fail…

…or save your energy, don’t wear yourself out, and come back tomorrow.

Fail today… or maybe fail later.

Plan better. You used to be able to just do things. Not anymore. Don’t feel bad for aging. Or being improperly prepared. Adapt.

You love the waterfalls. Always wanted to spend some time there, but you never could if you wanted to make it to the top and back by sunset.

Today’s the day. Be prepared for tomorrow.

Learn from this.