I never really have been to concerned with blogging. I don't read a lot of blogs, but we will see what happens... Maybe I will post poetry, or random rhyming tidbits that come to mind...
I chose the name "Tin Can Confessions" because it came to mind while I was reading someone else's blog... I like alliteration, and I like confessing things, or hearing confessions. I think confessions are freeing and help us to realize that we're not much different than anyone else.
Maybe I will start this off with this confession.
I am a Christian, and I fail every single day to demonstrate Christ's love to others. I struggle to even show people the kind of love I would like to receive myself. You might say there isn't or shouldn't be a difference between Christ's love and the love I want from others, but there is. I am imperfect, and so, not knowing all the intricacies of perfect love, I naturally desire what I think is best, and thats definitely not Christ's love.
Regardless, my problem remains. If I can't practice on others the imperfect love I desire myself, how can I practice Christ's love, which is incomprehensible, on those I am trying to love?
I like to say that I do everything out of love of some sort. I think love is the only drive in the universe. If God is love and in the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth, then He is driving the universe.(Genesis 1:1)
The term "Love" has lost a lot of value these days due to its common use, but I think the term is appropriate when talking about your favorite food, or your significant other, or God Himself.
The Hebrew language has at least 11 words to describe varying types of love. I can only think of two today.... "Love" and "Like." So, given that every good thing comes from the word of God, I think it is appropriate to say you love things, or people, or God. Obviously your feelings toward a burger and fries from Burger Time would have a different connotation when compared to your love for God.
God is love, and love abounds.
You might say, "What about hate? A lot of people are driven by hate, aren't they?" Now, maybe my logic is flawed (that tends to happen) but the way I see it is like this: People who hate, hate because they love the opposite of what they hate. Hate can't exist aside from love. Just as sin can't exist without Perfection. The only thing that can exist by itself is God, and God is Love.(1 John 4:8)
Since we're talking about that verse now (or at least I am:]) I should make note that although God is love, love is not always God. I can love myself and my own selfish desires, but that is a distortion of the love God has shown us. Eh, well I don't feel like getting too deep here. (Am I too late?) I will finish with this: Do your best to love others, and don't get bummed out about your short-comings. Continue to grow in love through Christ. If you don't know Jesus, then you need to. I am willing to help you in any way come to that relationship. If your having struggles and want to talk or pray, I will definitely do that for you. Check out www.TheWayTheTruth.com
I like the candidness of this sort of thing. I think I will stick with it. Maybe I will develop a following...hehe. Perhaps I will continue to confess things on this blog when I feel compelled, and in the future, I hope to not type so much...
I don't think I am afraid to confess most things, I just think I should ease into it. Besides, I need to keep you coming back right?
Some of my confessions will be seemingly minuscule on the surface (like so many things appear to be)and some will be dark and deep seeded within me. I hope to experience God's grace through confession, and I encourage others by my example to try it as well, whether in a public medium like this, or with a close friend. Also, I hope to give others hope that there is redemption in Christ who restores us and gives us strength. "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible" (Matthew 19:26)
Blessings for now, see you next time.
