Well, don't ever anticipate me to do a genuine "blog" as I am probably not the blogging type at this point in my life but I hope to post some thoughts, clips, lyrics, etc. here and there.

The other night I was watching Casting Crowns performing live on television and they performed the song Here I Go Again. The song really made me think when I first heard it and made me think again. Oh how sometimes, all too often we don't like to come out of our "comfort zone" to our own friends and share with them the good news of the Gospel. More disturbing though would be the consequences of leaping into eternity without Jesus as your parachute. I am talking about Hell folks. I know many people are afraid of even mentioning the "H" word, some people pretend it doesn't exist. Not all realities are feel good happy things. The truth of the matter is that Jesus Christ talks about Hell more than he does Heaven because of the seriousness. I hear some people say that God would not send his children to Hell. Well for one thing God does not send anyone to Hell, this is a decision made by choice and secondly: Unrepent sinners are not children of God. We are born seperated from God but the Good News is God has provided a way for us walk with him again and become his children.

Back on the subject of sharing the good news of the Gospel to friends. I too am sometimes guilty of this, I actually find it easier to speak with a complete stranger versus a dear friend. If they were in a burning building, I wonder how nice and gentle I would be to rescue them-or perhaps and pretty much absolutely would I run in the building yelling and screaming trying to drag them out.

I guess we take life for granted and always think that Tomorrow will be the day I tell them, or next week, or maybe when the circumstances are right. But remember all: Tomorrow is not guaranteed to anyone!

Anyway here are the lyrics:

"Here I Go Again"

Father, hear my prayer
I need the perfect words
Words that he will hear
And know they're straight from You
I don't know what to say
I only know it hurts
To see my only friend slowly fade away

So maybe this time I'll speak the words of life
With Your fire in my eyes
But that old familiar fear is tearing at my words
What am I so afraid of?

'Cause here I go again
Talkin 'bout the rain
And mulling over things that won't live past today
And as I dance around the truth
Time is not his friend
This might be my last chance to tell him
That You love Him
But here I go again, here I go again

Lord, You love him so, You gave Your only Son
If he will just believe; he will never die
But how then will he know what he has never heard
Lord he has never seen mirrored in my life

This might be my last chance to tell him
That You love him
This might be my last chance to tell him
That You love him
You love him, You love him

What Am I so afraid
What am I so afraid
What am I so afraid of?
How then will he know
What he has never heard