August 12, 2005

  • Wow!  It’s Friday night!  I’m so thankful for Sabbath!!!!  Especially a Sabbath at home.  J


     


    OK, I know it’s been a long time since I updated my weblog.  It’s been partly because I can’t type very well, and partly because I’ve been so busy.  It’s not because nothing’s happened.  I have so many things I could share on here; so many pictures to post.


     


    But there’s another reason.  I get discouraged reading most xanga entries.  And then I ask myself the question, Are my entries any different?  I don’t know.  Weblogs probably reveal a more accurate picture of who a person is.  It’s hard to be a third party and read my own logs and discover what they reveal about the real Chester.  I wonder if others feel the same disappointment when they come to my site?


     


    So again today I turned off my computer and wondered when this whole sin thing will end anyway.  Where is that generation?  But I must ask myself, Am I wholeheartedly committed to the city which has foundations… or will I actually miss heaven for the world?


     


    I began reading Sanctified Life again, and found something on pages 91 and 92 I thought I’d share.


     


    “If we would permit our minds to dwell more upon Christ and the heavenly world, we should find a powerful stimulus and support in fighting the battles of the Lord.  Pride and love of the world will lose their power as we contemplate the glories of that better land so soon to be our home.  Beside the loveliness of Christ, all earthly attractions will seem of little worth.


     


    “Let none imagine that without earnest effort on their part they can obtain the assurance of God’s love.  When the mind has been long permitted to dwell only on earthly things, it is a difficult matter to change the habits of thought.  That which the eye sees and the ear hears, too often attracts the attention and absorbs the interest.  But if we would enter the city of God, and look upon Jesus and His glory, we must become accustomed to beholding Him with the eye of faith here.” 


     


    OK, Chester.  Apply that to your xanga. 


     


    Pray for me!

Comments (11)

  • i love sabbath! aaaaaahhhhhh
    how r u mr.clark?!!  i miss your sermons!! ;)
    ready to begin a new year?!! whoa.. summer dragged but went by fast at the same time.
    cool. btw .. is that amity fountain behind u?!! :D   NICe....>

  • Hey Chester quess what I have a pic now im so happy. I m happy that It is sabbath and I hAD a great day but still lonly :(

    Km

  • wow... yeah. The thought about the xangas has actually crossed my mind, but I haven't thought about it so seriously before. Good thinking. Thanks for sharing. :)

  • AMEN! great thoughts! (or quotations...) seriously. I agree with Julia. I miss your sermons!! (and you of course!!)

    Take care of yourself and relax alittle bit before school starts!! Praying for you!! =)

    btw. keep in touch. Haven't talked to you in a while. =P my fault i guess.

  • re Christ coming in this generation: I used to get discouraged too when I hear older gentlemen (yes, they are usually men) tell me, 'You know, when I was your age, I thought for sure Christ would come before I turned 35...'  or 'I was sure Christ would come before I got married.'  Being a child of grace, however, is a great thing.  It is precisely because Christ did not come when that man was 30 that I was able to experience Christ's love.  Christ's patience is a blessing, and yet so painful at the same time....   not really directly addressing your blog but made me think of this nonetheless~ 

  • Hey.....thank you for helping me and also got my xanga too....next time i'll post pictures of netherlands for you tosee...april

  • Hey there mr. clark, long lost student here...i saw your site and decided to say "hi".....  yeah i totally agree with what you are saying.....i often look at myself and think after all these years of being adventist and reading all these book and christian schools etc....when will i get it right?  we know what to do but why is it so easy not to do it? i know you aren't suppose to use humans as your example, however, you see 65 year olds who have been in church for 65 years and are still doing dumb stuff and you wonder....when will we get it?             kerian

  • hey Mr. Clark...hope your finger/hand is healing quickly and with the least amount of pain...i totally agree with the quotes. i find when i compare certain worldy pleasures like listening to some types of music, they pale in comparison to what Christ has to offer us and how wonderful heaven is going to be like...really though provoking quote....laura

  • Hey Mr. Clark... Wow, thanks for the reminder.  It is so easy to get caught up in the everyday things that we lose sight of our final destination. Like the song says... "This world is not my home. I'm just a passing through..." I guess if we plan on living in heaven one day, we should try to live now like we're going to live then.   -Shannie

  • WHOA... you finally posted something!!! congrats!! I guess I haven't been on xanga that much over the summer. Heh. It was good to see you last weekend. --Joelle

  • wow......conviction....  i agree mr clark....it just seems that sometimes...its so hard to walk the straight and narrow in every aspect of our lives.... but then again...i remember your sermons...and bible classes.... what really are we loosing when we surrender.....we're only loosing the things that hurt us, right?  so why is it so hard? 

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