Wow! So this is what it feels like to have a blog. I must say it is everything I imagined it would be...and more! Well, I guess I'll use this first "post" to let all you folks out there, who find me important enough to read about, know a little something about me. My name is Jacob Kyle Waldo. I was born January 26, 1988. For those of you who can't add, that makes me 21 years old (Partay! (just kiddin')). I am currently a super sophamore at Itawamba Community College pursuing a degree in...well right now its Biology, but it changes every now and then. I'm going to Mississippi State next year and its bittersweet. I am going to miss ole ICC, especially the Baptist Student Union (BSU). I have one sister, Anna (14) and one brother, John Bryan (3).
(I had to start a new paragraph for this) Now, for the most important thing about me. I love, I mean really love, Jesus Christ. I have surrendered my life to following Him, even if that means suffering or dying. Actually, especially if that means suffering or dying. I hope that doesn't come across as morbid, it's just that the Bible says in Phillipians 3:8-11
"Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith-- that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, that by any means possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead."
What Paul is saying here is that he gave up everything, good and bad, and counted it as rubbish (the more accurate translation for "rubbish, "skubala" in the Greek, is the "s" word, look it up if you don't believe me) so that he could gain Christ and the righteousness that comes through faith in Him. But Paul also says that he gave up everything so that he could "know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death". I hope you understand what this means. Paul is saying, "I gave up everything I had, everything I loved and thought I couldn't live without and counted it as sh*t, so that I could know Jesus and hopefully share His sufferings, and if I'm lucky, die an agonizing death on a cross just like He did, and then share in His resurrection."
You know, so many of us find it hard to give up simple things for Jesus; cursing, shows on t.v. we shouldn't watch, music we shouldn't listen to, jokes we shouldn't tell, gossip, etc., etc., etc.
I think its time for us to start dying with Christ daily to our sins.
I just pray that God would give me a heart like Paul's because I want to love Jesus that much.
So, wow, I think I went a little off the deepend with this. My bad. Well, until next time.
