This past weekend I was blessed with the opportunity to witness one of my best friends (Billy) propose to his girlfriend Daisy. It meant even more to me because I got to see it come to fruition from the very beginning. During the early stages, when Billy was my roommate I would hear him park his car in the garage but not come into the apartment for an hour. He would use the toilet but not come out for an hour, murmuring and whispering to himself. Until one day, I finally caught on and he revealed to me "I think I like Daisy." And so it began... I was there for all the ups and downs, the weekly fights and makeups... Up to the time he bought the ring and planned the engagement. I'm happy for ya'll and the road ahead. I'm excited that they are both leaving and cleaving, and I'm definitely looking forward to the wedding day. Exciting times they are! But no doubt you guys will need much prayer, and I promise to do my part in praying for you guys. Grace to you, for 'tis only the beginning.... muahaha :)
"When over the years someone has seen you at your worst, and knows you with all your strengths and faults yet commits him- or herself to you wholly, it is a consummate experience. To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God. It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us." [Tim Killer]
Dude I'm not sure if it's a good idea smokin that... It's okay, F*** it, YOLO!
Hey man I don't think you should hook up with that girl, what if she has STDs or something. Whatevers, YOLO!
You sure you could drive drunk? I dunno who cares, YOLO!
#YOLO - You Only Live Once. A phrase commonly used (and shouted) to defend an incredibly reckless and often idiotic action you are about to commit.
It's a cultural phenomenon. So ingrained in today's generation that oftentimes even I find myself thinking (sometimes shouting) this phrase, and doing certain things that I regret either the next day or whenever I sober up. Looking back I think to myself, "Wow that could've been really bad." Not only that, I realize it's so stupid in relation to the bigger picture of eternity. Our time on earth dictates where and how we will spend the all of eternity, which in our feeble, short-sighted minds we can't even begin to imagine. All we see and live for is this 70-100 years on earth--and actually, we don't even know if we will live to see tomorrow. All in the name of "F it. I need to experience it all. Here and now.~". Often forgetting it determines our fate in being in perfect joy with the Lord or in agonizing misery, for years on years with no end.
Yes, You Only Live Once. So let's make it count. Don't get caught up. Let us live eternally minded. Let us live for the Lord.
