What Times We Live In...

Whassup, bro's!

I've just been splitting my sides to the latest antics from Angry Grandpa, so if you don't know who he is, then go check him out on the Youtube! ;)

I never thought seeing someone put salt in a cup of coffee could result in such a humorous reaction, go check it out for yourself but be warned, if you don't like swearing then this video is not for you! :-P

Restarting & Recharging

Whassup, bro's!

Today is the best that I've felt in a long time since my admission in my battle with depression. I believe they said that the first step on the road to recovery is to admit that you've got a problem, so I did.

Anyways, I was going to make a posting dedicated to this year's Classic FM Hall of Fame... go on, click it, I dare you! Boss, isn't it?

Instead I've taken a different approach and just posted some classical thoughts along with a bit of a life update...

He Has Risen...

Whassup, bro's!

This is just a quick posting to wish those of you that celebrate it a happy Easter Sunday!

Now, I'm not referring to the bunny wabbit & chocolate easter eggs, I'm talking about the real reason for the season that is the death & resurrection of my Lord & Saviour, Jesus Christ...

Before I start, let me give you an ice-breaker to show I mean you no hard feelings, again, if you don't believe what I do: -

See? Even I can laugh at that one! ;)

By the time this goes live I'll be up and around ready for the so-called "Family Friendly" service at Limeside Methodist Church later on this morning.

I realise that I tread a careful line being a blogger & being a Christian because there are certain things that I am not willing to post links to on here because I am representing my faith.

What Does Jesus' Resurrection Mean For Me?

Easy, bro's, it means that the power used to bring Christ back from the dead has been implanted on the inside of me & every other Christian with the potential for everyone else to benefit from said awesome power if they would only look for it.

You could call it the VIN number that we've all been given but in order to access the power that comes with it, one should accept Christ as Lord & Saviour of their life. I'm not ashamed to say this because it's what I believe and people cannot take that away from me.

Sticks and stones, bro's, stick and stones! :-P

Anyways, I go further than saying it's been implanted into me because it allows me to tackle situations with not only God, but Jesus & the whole of heaven's armies at my back. This gives me the extra confidence to face said situations because as long as I am heading in a direction God wants me to go then I can rest assured that as long as I step out when asked to, He will go on ahead and fight my battles.

Jesus' victory was already won on that cross over 2000 years ago and it is high time I realised that the true nature of the finished work means that we fight the good fight of faith from the finished line and not the starting line as though some kind of effort was required on my part.

NEWSFLASH!!! It's not about what we've done, but what God has done for each and every one of us!

We don't have to accept the gift, that's the amazing part because of His grace, we can shun it if we like, but there are consequences in the end, there always are.

This guy is one of my favourite musicians and the concert this was taken from was certainly one to open eyes if one would only stop and take the time to listen, I mean really listen to the words he was singing.

So, that being said, I think the only thing left for me to say is that I hope you all have a great Easter Sunday & try not to fill up on chocolate, I know I won't! ;)

One final video I'd like to link to at this point is from Dustin Smith and it simply says "He's alive, our King has won": -

I don't need to say any more!

Peace off!

#reasonfortheseason
#OurKinghaswonindeed

Keeping It Real...

CAUTION: The following post may contain triggers for some people, so rather than issue an advisory notice, this is a general caution.

Hey bro's!

I originally made a start on this post only moments ago, but I since scrapped it and decided to take a vastly different approach because I just felt that words were falling onto the page aimlessly.

I must admit that this is certainly liberating for me, writing on a blog like this and you would not believe the amount of problems I've been able to get a new perspective on, simply by writing down my thoughts exactly as they come to me on here...

A F-F-F-Friday That's Good in More Than One Way...

Hey everyone!

How y'all doing? I trust you're having a "good" Friday today?

I know I am and it's largely in part due to the number of days I'm better able to clock up where I just don't feel the pull of hopeless despair that I have been when in the worst of my depression bouts.

You could say it's all a matter of perspective...

Life, The Universe, Everything...

Whassup, bro's!

This posting comes at a time when I'm not really sure what to tackle next, so in the end this'll be more of a reflective post as I look realistically at what's gone on lately with a view to laying down some concrete ideas going forward...

Battlefield 4: The Next Levolution

Whassup, bro's!

Just picked up the previous instalment in the Battlefield series of videogames on Saturday and though I've been anxious to play it, I have not had a chance until just now...

The Road Goes Ever On and On

The Road goes ever on and on

Down from the door where it began.

Now far ahead the Road has gone,

And I must follow, if I can,

Pursuing it with eager feet,

Until it joins some larger way

Where many paths and errands meet.

And whither then? I cannot say.

Bilbo Baggins - The Lord of the Rings Book I

Let those words sink in for a moment before you read today's post okay?

There's much truth in them tharrr sayings, lol, that few can deny and I want to take this as a starting point to clear my head some more and let you in that little bit more to the epic-ness that is... my life!

Time Waits For No One

My goodness have these past few days been tough on me!

First of all I've seen the return of the "funk", which as you might have heard me refer to it before in other postings, clearly was trying to highlight to me that there were unresolved issues I had not fully seen to dealing with.

... Up to the Mountaintop!

Wow!

Liberation is such a great feeling and one we often miss when we get overwhelmed by our circumstances.

It is as though, at times, we carry around the weight of the world on our shoulders and with no apparent hope of release from such stresses and worries that are thrown at us daily.

Thank God then for His brand new mercies every day!