Jet Black New Year - by Thursday

Bringing it BACK.

New Years Reso... Oh who gives a crap.

Yeah yeah... My usual year-end post where I say how I'm gonna learn guitar, finish my motorcycle, and write a solo album...

I'll do it one day... But I'm gonna be a little more non-committal with my list this time and actually go after some achievable goals. Safe way out? You betcha. Sometimes, in this "let's be bold and conquer everything" society, we lose focus of the little, easy things we can do to help ourselves and the world around us.

So here it is. My unofficial "Resolutions" list for 2011: (or things I'd like to do, but may or may not do lol)

1. Journal. Every day. I'm talkin straight up buy a moleskine and even if it's just a "Today was awesome" thing, write SOMETHING.
2. Be a better friend. Actually be there for folks, even when it's not convenient for me.
3. Read. Every day. Bible verses (mainly), books, newspaper, whatever.
4. Limit my internet usage. Twitter and Facebook can survive without me. And nobody cares how many Double Downs I just ate.
5. Be less dependent on my iPhone. See number 4.
6. Date nobody but myself until I'm good & ready and have my relational baggage from over the years sorted out. Nobody deserves to go through what I've gone through... therefore, why rehash it all to the next girl I date? I need to renew.
7. Continue (and finish (if applicable)) what I've started. Kendrick, you know what I'm talking about.
8. Believe God will truly supply all my needs, will forgive and forget when I ask for it, and will never force me to handle more than I can handle.

That's all. Hope it inspires you somehow.

But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. - 2 Corinthians 12:9

-KW 

The Thoughts of a Dying Romantic.

Singleness.

Such a dirty word in today's culture.

With all of my friends (and I mean a good majority of them... Even the ones that shouldn't be allowed to reproduce) getting engaged and married, what's a young chap like me supposed to do? Follow the masses or be so anti-establishment that I shun all contact of the romantic nature with the opposite sex? Such choices...

Or there's option three: Chill.

Chill and enjoy the things I wouldn't be able to do were I in a committed relationship (some folks in relationships should be committed... To an institution).

Chill and pursue dreams and help others.

Chill and let God be God and do His thing in my life.

There is so much more to life than worrying about how someone may or may not feel about you. Quit being so anxious! Be patient and realize that God will supply all of your NEEDS (not necessarily you wants) according to His riches in glory. Also keep in mind that the first thing you want may actually be the very last thing you need at this point in your life.
Is your self-worth and security tied up in what someone else thinks of you? Then you have a problem. Your worth should be based on what God thinks of you. And He thinks you're the cat's pajamas.

Do you feel you can't function without someone by your side?
Tread lightly.


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Ryan Adams - When The Rope Gets Tight (Don't Fail Me Now)

You have to fast forward to 1:50 before he starts, but it's worth it. Pardon the lack of real blog content lately. Been on a video kick. Life is good though :)

Jeff Buckley - Forget Her

Revisiting this number. Love it. Always have, always will.

Other Lives - Black Tables

I had forgotten how much I loved this song.

Frustration.

It never ceases to amaze me how, when I invest so much time into trying to help someone (giving them good, solid advice), they still choose to ignore it and continue wallowing in the filth of their situation. There's clearly a way out, and I'm not the only one who's given them this same advice, but they keep going back. It's frustrating to say the least.

As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly. - Proverbs 26:11

Then, I think how guilty we all are of that...

God gives us good, solid advice and we ignore it. You feel it in your gut. You read it in a passage of scripture. You hear a sermon that feels as though it was written just for you. The Godly people in your life tell you what's up. Yet, whether because of immaturity or stubbornness (or both), we choose to take our own route. Without fail, 100% of the time, it ends up being a much longer and more painful ordeal than it should have been.

If only we had listened...

If only I had listened...

I can think of many instances, even within the past two years, where I should have listened... But it's all a part of growing up.

Where we fail is when we "learn our lessons," and yet continue to return to the same situation.

"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein.

This closing thought is for me above all else... take what you want from it:

Stop the insanity. Grow up, and listen to God. He will never steer you wrong.

-KW