I don’t know about you, but there is something beautiful about a well laid out buffet that warms my heart.  All that selection presented before me and I get to be the creator of my own customized meal (not that I’m a control freak).  On our recent vacation to California our friends took my wife and I to a place called Hometown Buffet.  To say that it was a remarkable experience might not be too strong of a phrase.  Maybe that was because we had a 2 for 1 coupon (I do like deals) or it could have been a result of getting to try Strawberry Fanta for the first time [side note: if this same opportunity presents itself to you, do yourself a favour and chug that back].  Regardless, it was a delightful meal that left me satisfied in my belly region.  Read the rest of this entry »

Yesterday my friend Tyler said something really interesting.  It was the best thing to ever come out of his mouth after eating a Whopper.  (he puked after both of his first two experiences)

I had said how I think it is beyond straight stupidity when people use this excuse for choosing to live a life of sin: “well I guess I’ll just have to make my own mistakes.”

To which he replied “that’s how you know you’re definitely wrong eh?  You KNOW it’s a mistake already.  There’s a big difference between making mistakes and making decisions.”

He’s SO right.

No one’s buying it anyway- you’re not on a faith-journey, you’re on the road to folly.  You’re not seeking God, you’re seeking self-gratification.  You’re not fooling anyone when you say that you just need to learn the hard way.

Stop lying to yourself, and stop lying to others.

Make wise decisions, not foolish mistakes.  Be men of God.

“I’m all in.”

I win.  Sucker.

It was a charity tournament for a friend who was going to Africa.  10 guys at the table, I’m the only one left who isn’t family, and I wanna beat em all.  This guy had been trashing talking all night.  But he just made a big mistake.  It wasn’t that he shouldn’t have gone all-in.  It’s that he shouldn’t have thought his two pairs could beat my three queens.

The problem with most guys is that we don’t go all-in often enough.  We don’t commit 100% of our chips.  We don’t put it all on the line.

There are quite a few things in life that we’re missing out on in life because we’re too afraid, too stupid, or too lazy to go all-in on.  But here’s the problem:

We miss the full reward because we don’t make the full commitment.

When it comes to your faith in God, you need to go ALL-IN.
When it comes to your marriage, you need to go ALL-IN.
When it comes to your family, you need to go ALL-IN.
When it comes to your dedication to purity, you need to go ALL-IN.

Unless you commit yourself 100%, you don’t get to experience the joy of reaping what you’ve sown.  Of profiting on what you’ve invested.  But when you lay it all on the line, trusting God to take care of what you’ve given up, you find yourself doing what few people ever do- live a life of faith.  It takes balls.  It takes courage.  It takes commitment.  But it’s worth it.

Know when to yell “I’M ALL IN!”

That time is now.

Jay

“You’re not fooling yourself and you’re not fooling me.  You’re not fooling your friends either.  You’re definitely not fooling God.

You don’t care about purity at all.  You don’t give two $#its about righteousness.  Oh sure, you’ve never slept with anyone, but  we both know the truth:  the only reason that you’re ‘pure’ is simply because the opportunity hasn’t came along yet.

But when it does, we both know that you’ll be willing to throw out your purity AND your faith in order to get off.  You go to church and you tow the line.  You wear the smile and you say the words.

But you’re a liar.  A faker.  A phony.  A hypocrite.  You need to change.  Stop f#cking around.  You are going to ruin your life if you keep this up.  You need to have a major open heart surgery.”

Man, I needed to hear that.

You?