Have you ever felt alone in a crowded room? I have. I have often made the statement that sometimes I feel as though I am standing in a crowded room screaming and no one hears me. They pass me by as if I'm not even there. Some look but when they look it as if they are looking through me not at me. Others point but I really don't think they are pointing at me and just simply pointing towards my direction.
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Loneliness is an awful feeling. Not only do you feel alone but you can feel betrayed and somewhat extinct. Sometimes I think we are lonely by our own doings. We push others away just because it is easier for us to not deal with the situation than just face it head on. I should know because that is usually my course of action. I have it down to a science almost. Some people have learned to over look it and no matter what I say or what I do they refuse to leave. And, those precious people end up staying a part of my life forever. Others, they come and go, wandering in and out never really understanding the craziness that is me. But, I guess we're all like that in one way or another.
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But, you know, there are times that I think being the only voice, the only one is okay. Sometimes that one voice, that one person, that one idea changes the world around us. What would life be like if Bill Gates had not taken his one idea and done something with it? You wouldn't be reading this blog today that is for sure! What if Benjamin Franklin had not flown that kite in the storm with a key attached to it? You most certainly wouldn't be reading this blog today! Imagine how many people made fun of them. I'm sure they were mocked, ridiculed and even had some people walk right out of their lives because they were considered crazy, nuts, off their rocker. But, look where their idea, their vision brought you and me. Right here, right now.
You know John was the only voice one time. He came to witness and tell of Jesus but people weren't too sure what to do with him. They really couldn't figure him out. They asked him "Who are you?" and he replied "I am the voice of the one calling in the desert..." John 1:23. He tried everything he could think of to explain Jesus to them but it seemed like no one could really wrap their head around it. And, just because those people couldn't understand it didn't make it untrue. Jesus is real, he is alive!
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Things aren't much different today are they? People can't seem to wrap their heads around the idea of Christ. They feel like he needs to be explained and understood and they just don't believe the simplicity that is Jesus. He came to this earth with the sole purpose of dying on that cross to save us from our sins. In the process he healed the sick, taught to the thousands and laid out a path for each of us to take. He became one of us so that we would believe and do we? Do we doubt him? Because don't forget "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." John 1:1 When you are the only voice in the desert just remember when you feel as though you are shouting and no one is listening, keep shouting because in the beginning was the Word and in the end will be the Word. He is the first and the last, the Alpha and the Omega!
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Loneliness is an awful feeling. Not only do you feel alone but you can feel betrayed and somewhat extinct. Sometimes I think we are lonely by our own doings. We push others away just because it is easier for us to not deal with the situation than just face it head on. I should know because that is usually my course of action. I have it down to a science almost. Some people have learned to over look it and no matter what I say or what I do they refuse to leave. And, those precious people end up staying a part of my life forever. Others, they come and go, wandering in and out never really understanding the craziness that is me. But, I guess we're all like that in one way or another.
.
But, you know, there are times that I think being the only voice, the only one is okay. Sometimes that one voice, that one person, that one idea changes the world around us. What would life be like if Bill Gates had not taken his one idea and done something with it? You wouldn't be reading this blog today that is for sure! What if Benjamin Franklin had not flown that kite in the storm with a key attached to it? You most certainly wouldn't be reading this blog today! Imagine how many people made fun of them. I'm sure they were mocked, ridiculed and even had some people walk right out of their lives because they were considered crazy, nuts, off their rocker. But, look where their idea, their vision brought you and me. Right here, right now.
You know John was the only voice one time. He came to witness and tell of Jesus but people weren't too sure what to do with him. They really couldn't figure him out. They asked him "Who are you?" and he replied "I am the voice of the one calling in the desert..." John 1:23. He tried everything he could think of to explain Jesus to them but it seemed like no one could really wrap their head around it. And, just because those people couldn't understand it didn't make it untrue. Jesus is real, he is alive!
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Things aren't much different today are they? People can't seem to wrap their heads around the idea of Christ. They feel like he needs to be explained and understood and they just don't believe the simplicity that is Jesus. He came to this earth with the sole purpose of dying on that cross to save us from our sins. In the process he healed the sick, taught to the thousands and laid out a path for each of us to take. He became one of us so that we would believe and do we? Do we doubt him? Because don't forget "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." John 1:1 When you are the only voice in the desert just remember when you feel as though you are shouting and no one is listening, keep shouting because in the beginning was the Word and in the end will be the Word. He is the first and the last, the Alpha and the Omega!
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