Even though I know
I don't want to know
Yeah I guess I know
I just hate how it sounds
How many times do we know what God's plan for us is but refuse to accept it. I know I've done that. In fact I've been doing that all my life. You see all my life I had a plan. The plan was simple enough. Go into the military, become a hero, get married and have kids. So when I prayed to God for these things I thought I wasn't praying for anything major. But I was. I was asking God to do what I wanted. Not what He wanted. God showed me the error of my ways last summer. I was all of a sudden hearing him say, "What if that doesn't happen. What if you go into the military and die, young." I don't know why but it never occur ed to me that I could die. Stupid I know. But I always thought that everything I was asking for was kind of a given. When I finally realized this I was mad. Not at God but at myself. I mean what kind of solider is willing to fight for his country but not die for it. I realized that the reason why I didn't want to die for my country was because I had no reason to. But then God gave me a reason. I went on a cross-country road trip with my dad and I was amazed at the shear beauty of this country. I couldn't keep looking out the window of the car and just praising God for letting me live a country so beautiful. A country were his power could be seen just by looking out the window. There is something in the air here that inspires patriotism so intense. An intensity that I haven't seen in any other country that I've ever been to. And I've been to a lot of places. So I finally accepted the fact that I may die young. With no family. Nobody to remember me. But that's o.k. cause like the chorus in the song One Thing says:
If I traded it all
If I gave it all away for one thing
Just for one thing
If I sorted it out
If I knew all about this one thing
Wouldn't that be something
So if you hear God telling you something that you don't want to hear. Something that will change your life forever. Trust him, in his own time he will make everything alright. After all, wouldn't it be awesome if you gave it all away for GOD.
Wouldn't it?
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I'll remember u dougy!!!! Its really cool to see how God can reveal Himself in so many different yet wonderful ways!!!
Thats awesome doug!! i totaly remember us talking on the phone about this when i was at a swim meet one night!!! keep following God sir!!! he will lead you to the most amazing things that you could never have drreamed of!!!!
doug. wut a borring blog.
u already have a pretty good ipod. why do u need another. i am the one who needs a new one mine is a mini and never works anymore it always dies and breaks or something
aight well heres your comment.
GO USA! thats right.
greatest country in the world.
dougie fresh.
yeah yeah
yeah i already read it. because i wrote one of those sentences. lol. its nice though and "touching"
yup god is cool.
DUD3 DAT IS LYKK3 SO TiiGHT! GUD LUK GETIN' YUR iiPOD
AWW very nice blog .. i did read it .. people will def remember you. and dying young would def not be bad. i'm sure heaven has all the slushi's you could ever eat. =]
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wow, so cool. you are amazing. that's awesome that you figured all that out!
you tell it like it is dude, werd.
Way to hear God dougie! What a great lesson to learn... God may not always tell us what we want to hear, but he'll always tell us what is for our good and HIS glory! May you always be willing to give it all for Jesus our Savior! Always respond to Him in repentance and faith...let Jesus take your life!
and... for what it's worth.. I'll remember you. :) diane
wow son... that is quite a blog.. are you willing to give your life away for GOD? HE is the only one worth giving it for... to GOD alone belongs all the praise and glory!!
HE didn't have to send HIS son for us.. HE didn't have to die for our sins and yet in HIS mercy and grace HE did it to bring glory to HIMSELF... what incredible love!!
sweetness alllll around.
i miss you!
doug dont die young. u need to try to live for when u go to war. so when u go to war, live. just be succesful when u live cuz dieing suks. so try to live. k.
and enjoy ur live now so when u do go to war. and possible die.
AHMED
Wow man i really enjoyed reading that
good job!
Thats awesome doug!
good blog, hope this helped. if it did, let me know. but it was good.
Doug,
i remember all those times that we were out in your backyard and in your neighborhood playing military. you never stopped. somthing that i think is also important in fighting for your country is that, especially now, we are fighting against groups that believe in a different god than ours. it's not only fighting for your country but also your God and there is no better cause.
another thing that you wrote that really struck me was what you said about your cross-country trip. there is nothing like a bit of natural beauty to instill a sense of beauty and patriotism. Way to go man!
Travis
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