Goal #2: Discover Your Personal Jesus

Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish.
Albert EinsteinUS (German-born) physicist (1879 - 1955)


EVERY path may lead you to God, even the weird ones. Most of us are on a journey. We’re looking for something, though we’re not always sure what that is. The way is foggy much of the time. I suggest you slow down and follow some of the side roads that appear suddenly in the mist.
Real Live Preacher, RealLivePreacher.com Weblog, February 13, 2003Anonymous author of RealLivePreacher.com


Goal #2 "Discovering Your Personal Jesus Christ"

"Personal Jesus"

Your Own Personal Jesus
Someone Who Hears Your Prayers
Someone Who Cares

Your Own Personal Jesus
Someone To Here Your Prayers
Someone Who Cares

Feelings Unknown
And Your All Alone
Flesh And Bone
By The Telephone
Lift Up The Reciever
I'll Make You A Believer

Take Second Best
Put Me To The Test
Things On Your Chest
You Need To Confess
I Will Deliver
You Know I'm A Forgiver

Reach Out and Touch Faith

Lyrics By Depeche Mode

It's hard to believe that a song from the early 90's would be a inspiration to change my life and hopefully yours as well, but it is even harder to believe that a band like Depeche Mode could come to terms and deliver a honest to god truth. I was born and raised in the Catholic Church, my entire life I was studying my faith, living a tradition, and upholding my supposed faith, only when I reached maturity did I come to understand that my faith was hollow. I was practicing something I didn't believe in , and the tradition was empty and meaningless. Because of this I walked alone, until Paul Shin taught me about the Personal Jesus.

Jesus Christ is your lord and savior
I will repeat myself
Jesus Christ is YOUR Lord and Savior

He is their, he does care, and he is behind your actions. A organized religion isn't always the answer to lifes questions, and it's not the only way to reach an eternity of peace and love, a afterlife in heaven with him can bring. The only thing that matter when you die, is the relationship you shared with him on earth. He doesn't care about your wealth, your fame, your education, he only cares that you care about him. He's the pre-game prayer, the post test beg for success, and he IS watching you and everything that you do, you just merely have to look for him and seek his advice.

What everyone needs is to develop thier Personal Jesus, find him in your own way and begin developing a relationship with him, its a step in the right direction, one of the most powerful teachings I can pass along is the end of that song

REACH OUT AND TOUCH FAITH

Philosophy Of Boyle

The path to our destination is not always a straight one. We go down the wrong road, we get lost, we turn back. Maybe it doesn't matter which road we embark on. Maybe what matters is that we embark.
Barbara Hall, Northern Exposure, Rosebud, 1993


Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever-ascending, ever-improving path. You know you will never get to the end of the journey. But this, so far from discouraging, only adds to the joy and glory of the climb.
Sir Winston ChurchillBritish politician (1874 - 1965)

The details of this Blog, have become a twist of it's purpose, I established this at first to begin describing the methods to which I live, and offer advice to those seeking it, but over the last year, it has been an unorganised system of dissent and rants. This year I made my New Years resolution to try to be a better man, really bring around Sam 2.0, so far academically I have, I've taken numerous courses on many subjects and have found myself becoming a font of knowledge. This is what I have always strived to be, and because I have reasonably achieved it, I need to begin focusing on these ideas of life, love, and friendship the meat behind the potatoes of life. I will begin to post some ideas, things that will provoke thought, understanding, and rationalization. The life of Samuel Boyle produces a philosophy that reads like a list, so I will build that list starting now.

1.) Understanding One's Self is The Completion of Becoming Truly Human

What does it mean to be human? is it just merely a species evolved from the primordial ooze, or is it something so much more, something that has a beginning, and ultimately an end with a lifetime of experiences that shape it's design?

I think that the Human is the part of our species that loves, that looses, that thinks, that understands, and most of all FEELS. Of the billions of people on this planet, only a small few choose to live for something so much larger than themselves. I'm not talking anything political or military in nature, because the very nature of the human being is to destroy itself, and those factors only perpetuate this nature. I'm talking flat out about living a life of service to humanity, one that reflects the principles of benevolence for all of mankind. It should be the actions of our heart and mind to seek a way to bring the most good will and overall happiness to as many people as we can. Mother Theresa lived her life bringing food, medicine, and shelter to the poor, she did it because god told her to, but she said even more than that, because she felt she HAD to do this. This is what I'm talking about.

The soon to be Saint Mother Theresa understood that her purpose in life was to serve others, it is this which we should strive to do, find, understand, and embrace our purpose in life, it's only when this is achieved that we start to understand truly what it means to be human. Coming to terms with your strengths and limitations is the start of this. We need to understand that everyone is unique, each person has their talents and excels at different areas, not everyone can be a doctor, but this is the beauty of lifes grand imperfection, the fact that we all are here to do something, when we figure out what this is, thats when we start being human, to be human is to begin to live up to the expectations of our divine inheritance, and it's the first step towards enlightenment.