I am engaged to Bethany Dawn Enright. the wedding will be in West Virginia in her back yard. I am super excited about being engaged!

An old friend broke into my family's house yesterday, stole some stuff, then got arrested. my family got back almost everything, except some cash and credit cards and a couple pieces of jewelry I think. the funny thing, both pieces of jewelry were mine. haha. a ring and a necklace. The thought crosses my mind to seek vengence, But I know as a Christian I cannot do that. Though, it is not that I cannot do that, it is that I do not want to, because of the grace God has shown me with all the things I have done wrong in my life. The temptation is to go over to my old friends house, if he is out of jail, and beat the crap out of him. I dont know, maybe slit his tires. perhaps break in and steal stuff from him. At first, I told myself I should not, just for the sake of my "Christian Testimony." Then, the more I think about it, the more I realize that I am commanded to Love this old friend.
   
    1 Peter 1:22 says, "Seeing you have purified your souls by obeying the truth through the Spirit unto [sincere] love of the Brethren, see that you love one another with a pure heart, fervently." This is instruction to believers, and the part I want to focus on is the last part. Brethren  is in reference to other believers. we are commanded here, and elsewhere to love and sacrifice for other believers. I don't know if my old friend is saved through the acceptance of the sacrifice of Christ, but I use to think so. We went to the same church together, we were involved in the same youth group, he showed signs of being a saved boy... my point is, if he is saved, I am commanded to love him. If he is unsaved, I am still commanded to love him.
my seeking revenge would not be love...anyway...

    Without God I would be where my old friend is in life. I would be living the way I wanted to live, selfishly, from drink to drink, drug to drug, woman to woman, maybe in jail, ultimately dying, but I am not and I praise God with all of my heart! oh man, the joy of being free from that old slavery!! There is nothing like it.



Aaron is getting married in October. how about that? all the Ryssemus kids married within the same year.