The Little (Big) things

So I arrived home to stay for a couple weeks. After returning from a run my father told me that there was some sort of waterfall that the neighbors saw down where I went to run.

Obviously that spiked my interest, being the explorer and appreciator of nature by heart.

I went searching for it this past Sabbath and did it surprise me.

I live in the back country of Bauxite, Ar and there is nothing that exciting out here, until I found this little gem :)

I preceded to go take a little hike to visit the area three consecutive days, and took my friend Jesse along too.

Its pretty pretty.

 On our way to find the waterfall

 Needless to say, we had to walk through water a lot

 Thats Jesse, he carried his camera and tripod. He took some great pics too

 It was a little hot outside, but thats not a big problem, it was an all around good  couple days.

 This is the "water"fall, with no water, but as we found out, there is a amazing little cave in the wall!

 I walked inside the cave, it was really cool, temperature wise and aesthetically too lol

 Much larger than I expected, the camera just can't do it justice.

 Enough room to stand, and had a little stream, which of course, I totally drank from, tasted good.

 Jesse, he spent a lot of time surveying for good photo opportunities.

 These pics were with my phone, You can see the cave entrance in the bottom left

 View into the cave from right outside

 I dont have much to say about this pic, exept that having a friend to share experiences with makes them much better.

 Back to my camera shots, This was the fancy ceiling .

And this was the mine right near there, looks like a mini canyon.

So all in all, the couple days where fun, lots of picture, lots of pressing buttons on a camera I couldn't figure out, but had a great time, and I praise God that he has such beautiful gifts in nature.

Eventually

This interesting event happens over and over again, I can't seem to avoid it.

To set the area, I was with my friend last night and we were talking.... Well I was talking really. But essentially there was sort of a conversation. This conversation was about life.

And EVENTUALLY it got to this event, this unavoidable question...

Why are we here? Why does existence exist?

The ancient question of all, the paramount inquiry, What is the meaning of Life?

After many minutes of feeling like a philosopher, this question emerged. Why? I don't know really, but I do know that I feel it needs an answer, and I am not one to be able to ignore my curiosity.

 But as a believer and follower of the Living Creator God, one scripture came to mind from a sermon related to this topic.

And this is life eternal, that they might know thee, thee only true God and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. John 17:3 KJV

There it is. A very simple but complicated answer.

After reading this verse, if you are not satisfied with the answer, please pray, then allow me to guide you through what God has shown me.

First of all, this isn't just to answer the question of what is life on earth, but Eternal Life, the here and after. This is the answer to the question, What "might" I be doing for eternity?

Getting to know God.

If getting to know Him doesn't sit well with you as a purpose in life. Just give it a try.

By beholding we become changed, and its a human desire to become a "better" person, having kindness, and love. This is also the desire of our creator, and this is our purpose.

Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. (I John 3:2 [KJV]

All to long in my life, I have tried and tried to be like others, and along the way reflect positive characteristics in those I chose to "behold."

Whats crazy is, this desire cannot and will not be fulfilled if I continue to behold what man can do, because man cannot out of himself become better, but that that's the beauty of Jesus. He proved, by divine power we can "be like him" but only if we "see him as he is."

Number 1

I suppose my first blog ever should start with an explanation to anyone who knows me, consisting of why i would do such an outlandish thing as to get involved in social media.

Well as always It makes sense in my head, though there is nothing inherently wrong with social media, there is very little right with it, that's why I "preach" against it so oft.

So why am I using it?

God has used me, and will use me. And if I can bring glory to God and avoid bringing glory to myself, this "can" be a powerful tool.

So here I am, sitting in my kitchen, having been inspired by a friends blog, to write my thoughts and experiences down for others to absorb.

My next question is... Where to start?