- Saltiness
I apologize for my horrible spelling and missed letters in advance.
- A bit on dreams, practical love, and fear
The thing about dreams is that people never want to admit to having them. “Oh I gave up that ambition a long time ago,” or, “I became a realist because you need money to survive and I couldn’t stand doing what I love if it meant I was to be poor.” But if one really loved it, why wouldn’t one be poor for it? I’m thinking Luke 12:22
I guess I struggle with the above and the idea of Christ. If one is not willing to be poor for a job, hobby, or something they love doing on this earth, for something that is tangible and brings them joy, then how can one say they would be willing to give their life to Christ? I’m thinking Luke 9:57-62
Maybe this is something that should be dwelled upon. For if God didn’t put these things in one’s life to love and to chase, then what purpose do they serve? And if one is not chasing dreams, as long as they are righteous pursuits, is one not taking what could be used to glorify God and casting it aside to follow earthly desires?
Following Jesus one learns a way of practical love. Loving thy neighbor, taking care of self and others. The question and inverse arises, can one fear God practically?
Today one would be hard pressed to find someone who fears God; one that shakes and trembles at the thought of an Almighty interfering with our everyday lives. God doesn’t seem to have that Old Testament closeness; the sword, and pestilence, and famine, and wrath… But it wouldn’t seem to me that the apparentness of God’s whereabouts should change anything–practical fear is still respect of the Lord, His statutes, and His Son’s teachings. I’m thinking Jeremiah 26
Christ has transformed Old Testament practical fear into New Testament practical love. The fear and the respect hasn’t gone anywhere, it’s just displayed differently. Love comes defined as respect, defined as good works, defined as righteousness towards others, defined as submission and vulnerability.
Two things. If you dream isn’t something that can fit into this definition of love, then it’s probably not a dream worth pursuing. And if you can’t fit something in this world into this definition, how can you begin to chase a God that requires all of this?
Today I let go. Let God give me my dreams now. I’m thinking Phillipians 3:13-14
- An Xperiment Gone Horribly Right
I sat down two days ago to listen to Hollywood Floss’ latest work. Sometime during the process my computer crashed. I lost my entire hard drive. For 24 hours I was a wreck! Sitting in an Apple Store hope began to reappear. We were running diagnostics and crunching numbers and putting in work. No avail. They said my hard drive was gone and shot me an estimate of $1500 dollars to get the data back. But I rose above it and worked out a way to get my data back myself. What does this have to do with Floss?
When I set out to write this I didn’t want it to be some puff piece just repping Floss’ latest mixtape out of the blue. I wanted the reader to understand the kind of effort that I put in for Floss because of the time and work Floss puts in for his listeners.
Floss is one of the most creative artists I’ve heard in a long time. His latest mixtape, XP2 (Xperiment Part 2) releases in parts today. The flows are smooth, the beats you feel, and if you’re paying attention, Floss will take you to school and make you laugh when you pick up on that line he words just right. XP2 is a smattering of club, riding, and freestyle tracks, proving that Floss is a very versatile artist that is changing the Houston scene.
The best way to describe it is for you to listen to it! You can cop part of the the mixtape from me, but you are going to have to work to get all the tracks! Try following Hollywood Floss to get them all!
