Passion.

The things that you enjoy doing, and the things you love to do.

I can tell you that finding a job is more of a drag rather than passion, but that is what I am stuck with doing until I can find a job. I am still doing what I need to do and keeping myself busy during the day. At night, I get stuck with Blogging, I actually quite like doing it. Great way of expressing my inner self.

I have a huge Passion for standing up for Christ. A lot of people think I may come across as aggressive rather than seeing that I am passionate for standing with what Christ says. When you are told that it is not true about a certain thing a religion follows, I would be immediately on the offense. But, the truth lies in his Word. I have read the Bible so much in my life, more than most people realize. 

I know there is a difference in believing what Christ said is true, than listening to what man says and falling for it, because I have actually been through it. I am just glad that I am back with Christ, and that I have a stronger relationship with him than I ever did. If you look at Christianity at its very core, most people think it is just following Christ. However, it is true, but there is a lot more to Christianity than just following Christ.

Christianity means that you know that there is entirely nothing you can do, but have faith and believe in Christ. This doesn't give us a licence to sin like many like to say. We are all sinners, and our hearts are harden as Christ says. 

A lot of people can't really get passed that his Grace is free, and that we have to work. Now, I am not saying that work is entirely bad, and that you should not do work, I am just saying that you cannot work your way into heaven based on your works. That is why our faith means the most to us. (A lot of the religions have to follow works, such as Muslims, Jews, Mormons, JW's and so on.) The unique part of Christianity is accepting that Christ is the only way to heaven, there is no other way, not doing this or that, just Jesus Christ.)

In Utah, I have on occasions been told that I should not wear a cross because it is celebrating Christs death. I would admit that it was insulting to hear that, but we purely acknowledge that Christ is alive and living today. Not that I am giving a shout out, nor am I speaking for all the LDS people. There are a select few who have told me this.

 I am sorry if this in away offends anyone, it was not meant in any way to offend but to share an example of what I have been told. Since I have only witnessed to Mormons, the example was something that I choose to go with. My intentions are only to be honest with others in what I have experienced in life so far.

Now, people are entitled to believe what they want. But to assume that I only focus on Christs death would be smearing the facts of your views on Christianity. We focus on our faith and relationship with Christ. (I am not speaking for all Christians, but for myself and what I have learned throughout my life.)

I have a question for a lot of people to ponder about, and not to take in any offense, because I truly do mean it in the nicest pure way as I can possibly say.

If you think that Christ is all powerful, almighty and perfect-- Would he also have the ability to know the intentions of our hearts? 

Christ knew that our hearts were harden, and that we were slave to sin. And by believing in him we will not perish but have eternal life. If Christ knows your intentions of your heart, then what use is it for works. This is exactly why he says our works are filthy as rags. 

Another perfect question would be, if someone was dying in your arms, at that moment how would you bare him with the Good news?

Would you say, believe in Christ and ask to be forgiven and you will be with him in heaven-- Or would you say, sorry, you have to do this and that and be pure, and have some faith too?

Would that man feel he had the good news with scenario one or scenario two.

In my opinion, I would feel like I have been given the good news in Scenario one. 

One of my favorite stories about this deals with two people drowning in the ocean who did not know how to swim. 

The first man began to drown, and believed that he could do all the work learning how to swim himself and try to swim himself up above the water. He believed that only he can save himself by the all the work he applied and had faith in himself, in result, he drowned. 

The second man began to drown, and believed that Christ would save him. He believed in all his heart and soul, free from worry that Christ would save him. In the end, he was saved. Because we all fall short from glory.  

Many would ask, well logically you would be wrong. Logically I would be, but the point would be missed, because the man believed in all his heart and soul, trusted in the Lord, he was given eternal life. It has been said many times before, that we must follow God, not flesh and bone (people or yourself) and that we could not serve to masters (A person and God) because God is One.  There is no other God. 

Those are just a few examples of me standing by what Christ says directly in the Bible. When someone stands on the offensive side, they only look at the fact that they are being persecuted  and are completely ignorant to the person who is testifying truth to you. A lot of people use the word contention. In reality, it is just another term for ignorance. Not that I am being contentious here, but realistically, I am looking at it at different perspectives.


When the tables are turned--when they are telling you what they believe, usually they hardly ever say that I am persecuting you. I do not see anyone as trying to persecute me but only see it as their opinion on what they believe. And I do not have to believe what you way based on what you feel. I believe because it is by the Word of God, and what he tells us is through his word. 

In order for one to know the truth, you must test all things. You must hold on to his Word. (The Bible.) it is how we understand things better. I question things so that I can learn more about it. I learn more every single day about the Gospel. I have asked questions to my Youth Pastor. It is never bad to ask questions. 

So, in all, it goes both ways, and as I have pointed out, God gave us free will to make that decision. And I respect ya' all, but you should search really learn on anothers beliefs than basing that we just celebrate Christs death.

''Stand with Christ, and you will see that the impossible will become a life full of possibilities."

                                                                                              -Jacob Williams, 2007 on Standing with Christ

There are more things that I have like to do as well. I love watching sports. So, I would start out with Baseball. I grew up on it basically. When you are from Washington, baseball in the 90's was America's game. I think everything got switched around, I believe NFL and College Football now have taken over the scene.

I became a Seattle Mariner fan at such a young age. My grandparents took me out to watch them play in their old stadium ( King dome..i think) in 1994. When Ken Griffey Jr, and Egdar Martinez were still on the team. On the way back from the game, we actually sat at a stoplight right next to Ken Griffey Jr. That is probably the closest I have ever got to such an American Iconic Baseball player.Those were my prized years of watching the Mariners growing up. I always loved the Boston Redsox as my second favorite team. It was not until 2002 when I started to like them more which eventually became my favorite. The Redsox have such a rich history, and they dislike the Yankees, which really works for me. 

Boston Redsox have the one of the best rivarlies in all sports, they finally won a World Series in 2004 and again in 2007. 2004 was very monumental because they were down 0-3 against the New York Yankees in the Playoffs and came back to beat them in seven games. The joy of watching them that year was amazing. 

 Then, football came along in my life. I never was really interested in football until 2003, when College Football took my attention by storm. I was living in Nebraska at the time, and my first game I ever went to was in October of 04. It was an amazing experience. Pretty safe to say that being in that stadium is unlike any other stadium, in any other sport that I have ever been too. When you are there, it is red and white just about everywhere you look, except the green grass and yellow goal posts. The fans are top notch and the classiest fans you will probably ever meet. Being there is more than just cheering for a team. It is like family, all together, supporting one team. Just, its amazing to be there, and if you are ever in Nebraska, I would recommend anyone going to a Nebraska Cornhusker game, I wrote something to let everyone know what its like being a Nebraska fan. 

"Nebraska is where our colors shine, where red means that September is coming, where the love spreads and hope finds, where miracles are seen and legends created. Where we all come together, to support one team, we are unique, because we are the Sea of Red."

                                                                            -Jacob Williams on Nebraska Football, August 2009

I would be very cautious around me watching Nebraska Football, not that I am violent, just very into the game, so in the focus. I love Nebraska Football. Only true Husker fans will understand the meaning of what it is like being part of the Sea of Red. 

For the NFL:

-New York Jets

-Seattle Seahawks

NBA:
-Seattle Supersonics

-Los Angeles Lakers

Hockey:

-Boston Bruins

Soccer:

-Seattle Sounders

-USA

-Spain

-Brazil

I have many other things I really enjoy doing. I really enjoy watching movies. The Hollywood outlook on America is pretty big. My favorite movies are:

-Django Uchained

-Counte of Monte Cristo

- A Walk to Remember

- Unthinkable

- 88 Minutes

I also love watching TV Shows as well. The shows that I really enjoy watching are:

-Sons of Anarchy

- The Shield 

- The Big Bang Theory

- Ancient Aliens (not that I believe everything, but very interesting outlook.)

- America's Got Talent

- Falling Skies
- The Mentalist
- The Voice
- The Following

"Follow your passion, because most of the time beneath it lies your heart, that decides your level of determination and devotion of reaching goals you thought could never be achieved."

               -Jacob Williams, June 2012

I hope you all have a great day. Again, to people who may be reading religiously from different perspectives, I wanted to let you know that my intentions were not to offend but to share the truth in what I have witnessed. As well that I am an American, I do have freedom of speech :) And you all do too. 

God is Love.

J.