The start of something new

Okay ladies and gents. Buckle up because I, Moment Maker, am taking you on a ride.

-As an intro blog, I want to explain its purpose.

1. To give me something permanent to do during my month of my own schedule
2. To be a place to share thoughts
3. To encourage me to make moments everyday and do something because I chose to, not because I have to.
4. To share/encourage the world to do the same: Make moments
5. (It's a one month blog....as of now)

I have something that I could share, but that would be cheating since it took place days ago. The first blog of the day will be a devotional and the second will be a look back onto what moment I made this day. I might write in Spanish or English, depending on my thoughts/mood. I won't be translating, but I'll be sure to not keep all of you in the dark, so I'll provide a link to translators :)

I've been slacking in being consistent with Jesus and other things in my life, but I want to be more disciplined, less of a slack and more adventurous in my moment making.

---Today's devotional: 1 Corintios 9: 24-27---
        Basically, what I got out of this is why this blog came to be. It's talking about the crown of life and how to attain it: Go for it. If you're an athlete and have a race coming up, you do what you must (legally) to prepare yourself to win or at least do the best you can. This means training, not spending days on the couch eating popcorn while watching 2 seasons of House.
       This is what the Christian walk is like. It's not a sprint, it's the gosh-dang long marathon that consists of abstaining from somethings and applying self control. La palabra en español para self control es templanza. It sounds pretty cool. However, I've come to realize (through the Our Daily Bread) that there isn't much success in dominio propio, but solamente en el Espíritu Santo.
    I've struggled with self control in my life and still do, but I usually rely on myself or others to let me know when is too much. I need to start electing the Holy Spirit as my guía because at the end of the day, I just fail.

---That's it for today. Tune back in later tonight to see what moments I make today. So whether you're preparing for a race, studying in a foreign country or going to class, make those moments. Life is a whole lot more than the mundane. --

  Much love, peace and elbow grease,
                   Moment Maker AKA EmmSquarred. Deuces.