| A letter from Carlos |
[Jan. 28th, 2005|11:18 pm] |
To my brothers and sisters of the good fight,
I come speaking from Lynchburg VA. WHATS WITH WINTER AND THE COLD!!!!
Oh well, I'm staying warm and I pray everyone else is too.
Classes are goin well, a lot has changed @ LU in a just a span of 8 months. I feel old yet new aswell. I'm keeping myself from going insane. I miss you all a lot, more than some. I hope God has shown you all many things. It funny what God can reveal about yourself and others.
I've been drawing a lot. Been coming up with a lot of ideas and concepts. I just wish I had time to do it all.
All you college students, work hard but don't go overboard. You are in college, you have a chance to expand yourselves. Take advantage of the knowlegde of your classmates and the wisdom from your professors.
The rest of you, look inside and see what can improve. It's easier to think of what to improve things outside of us, but true revolutions start from the inside. We ask for God to make an impact around us but we do nothing out of the ordinary about ourselves. We want to make things easier for us but that can't come about without a cost.
I tell you this not as, Carlos Padilla, a college student, a 5'6" 23 year old Hispanic/Latino male, or that guy you have met in sunday school. To say it was, you give credit to just a man. I speak from and as what the Spirit wants you to hear, whatever message you get from this. I pray you look passed the one who is speaking to you and find the WORD, which is the truth. Carlos is but a vessel, but "I AM" being the WORD is the Truth.
I send you farewells... Charles, Anna, Brian/Dietra, Shabu, Eric, Marissa, Pedro, Josh, Derrick, Sykes, Tim/Penny, Mike, Chad, Faith and crew, The Caspers, Jill, Lisa, Sandra, ummm, and all the rest (too many names peoples).
I do not know when I will be back, I've been really searching for a reason to come back (this is not a diss on anyone)... a few brothers understand what I speak of. I hope the Assemblies of God church on Backlick/Edsall Road continues to florish. I've been refining as of late, took a deep look at myself. I feel like I let too many people control who I am but not understanding who I truely am. Though I do admit I do play the role as part of the shock troops. I say this, how are we to touch lives if we push ourselves away from the world we are trying to save. Do not everybody take this personally, unless you feel like this does affect you. I do not judge nor condemn, for this is not my role... nor anyones but The Father. My role is reveal like a mirror who a person is or capable of. I know my role is more than just that but thats not to be revealed yet.
I pray that God will guide you via the Spirit sent to us for comfort, boldness, and deep connection with God (which in itself can lead to many things). That we may see something new develop this new year of 2005. That God's will appear alil more clear or blurry to strengthen our faith in Him (sometimes the unknown makes us cling to God more). Let us bring upon a new revolution, not a revival for the life never has left the church, it was waiting for the workers of the harvest to awaken and reap the fields.
Spirit Led,
~Carlos from Lynchburg
"For those who risk more make the most mistakes but are granted the greatest victory" ~The Los |
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