About Me

As you can tell by the content in my blog, I'm a Christian young man. That's really what my life revolves around. I gave my life to the Lord when I was eight years old, and although there were some bumps along the way, I feel closest to my Heavenly Father today.


Those bumps have made me a stronger person. I feel as though God puts people in my life everyday that make me stronger, mentally, physically and spiritually.

And Here is the face of someone going through some troubles. In this case, physically demanding tasks. 

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
-Ephesians 6:12

I'm currently in a battle with something right now, as all of us are. The adversary attacks the strong, he has no desire for the weak, as he already possesses them. Everything that happens in my life is a tug-of-war affair with spiritual warfare. 

Hupernikao is a Greek word, that means "super conquerors". The scriptures explain how we can overcome the adversary in Romans chapter 8:

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

-Romans 8: 35-39

I, We, are Hupernikao through God. God is where my confidence comes from, I mean, when someone says this to you, what else are you supposed to think?

O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me

-Psalm 25:2

This is often where people get Christian confidence confused with pride. There is a huge difference, and any true Christian will admit that they no nothing in the grand scheme of things. King Soloman spent his entire life (about 900 years) studying the scriptures (and writing some, he was so Holy and endorsed by God) and he did not know everything. For someone like me to think that I know anything, at the age of 17 with the limited learning I have had would be a total joke. On the contrary, God does give me the confidence outlined above, and that is what has propelled me to do the things that I do. 

Although to this point, all of my messages have been spiritual, I do find a lot of inspiration through poetry. Atop this blog is The Oyster and The Eagle, and at the bottom is a poem entitled "One Man Awake". My first post explains the significance of The Oyster and The Eagle, but "One Man Awake" isn't fully addressed in my blog. This poem is an example of how just one person making some noise, living what they believe in, and advertising their thoughts, can make a difference in the world. When you think about how small we are as people and how often we are told that we are insignificant or just a number, it helps to think about a poem like that. 

I mean, look at the roots of this multi-hundred foot tree and tell me that you still think that you're significantly "Big and Bad"

But poems like "One Man Awake", combined with what I've learned from God's word, really proves to me that I do have worth and that I have a purpose on the Earth. And if there is anyone out there that doesn't think that God would accept them, or that they don't have a purpose, is entirely wrong. Open up that good book and feel it. The Holy Spirit's doors are always open. 

"Good Enough"

Edgar A. Guest

My son, beware of "good enough," 

It isn't made of sterling stuff;

 It's something any man can do, 

It marks the many from the few, 

It has not merit to the eye, 

It's something any man can buy, 

It's name is but a sham and bluff, 

For it is never "good enough."

With "good enough" the shirkers stop

In every factory and shop; 

With "good enough" the failures rest

And lose to men who give their best; 

With "good enough" the car breaks down

And men fall short of high renown. 

My son, remember and be wise

In "good enough" disaster lies.

With "good enough" have ships been wrecked, 

The forward march of armies checked, 

Great buildings burned and fortunes lost; 

Nor can the world compute the cost

 In life and money it has paid 

Because at "good enough" men stayed. 

Who stops at "good enough" shall find 

Success has left him far behind.

There is no "good enough" that's short 

Of what you can do and ought. 

The flaw which may escape the eye 

And temporarily get by, 

Shall weaken under the strain 

And wreck the ship or car or train. 

For this is true of men and stuff, 

Only the best is "good enough."

Everything I have been taught in my entire life has shown me that only putting forward my best effort is "good enough" for me to be happy. This has never let me down, and often times when I did stop short, and said "good enough", success did leave me far behind, disaster found me. I love this poem, as it's a poem my Dad showed me and often recites to me when he thinks I need it. My friends at Gibsonburg, you will be seeing this poem again. 

The Road Not Taken

Robert Frost

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
 And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler, long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth;  

Then took the other, as just as fair,
 And having perhaps the better claim

Because it was grassy and wanted wear,

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black.

Oh, I kept the first for another day! 

Yet knowing how way leads on to way

I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence:

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference. 

This poem is true for all Christians. In a world and time where Faith is becoming "less important" and alternative lifestyles are becoming more accepted, the things that used to be the norms are now the minorities. But this poem holds a lot of meaning in my life, as I look at myself differently than most of the people that I am around on a daily basis, and I do believe that my upbringing and commitment to God have sent me down that path less traveled, "And that has made all the difference". 

My parents have really  brought me up the right way, I am so thankful for them. They teach me so much in entirely different ways, I don't know what person I would be without them. 

I only hope that someone reads my blog and finds the love of God through my stories and adventures. If I can go to bed at night knowing that my blog has evangelized one person to Christ, I will feel successful. I hope you all continue to join me on my journey and follow my blog. 

Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.

-Psalm 26:1

God Bless,

Gabe