My name is Dylan Lane Nichols, I generally have a really hard time making anything with myself as the focus of the project. I’m really comfortable with talking about the future I want to be apart of, or even discussing the past I’ve emerged from; for some reason I really struggle with talking about myself in the present moment.

I like to think I am comfortable with who I am, I am just not satisfied with current circumstances. I have hopes and ambitions for a greater future that I know is outside my human limitations. I am a dreamer, a thinker, and a believer in Jesus. I know it sounds cheesy and the term “Christian” has enough negative connotations to write about for a lifetime. I didn’t grow up in a Godly home, on the contrary, I would say I was raised in a home that was predominately atheist or perhaps agnostic.

I had experience in church when I was young but never took anything to heart other than, “The bible [Jesus] has some good moral foundations.” Which I recognize now as the words of my skeptical mother who is no more fond of the church than most people I know. Regardless of poor human representation of the creator of the universe: God, Yahweh, YHVH or how ever you come to understand the God of Abraham; He got a hold of me and has impacted my life in ways that I could never walk away from. It took me several years to reconcile a lot of the misconceptions I had gathered from bad teachings and even worse internet skeptics.

I have come to the conclusion that the creator of all has more insight than what man has devised to convince themselves of a ‘meaningless’ existence and have chosen to stand on the objective truth the teachings of Jesus brought to humanity. With mercy and grace, I have gone from a lost boy, living in accordance with the desires of my heart to submitting to the Holy Spirit and pursuing the desires my Heavenly Father has for me, which are greater than anything I could ever accomplish in and of myself. I consider my life as an open book, if asked genuine questions; I will respond with genuine answers.

 

¹³ Let us live and conduct ourselves honorably and becomingly as in the [open light of] day, not in reveling (carousing) and drunkenness, not in immorality and debauchery (sensuality and licentiousness), not in quarreling and jealousy.

¹⁴ But clothe yourself with the Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah), and make no provision for [indulging] the flesh [put a stop to thinking about the evil cravings of your physical nature] to [gratify its] desires (lusts).

Romans 13 Amplified Classic