I guess the reason why I'm writing out this is because I struggle with it. With this whole chemo/cancer thing so many people tell me I can just sit around and it's my job to just get feeling better no matter what it takes but what has happened is I've gotten lazy. I am idle. These are the things I struggle with and I tell you them so that you the reader can help me. Pray for me, write to me, encourage me on these things friends.
It seems like an obvious cliche to say that Idleness is next to laziness. From what I'm learning and have learned this past week with the help of a mister Voddie Baucham, I'd say they're more than cousins. These two are indeed more than brothers or twins. In fact my brain is telling me they are the EXACT SAME.
My analogy is as follows. When you(I'm only using 2nd person because it's way easier for me to write that way) walk into a room and see 10 tasks that NEED(I STRESS) to be done and you chose to sit and do something that isn't a necessity I'd probably throw a vote towards procrastination but that's a different issue. The something you are doing isn't work and isn't furthering anything, hence I deem it idleness, you might as well not be working. Boy this sure sounds like laziness too. Maybe my words have strangled me again and even I'm confused. It seems hard for me to explain myself and my insane ideas.
All I want you to know is that, I view laziness and idleness as the same. Oh yea and God, as far as I understand, doesn't like either.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Friday, March 23, 2012
Loneliness to selfishness
So many people are lonely, vast numbers of songs are sung of how they seek someone or something to be with. When does God say He will EVER not be there by us? Do we look hard enough? Do we look to hard? Are we in fact looking for love in all the wrong places. If two people hug but one says he is alone, doesn't he become selfish. It's as if the hug isn't enough for him, he doesn't acknowledge it as a hug because he's looking just to please himself. Hug back.
On a slightly different note. I've been feeling pretty good physically lately and when people ask me how I'm doing I say awesome. But am I really? Does being in good physical health make my emotional health right? Or my emotional health translate to my mental and then to spiritual? I'd say I'm not doing awesome. I feel good, but I've got work to find balance.
Life's like a jar, in order to fit everything in, things must be placed in the jar in just the right order. Or God can just use the blender and cram them all in however He wants.
Seriously, have a great day. =]
On a slightly different note. I've been feeling pretty good physically lately and when people ask me how I'm doing I say awesome. But am I really? Does being in good physical health make my emotional health right? Or my emotional health translate to my mental and then to spiritual? I'd say I'm not doing awesome. I feel good, but I've got work to find balance.
Life's like a jar, in order to fit everything in, things must be placed in the jar in just the right order. Or God can just use the blender and cram them all in however He wants.
Seriously, have a great day. =]
Friday, March 2, 2012
Thank God I'm not the One.
Religion can be lead by the wisest of elders.
Society led by the most knowledgeable and strongest leaders. Fights will be won in both scenarios.
Things will go well when the head is strong and capable. I don't believe it ends there though.
I have incredible parents, in school I'd say my teachers were good, perhaps a few of them did better than others. The perfect human example has been placed in my life in the form of Jesus. Not that I like to call it religion but The Bible has been placed in my life to follow. I'm trying to say that, the hand I've been dealt is great, but by some standards, I'm not doing so great with it.
I'm not saying i'm doing an awful job, I could be a lot "worse" off than where I am now with my life. What I'm thinking about is what about the other people, who are 19, who have already been to foreign countries doing things that really matter to them and that are effecting the entire world. Yes, yes I've been to mexico on a mission trip, but I went because it was cool, not because I was trying to forward Jesus. There are people who have taken the time to master a skill, one of the arts, some 19 year olds are fighting big issues like abortion and are well on there way to be politicians to make our society a little bit better. It's my understanding that people have read the whole bible and memorized huge chunks of the bible in months. I've been a "Christian" my whole life and haven't done either in my 19 years.
What I want to get at is the fact that, no matter how great or seemingly perfect things can seem, with a great leader or upbringing it's a choice to become great. It's work to chose God every day; work that's worth it, but nonetheless, work.
If you want to do great things, work for them, strive for them, dream of them, but gosh darn it fight for them now and not later.
Dear Jesus, I miss you.
Society led by the most knowledgeable and strongest leaders. Fights will be won in both scenarios.
Things will go well when the head is strong and capable. I don't believe it ends there though.
I have incredible parents, in school I'd say my teachers were good, perhaps a few of them did better than others. The perfect human example has been placed in my life in the form of Jesus. Not that I like to call it religion but The Bible has been placed in my life to follow. I'm trying to say that, the hand I've been dealt is great, but by some standards, I'm not doing so great with it.
I'm not saying i'm doing an awful job, I could be a lot "worse" off than where I am now with my life. What I'm thinking about is what about the other people, who are 19, who have already been to foreign countries doing things that really matter to them and that are effecting the entire world. Yes, yes I've been to mexico on a mission trip, but I went because it was cool, not because I was trying to forward Jesus. There are people who have taken the time to master a skill, one of the arts, some 19 year olds are fighting big issues like abortion and are well on there way to be politicians to make our society a little bit better. It's my understanding that people have read the whole bible and memorized huge chunks of the bible in months. I've been a "Christian" my whole life and haven't done either in my 19 years.
What I want to get at is the fact that, no matter how great or seemingly perfect things can seem, with a great leader or upbringing it's a choice to become great. It's work to chose God every day; work that's worth it, but nonetheless, work.
If you want to do great things, work for them, strive for them, dream of them, but gosh darn it fight for them now and not later.
Dear Jesus, I miss you.
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