Stuff I've written in there lately...
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Whatever the greatest thing is on Earth, the greatest thing we can possibly conceive, God is greater than that.
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I am tired of caring so much about my image and what others think.
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"You and I both loved what you and I spoke of, and others just read of, others only read of the love, the love that I love" (Jason Mraz song)
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Blind faith, to me, is somewhat ridiculous and so I would like to begin seeking the truth with grand effort.
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It's so funny how I have changed in the last year.
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Can't wrap my mind around how we are all equally sinful in the eyes of God no matter what we have done. Can't wrap my mind around how Jesus just makes us all clean... how did I become a Christian, how did I get here? I don't remember choosing to give a shit about why I'm here or how I live. But I do, I do give a shit and sometimes, to be honest, I wish I didn't. And I try to stop trying to do the "right" thing all the time, try to stop analyzing my life, trying to predict the future and manipulate my life in attempt to make certain that all my dreams come true. I just don't remember choosing the hard way.
Really what I'd like to do is STOP worrying my life away, STOP caring what others think. I'd like to love someone without feeling like I have to explain why.
Yeah, that'd be good.
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Let my soul breathe.
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Current Endeavours:
1. get a job
2. buy a place to live
3. convince Lea that she doesn't belong in Australia and figure out how to keep her on this continent when she gets here
4. lose 3 kg
5. graduate from UCF
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What is a conscience?
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I just want to be a real person with real feelings who loves everything that breathes, and smiles because she wants to, not because everyone else is, who believes because she knows why, not because other people tell her why... who can shut out the influences from others that are trying to tell her how to live her life and that there's only one right way to exist.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
because a lot of people are asking... here's why I did it
This is why I decided to become a vegetarian...
((Disclaimer: I don't intend this to start any arguments, this is my own personal choice and opinion. I respect you, please respect me.))
1. Animal flesh doesn't taste THAT good to me. -- I found myself making chicken purely for the protein but covering it with something, like salsa or cheese, so it would taste like something other than ... animal flesh.
2. I don't want to support the meat industry anymore. They are disgustingly cruel to the animals they manufacture and although my refusing to eat animal flesh will not stop this, I don't have to join in. The cruelty really can't be denied, and I got sick of ignoring it... if you don't know what happened to the chicken or the cow or the pig or the turkey before it landed on your plate, watch this: Meet Your Meat
3. I don't really think we were ever meant to eat meat... our teeth aren't even sharp enough like other carnivores'. Think about it, we have to modify meat (by cooking it) in order for it not to be poisonous to us.
... and in Genesis 1 (28-30), it says "God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground. "Then God said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air and all the creatures that move on the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food." And it was so."
Dominion over animals does not mean we can treat them however way we wish because we're at the top of the "food chain".
4. I don't find ingesting dead animal carcass very sexy.
5. I stopped seeing animal flesh as food and began to see it instead for what it really is... the flesh of abused, diseased, often crippled, and slaughtered living creature. Why do I need to eat that?
6. It isn't very healthy IMO... again, watch Meet Your Meat.
7. I stopped seeing the sense in how it can be okay to manufacture and slaughter thousands of cows, pigs, chickens, turkies, etc. for food, because meat tastes good, but not okay to abuse dogs and cats, use them for shark bait in Mexico, or harvest seals and mink for their fur.
8. I cannot ignore it anymore. I don't think that "meat tastes good" is a good enough reason for me to continue eating it.
FAQ:
Q: Do you eat fish?
A: No; I don't like it.
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Q: Do you eat eggs/milk?
A: Yes, at the moment I do, although in the future I may try to edge some of those items out of my diet, as the animals that are raised to produce those things aren't treated very well at all, either.
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Q: How do you get your protein?
A: I'm in love with black beans.... i like beans a lot actually... so I eat a lot of those... and fortified foods like bread and cereals.
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Q: What about B12?
A: Supplements. And occasional dairy products.
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Q: Why do you eat vegetables? They're living, too.
A: Vegetables are not creatures that can suffer and feel pain and carry (at least not as many) deadly diseases.
Feel free to post any other questions if you have them.
((Disclaimer: I don't intend this to start any arguments, this is my own personal choice and opinion. I respect you, please respect me.))
1. Animal flesh doesn't taste THAT good to me. -- I found myself making chicken purely for the protein but covering it with something, like salsa or cheese, so it would taste like something other than ... animal flesh.
2. I don't want to support the meat industry anymore. They are disgustingly cruel to the animals they manufacture and although my refusing to eat animal flesh will not stop this, I don't have to join in. The cruelty really can't be denied, and I got sick of ignoring it... if you don't know what happened to the chicken or the cow or the pig or the turkey before it landed on your plate, watch this: Meet Your Meat
3. I don't really think we were ever meant to eat meat... our teeth aren't even sharp enough like other carnivores'. Think about it, we have to modify meat (by cooking it) in order for it not to be poisonous to us.
... and in Genesis 1 (28-30), it says "God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground. "Then God said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air and all the creatures that move on the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food." And it was so."
Dominion over animals does not mean we can treat them however way we wish because we're at the top of the "food chain".
4. I don't find ingesting dead animal carcass very sexy.
5. I stopped seeing animal flesh as food and began to see it instead for what it really is... the flesh of abused, diseased, often crippled, and slaughtered living creature. Why do I need to eat that?
6. It isn't very healthy IMO... again, watch Meet Your Meat.
7. I stopped seeing the sense in how it can be okay to manufacture and slaughter thousands of cows, pigs, chickens, turkies, etc. for food, because meat tastes good, but not okay to abuse dogs and cats, use them for shark bait in Mexico, or harvest seals and mink for their fur.
8. I cannot ignore it anymore. I don't think that "meat tastes good" is a good enough reason for me to continue eating it.
FAQ:
Q: Do you eat fish?
A: No; I don't like it.
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Q: Do you eat eggs/milk?
A: Yes, at the moment I do, although in the future I may try to edge some of those items out of my diet, as the animals that are raised to produce those things aren't treated very well at all, either.
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Q: How do you get your protein?
A: I'm in love with black beans.... i like beans a lot actually... so I eat a lot of those... and fortified foods like bread and cereals.
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Q: What about B12?
A: Supplements. And occasional dairy products.
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Q: Why do you eat vegetables? They're living, too.
A: Vegetables are not creatures that can suffer and feel pain and carry (at least not as many) deadly diseases.
Feel free to post any other questions if you have them.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
My Daily Battle to Avoid Being an Idiot Tomorrow
Every day I have to make choices. Every day I have to remind myself of what, or who, is worth my time, effort, toil, and affection. Many times I fail at this. Most days I fail to remember past decisions, and what pain and strife the foolish ones caused me. So I make similar decisions sometimes. Or at least I want to. VERY BADLY. And I tell myself it's not the same. I tell myself it wouldn't be me making the same mistake again. No way, I'm above that, I say to myself.
But how wrong I am! I don't see how I am being deceived. I allow myself to be fooled time and again. I chase the temporary, I long for the fleeting, I lust after the dishonorable.
Why am I so weak? I know the answer to this question and all of the others I've asked myself. I just don't like hearing it. Sometimes I'd rather be ignorant of good. Ignorant of honor. Ignorant of true freedom. That would make me a slave to my own desire, though. No, not me, I say to myself. It's not the same mistake, it's different, I'M different.. I'm above that.
But I have to keep reminding myself how wrong I am.
But how wrong I am! I don't see how I am being deceived. I allow myself to be fooled time and again. I chase the temporary, I long for the fleeting, I lust after the dishonorable.
Why am I so weak? I know the answer to this question and all of the others I've asked myself. I just don't like hearing it. Sometimes I'd rather be ignorant of good. Ignorant of honor. Ignorant of true freedom. That would make me a slave to my own desire, though. No, not me, I say to myself. It's not the same mistake, it's different, I'M different.. I'm above that.
But I have to keep reminding myself how wrong I am.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Recipe: Pan-fried Falafel and Hummus "Quesadillas"
I'm now a vegetarian and it's actually been pretty easy so far. Just realizing that I don't like the taste of meat itself that much has made it easier. As if simply thinking and being aware of what was on my plate doesn't make it easy enough! I haven't eaten so much "new" stuff in a long time, so I'm really glad to have given myself the opportunity to spread my epicurean wings a bit :-)
sooo here's something I made! Anyone can make this, it is sooo easy!
Falafel & Hummus "Quesadillas"
Ingredients:
1 can chickpeas (aka garbanzo beans), drained and rinsed
1 onion, normal sized, finely chopped
1 tbs minced garlic (can be jarred)
2 tablespoons parsley (fresh or otherwise)
1 tsp coriander or cilantro flakes
3/4 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp salt
two slices whole wheat bread, crumbled Note: *To crumble bread, simply break it into smaller pieces and rub it back in forth between your hands. Sometimes toasting the bread first makes it easier to crumble, and slightly stale bread works best of all.
- ready-made hummus, any flavor you like (or you can make your own! yum!)
- whole wheat tortillas
Heat a bit of olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
In a large bowl, mash the chickpeas with a fork until mostly smooth. Add the other ingredients and mix well! *You may want to add in some fat free yoghurt or even some hummus to give the mixture more of a moist feel so it spreads into the tortillas better
Spread hummus on the entire tortilla, pile desired amount of falafel mixture onto one side of the tortilla and fold over to form a "quesadilla" :-)
Once the oil is heated, place the quesadilla into the pan and let it cook. After about 4-5 minutes, use a spatula to lift up the quesadilla to check that its golden brown (NOT black!) and crispy, if it is, flip it over and wait for the same to occur on the other side. Once both sides are browned (note: the entire tortilla will not be brown), put it on a plate and cut it with a pizza cutter or eat it with a fork and knife.
Voilá!
sooo here's something I made! Anyone can make this, it is sooo easy!
Falafel & Hummus "Quesadillas"
Ingredients:
1 can chickpeas (aka garbanzo beans), drained and rinsed
1 onion, normal sized, finely chopped
1 tbs minced garlic (can be jarred)
2 tablespoons parsley (fresh or otherwise)
1 tsp coriander or cilantro flakes
3/4 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp salt
two slices whole wheat bread, crumbled Note: *To crumble bread, simply break it into smaller pieces and rub it back in forth between your hands. Sometimes toasting the bread first makes it easier to crumble, and slightly stale bread works best of all.
- ready-made hummus, any flavor you like (or you can make your own! yum!)
- whole wheat tortillas
Heat a bit of olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
In a large bowl, mash the chickpeas with a fork until mostly smooth. Add the other ingredients and mix well! *You may want to add in some fat free yoghurt or even some hummus to give the mixture more of a moist feel so it spreads into the tortillas better
Spread hummus on the entire tortilla, pile desired amount of falafel mixture onto one side of the tortilla and fold over to form a "quesadilla" :-)
Once the oil is heated, place the quesadilla into the pan and let it cook. After about 4-5 minutes, use a spatula to lift up the quesadilla to check that its golden brown (NOT black!) and crispy, if it is, flip it over and wait for the same to occur on the other side. Once both sides are browned (note: the entire tortilla will not be brown), put it on a plate and cut it with a pizza cutter or eat it with a fork and knife.
Voilá!
Thursday, June 25, 2009
arriving down under
Ahoy mateys,
a report on the flight and settling in!
flight was good -- didn't realize I needed a visa for australia until I went to check in and they said I needed one, so I paid $25 for it at the counter.. funny thing is is that they normally cost $55 if you buy them from the government in advance... so we lucked out I guess...
1st flight I sat in front of a couple with a baby who wouldn't stop screaming "a-DA! a-DA!!!!!!", it was annoying... five hours to LA, wasn't that bad... got to LA, went to the duty-free shop to find Lea's perfume, which they had a tester bottle of, but none for sale... i asked politely if I could buy the tester bottle because it was very important that I get this perfume... the guy had me wait around for a while while he did other stuff, then said he needed to call his boss to find out if he could sell it to me... so i went and got a happy meal at mcdonald's, ate, and came back.... he puts the tester in a bag and hands it to me! So i got a $50 bottle of perfume for free!! Turns out it's been discontinued anyway sooo... yay! probably the coolest thing that happened all 30 hours of flying!
So then came the looooong haul. Mom upgraded me to "economy plus" which bought me about 3-4 inches of leg room, which I was grateful for after I boarded the plane and saw the regular economy class seats, HA... every inch helps. I wasn't really able to sleep; i dozed off a few times. there was an overweight older man next to me who snored, just my luck... something funny though, you lose track of time when you're flying sooo long, you just sit there and get into this dreamlike, almost euphoric state, and you don't remember what its like to NOT fly... especially if you're by yourself. And since I didn't realize how much time was passing, I was sooo hungry, I kept eating and eating and I was just hungry all the time it seemed like. For me it was all one day that had passed, even though it was really almost two days, so I ate more than three meals and felt like I had overdone it food-wise, haha
I read all of Twilight and started on New Moon... didn't like Twilight as much, the movie probably ruined it for me...
The flights really weren't that bad... United Airlines stinks though, it really does. the food was okay, the staff was not, no one was really that nice at all! Once I got on the Sydney-Perth flight though, everything was super pleasant, I sat next to an 18-year-old Australian guy named Jack, who was nice and was ALSO reading Twilight, haha.. he was fun, we talked about accents and he thinks American accents are "so distinct!" haha... I dozed off for about 30 minutes and they also had on a documentary about Australian pin-up girls in the 40s, very interesting!! I was just so excited, though, I couldn't wait to see Lea!!!
And since I flew domestic I didn't have to go through customs again once I got to Perth, I just walked off the plane and there was Lea! YAY! Ruth came too, I am enjoying getting to know her! Check out the pic Lea posted of us on her wall! Very funny stuff,we were just both so ecstatic. There were beagles walking around smelling people's bags to make sure they didn't bring in any illegal stuff, very neat.
So we went to Leas house and I gave Lea alllll her presents that I've been collecting over the last seven or eight months (mom she likes the green sunglasses!), then I took a shower, and then we went to have lunch, and then when we were home again i slept for two.5 hours and i told Lea she HAD to wake me up, because I didn't want to sleep all day and be up all night, so I woke up at like 6:15pm (6:15am wednesday morning, lol) and I met Lea's parents; they are both so nice and funny, now I know where Lea gets her sense of humor! :-D
Last night we went to a mexican restaurant, where we ordered quesadillas, which were actually burritos surrounded by a ketchup-y substance, it didn't taste bad at all but it wasn't a quesadilla, haha and we also had sangria!!! like old times! i was very tired though so i don't remember much of last night, but it wasn't because of the sangria, I swear!
And then this morning we hung out for a while, and Ruth came over and we drove down the coast and I saw the Indian Ocean!!! I haven't seen the pacific "in person" yet, most people see that one before they see the Indian ocean, i'm mixing it up a bit, what can I say?! ;-) The beach is pretty here, indeed. We drove a little further. Lea and Ruth bought these crazy wideleg wrap pants things...We ate lunch at this restaurant in a warehouse type place, it was called Little Creatures. i think our waitress was canadian... they had really good french fries and they were served with garlic mayo, sooo yummy. strolled around in town, which was called Fremantle, it was a really cute town! i liked it.
we then went to the university campus where Lea and Ruth are students. its such a pretty campus! lots of lovely landscapes. Peacocks hang out there, its really neat. we also went to the river and saw black swans. there are seagulls here but a different type-- they look much cleaner than seagulls at home.
we went to the grocery store and got stuff to make sangria and quesadillas... the quesadillas were really good; we also had refried beans, rice, and pico de gallo to go with them!!!! so yummy :-D
so now we're just hanging out, i'm about to go to sleep... not really feeling jetlagged at all, I'm happy about that. I was awake all day, felt pretty darn good. my throats a little bit sore, which is freaking me out a bit. lea's is sore too... maybe its just the weather... i sure hope so... !
tomorrow we are going to go to swing dancing!!!!!!!!!!!!! i can hardly wait! :-D it might not be as awesome as UCF, but still, i'm excited about it. also i will get to see where Lea works! I also found out that Bank of America DOES have an agreement with a bank here, so I can withdraw for free if/when I need to...sweeeet!
well good night world!
a report on the flight and settling in!
flight was good -- didn't realize I needed a visa for australia until I went to check in and they said I needed one, so I paid $25 for it at the counter.. funny thing is is that they normally cost $55 if you buy them from the government in advance... so we lucked out I guess...
1st flight I sat in front of a couple with a baby who wouldn't stop screaming "a-DA! a-DA!!!!!!", it was annoying... five hours to LA, wasn't that bad... got to LA, went to the duty-free shop to find Lea's perfume, which they had a tester bottle of, but none for sale... i asked politely if I could buy the tester bottle because it was very important that I get this perfume... the guy had me wait around for a while while he did other stuff, then said he needed to call his boss to find out if he could sell it to me... so i went and got a happy meal at mcdonald's, ate, and came back.... he puts the tester in a bag and hands it to me! So i got a $50 bottle of perfume for free!! Turns out it's been discontinued anyway sooo... yay! probably the coolest thing that happened all 30 hours of flying!
So then came the looooong haul. Mom upgraded me to "economy plus" which bought me about 3-4 inches of leg room, which I was grateful for after I boarded the plane and saw the regular economy class seats, HA... every inch helps. I wasn't really able to sleep; i dozed off a few times. there was an overweight older man next to me who snored, just my luck... something funny though, you lose track of time when you're flying sooo long, you just sit there and get into this dreamlike, almost euphoric state, and you don't remember what its like to NOT fly... especially if you're by yourself. And since I didn't realize how much time was passing, I was sooo hungry, I kept eating and eating and I was just hungry all the time it seemed like. For me it was all one day that had passed, even though it was really almost two days, so I ate more than three meals and felt like I had overdone it food-wise, haha
I read all of Twilight and started on New Moon... didn't like Twilight as much, the movie probably ruined it for me...
The flights really weren't that bad... United Airlines stinks though, it really does. the food was okay, the staff was not, no one was really that nice at all! Once I got on the Sydney-Perth flight though, everything was super pleasant, I sat next to an 18-year-old Australian guy named Jack, who was nice and was ALSO reading Twilight, haha.. he was fun, we talked about accents and he thinks American accents are "so distinct!" haha... I dozed off for about 30 minutes and they also had on a documentary about Australian pin-up girls in the 40s, very interesting!! I was just so excited, though, I couldn't wait to see Lea!!!
And since I flew domestic I didn't have to go through customs again once I got to Perth, I just walked off the plane and there was Lea! YAY! Ruth came too, I am enjoying getting to know her! Check out the pic Lea posted of us on her wall! Very funny stuff,we were just both so ecstatic. There were beagles walking around smelling people's bags to make sure they didn't bring in any illegal stuff, very neat.
So we went to Leas house and I gave Lea alllll her presents that I've been collecting over the last seven or eight months (mom she likes the green sunglasses!), then I took a shower, and then we went to have lunch, and then when we were home again i slept for two.5 hours and i told Lea she HAD to wake me up, because I didn't want to sleep all day and be up all night, so I woke up at like 6:15pm (6:15am wednesday morning, lol) and I met Lea's parents; they are both so nice and funny, now I know where Lea gets her sense of humor! :-D
Last night we went to a mexican restaurant, where we ordered quesadillas, which were actually burritos surrounded by a ketchup-y substance, it didn't taste bad at all but it wasn't a quesadilla, haha and we also had sangria!!! like old times! i was very tired though so i don't remember much of last night, but it wasn't because of the sangria, I swear!
And then this morning we hung out for a while, and Ruth came over and we drove down the coast and I saw the Indian Ocean!!! I haven't seen the pacific "in person" yet, most people see that one before they see the Indian ocean, i'm mixing it up a bit, what can I say?! ;-) The beach is pretty here, indeed. We drove a little further. Lea and Ruth bought these crazy wideleg wrap pants things...We ate lunch at this restaurant in a warehouse type place, it was called Little Creatures. i think our waitress was canadian... they had really good french fries and they were served with garlic mayo, sooo yummy. strolled around in town, which was called Fremantle, it was a really cute town! i liked it.
we then went to the university campus where Lea and Ruth are students. its such a pretty campus! lots of lovely landscapes. Peacocks hang out there, its really neat. we also went to the river and saw black swans. there are seagulls here but a different type-- they look much cleaner than seagulls at home.
we went to the grocery store and got stuff to make sangria and quesadillas... the quesadillas were really good; we also had refried beans, rice, and pico de gallo to go with them!!!! so yummy :-D
so now we're just hanging out, i'm about to go to sleep... not really feeling jetlagged at all, I'm happy about that. I was awake all day, felt pretty darn good. my throats a little bit sore, which is freaking me out a bit. lea's is sore too... maybe its just the weather... i sure hope so... !
tomorrow we are going to go to swing dancing!!!!!!!!!!!!! i can hardly wait! :-D it might not be as awesome as UCF, but still, i'm excited about it. also i will get to see where Lea works! I also found out that Bank of America DOES have an agreement with a bank here, so I can withdraw for free if/when I need to...sweeeet!
well good night world!
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Roots...tides...struggling to fathom the endless
Currently studying Ephesians... I love Paul's prayer for spiritual growth in chapter 3... (v. 14-21)
"When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth. I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.
"When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth. I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.
Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen."
That prayer is just so beautiful. Stuff in the Bible is better than any song lyrics or poem or story I have ever read. It is so raw and honest and lovely and pure. There's something there that song lyrics don't have. It's so alive! I found myself wondering how Paul felt when he was actually praying that prayer. I just thought to myself... Paul was a real guy who really prayed! This guy really walked the earth. Then I thought... JESUS really walked the Earth. Now I find myself really longing to comprehend this love that Paul was praying about. Wow...
Favorites
1. "Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong."
-- i really dig the part about roots growing down into God's love ... every time I read about roots in the Word I have this really vivid picture of a weak tree that has magnificent, strong roots deeply planted into the ground. The weak tree above ground is my earthly self, but my roots are strong and grounded.
-- Another image of roots is found in Colossians chapter 2:7 "Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness."
2. "Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think."
-- Sometimes I think when I tell God of my deepest desires, I suspect that I significantly underestimate the magnitude of what He's working on in me. I make God smaller to try and understand how He works. We should never think of our lives/problems/desires/etc as too big for God to handle or turn to good for His plan.
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I dig the King James Version... my favorite translation is the New Living Translation, but I also like to read the King James version parallel to the NLT to compare how they express these awesome truths... check it out... its wildly poetic!
"For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen."
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I especially dig "Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen."
I just LOVE it... "exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think" ... "world without end"... just so awe inspiring. The different words paint different pictures in my head and it makes me just pause... to think, catch my breath a bit, and wonder how I can even begin to grasp it. It's almost frustrating, almost overwhelming to even try to fathom "how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is."... it fills me up to where I feel as if I'm about to burst with joy, but I can't quite grasp it, can't quite reach it. My understanding of it -- just how endless God's love is -- is like the ebb and flow of the ocean tide. How I long for high tide! How I long for the tides of understanding to come in, and form lovely tidal pools so that I might bask in the absolute fullness of God's love that Paul prays about!
Friday, May 15, 2009
Fix You
I think we've all been here...
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When you try your best, but you don't succeed
When you get what you want, but not what you need
When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep
Stuck in reverse
And the tears come streaming down on your face
When you lose something you can't replace
When you love someone, but it goes to waste
Could it be worse?
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
And high up above or down below
When you're too in love to let it go
If you never try you'll never know
Just what you're worth
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
Tears stream down on your face
When you lose something you cannot replace
Tears stream down on your face
And I...
Tears stream down on your face
I promise you I will learn from my mistakes
Tears stream down your face
And I...
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
-- "Fix You" -- Coldplay
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When you try your best, but you don't succeed
When you get what you want, but not what you need
When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep
Stuck in reverse
And the tears come streaming down on your face
When you lose something you can't replace
When you love someone, but it goes to waste
Could it be worse?
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
And high up above or down below
When you're too in love to let it go
If you never try you'll never know
Just what you're worth
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
Tears stream down on your face
When you lose something you cannot replace
Tears stream down on your face
And I...
Tears stream down on your face
I promise you I will learn from my mistakes
Tears stream down your face
And I...
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
-- "Fix You" -- Coldplay
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