Godly Thoughts (Maybe)

Knowledge:

For all the things I think I understand and don't understand... it all turns out to be nonsense. The only real understanding I have is that God is patient. Every wrong thought will be corrected and God will continue to turn those lousy ideas and half-truths on their head. I am truly lost without God. In the gospel, Jesus talks about being like children, which I think I can apply here. Children are always continually learning and growing. We, as adults, need to find that innocence. We need to learn and ask questions. We need to test it all out.



Insight:

Ben and I were discussing Fasting the other day and he was telling me in detail what he has experienced through Fasting and how it has changed him. After everything he told me, he told me one last thing which deals with the book of Ecclesiastes. As he was reading through that particular book while Fasting, God revealed to him that most things in life deal with vanity. Everything is lust and vanity. He went on to tell me that this was such a major insight for him and it helped him get over the daily ideas of buying clothes, cars, having materialistic lust and a personal image that he and everyone else is trying to pursue. It became so clear to him. It helped him remove those irrelevant ideas from his life. He is now much more into being a man of God and not so greedy and self-centered. Not only did this story give me insight, it really showed me what Ben has gone through as a christian. I love hearing stories like this. And I think Ben is right. When we focus on God... our self-image crumbles. It becomes so unimportant that we forget about it entirely. We need to mirror Christ, not rock stars. I'll be reading Ecclesiastes soon.



Family:

About 13 years ago, my mother had a choice. Two options. She could of hung on a little longer or escaped with my sister and I. God gave her these options and she made the right choice. God saved us. He used my mother to save us. But he also used us to save my mother. Even if she didn't feel worthy, she was. All of us were worth it. Everyone is worth saving. If you know someone who needs to be rescued... then save them right now! Maybe all they need is one person to reach out.


I love you mom. Thank you.