January 2011
13 posts
“…Even the best Christian that ever lived is not acting on his own steam-...”
– C.S. Lewis
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Boy: Dear God, why do You let bad things happen in our schools?
God: Son, I'm not allowed in your schools.
“You can’t influence anyone else as much as yourself.”
You know, it’s interesting. Here in America, we have machines that wash and dry our clothes and dishes for us, machines that enable us to go hundreds of miles an hour, instant communication, and things that can cook food in just a matter of seconds.
Yet, American society is undoubtedly the most fast-paced culture of the modern world. We have instant meals, instant coffee, and instant...
Us: God, I just don't understand... I can't see You anywhere... where have You gone?
God: Look around, child.
Us: I don't see You!
God: You woke up this morning, did you not?
Memories
It just occurred to me…
We graduate next year. Then what? I won’t see most of them ever again.
No more chemistry class with Griffin wobbling the white boards to make the most obnoxious sound ever heard.
No more history class with Mr. Baker’s sarcastic remarks.
No Mrs. Denbraber reading her Bible in front of the class to calm them down.
No more going to teachers because you...
I am the girl for whom you wrote that Facebook status, knowing that no one would respond but wishing that someone would ask you what the :’( was for.
I read your blog, and know that you don’t self-harm for attention, and that you really need someone to reach out to you.
You don’t know that I exist, but I see you. We nearly ran into each other today and you muttered a...
Sometimes...
Sometimes, I wish that I had someone that I could talk to, that I could trust and laugh with and cry with and get advice from.
Sometimes, it frustrates me because I am an all-or-nothing type of person… good or bad.
Sometimes, I wish that God could really just talk to me, be blunt and be clear on what to do.
Sometimes, I really wish that I could hug someone and make everything better...
It's a Slow Fade...
Christianity is hard.
I’ve heard it. I’ve known it. But I’ve never really experienced it.
Somewhere, off in the distance, there’s a line, and you know it exists. You draw closer and closer to it, and soon it’s either you turn around and go back or you continue forward going directly against the will of God.
What to do?
“Who you are is God’s gift to you. Who you become is your gift to God.”