Lookn Good You Two!

"Aww, y'all will look so cute together!" [-_-] really? If I had to count the number of times I've heard that, I would have enough tissues for all the tears that was shed in the breaking ups.  Ever heard looks can be deceiving? It not only applies to one person at a time..but also can be aimed at couples. Soometimes I think people just say it just to be "nice". I mean you know the boy been with 3 other girls for the past 3 weeks, but yet "Oh yeah girl, he been watching you. You way preetier than those girls. You two gonna look hot together". When the 5th week comes, you're now one of the "4 girls in 4 weeks" some other girl is telling her friend that she's cuter than, trying to encourage her friend to get with the same dude you gave in to all in the name of "You two will look good together".
Maybe the scenario's a bit different. Maybe the person wasn't Sir "Pride-alot". Point is that no matter how good the outside may look, we gotta check the inside to make sure its legit. Im sure all us sane people (I probably dont speak for all) wouldnt drink spoil milk even though its in a good carton. "Oh the box says it expires next week, its good!" says friend. You good and well know the milk smells rancid. If the box says "hold nose while drinking" would you?  Lets not allow society write our lives, cuz they aint living it, we are. Ima only give the pen to God because "He's the Author and Finisher of all things".


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The Advice Thing

~How can you think of saying, 'Friend, let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,' when you can't see past the log in your own eye?~ Luke 6:42

!!..I don't know 'bout you, but there was no way that doc was gonna even get me in that bed. How he wants to analyze my problem and he has his own analyzing to do on himself? There's plenty of us who like to play "Operation" on everyone else but ourselves. Noticing the faults in everybody except our own. Can't be giving nobody a speech on how to act and later on the next side of life, you're literally living way worse.

On another note, We all come to a problem or situation where we need help and become open to advice from our friends. Sometimes we get so desperate for help we don't pay attention from who its coming from. For instance, knowing that a friend of mines is known for short relationships, yeeaahhh  she'd be the last one I would go to for advice in the "relationship" section. That same friend might be a smarty pants in school though, so I'd more than likely be running her way in the "need an A" section. If I'm gonna take advice, it'll be the best I could find.

Created not Evolved

Sounds familiar? I think almost everyone heard the theory that we humans evolved from apes. Bible says "God created man in His own image,..." Never in the bible have I seen anything bout monkeys, apes, or orangutangs. Yes, they were created, and so were humans..seperate..not one morphed into another. "God formed man out of dust from the ground and breathed into us life, and the man became a living creature". Thats the truth I believe. What will "they" "theorize" next? That in the future my legs will start sucking together, therefore becoming one and creating a mermaid's fin??

-(Kneels down to pray) God please pour Your truth and wisdom onto the people who need it most

Family- the crazy people that loves you even at your worst

A Sunday school teacher was discussing the Ten Commandments with her five and six year olds. After explaining the commandment to "honor" thy Father and thy Mother, she asked, "Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers and sisters?"

Without missing a beat one little boy (the oldest of a family) answered, "Thou shall not kill."

Lol. How many of you guys could relate to that?! (stands and raises hands high). We all have either a sibling or other family member(s) that pesters, annoys, or irritate us at times. They stir up a chemical concuction in us that causes us to blow up , they raise our stress levels to an optimum, they do things either by action or words that do not line up to our "please me" book. Sometimes it takes the grace of  God not to "clasp my hands together" with their necks in the middle. But when we spare them we realize just how important they are to us. In the end they love us just because. They pick up for us, they are there when we've come across situations to hard for one alone, they choose to love us. When we learn to be patient and kind to the ones we love, we see that the good outweighs the bad. Sure your little sis doesn't know when to quit; but when she finally needs you, its because she knows you still care. Sure when your mom nags you all the time, you wanna head for the hills; but its probably that the more they nag the more they care. I know what you're thinking.."stop caring so much!"...but its not that simple. Your family is where you're suppose to first experience love. When you are at your worst, yet these crazy people still love you, just as you are, flaws and all.

Gifts are to Give

Realized that holding back your desires to do things that we're great at deprives the world of some  great moments. I mean, they're some amazing God-given gifts that are just waiting to be let out of that cork bottle stored up in our cupboards. Our gifts are not for ourselves alone, they're for others. Why have a sweet, honey-dripping voice if you don't share it to uplift souls who need a song ? Why have great dancing skills if you dont dance to uplift souls who need encouragement? Why have a wonderful writing hand if you don't write words of wisdom and life to souls that are inwardly dying?

We would only have a true changing effect on people when we come to realize that we are to serve others with the gifts we are blessed with. I believe that we are to give God glory in these gifts, after all He is the one who gave them to us (1 Corinth. 7:7). Lets not show off now..lets show God, show how great and marvelous He is, and drawing lost souls to His love with the gifts he gave us.

Camping Time!

Camp fires, scary stories, growling bears, mosquitoes....but on the greener grass, there's marshmellows, night pranks, swims, and all-night hanging :)

Camping is kool, adventurous and fun depending on how you "attack the situation" persay; its just spending time in a different environment with friends, families, groupies, homies, dawgs, comerades, mates, and those other names that we use towards the people we enjoy spending time with. Yeaahh we can do that at the mall or the movies or blah blah blahhh...but it would also do us some good to exercise our sense of adventure. God knows some people's sense of adventure are as frail as a shriveled-up walking stick.

 But hey, to each his own. I like camping on the beach because im a mermaid at heart. The woods is not my "cup of tea" but I wouldn't rain on nobody's parade. Wherever you campout (some people camp in their backyard) is your decision, and as long as you are having a blast doing the similiar things its all that matters. 

Emotional Decisions

     Soooo, the big CRUSH.  No problem at all, it's cool and gravy because it is a part of life; beyond normal. It's like this heartfelt emotion that we develop when we realize that we enjoy being around a certain individual. We like their personality, sense of humour, or just their appearance.

      
Sure we all like people who are nice, sweet, charming, and funny. Doesn't always stay that way huh. Things change, situations change, people change. Oh, and the decisions we made during those times follows. Everything "changes", but the decision "follows". Why can't the decision change too? Probably because we can't go on ebay to purchase a time machine. Sucks.
Decisions based on emotions are an unstable move.

Ohk, SCENARIO: You see a tall beautiful tree bearing sweet looking fruits. The shade is enjoyable, you kick back, probably had a lemonade or two. You've built a treehouse thinking you'lle be there for a while. There's a sturdy looking branch. You know you shouldn't go out on it, but you still do. You make up reasons; the fruits on that branch might be sweeter, there might be a better view, or it will only be once. So you go "out on a limb".....literally.
Then what happens? In most cases, change happens. The branch feels like it's about to give in, a gust of wind starts blowing from nowhere, or you misplaced your footing.

Why don't we think about the things we do? Well we do but we mostly make decisions based on our emotions. "He's nice, sweet, and texts me all the time." "She's hot, cool, and always asks about me." So we base our decision on the emotion we're feeling NOW.  Yep, our emotions could change as fast as you read this sentence.

That is why decision making should also involve using our brain. It deserves to be part of the meeting since it does takes place in our head (where the brain resides).

 Realize I didn't use the word "love"...hmmmm....another topic, another time ;)

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