He Must Still Love Me.....

My sister and I were discussing the issue of 'love' earlier tonight. We talked about the difference between being 'in love', 'in lust', and having a crush. We agreed that being in lust and having a crush are pretty simple things to do... allow me to deconstruct the necessary components...

1. You see something you like and you decide (whether consciously or subconsciously) that you want it. Now this 'something' that you decide that you want could range from the opposite sex to material objects (car, guitar, clothes) to money (and any way that you can get your filthy hands on money you greedy little....) to stature (degrees, and climbing the social ladder) to celebrities (I like Johnny Depp, and Jude Law, and Vin Diesel, and Hugh Jackman, and Ioan Gruffudd, and...). Anyways, you get the idea.

2.You get excited. This 'something' starts to consume your thoughts, you think about it when you go to sleep at night and you think about it in the morning, you talk about it with your friends, and you learn more about it. For example, if there is a job you really really want you will research various aspects of it, how much it could pay, what you need to get it, who you will answer to, what hours you will be working... that sort of thing.

3. The excitement fades. This 'something' doesn't hold your attention quite like it used to, you don't think about it as much and it becomes less important. Perhaps you discover that your fave actor is a jerk, maybe that job just wasn't what you thought it was, maybe that degree is not worth the time or maybe the computer was outdated after two weeks of it being on the shelf. Whatever the case, your crush is just not worth your time anymore.

4. You find something new. A new actor, a new object, a bigger and better thing!

Love on the other hand is different, it has some of the same components: seeing something you like, getting excited, but instead of having the novelty wearing off and moving on to a better thing, the excitement changes to something that allows people to put someone's needs in front of their own, to share their possessions with others, to accept mistakes and flaws, to help when there is a need even without being asked, to listen even when the topic doesn't concern them, and to give without expecting something in return.

With that said I have a question for those of you who know Chirst to ponder... do you love God? or is He your crush?

P.S. You'll never find anything bigger or better than God... sorry! (in regards to point #4)

Til next time my freaky darlings...

She's a Witch.... Burn Her!!!

Well, I'm not really a witch, but according to quite a few of my loving friends I am classified as evil....
Actually there probably are quite a few people that would call me a witch too, and probably much worse. But I'm okay with that.
This is apparently Nicole's innocence test, presently also posted on Brett's blog, (Brett thinks that he is pretty innocent) so I wanted to see how innocent (or perhaps not) I really am...
Brodie called me deliciously evil tonight, based on this test tell me what you think. I really don't think I'm that bad..... ;)

(x) smoked a cigarette
( ) smoked a cigar
( ) smoked a joint
(x) crashed a friend's ...car
( )stolen a ...car
( ) been in love
(x) been dumped
(x) been used
(x) failed someone
( ) shoplifted
( ) been fired
(x) been in a fist fight
(x) snuck out of my parent's house
(x) had feelings for someone who didn't have them back
( ) been arrested
( ) made out with a stranger
( ) gone on a ...blind date
(x) lied to a ...friend
( ) had a crush on a teacher
( ) been to Europe
(x) skipped school (oh did I!!!)
( ) seen someone die
( ) had a crush on one of your myspace...friends
(x) been to The U.S.
( ) been to Mexico
(x) been on a plane
(x) seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show
( ) thrown up in a bar
(x) purposely set a part of myself on fire
(x) eaten Sushi
(x) been snowboarding
(x) met someone in person from the internet
(x) been moshing at a concert
(x) been in an abusive relationship
(x) taken painkillers
(x) love someone or miss someone right now
(x) laid on your back and watched cloud shapes go by
(x) made a snow angel
(x) had a tea party
(x) flown a kite
(x) built a sand castle
(x) gone puddle jumping
(x) played dress up
(x) jumped into a pile of leaves
(x) gone sledding
(x) cheated while playing a game
(x) been ...lonely
(x) fallen asleep at work/school
( ) used a fake id
(x) watched the sunset
( ) felt an earthquake
(x) touched a snake
(x) slept beneath the stars
(x) been tickled
(x) been robbed
(x) been misunderstood (I'm all sorts of misunderstood)
(x) petted a reindeer/goat
(x) won a contest
(x) run a red light
( ) been suspended from school
(x) been in a car accident
(x) had braces
(x) felt like an outcast
( ) eaten a whole pint of ice cream in one night
(x) had deja vu
(x) danced in the moonlight
(x) had deja vu
(x) hated the way you look
(x) witnessed a crime
(pass) pole danced
(x) been obsessed with Post-it notes
(x) squished barefoot through the mud
(x) been lost
(x) been to the opposite side of the country
(x) swam in the ocean
(x) felt like dying
(x) cried yourself to sleep
(x) played cops and robbers
(x) recently colored with crayons/colored pencils/markers
(x) sung karaoke ("Tearin' Up My Heart?")
(x) paid for a meal with only coins
(x) done something you told yourself you wouldn't
(x) made prank phone calls when you were younger
(x) laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose
(x) caught a snowflake on your tongue
(x) danced in the rain
(x) written a letter to Santa Claus
( ) been kissed under the mistletoe
( ) watched the sun rise with someone you care about
(x) blown bubbles
(x) made a bonfire on the beach
(x) crashed a party
(x) gone rollerskating
(x) had a wish come true
( ) humped a monkey (yikes)
( ) worn pearls
(x) jumped off a bridge
( ) screamed penis in public
( ) ate dog/cat food
( ) told a complete stranger you loved them
( ) kissed a mirror
(x) sang in the shower
(x) had a little black dress
(x) had a dream that you married someone
( ) glued your hand to something
( ) got your tongue stuck to a flag pole
( ) kissed a fish
(x) worn the opposite sex's clothes
(x) been a cheerleader (Okay guys it was Halloween, back off!)
(x) sat on a roof top
(x) screamed at the top of your lungs
(x) done a one-handed cartwheel
(x) talked on the phone for more than 6 hours
(x) stayed up all night
( ) didn't take a shower for a week (Ewwwww.... by the way)
(x) picked and ate an apple right off the tree
(x) climbed a tree
( ) had a tree house
( ) are scared to watch scary movies
(x) believe in ghosts
( ) have more than 30 pairs of shoes
( ) worn a really ugly outfit to school just to see what others say
(x) gone streaking (please don't ask)
( ) played ding-dong-ditch
(x) played chicken
(x) been pushed or just went into a pool/lake with all your clothes on
( ) been told you're beautiful by a complete stranger
(x) broken a bone
(x) been easily amused
( ) caught a fish & ate it
( ) caught a butterfly
(x) laughed so hard you cried
(x) cried so hard you laughed
(x) mooned/flashed someone
(x) had someone moon/flash you
( ) cheated on a test
( ) have a Britney Spears CD
(x) forgotten someone's name
(x) slept naked
( ) French-braided someone's hair
( ) Caught a Duck
( ) Stolen A Road Sign
( ) Snuck A Goldfish Into A Grocery Store and placed it in a 4L Water Jug
(x) Broken into someone's house

Well that's it... that's a pretty thourough little quiz, I think maybe you all didn't need to know all that... ah well
So tell me what you think.... I'm curious to know!

Til next time.

You Can't Handle The Truth!

Hello all....

Yes I know I haven't posted in a while... and I was being heckled about it earlier tonight. But my main excuse was that I didn't have anything interesting or original to say. Well after thinking about it a little more, I realized that this is only partly true. You see I know this great, big, beautiful God, and ever since I've known Him I've had something interesting to say. I haven't recently posted about my Saviour because I didn't want to come off as sounding fake, or inauthentic, or like a Jesus pep squad....
For the record I really do love God, I have struggles, I am so far from perfect it's scary, I screw up all the time, and I don't go to church just because all my friends go.
With that out of the way, I'm going to tell you a little bit about something that has been on mind for awhile...
The Bible, is often referred to as God's Word, or the Truth. Inside the Bible it tells us about this amazing infinite God who loves us and created us and sent His Son to die for us. So that His Son would pay the ultimate sacrifice and it would be offered to us as a gift from our heavenly Father, so that we only need to accept it and be given eternal life. Inside this book referred to as Truth there is much talk of unconditional love, grace, and mercy, these words are not often uttered in the world we live in. We're more likely to hear words like: tragedy, scandal, disaster, lies, corruption, and protest. Now that doesn't really sound like words of a world that know the Truth, does it?
It's funny to me that we can sit in church, in our youth groups, or in our college and career groups and talk about the tragic downward spiral of the world as we know it, but then go about the day without giving it a second thought. I have to admit, I do it all the time! Sometimes you can look today's society square in the face and shout "YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!" And the sad thing is, it may be true, but in all honesty, that is not our judgement call to make!
And do you want to know what is even more sad.... we, as Christians, as the body of Christ, as the Church, are just as responsible as the Devil (who we like to so often blame for all of our problems) that this society is as decrepid and corrupt as it is.
Do you want to know why? It's because it is our responsibility to tell other people the Truth, someone who has never heard about God before is not going to just figure it out for themselves, I sure didn't! Someone struggled to get me to come to church, someone explained salvation to me, various people have taught me, and discipled me along the way, and I am so grateful for it because I know I wouldn't be the person I am now, without all the people who have invested in me in the past. Sometimes the investment was large, sometimes it wasn't, but every one of them have been important and served a purpose in my life. God's great commission was to go out and make disciples of the nations.... He never once said 'stop', or 'after you've talked to ten people, meh that's good enough'.
So, to everyone who may read this post, and who know the Lord, I challenge you! I challenge you to tell people about your Saviour, I challenge you to invest in someone's life, and when you think someone isn't ready to hear the Truth, don't give up, don't stop all communication with them because you feel you're not getting through to them, don't decide that they'll never accept salvation without even trying.
"If the Lord delights in a man's way He makes his steps firm;
thought he stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds
him with His hand."
-Psalm 37:23,24

"Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we could ask or imagine, according to the power that is at work within us"
-Ephesians3:20

And to any who might read this who does not know the Lord... I'm also going to challenge you, search your heart.... if you think something might be missing in your life, please e-mail me, I would love to answer any questions about God you may have...

Til next time...