Finally, Time.

Your life is not complete until you have experienced this scene. Allow me to complete your life.

There's this Asian guy who walks his dog past my house every once in a while. His skin is a tanned colour, and he's got these dark brown freckles that speckle his round cheeks. He isn't very tall, and his hair is dark brown, and he wears this navy blue winter jacket with a white reflector stripe. It stumps me every time, but I can't decide whether this guy is 40 or 12 and I'm not exaggerating. Then there's his dog. It's all white and its hair is shaggy but not too long. Its ears are always perky despite the droop from all his fur and it bounces with every step, propelling itself forward.

Are you seeing the humour in this yet? Maybe not.

This guy's eyes are completely emotionless. Emotionless isn't the right word.. They're deep. So deep you can hardly find him in there. Its his expression that is emotionless, now that's the correct word to describe it. There's not even a hint of acknowledgment that a person is approaching him. No nod or smile, no noise. I've never heard him say a word even after the tens of times I've walked past him. But he'll look at you, or through you or past you, or something.

It's just the oddest scene to me! I can barely suppress my laughter every time I see him in the distance, walking his white, bouncing dog. Trudging forward, silent, void, mechanical and yet saying something. He's in there somewhere, I can see it. He's just wrapped in such a humorous parcel.

February is ugly.

The Night is Young

I am in a cycle of constant flip-flopping. One moment, I have a grip on my emotions; I see the big picture and I accept the situation. The next, I'm really stressed, discouraged and doubtful. If only I could keep myself in the positive frame of mind, it is a much healthier place to be. And it is correct. The negative side is nothing but detrimental falsity.

Screw you, negativity!

For some reason, this makes me feel better.

Life just got heavy.

Riches I heed not, nor man's empty praise.
Thou mine inheritance, now and always.
Thou and Thou only, first in my heart,
High King of heaven, my treasure Thou art.

Flash, Click.

Just because you have a nice camera doesn't mean you take nice pictures.

Simplicity

In the changeroom next to me at the pool today, were at least 3 little girls. I could see their wet feet jumping around under the stall wall, and there was no mistaking their high pitched, clanging voices.
They were talking about socks. And freckles. And Hula Girls.
What a life, eh. Nothing better to do than talk about Hula Girls.

Drinkin' Milk to Bring God Glory!

1 Cor 10:31
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. 

Initial response: What? How do I eat in a way that glorifies God? Am I going to have to sacrifice all my bad eating habits, or what? Like actually, how do I do that?

1 Timothy 4:3-5
³ They forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and who know the truth. ⁴ For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, ⁵ because it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer. 

1. Received with thanksgiving
If every good thing comes from God, then we should be thankful every time we eat! I totally don't. At dinner we pray before we eat and thank God for the food He's given us, but at school and throughout my day and stuff, I never do.

2. Consecrated by the word of God and prayer
I think this part, being consecrated by the word of God, is what has happened in the 1 Tim verse. God said all food is edible as long as we thank Him in prayer for it, then it is "consecrated." I don't really get that part..

BUT
Back to that first verse. If this is how we eat and drink in a way that glorifies God, then not doing this does not bring Him glory, which means it's sin I think. So you have to thank God for the food you eat every time in order to glorify Him in this simple, everyday action.


Interesting.