Are You Naked?

So I was at camp, in like June. And the speaker talked about being self-concious and God-concious. Like in the beginging, Adam and Eve were God-concious. All they cared about was what God thought of them. And after they ate the forbbiden fruit..they became self-concious here, I'll show you

Genesis 3:7
7"Then the eyes of both of them were opened,
and they realized that they were naked; so they
sewed fig leaves together and made coverings
for themselves."

I mean they lived for like months, happy in Eden. And then all of the sudden after being put into sin, they started to think about what other people thought of them. All of the sudden Eve started to think her nose was too big, and her thighs weren't like they used to be. And they both started to think they weren't good enough. So they covered themselves up.

I think that when you're self-concious you are naked. But the more you become God-concious the more you don't care.

So the question is, do you care that you're naked?
I would say that I still care. Even though I'm less self-concious as I was before. But still, I guess it'll take awhile to be totally God-concious.

It's horrible how many girls just in my school that have no other adjective for themseleves except ugly and fat, and none of them are either. I think that, even if we've all been self-concious since birth, we can still become God-concious.


p.s. I do not mean physically naked, you can get arrested for disorderly conduct for being physically naked in public.

Blinking Cursor

So I came downstairs, to blog. And now I don't know what to write about. Elijah is watching The Incredibles. And I was just thinking about the part where Bob is walking into his house, and the little boy on the tricycle is just sitting there and Bob goes "what are you waiting for?" and the little boy says.. "I don't know, something amazing I guess"

Me too.

I mean, as I write this, I'm trying to think of a verse that I could incorporate into this whole thing..but I don't know. I really like the one in Psalms 16:2

2"I said to the Lord, "You are my Lord;
apart from you I have no good thing.""

As in write now, I feel distant. And nothing seems good. Isn't that cliche? Ha. But it's true. Without God, there is like nothing that measures up. I mean some people get high, and they say "nothing's good without my fix" and people who drink say "nothing's funner than being drunk". Even though funner isn't a word. But I say, without God, everything is bland. And you can't really appreciate the world around you until you understand Who made it, and Who loves you. I guess later I'll blog about Love, and what it should be.

Anyways, I think that if your looking for life, you should try God. He's like the best energy drink out there. For sure(:

Much Love, to all of you

Tough Love From the Most High

Okay so today I went to church. And umm, yeah, God is good. And in James, he can be kind of harsh you know?
But pastor talked about how James was harsh in his words because lives and eternities were at stake!
Like, some people think that God is just a religion.
He's just a rule, but I will tell you that
He's not a rule, He's a relationship. He's a friend,
and he wants to keep us from evil, and so
sometimes, like in James, God is harsh.
Tough Love I guess.

I Hope You Dance

I'm listening to Gladys Knight sing I Hope You Dance, she has such a gift! I hope one day, I can bless people with my voice like she does(:

So I was again, reading my Bible, with my family actually and I came across this verse Job 19:25
and it says:

25"I know that my Redeemer lives,
and that in the end he will stand
upon the earth."

I mean, dang, this guy has SO MUCH FAITH! And absolutley EVERYTHING except his life has been taken from him. Like his kids, his money, his land, his health..everything. And he STILL believes in his God. This is like one of the most firm confessions of faith in the entire Bible.

We need to be more like Job. He lost everything but he still held on tight to God. He still held on, the thing he kept asking throughout the entire book, was "what have I done?" he didn't blame God, he wanted to know why he was taking this punishment. And I mean, he did get a little dramatic with the whole cursing of his birthdate, but he sort of had a good reason to. His friends and his wife gave him crap advice and he still stayed strong. I mean, if I did the same things everytime it got rough, I'd be a reallyyy strong Christian by now. I mean, wow.

I didn't want to make this very long, since I've already posted something today. But blogging is so addictive! Even if only a couple people read it, that's alright with me! Anyways, the song that I'm listening to, is soo inspiring! Every time I listen to it, I wanna go dance in the rain. Even though I'd be getting my hair wet. Ha, that's a big deal. (:

I hope to remain faithful in my blogging all throughout my whole high school expeirence, so you can know all the little things..ha! Okay, sorry back on track. Hopefully, I'll write almost everyday, even when I'm supposed to be doing homework and try to bless all of you, just a little more (:

Blessings!(:

Selfishness vs. Unselfishness

I'm listening to this piano. And I keep thinking of all the things I want to do in my life. Like things that I just don't even know how to do but I know I need to do them. Have you ever felt that way? Well anyways, I might not be as talented at writing as my other friends. But I guess I'll just keep posting things anyways. Yesterday I read Matthew 5:16 and it says

16"In the same way, let your light shine before men,
that they may see your good deeds and
praise your Father in heaven."

So I was thinking about it, and really absorbing it. And I realized that God didn't give me talents to sing and dance and entertain people for my social gain, or to be "cool" or whatever. He gave them to me so that I could reach people that others couldn't and share God. And just be a blessing. Does that sound cliche? I don't care. I keep reading that. Over and over. And I keep thinking about all the times I've prayed and asked to be a light for God. But then I go out to school and things and I miss so many opportunities to share God, because I'm worried about myself and what people think of me. And while I'm complaining about MY life, or MY problems, I'm missing everyone else's.

I guess I just need to realize that its not about me. It's about them. The people who need to light. The people who need a friend. And I hope that while I'm praying to be a light and the friend, you're praying with me.