So it's Monday again, how was your weekend? Mine was pretty good. Of course, I had school on Saturday, and lunch with the in-laws on Sunday, but the weekend was pretty good. I did a daring thing last night - I gave myself a haircut. Yeah, it's pretty short. Let's put it this way - I shaved two days ago, and the hair on my face is the same length as the hair on my head. I like it better this way. It's easier to deal with.
Have you ever noticed how much easier it is to go through life with God's help as opposed to doing it on your own? I'm not saying that He makes life all hunky-dory and picture perfect, but it's easier to deal with all the crap the world throws at you. He even tells us that His way is easier: "Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light." - Matthew 11:28-30. It's incredible the difference it makes when you just give all your problems to God and ask Him to take control. You can try living on your own, and you get along...decently. In the end, though, it comes to overpower you, and all the sudden you're drowning in a sea of hopelessness. What to you do? Return to the Lord, and bow at his feet. You'll always be amazed at the difference it makes.
So what's on the agenda for this week? I have to work on a paper and a group project for my college classes (bleh), and I get to work on Tech Team at church again! It seems like it's been forever since I got to help, when in reality it's only been three weeks. When you go three weeks without even seeing something, it feels like a long time.
Pastor Sal talked about something yesterday that I'm going to have to work on. The Bible tells us to "love our enemies and pray for those that persecute us". That means loving those that we otherwise might despise. I have a coworker like that. Sal pointed out though that if we cannot love that person, then we don't really love God, because God is love, and if we love Him and are following Him, we are called to love everyone. Certainly, there's no way we can love everyone with His agape love, because we're not perfect, but I'm sure gonna try at least with this one person. Oy.
So once I finally got a Myspace (out of sheer boredom), and now everyone says they don't use Myspace anymore, and that Facebook is the popular thing now. I went to Facebook, but they wouldn't approve my name. How stupid is that? So I'm not doing that. At least not for a while. Anyway, better get to work. Later,
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It really is supremely easier to go with God than alone. Even though we know it's good, and right, and easier, how can we still fight it? Why do we do that to ourselves? I guess it's a struggle of will power, or something. Maybe it's fear. But He knows our future and holds us in His hands. He loves us and cares for us better than we ever could for ourselves.
You are going to see James on Wednesday...when are the four of us going to get together?
Lynne
Hold out! I don't have a Facebook, join me in my defiance!
oh, and I may or may not be there Wednesday. I'm not serving this Sunday due to a trade with MJ.
Yeah man, Facebook really is so much better... Hahah. Lets see, I do think that things will be definitly better for us if we ask for the Lord's help and guidance, but it is not easy. I'm tired of hearing people saying it is. I'm not saying you are, just people. Christianity is the most stinkin' hard thing you are ever going to do. It's tough. Anyway, I dunno why Jesus said his yoke is easy and burden light, because, in my mind, that's so not true. Well, yeah man, I stayed up all night last night doing hw, so I'm going to bed early for once in my life. Peace.
Hey, Facebook wouldn't approve my name either! Oh yeah, same name. Anyway, I emailed who ever it was they said to contact and he set up my account. Try it. Mom
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