So I know it's not my official week, but I've decided to bust it up a bit and change some things up. 12 weeks out of 52 is pathetic. Let's go, shall we?
I am indeed a Christian. Not nearly the example I should be, but I'm working on that (more often than not failing miserably...lol)
I had a ridiculous weekend. I won't go into details but it was just ridiculous. I haven't felt like going to church lately, either. I go, sing and sleep through the sermon, waking up just in time for the benediction before I head for the snack table and then the door. Like I said, I'm not exactly the best example of a Christian that you'll find.
Anyways, lately I've been wanting more out of life and I've not been getting it. We'll not delve into all that that entails. Long story short, I decided that for the next five days, I'd listen to one different message from my church in the States instead of watching Shin-Chan. (Look it up and you'll see that there's a WORLD of difference between the two). Heck, I don't even really watch it, I just use it as background noise, as I really can't stand silence, or even quiet. I REQUIRE CONSTANT STIMULATION!!! (the 5-year-old in me still wins more often than not).
On Sunday, the message was about gambling. But more than that, it was about how to make a decision when it wasn't written explicitly in the Bible if it was a sin or not. Got a few laughs from it, and I got a bit of good information, too.
Monday's message was about rejecting sin and not the sinner. It also went on about not judging others, because we've all got issues and wrongs and we're in no place to say "I'm less wrong than you".
Yesterday's message was the burner. It went on about friends. Those that know me will likely say that on the surface, at least, I'm not exactly the sweetest girl you'll ever meet. Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if the words "heartless", "unfeeling", "blunt" or "bitch" came up. Anyways, the reason for the burn was that it made me realize that more than a few of the "friends" that I have are not the kind of "friends" that anyone needs or should have. The friends you need are the ones who will hold you accountable for what you do and call you out when you're wrong. They're friends who will fight with you when they need to because you're too stuck to see how wrong you really are. As he was going over a list of qualities that you want to avoid, I was checking names off a list in my head. THAT was the reason for the burn. That's the bad news; but the good news is that I don't need to cut them out of my life. I just need to decide "am I going to pull them up with me?" I don't know that it's possible for some of the names that I checked.
Today's message was about grace. It was about goodness and forgiveness. I suppose I could use just a l-i-t-t-l-e work on that.
I suppose I can feel a bit of difference from changing the background noise. If nothing else, I have something constructive in my head for the day, instead of a (well-played) fart joke. :P
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