My Rant

**Warning** 

Now I should warn you all before you read the rest this is a rant. Theses opinions expressed are my pure and honest opinion if it offends you or you disagree then please press the large X on the top right of your screen. Thanks you and enjoy! 

I have been sitting here looking at this blank web page for about 10 minutes now. I have been trying to formulate in my mind how to start this rant. I have had many ideas but none have rally stuck in my mind. That of course is not to say that I don't know what I want to say because i surely due. The way you start something is the way you should and chances are will finish something. Just like life. You start out your life with your family and hopefully you are lucky enough to end this way.
My friend have been going through a patch of drama.. we to be honest its more than a patch. I sometimes times think that people in general thrive off of drama. That adrenaline rush you get when you are tell a secret behind someones back. I think people do that because they want to feel something. They are scared that they might go numb is they do not feel something at ever moment. This of course is not totally all there fault. Society has "helped" us realize that that all that matters feelings. In real life though feeling come and go. They are just fleeting glances. Things that yes matter some what but there is more to life than feelings you must also have logic. The best example of this is your relationships with your parents. Have you ever been mad at your parent? How did you feel about them when you were little? You thought they could do no wrong and they were really smart. How about in your teens? You would fight with them or think you know more right? Well how about when they are old and gray and you have to take care of them? Will you still FEEL the same way you did when you were a teen of when you  were little? No you wont.  When we let our feeling run away with us we than fall into drama.. and so we have come full circle.
The Drama I mentioned earlier with my friends has to do with relationships. (the boyfriend/girlfriend type) Like in most high school relationships there is drama.  I honestly don't care much for drama sure it happens to and around me sometimes but I do not try to be a part of it. So naturally I didn't really get involved with the drama that is going on with  my friend until of course it got way way out of hand. i then did something maybe not so smart but whatever. I called the boy involved and had a long talk with him about how life is not about having a relationship. This concept was foreign to him as it might be to you so I will repeat it again... LIFE IS NOT ABOUT HAVING A RELATIONSHIP!! It not about having a boyfriend/girlfriend and finding satisfaction in that.... that will never satisfy you. This boy is the kind of friend who is straight up with me and i with him. I asked him a honest question that I will now ask you.... Would you be content being single?...... you know in your heart of hearts you have that true answer. He answered " well I had been single for 2 years before 'jane'... but honestly I don't know"  You see life is not about that. Yes having a boyfriend is nice I have even had a few in my time but I soon found out I was not ready. I have learned over the years that when you are content being single that's is when you are most ready for a relationship. When you throw up you hands and say you know i don't care if i find Mr. Right. That is where you find Mr Right. Single by Natasha Bedingfield has become my theme song.
Well this rant is now coming to a close so I leave you with this one last thought enclosed in this picture below.

Patient Endurance

"Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God's will. Then you will receive all that He has promised." ~Hebrews 10:36

Remember...

Since it's almost Christmas (Yay!!!), I thought maybe we could take some time from our usual topics to remember the "reason for the season."

I heard something the other day that really made me think about my attitude towards Christmas. When we forget to worship Jesus during Christmas, it's like going to a birthday party and bringing everyone except for the birthday person a present. It's Christ's birthday that we're celebrating. Shouldn't our gift to Him be the most important thing on the list? It's so easy to get caught up in the craziness of the season though. There are parties to go to, cookies to bake, presents to buy- It's easy to forget the whole reason we're celebrating. This funny video explains it pretty well.


I've constantly had to remind myself this Christmas season that it's not about me. It's not about getting everyone the perfect gift, and even harder, is it's not about getting everything on my wish list! Whether I get the super cute jacket or fancy curling iron I want won't matter twenty years from now, and more importantly it definitely won't matter in eternity.

Matthew 6:19-20 says:


"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."

Instead of a time to be greedy and materialistic, Christmas should be a time of thanks. Instead of thinking about the next big thing that we want, we should praise God for what He has already given us. We have food to eat, a roof over our heads, people who love us, and most of all we have a personal Savior if we have a relationship with Christ, who came to earth as a little baby to save us!

I'm going to challenge you (As well as myself!) to take time these next couple weeks to turn down the Christmas carols, put your shopping bags down, and remember the reason we celebrate. Remember the King who came and died so we could have eternal freedom! Talk to Him, listen to His words. Christmas is on a Sunday this year. I cannot think of a better way to begin Jesus' birthday than worshiping Him in His house! Whatever we do, let's remember the reason for the season, the hope that came to earth that night in Bethlehem. This Christmas, let's not forget the Birthday Boy!

Life and its Curveballs.

        

I should be doing homework. But instead, I couldn't drag myself to do it, so instead I'm here, writing my feelings. Mounting them onto the transparent wall of the internet. So, my life? Well, this year has thrown me many curve-balls. I think I have things figured out. I think the ball is right about to head right over home plate, I swing at it.... and miss. The ball curves and hits me unexpectedly. I just don't understand my feelings anymore. Things seem to change like the wind. And now my life has become a bit more exciting and confusing. Now, I'm not complaining, because I always wanted excitement, but life becomes a bit twistier than you expect sometimes. We can't see what's coming. But there is One who does.


You see, in all my confusion and blind walks into life, I should have sought God for the answers. He's the only one who knows which way the balls curve and what new excitement our life will hold. So as I search and senselessly try to figure things out, God has it all in control, I only need to call on him and seek Him for the answers. He won't reveal the whole picture, but just enough to trust Him and follow His commands. In fact sometimes He leads us with nothing else to go on except the faith we have in Him. Sometimes, its just a matter of trust and obedience. Denying our wants and earthly wisdom and accepting everything he has called us to do.