Thoughtful in Selah
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Where's Luna?
You know.. like where's waldo?
Actually I'm talking about the moon Luna, which if you didn't know, that is the name of Earth's moon. Anyway tonight there will be a lunar eclipse. Technically, it began about 38 minutes ago, but it will not be fully eclipsed until about 10:00. They say that when it is fully eclipsed, it will turn a deep orange color or even red depending on the current atmosphere.
I was thinking about this today when a certain verse came to mind. Out of the good old book of Acts reads: "I will show wonders in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke. The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord." So I was thinking about this verse and applying it to today for the fun of it and here is my translation with a commentary...
We will experience prophecies in the last day and miracles and wonders performed. The signs on the Earth like storms, tsunamis, and earth quakes. Blood as in wars taking place in Iraq. The sun will be turned to darkness - as in night time, as in the current time right now, and the moon to blood, the shade of red that will occur during the eclipse.
Wouldn't that be cool? Now I know that's won't really happen as Revelations tells us that no man knows the hour when He shall return but there's no harm in applying the bible to our everyday lives.
I thought I would just share that for the fun of it. Have a good night everyone and enjoy the show tonight! A total lunar eclipse only happens every three and a half years. However, a partial lunar eclipse happens about every 173 days.
P.S. - This is my first post from my brand new computer. Thanks to the BIG Nerd for helping me with my O/S troubles.
Actually I'm talking about the moon Luna, which if you didn't know, that is the name of Earth's moon. Anyway tonight there will be a lunar eclipse. Technically, it began about 38 minutes ago, but it will not be fully eclipsed until about 10:00. They say that when it is fully eclipsed, it will turn a deep orange color or even red depending on the current atmosphere.
I was thinking about this today when a certain verse came to mind. Out of the good old book of Acts reads: "I will show wonders in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke. The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord." So I was thinking about this verse and applying it to today for the fun of it and here is my translation with a commentary...
We will experience prophecies in the last day and miracles and wonders performed. The signs on the Earth like storms, tsunamis, and earth quakes. Blood as in wars taking place in Iraq. The sun will be turned to darkness - as in night time, as in the current time right now, and the moon to blood, the shade of red that will occur during the eclipse.
Wouldn't that be cool? Now I know that's won't really happen as Revelations tells us that no man knows the hour when He shall return but there's no harm in applying the bible to our everyday lives.
I thought I would just share that for the fun of it. Have a good night everyone and enjoy the show tonight! A total lunar eclipse only happens every three and a half years. However, a partial lunar eclipse happens about every 173 days.
P.S. - This is my first post from my brand new computer. Thanks to the BIG Nerd for helping me with my O/S troubles.
Labels: Posts of my Faith
Friday, February 15, 2008
Single Awarness Day
I know that this post is a little delayed but I still wanted to put it on here. From the title, I'm speaking about Feb. 14th. Now I'm not going to be as cynical as last year because this year is quite different. But before I get into that, I'm going to put something into mathematical terms...
All women require two things: time and money.
So Women = Time*Money
We know that time IS money, so...
Women = Money*Money
Women = Money2 (to the second power)
We know that money is the root of all evil so...
Women = sqrt(evil)2 (to the second power)
And thus, we are forced to conclude that...
Women = Evil
Q.E.D.
On the contrary, I had quite a pleasant afternoon with a.. um, let's just say a lady friend. It was sort of like a date but we just sat and talked. I could tell that we both really enjoyed it and were wishing that time would stand still. Somehow, I think we ended up promising that we would get together again. It's really weird because this time I don't have to do anything. Normally I always have to ask someone out but this time it is just happening naturally. Talk about sweet.
Dating vs. Courting
I know the difference between the two and I must say that I feel that I'm somewhere in the middle, honestly. I'm not one for just randomly dating people and I feel that you should really know someone by kinda courting them first. I used to play the game like everyone does in middle school, but then I became mature (well more mature anyway) and I now realize it doesn't and shouldn't work like that.
So I've been doing a completely different approach. I decided to lean more towards courting. I've actually been praying about a future relationship for quite awhile, and it hasn't been over a specific person. I left that detail (which is rather a large detail) up to God. I've just been praying for the right door to open and that he would lead me. I think God's timing is perfect and awesome and I believe things may be falling into place. Who knows? Well, God does.
Now to the members of Remain - I don't need preached to about making the "right decisions". I've heard that sermon from DA a few times. I'm not even saying anything at all and wha d'ya know? Everything is just happening itself.
So that's life for now. I hope your V-Day was 'ight'.
All women require two things: time and money.
So Women = Time*Money
We know that time IS money, so...
Women = Money*Money
Women = Money2 (to the second power)
We know that money is the root of all evil so...
Women = sqrt(evil)2 (to the second power)
And thus, we are forced to conclude that...
Women = Evil
Q.E.D.
On the contrary, I had quite a pleasant afternoon with a.. um, let's just say a lady friend. It was sort of like a date but we just sat and talked. I could tell that we both really enjoyed it and were wishing that time would stand still. Somehow, I think we ended up promising that we would get together again. It's really weird because this time I don't have to do anything. Normally I always have to ask someone out but this time it is just happening naturally. Talk about sweet.
Dating vs. Courting
I know the difference between the two and I must say that I feel that I'm somewhere in the middle, honestly. I'm not one for just randomly dating people and I feel that you should really know someone by kinda courting them first. I used to play the game like everyone does in middle school, but then I became mature (well more mature anyway) and I now realize it doesn't and shouldn't work like that.
So I've been doing a completely different approach. I decided to lean more towards courting. I've actually been praying about a future relationship for quite awhile, and it hasn't been over a specific person. I left that detail (which is rather a large detail) up to God. I've just been praying for the right door to open and that he would lead me. I think God's timing is perfect and awesome and I believe things may be falling into place. Who knows? Well, God does.
Now to the members of Remain - I don't need preached to about making the "right decisions". I've heard that sermon from DA a few times. I'm not even saying anything at all and wha d'ya know? Everything is just happening itself.
So that's life for now. I hope your V-Day was 'ight'.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Update
Today is my 80th post! woohoo.
Next on the agenda...
To SuperK and Cinnamon and everyone else who read my last post:
I was not "trying" to be gangsta.
And you're both wrong... I said "ight" in place of "alright" not just "right".
and I occasionally use the word "ight" in my speech. You're just never around enough to hear me say it.
Next on the agenda...
To SuperK and Cinnamon and everyone else who read my last post:
I was not "trying" to be gangsta.
And you're both wrong... I said "ight" in place of "alright" not just "right".
and I occasionally use the word "ight" in my speech. You're just never around enough to hear me say it.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Take this job and love it
Today at church, Pastor was preaching about loving your job no matter what. Even if it sucks and you hate it to death, you are put there for a reason and you should do your best at it. Period. Afterward, I made the remark to my parents, "I find it ironic that pastor preaches about jobs one day after I call Best Buy following up on my application." Weird huh?
Lately, it has been interesting to see how all the little pieces of life have been falling together in quite a peculiar way. I'm just gonna say, it has to be a supernatural God thing. It's almost like one event will come up that will hint towards the next step which will be something BIG! Allow me to refer to a previous post. Lately, the little thing's I've noticed have fallen into a bigger picture.
So I'm taking this one all the same. I'm expecting God to provide for me. Now that I'm becoming older and I now have so many other stresses being placed on me, I know that God will stretch me out and everything will be ight. I just need to remember that God is my taxi cab driver in downtown "Life". After all, doesn't the bible say that "When you pray, believe that God has already given it to you and it will be yours"? So I should believe that I already have a job and that God will provide.
~TiS
Lately, it has been interesting to see how all the little pieces of life have been falling together in quite a peculiar way. I'm just gonna say, it has to be a supernatural God thing. It's almost like one event will come up that will hint towards the next step which will be something BIG! Allow me to refer to a previous post. Lately, the little thing's I've noticed have fallen into a bigger picture.
So I'm taking this one all the same. I'm expecting God to provide for me. Now that I'm becoming older and I now have so many other stresses being placed on me, I know that God will stretch me out and everything will be ight. I just need to remember that God is my taxi cab driver in downtown "Life". After all, doesn't the bible say that "When you pray, believe that God has already given it to you and it will be yours"? So I should believe that I already have a job and that God will provide.
~TiS
Labels: Posts of my Faith
Saturday, February 9, 2008
How Big is Your Box?
Ever since Thursday, I've been feeling much better and on a higher spiritual level and more encouraged. I guess the thing that I needed to say was the thing that I needed to hear.
I was talking to a friend about her art class and she said something along the lines of this:
"I'm not good at abstract sculpting because I can't see an abstract object in my head and recreate it. Making something nonexistent real is impossible to do. It's like trying to the of a new color that doesn't exist. That's why I can't wait to get to heaven where there will be so many more colors that we've never seen before."
I've been kind of thinking about this and how logic like this doesn't fit in our box. But that's ok because we can't put God in a box either.
Along this same subject, I was thinking today about living eternally. Now we've all heard it several times but have we ever really meditated on it? Think about it. How old are you right now? What do you plan to do with your life in the next five years? What kinds of things will you do that will cause ripple effects into the ten years after that? How old will you be thirty years from now? Won't your life basically be over by then?
In heaven there will be no sense of time. We won't be thinking about these questions because we won't be worried about our lives for one, but two is that we won't base our actions off of how much time we have with the rest of our lives.
Take a minute right now and just picture yourself living FOREVER. I'm serious - do it. I can almost guarantee that you will get a sense of confusion.
So then another question arises. Is the Earth a one time thing? I mean after the rapture and everything calms down and God creates a perfect Earth for us to live on again, will somebody eat an apple and the whole thing go again? That would be crazy. Now I know this actually won't happen because then we wouldn't live for an eternity. But I thought I would just throw that in there to make you think.
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One day a man asked God how long one million years is to Him. God answered it is like one second. The man then asked how much one million dollars is like to Him. God said that one million dollars is like a penny. After a moment the man asked, "God, can you spare a penny?" God answered, "Yeah, hold on one second."
~TiS
I was talking to a friend about her art class and she said something along the lines of this:
"I'm not good at abstract sculpting because I can't see an abstract object in my head and recreate it. Making something nonexistent real is impossible to do. It's like trying to the of a new color that doesn't exist. That's why I can't wait to get to heaven where there will be so many more colors that we've never seen before."
I've been kind of thinking about this and how logic like this doesn't fit in our box. But that's ok because we can't put God in a box either.
Along this same subject, I was thinking today about living eternally. Now we've all heard it several times but have we ever really meditated on it? Think about it. How old are you right now? What do you plan to do with your life in the next five years? What kinds of things will you do that will cause ripple effects into the ten years after that? How old will you be thirty years from now? Won't your life basically be over by then?
In heaven there will be no sense of time. We won't be thinking about these questions because we won't be worried about our lives for one, but two is that we won't base our actions off of how much time we have with the rest of our lives.
Take a minute right now and just picture yourself living FOREVER. I'm serious - do it. I can almost guarantee that you will get a sense of confusion.
So then another question arises. Is the Earth a one time thing? I mean after the rapture and everything calms down and God creates a perfect Earth for us to live on again, will somebody eat an apple and the whole thing go again? That would be crazy. Now I know this actually won't happen because then we wouldn't live for an eternity. But I thought I would just throw that in there to make you think.
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One day a man asked God how long one million years is to Him. God answered it is like one second. The man then asked how much one million dollars is like to Him. God said that one million dollars is like a penny. After a moment the man asked, "God, can you spare a penny?" God answered, "Yeah, hold on one second."
~TiS
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And so, Life Begins
On Friday, we registered for next year's classes at school. I've been throwing some ideas around of what I wanted to take. My older brother has given me some advice in the past and so far it has helped me get my diploma with honors. Now he has advised me to take PSOP (Post - Secondary Option Program). It's a great concept, but I'm scared to death of actually doing it. PSOP allows me to get one year of free college education while attending high school. So I will be at NHS until 11:15 and then I would go to BGSU Firelands and take a couple classes in the afternoon. Now I'm going to weigh it all out:
Pros:
Free college courses
advanced classes
huge selection of classes
get both high school and college credit
Cons:
More schooling time (credit hours)
Way more difficult homework
A lot more homework
A more busy schedule
Giving up some extra curricular activities
I think it is all balanced. Not to mention I'm pretty nervous about it all considering I have no idea what I'm doing. I mean this is college we're talking about. There's no one there to tell you where room 5209 is. They don't lead you by the hand anymore and I understand that but that's the part that makes me nervous. But that's life and sometime or another everyone will hit that point.
On a different note - I called BestBuy today to do a followup call for my application. They said that they would give my name and number to the people in charge of apps and they would call me back. So I'll be waiting on that. I'm not quite as afraid of working because I've had a couple jobs already. I'm actually anxious to go to work in a geeky environment. I think I will fit in quite nicely (***please, no need to comment on this statement). I need something to keep me occupied as if school next year isn't going to be enough.
Topic three - performances (in general). On Monday, I get out of two periods for the fun of follow spotting some guy giving a presentation. Whatever...
After that I have the GALA
Then I start Musical which will run until the middle of March. Here comes the fun!
I think that's all for now, I will probably end up posting some sort of schedule on here maybe.
Pros:
Free college courses
advanced classes
huge selection of classes
get both high school and college credit
Cons:
More schooling time (credit hours)
Way more difficult homework
A lot more homework
A more busy schedule
Giving up some extra curricular activities
I think it is all balanced. Not to mention I'm pretty nervous about it all considering I have no idea what I'm doing. I mean this is college we're talking about. There's no one there to tell you where room 5209 is. They don't lead you by the hand anymore and I understand that but that's the part that makes me nervous. But that's life and sometime or another everyone will hit that point.
On a different note - I called BestBuy today to do a followup call for my application. They said that they would give my name and number to the people in charge of apps and they would call me back. So I'll be waiting on that. I'm not quite as afraid of working because I've had a couple jobs already. I'm actually anxious to go to work in a geeky environment. I think I will fit in quite nicely (***please, no need to comment on this statement). I need something to keep me occupied as if school next year isn't going to be enough.
Topic three - performances (in general). On Monday, I get out of two periods for the fun of follow spotting some guy giving a presentation. Whatever...
After that I have the GALA
Then I start Musical which will run until the middle of March. Here comes the fun!
I think that's all for now, I will probably end up posting some sort of schedule on here maybe.
Labels: Posts of my Personal Life
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Jesus Take The Wheel
Now I'm not going to be talking about the country song or anything like that but lately I have been experiencing some real rough times. The first thing being my thoughts and the second being the impure actions that follow. I'm a teenager and so these are the things that I'm pretty sure all teenagers with an X and Y chromosome go through but that is no excuse for one who is living and striving to live for the Lord. I've learned that these times just come in waves. I'll being doing great and I'm on a Spiritual high and then it falls and I'm at the depth of a crater.
Tonight at Remain I was giving the message. All this week I've been pounding the pavement of something to discuss and I just had no idea. Something just told me to read through Acts. When I flipped open I read Acts chapter 10 "Faith of the Centurion". My message tonight was titled "Small Steps in Big Shoes". It doesn't sound that impressive, I know, but I broke it down and talked about how we have to have a strong enough faith to follow God 'blindly' wherever he leads us.
This is something that I have been struggling with because I've been doing it my way. Everyday we have a choice in our actions and sometimes I take the wrong way. I need to put up a stronger fight. Instead of forcing myself into a 'higher sense of spirituality' -or so to speak- without earnestly seeking God and digging deeper in faith and my relationship, I need to let God lead me and take the driver's seat. When God opens a door for me I need to immediately take advantage of the opportunity instead of pausing and asking Why?
It's funny because I didn't have the intention to talk about this but now I feel that more people need to hear this. So many people claim that they are spiritual people but they don't do anything when God gives them the opportunity. They don't pursue they're relationship with God.
~TiS
Tonight at Remain I was giving the message. All this week I've been pounding the pavement of something to discuss and I just had no idea. Something just told me to read through Acts. When I flipped open I read Acts chapter 10 "Faith of the Centurion". My message tonight was titled "Small Steps in Big Shoes". It doesn't sound that impressive, I know, but I broke it down and talked about how we have to have a strong enough faith to follow God 'blindly' wherever he leads us.
This is something that I have been struggling with because I've been doing it my way. Everyday we have a choice in our actions and sometimes I take the wrong way. I need to put up a stronger fight. Instead of forcing myself into a 'higher sense of spirituality' -or so to speak- without earnestly seeking God and digging deeper in faith and my relationship, I need to let God lead me and take the driver's seat. When God opens a door for me I need to immediately take advantage of the opportunity instead of pausing and asking Why?
It's funny because I didn't have the intention to talk about this but now I feel that more people need to hear this. So many people claim that they are spiritual people but they don't do anything when God gives them the opportunity. They don't pursue they're relationship with God.
~TiS
Labels: Posts of my Faith
Sunday, February 3, 2008
You won't want to miss this!
...
...
... I FOUND THE CURE FOR HICCUPS!!!
so we all have that embarrasing issue from time to time right? Well when I get a case of the hiccups, they are usually very severe and can last up to 45 minutes. I'm not exaggerating by any means! I had a bad case last night. I was about to go to bed and I couldn't stop. It was driving me insane. I went down into the kitchen to see what I could conjure up to make the torture cease when that's when it happened. I FOUND THE CURE!!!
You probably want to know what it is don't you?
well fine...
If you take about 1/4 - 1/2 glass of warm (room temperature) ginger ale and chug it, it takes your hiccups away pretty much instantly. I think you might have to hold your breathe too. I can't recall for sure. Usually we hold our breathe when we drink anyway. They say that warm water will work too but I think that the carbonation helps.
...
... I FOUND THE CURE FOR HICCUPS!!!
so we all have that embarrasing issue from time to time right? Well when I get a case of the hiccups, they are usually very severe and can last up to 45 minutes. I'm not exaggerating by any means! I had a bad case last night. I was about to go to bed and I couldn't stop. It was driving me insane. I went down into the kitchen to see what I could conjure up to make the torture cease when that's when it happened. I FOUND THE CURE!!!
You probably want to know what it is don't you?
well fine...
If you take about 1/4 - 1/2 glass of warm (room temperature) ginger ale and chug it, it takes your hiccups away pretty much instantly. I think you might have to hold your breathe too. I can't recall for sure. Usually we hold our breathe when we drink anyway. They say that warm water will work too but I think that the carbonation helps.
Labels: Posts of my Personal Life
Capture Me
Last week I wrote a new song that is by far the best that I have ever written. Using my talents I write two kinds of music - Instrumental (somewhere from easy listening to smooth jazz) and Choruses (Songs with words). This one is the best Chorus that I've written. I have no clue where I get all of it from but I know that the main melody I somewhat pulled from "Here I Am To Worship". I think that Remain liked it to when we did it on Thursday. I'll post the lyrics below:
(1) Here I am Lord once again
I leave all that I am behind
I turn around and run to You
Please take my life and make it new
Bridge:
And I fall on my face, before Mighty Grace
And it's You I'm trying to find.
Chorus:
I cry out to You my God that You would save my soul.
Fill me right here, right now until I overflow
I lift my hands high to You that You would touch me.
I lift up my chains to You that You would set me free.
Cause I'm lost in the dark and I cannot see
So I pray that You would capture me.
(2) I'm standing in Your presence once again
You have saved me from the lion's den
I give all that I am to You
Let me follow what is true.
I'm planning on writing a new song over Isaiah chapter 60. I think that is a pretty cool section of Isaiah.
(1) Here I am Lord once again
I leave all that I am behind
I turn around and run to You
Please take my life and make it new
Bridge:
And I fall on my face, before Mighty Grace
And it's You I'm trying to find.
Chorus:
I cry out to You my God that You would save my soul.
Fill me right here, right now until I overflow
I lift my hands high to You that You would touch me.
I lift up my chains to You that You would set me free.
Cause I'm lost in the dark and I cannot see
So I pray that You would capture me.
(2) I'm standing in Your presence once again
You have saved me from the lion's den
I give all that I am to You
Let me follow what is true.
I'm planning on writing a new song over Isaiah chapter 60. I think that is a pretty cool section of Isaiah.
Labels: Posts of my Faith
