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| no commitment, no nothing
I've made lots of commitments in my life. I cannot honestly say whether I have succeeded or not in any of them. Usually because I lose interest. sometimes, its because i fail and i tell myself that this is not going to be easy and i sort of let the commitment fade.
and im talking about all commitments. those like, im going to run a mile everyday, im going to study everyday, im going to qt everyday. and the long list goes on. ive made all those commitments one point in my life and currently, i am not a running, studying, qt'er. needless to say, i've failed a many times. so you may wonder what the point of a commitment is? because i have wondered that many times laying on my bed. and i think we are on the right track, but it was something we never really fully understood.
anyways, the point is, i think a commitment is a watered down, worldly view on a covenant. Now the first disclaimer is that a covenant shouldnt be thrown around like the word commitment is. Also, a covenant is between one and God, and not just one person. It has to be between two sources so that it has a bond.
with God, it becomes a permanent bond. a permanent bond, that no matter what, cannot be broken. even if everything changes, the covenant still stands. even if people change, we change, the world changes? the covenant will still hold true. i am led to believe that despite all the changes since Abraham's time, his covenant with God still remains.
this is pretty much just a rambling from my heart after trekking through the remains of many broken commitments, wondering how to make a difference in my life
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| master of surprises
so i was just thinking about surprises and how awesome they were. my fondest surprise was when i graduated from high school. it was just another ordinary day and i was at home watching tv. all of a sudden my brother jumps on me and at first i had no idea who it was. my brother had been living in boston at the time and all of a sudden he was here. pretty awesome i must say. not only was it because my brother was here that it was awesome, but my parents had NEVER surprised me in my life. we "discussed" bday and xmas presents so everyone would get what they want in a fair price. how awesome is it when someone knows what you want and gets it for you without you having to ask. then i thought, the reason this surprise was so awesome was because i didnt even know myself that i wanted it but then i got it and it was simply that, awesome
this leads me to my thought. how often does our Heavenly Father do that for us. we always ask God, "what is my purpose?" "what do You want me to do?" i have realized now that so many times, God has given me something that I had never expected. God surely knows me better than myself. he surely has some awesome surprises in store for me. yet all i try to do is ruin the surprise by always asking God what His surprise is.
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| back from retreat.
tired. sleepy. dirty. happy. lifted.
it was the first time being a counselor and i was ridiculously tired this whole week but it was such a great experience. i think being a counselor sort of puts you in the spot light and i wanted to make sure that my actions were genuine, not just a show for other people and that helped me and challenged me to really reflect on my life. im starting to see that the world is just a place of broken people. everyone needs help and everyone needs love and everyone needs God.
resonate
hillsong - take all of me You broke the night like the sun
And healed my heart with Your great love
Any trouble I couldn't bear
You lifted me upon Your shoulders
Love that's stronger
Love that covers sin
And takes the weight of the world
I love You
All of my hope is in You
Jesus Christ take my life
Take all of me
You stand on mountain tops with me
With You i walk through the valleys
You gave Your only Son for me
Your grace is all I rely on
I love You so, and I give up my heart to say
I need You so, my everything | | |
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