Saturday, September 24, 2011

Love suffers long and is kind,
Love does not envy; love does not parade itself,
is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked,
thinks no evil, does not rejoice in iniquity,
but rejoices in truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things,
endures all things.

1 Corinthians 13:6
from a great book of wisdom,
a book where you can find the answer to anything
from a book that God left for us, so that we may be able to hear Him when we call for Him.
His voice of reason, His voice of comfort, His voice of discipline, and His voice of love.

Love is defined better here than in a dictionary.
God knows love.
What do we know about love?

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Unhealthy Relationships

Today as I was washing my car, I found something so disturbing that I almost spoke unkindly to someone. He was outside talking on the phone with his girlfriend and they were arguing. . .fine people are argue all the time. Its normal. The one thing that set my eyes wide and made me look over at him was that they were cussing at each other, to the point were he was yelling. By that time he stepped back inside the house so that his yelling could be muffled. I heard it all. He began calling her a dumb ass and began telling her how worthless she was and how she had no life. I am sure that she reciprocated with hurtful words also. I was so close to knocking on his door and telling him "that is not the proper way to speak to a lady," then leaving. I am still currently compelled to do it. Writing here is the only way to express my disapproval without getting myself in trouble.
I then also pondered my own relationship and thanked God for Christianity and SDA's.
Honestly, what would the world do without it?
Obviously it would be normal to treat your significant other with disrespect.
My mother and grandma would always repeat the same phrase to me when I was younger,
"A person will only respect you as much as you respect yourself" 
Its true. If one does not respect his or herself enough to not let people treat you a certain way, then people are going to disrespect you all the time.
Thank God for giving us morals to work upon and showing us that disrespect is not the way to handle situations.
Kindness all the way!!!
Hopefully I will be able to speak to this person about his actions and maybe inform him about the proper way to converse. 

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Anger and lack of appreciation

At times we may find ourselves angry for some reason. Whether a good reason or not a good reason. We must remember that what we make of the situation determines the next set of circumstances. If one reacts with harsh intent then the situation may get even worse.
Thoroughly think through your actions because at times it may not even be worth the anger.
Sit down relax and examine the situation. This actually may increase your anger but wait until the feelings have settled. If you then realize that the reason you are angry is not a serious reason, then I say, ignore it.
Yet, if the situation seems like it might affect future your relationship with that person if not confronted, then fix it.
The problem with anger over silly reasons is that tomorrow may not come.
Its really scary to think that, but it helps me in certain situations.
If you really care, you will try to fix it. Whether that means that you simply ignore it, you confront it, or you just be patient.
Also very important is that patience is something that must be consistently practiced. it is not a simple thing. If you find it difficult to do, then ask for help from the most patient person ever, God.
We may fall into a hissy fit and only concentrate on that particular problem, and we tend to forget that there are many things in this life that are to be thankful of.
Look around and appreciate what love we have from others, what accomplishments we have made, and what delicious food we have eaten.

Psalms 4:4
Be angry, and no not sin.
Meditate within your heart on your bed, and be still.

Proverbs 16:32
He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city

Psalms 30:5
For His anger is but for a moment,
His favor is for life.
Weeping may endure for a night.
But joy comes in the morning.


Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Growing Up

There is this point, where everything becomes your responsibility and you are seeing your family less and less. Then you look back and see that you have slowly grown up. Its amazing how your way of thinking has changed. Drama is no longer a concern of yours. School and your future is all that is on your mind. You worry more, but yet you have this independence that makes you proud of your own accomplishments. You look back and reflect on the years where you were not thinking of anything besides boys and friends. You continue walking forward and you see yourself having the same amount of fun, but in a different way. Your friends suddenly have matured and then you look at yourself and see the result of your parent's upbringing. then smile.