Streams of Consciousness & Thoughts~~~

[shawntc]

I have been finding myself exceptionally bored as of late. I guess that's just what happens when you're having a summer break. I feel like there's nothing for me to do.

Last night, though, I had a realization. Something that I had read before really stuck out to me. How on Earth could I possibly ever be so drearily bored? I have virtually all of mankind's knowledge, entertainment, and art available at my fingertips. My laptop weighs, what, five pounds? Yet simply because of my Internet access and this five pound device, there is enough stuff at my fingertips that I could do just about anything.

There are thousands of Flash-based games out there to keep me entertained for years.

Do I want to get a seminary education? There are podcasts out there from all sorts of Christian colleges that I could subscribe to and get a seminary education - while still working on my Bachelor's degree (computer science).

Or perhaps I want to learn philosophy. With sites like Coursera and MIT's OpenCourseWare I could get a college education in philosophy!

Perhaps I might want to learn a new programming language. Just Google it and I have the resources available.

Do I want to catch up on some TV show or movie? Those are there too.

So many possibilities. After thinking about this I find myself still doing nothing. Not because I have nothing to do, but because I have everything to do, and I can't just decide on one thing.

 

[Immawildthing]

Mom called me a guy magnet this morning.... I'm scared.... I have no idea what she meant by that, but I am totally scared.

 

[JJAC]

the foolishness of some people

 

[Immawildthing]

Me in particular, right? lol

 

[GreenNnice]

"That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 5For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. 6For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. …" Romans 8:5

It is funny how this works in our minds, but, Christ says we have 'the mind of Christ,' hmm, Paul said it, anyway, and, his words are holy and inspired by God, so..... Yeah, we who are His are to choose less and less of the Earthly things and more and more of the spiritual things. This, I know, is not easy, there is much out there that is Earthly, worldly. I'm not saying that the songs of the world can't inspire us, can't move us to do things, THEY can. The Lord leads, let's not be hypocrites, let's be IN the world, and, show Love, we are just NOT of the world, right I just encourage all of us to beat those steps to His movement for us. In all things see God, because in all things God wants us to give Him the glory.


Anyway, I pray you all are having a good day, I dread what i got to go do next, but, the Lord leads, I apppreciate your prayers as I go an organize my warehouse and storage places, that it all goes as He plans. Much to do, and, it's all good, because , I know, it may sound dreary but God's work for us is NEVER, ultimately, dreary, but dreamy because He wants us to TRUST in Him for ALL the things He has for us. They are going to bless us abundantly, give us life, lead us to His life for us, here on Earth, and, one day, we'll all go over things we drudged, or, did not do in quite the right spirit and we will laugh that we didn't quite fully give that to God. And, REAL GOOOD NEWS HERE, , He will be there with us,comforting us, laughing with us, knowing our heart was wanting to serve Him and we KNOW all this as we sit with Him, no more sorrow, no more tears, no more pain, in His arms .

 

[zeroturbulence]

Sometimes people make no sense. Ok, a LOT, they make no sense. Particularly people who hoard things, though. In this case, I mean some of my husband's family...

The house we live in belongs to my hubby's grandmother. It was built by HER father, I'm not sure what decade that was. But the thing is, this house, and the piece of property it sits on, and the couple of sheds and everything in them, needs some serious TLC.

For instance, the floor inside the house is wood. But it has never, never been SEALED. Sanded and stained, yeah, but it's just...open to all the damage that can be done to a wood floor. I can't even mop it because the water would warp the wood. Anything that gets spilled on the floor leaves a stain. It scratches easily.

And my husband's grandma doesn't WANT to have the floor done properly because her dad "built the house this way, and it's going to STAY this way".

For that reason, she also is very hesitant to allow my husband to redo the electric (which is just downright dangerous and soooo very outdated). She doesn't want us to put a railing around the porch, even though I have 2 little kiddos that could fall off. She let us put hand rails by the stairs outside ONLY because the insurance company said it had to be done.

I just...

I sincerely appreciate what she's done for us by letting us live here, I really do. We needed a place to live while my husband was on unemployment and I was pregnant with my son, and the Lord provided for us.

I just don't understand why she won't let us do things that would preserve this house. What good does it do to hold so tightly to something that is falling apart? Why not keep it in good shape and make it last?

I don't think your grandma would ever know if you did seal the floor. It's not like one can tell by looking at it. (hint hint!)

 

[Markum1972]

Woot woot! I got my shofar from Israel last night! I have known I would have one for about a year now but had no idea it would be so soon! I am so excited. A friend of mine bought it from right outside of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem.

For those of you that do not know what a shofar is, it is the ram's horn talked about in scripture that is used to sound alarms. Today there are 3 distinct calls made on it. One is an alarm of warning, another is a sound of celebration, and then also a sound for a call to gather. It is very symbolic to me of the watchmen spoken of in scripture. Ezekiel 33 is the best description although there are many others as well. Isaiah 52 talks about the watchmen gathering at the return of Jesus saying that they would see eye to eye when the Lord restores Zion.
Of the 5 gifts of calling spoken of in Ephesians, the calling of a watchmen falls within the prophet, however most just call them prophets not having ever heard the term watchmen before. Messianic Jews and as well as diligent students of the scriptures that walk in faith are usually very familiar with it but tend to only discuss it amongst themselves because of the great deal of persecution that arises because of unbelief.
Anyways, I am stoked! I finally have my very own shofar! Now I just have to learn how to play this thing without sounding like a dying cow. lol

 

[Immawildthing]

Now I just have to learn how to play this thing without sounding like a dying cow. lol

I think the correct term would be dying sheep, since it is a rams horn, not a cow horn... just sayin lol

 

[arwen83]

Sometimes it's not so good being a nostalgic person. People move on, change. I know this, but I reminisce of old times. But some people don't want to go there. He won't invite me to the next BBQ like he said he would. And if he did, I don't think I would go. I know better:


You can't repeat the past.

 

[lil_christian]

It'll be great to work...

 

[iTOREtheSKY]

*slams down quarters for the meter on virtual table*
I'll be back for these later.....no touchy,or I breaky!

 

[JJAC]

didn't expect my posts on this forum to be so popular

 

[JJAC]

nahh not you other people lol

 

[kayem77]

I'm disappointed by the fact that I get disappointed so easily. I'm starting to believe I expect too much from life and people in general. I'm starting to think that for every good thing that happens to me, a bad thing must happen to equal the balance, or that I won't ever find love the way I understand it to mean. Maybe this means I'm a bad Christian who expects too much from the world. Not in a material way, rather in an emotional and spiritual'relational sense. I don't know....I would be concerned if I found that I love the world too much, but I also cannot imagine living knowing that I won't ever find something better than what I've found. Am I ungrateful?

Maybe I daydream too much. Maybe I just don't know what I want and I'm constantly looking for something for the sake of looking and I don't even realize . I'm tired of living in my world of 'maybes', always looking for possible answers to my issues.


As I'm writing this, I realize that I sound ridiculous. I'm also analyzing what I wrote and criticizing my own thoughts . Please someone turn my mind off.

 

[kayem77]

Oh I don't understand my mother...

 

[zeroturbulence]

I'm disappointed by the fact that I get disappointed so easily. I'm starting to believe I expect too much from life and people in general. I'm starting to think that for every good thing that happens to me, a bad thing must happen to equal the balance, or that I won't ever find love the way I understand it to mean. Maybe this means I'm a bad Christian who expects too much from the world. Not in a material way, rather in an emotional and spiritual'relational sense. I don't know....I would be concerned if I found that I love the world too much, but I also cannot imagine living knowing that I won't ever find something better than what I've found. Am I ungrateful?

Maybe I daydream too much. Maybe I just don't know what I want and I'm constantly looking for something for the sake of looking and I don't even realize . I'm tired of living in my world of 'maybes', always looking for possible answers to my issues.


As I'm writing this, I realize that I sound ridiculous. I'm also analyzing what I wrote and criticizing my own thoughts . Please someone turn my mind off.

I actually feel the same way, Karla.

 

[CatHerder]

*slams down quarters for the meter on virtual table*
I'll be back for these later.....no touchy,or I breaky!

Hey!! Look what I found! Finders Keepers!!!

 

[rachelsedge]

Last night my friends threw me a surprise birthday party. I really had NO idea they were going to do that, and so I was very surprised indeed! It was great fun. They got me gifts, we had cake, we played games. I'm blessed with great friends and family. I stayed up too late considering that I had to be up at 7 for work this morning, but it was worth it.

 

[shawntc]

1. One of the downsides of the Internet is that you come across so many people with so many different opinions and beliefs, and some of the stuff they say is actually rather reasonable. It gets to the point that you don't even know what is true anymore. That's when you fall into the modern myth that "everything is relative and true." I feel like it would just be best to pick a set of beliefs and opinions and just stick to those. It's how humanity has operated basically since its formation and we've gotten along just fine. I have an entire lifetime to modify my take on the world, why rush myself with it. Plus, most of it's pretty insignificant anyway.

2. I start my second day of work today. I feel a little anxious, because I don't know what they're going to have me be doing. It's possible they might have me do a lot of cleaning, which kinda bothers me. At my last job cleaning was all I did for the three years I worked there. I want to do something different. Maybe working at the grill. Or cashier, although that has large amounts of interaction with people which I would rather avoid if it gets excessive. It's an ice cream place, but I don't think I'd do very well at getting the ice cream properly swirled and stuff.

3. I have all these thoughts. I could fill up books thinking about all these things. But what good are they if nothing productive comes out of them? In the real world you're only as ingenious or clever as you act, so these paragraphs I write are essentially meaningless unless I actually do something productive with them. I'm not getting paid to be a philosopher (unfortunately).

 

[jerusalem]

this is the part called letting go......the next step is letting God.......you must never give up.....giving up is not an option.