What's the Point?

I've been thinking a lot lately about life. My life and the lives of the people around me. Everyone is just running around, or sitting, or lying. Going to the bank or the grocery store, picking up their kids. Every person on earth right now, billions and billions of people, every one of them has a story. They have fears, and doubts, joys, hopes, and dreams: the full spectrum of human emotion. And yet, compared to all of time, they'll be gone in a second. In a hundred and fifty years, no one is going to remember you or me. Or what job we had, where we lived, or what we wore. So what the heck is the point?!

The point is God. The point of every moment of every day is to glorify God. Whether life is good, or a constant struggle, God IS in control and He WILL be acknowledged.

I think we get so caught up in ourselves, and our worries and our desires, that we forget that this is God's show. We forget that He is a huge, perfect, and completely holy God. So much so, that if we merely glimpsed his face, we would die. One of my professors, Dr. S. always says that holiness is like light; as light utterly destroys darkness, so holiness utterly destroys unholiness. This is absolutely true and we need to remember that God is fearsome. He is the perfect Creator, and as such, He has every reason to do whatever He likes. Who are we to question that?

Anyway, I sure haven't figured out how to glorify God with every moment of my life. In fact, sometimes, I don't even think about Him, let alone fear Him. But I'm working on it, and I think the church today needs to get serious about that command in 1 Corinthians 10:31.

Wake-Up Call

Sometimes, when God's trying to tell me something, I feel like I need Him to speak LOUDLY and sloooolwy, because it takes me a while to really hear what He's saying. But tonight, He got through to me. Recently, that well-known verse about love in 1 Corinthians has been popping up every time I turn around. Not in just the Bible, but from the lips of my young sister, on posters, and in a random fiction book I just finished. And tonight, it hit me like a ton of bricks: this isn't just some romantic verse to recite on your wedding day, but a demand from the very mouth of God!

"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."

When I took the time to actually reflect on this verse, and listen to what God was saying, I realized that this is not the way I naturally love. There is one person, in particular, that I need to love without reserve or self-interest, and God really convicted me tonight. It took my breath away and filled my eyes with tears, but thankfully, with God on my side, I know I can put my selfish desires aside and love this person, and everyone in my life, as He is calling me to.

Welcome!

Well, this is my first blog post! My technologically-minded family would be so proud of me! Because of Christmas break, I finally found the time to create one, but no promises about writing too often once school starts again...

Anyway, this will be a spot for me to just jot down some of my many thoughts and share them with anyone who chooses to follow along! Hope you enjoy coming along (vicariously, of course) as I journey through the craziness known as life!