All Things for Good

Alright, lets face it. Not everything goes our way. Life seems to suck sometimes. It's the truth. Why do I say this? Some things have definitely not gone my way recently. I was mad/sad, but then I remembered "God works all things together for good." This is so crazy. ALL things. That means that just because things didn't go my way, it doesn't mean its bad. Actually it's the opposite. Things are meant to happen how they happen. I'm not saying to clap for joy whenever some tragedy happens, because its sad. It's sad because the world wasn't supposed to have death in it. But God even works that out for good. I can't tell how he will, I can just trust he will.

Still, think how crazy it is. I have to do extra chores because my brother is gone. Somehow that will work together for good. Somehow it will effect my attitude or my parents' attitudes or maybe even my brother's. The girl I like doesn't like me back? Sure, that sucks, but maybe God is growing her and making it so that she can have fantastic relationships later.

So still, why do I blog about this? It just goes to show that there IS a plan for everyone's life and God made it like that for a reason. So if something bad happens, don't blame God, cause he CANNOT be bad. Evil came into the world because of man anyway, there isn't a use blaming anyone but ourselves. But God, loves us, so he WILL work all things together for good.

So after reading this, remember these three things:

1. God loves you

2. God is in control

3. God knows what's best

(Thanks to Justin for the "The Bottom Line" ^^^)

Awe

I don't have a lot to say in this post, but I wanna make a point that God is big. Go look off at the ocean, into space, or at the mountains, and you'll find all are bigger than you. I think despite that, we still think life is all about us when God shows us it obviously isn't. If you've never cracked open a Bible, you can still just stand in awe of this comforting yet terrifying fact: God is big. Really big. He controls orbit, waves, earthquakes, thunderstorms, so he can control any problem I have in my life.

Serious Christians

You know what I absolutely dislike? People with no sense of humor. These are the people who are strictly business and don't think humor should be a part of their busy schedule.

I think Christians do this a lot though. We go to church and everything needs to be serious and business-like. I'm not saying God isn't serious, but He has a sense of humor. He also is joyful. Notice there isn't a fruit of the spirit called "Serious" because God wants us to be loving, joyful, peaceful, patient, so on and so forth.

At really formal churches, I imagine the Pastor telling a joke during the sermon, then getting taken from the pulpit and tied to a pole and brought outside the city limits and stoned. That shows how my mind works.

I really wrote this because people need to stop being un-funny for the Lord. Its just boring and not Christ-like.