Ramblings of Randomocity

Am I stupid?

I can’t figure out how to change my profile picture on here anymore…

Boom Goes the Dynamite

He could have caught a grenade for you, thrown his hand on a blade for you, or jumped in front of a train for you. Instead, he took three nails and one crown of thorns and died all for you.

Have you ever actually sat down and read the lyrics of this song? I was listening to it just now and I was thinking how great it would be if a person actually was willing to show their love for another person like that… Somehow I got to thinking about how this all was written to me (with a few edits here and there) from God himself. 

The first line “Easy come, easy go, that’s just how you live, oh take, take, take it all, but you never give” is a common occurrence I feel in my own life. It’s not like I want to feel this way or purposefully neglect God, but I find myself time and time again coming to God in prayer only to ask of him, rather than thank him and just stand in awe of who he truly is… Instead I come and I go, only taking when I come…

Later on in the song, “Gave you all I had and you tossed it in the trash, tossed it in the trash, yes, you did. To give me all your love is all I ever asked” reminds me of my short comings again. Not that God doesn’t forgive, but how many times do we find ourselves taking advantage of God’s love? All that God desires from us in return is to have our love…It’s not just some of our love, though…GIVE ME ALL YOUR LOVE. I am still struggling with this at times, but truly giving God all of my worries, concerns, praises, rejoices, and love, is all he wants from me. I believe that’s all he wants from me because if I give God all my “baggage” and show my love for Him, my life will start producing fruit that lasts and that shows to others.

I don’t write any of these notes to try and act perfect, because I am far from that. I struggle with sin, just like anyone. There are times where I have given into temptation, but each thing that has happened in my life, has taught me how much more I need to depend on Him in everything…after all, He died for me, would I do the same?

Attitudes are contagious. Are yours worth catching?

I was taught at a very young age how to play a game of catch. I’d catch more than just the kick balls on the playground, the cool looking bugs my friends were afraid of, and the runner in a game of tag. On the opposite end of the spectrum, I’d catch colds, bad habits, and negative attitudes. I had always heard it said that your attitude about something could easily change another person’s attitude about the same thing, but I never really thought of it as if they were catching my attitude. I’m at a stage in my life where I am very goal driven, striving to get ahead of the norm. However, as I sat down today to observe where I’m at compared to my goals, I found that my attitude in more than one area needed adjusting. For instance, when one of my main areas isn’t going as well as I’d like it to, I get frustrated and my optimism slowly seeps out of me. I’m consumed by a cloud of pessimistic views on life and my attitude about everything suffers because of just one thing not going the way I was intending it to. What I often fail to realize (and one of the first things I should realize) is that I’m not the one who decides the way that things are going to turn out. One of my favorite verses, Proverbs 16:9, reminds me of this time and time again, “In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps.” After rereading that verse a couple of times, I decided I would read some of my other favorites in order to adjust my attitude. After awhile, I kept asking myself, “Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me?” just to realize that the rest of Psalm 42:11 gives me the perfect reason why I shouldn’t be; “Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.”. Now that’s the attitude I need to have. God should be in control of my mood and I shouldn’t be allowing my emotions to reign instead. He is MY Savior and MY God. Philippians 2:5-8 says, “Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death – even death on a cross!” If Jesus, who I claim to love and follow, lived humbly and served others while keeping a good attitude about it, what should prevent me from trying my hardest to do the same thing? If I’m truly striving to live a life that’s pleasing to God and seeking to win people’s souls for His kingdom, my attitude should reflect that. And I believe that is one attitude worth catching!