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Leah

Conversations and dreams

Yesterday a boy and I had this conversation, (which started with me explaining something that happened on HSA, and more or less paralleled the HSA convo, which is a little weird):

 

Boy:  . . . in general, you know, you really should take the Bible in a less serious way.

 

Me: Are you kidding me? That book is the difference between eternity in Heaven or Hell. I will NEVER take it less seriously.

 

 (At this point another person told me I was overreacting.)

 

Boy: Well don't take what I said out of context . . .

 

Me, thinking, and trying not to call him an idiot: In what context is it ok to tell a person to take the Bible less seriously?

Me, speaking: Ok well, maybe it's just a quirk I have, you know, taking the Bible seriously. Don't mind me, I was homeschooled.

 

What in the world? Take the Bible less seriously? Are you for real? What is wrong with people these days?

 

In other news:
1. The freckle collection is growing. Huzzah.
2. White Glove is this weekend. This is the one weekend a semester when I really wish I had a roommate, haha:) The details they expect for this thing are crazy - like we have to dust the tops of the door hinges. Yes, I'm serious.
3. I am growing flowers in my room. They're just marigolds, but still. They make me happy:) And I rooted a plant at work and I'm planting that too. Maybe having plants in my room will help clean the gross, mold-infested air in my room, whaddaya think?

4. I'm kind of tired of rain. But I know we need it. It's a love-hate relationship.

5. I had a dream last night that I went to Ecuador with Teen Missions. I feel like this is a premonition or something. I have no desire to go to South or Central America - big snakes, big spiders, and other big creepy-crawleys. Not my idea of a good time. Then again, I never had any desire to go to Asia, and that's where I went last summer. If there's one thing I've learned, it is to NEVER tell God I'm never going to do something. He laughs and makes me do it anyway. It slipped out the other night - I was talking to a friend and said "I'm never going to Africa." And I immediately caught myself and said out loud, "I'm sorry Lord! I didn't mean it!" Haha! *sigh* so I'll let you know when I'm going, haha. He always makes me do the things I say I'm not going to do. If I DID, it would most likely be with Teen Missions, and I'd most likely either take a work team or a footwashing team. Or maybe Orphan Angels (dirtbikes into remote areas taking the gospel to the AIDS orphans. So hardcore) but I don't know. I'm not tough enough for a backpack team and I know it. The people who do those are BEAST. No joke.

6. I do not enjoy working out. "The flesh, it burns!" Ha. But it's good for me, AND, it's nice to know that I will look great for all these weddings I'm going to:) Plus it's a great stress reliever and we all know stress kills. And causes sublaxations in the spine (see Uncle Jared? I HAVE been listening!). Not good. But "exercise makes endorphins, and endorphins make you happy. And happy people just don't kill their husbands. They just don't." (Legally Blond reference. Sorry.)

7. The end.

 

 

 

Leah

I will lift my eyes

I love love love this song. I'm not a huge Bebo Normal fan (where in the world did he get THAT name?) but this song is awesome.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMoDA5gTlNQ 

 

God, my God, I cry out

Your beloved needs you now

God, be near, calm my fear

And take my doubt

 

Your kindness is what pulls me up

Your love is all that draws me in

 

I will lift my eyes

To the Maker of the mountains I can't climb

I will lift my eyes

To the Calmer of the oceans raging wild

I will lift my eyes

To the Healer of the hurt I hold inside

I will lift my eyes, lift my eyes

To you

 

God, my God, let mercy sing

A melody over me

And God, right here, all I bring

Is all of me

 

Your kindness is what pulls me up

Your love is all that draws me in

 

I will lift my eyes

To the Maker of the mountains I can't climb

I will lift my eyes

To the Calmer of the oceans raging wild

I will lift my eyes

To the Healer of the hurt I hold inside

I will lift my eyes, lift my eyes

To you

 

'Cause you were and you are and you will be forever

The loving I need to save me

'Cause you fashion the earth and you hold it together, God

So hold me now

 

I will lift my eyes

To the Maker of the mountains I can't climb

I will lift my eyes

To the Calmer of the oceans raging wild

I will lift my eyes

To the Healer of the hurt I hold inside
I will lift my eyes, lift my eyes

To you

I will lift my eyes, lift my eyes

To you

 

God, my God, I cry out

Your beloved needs you now

 

 

Awesome, right?

 

 

Leah

Let's get serious.

Disclaimer: If you are tired of reading my blogs about relationships and/or marriage, stop reading now.
Disclaimer #2: I am 22 and female and single, so this is basically always on my brain. I'm wired that way. Sorry.
Disclaimer #3: I'm done with disclaimers.


     Have you ever noticed that marriage is literally the ONLY thing in our lives we expect to just "happen" without any effort on our part? And if you *gasp* work toward it, you're *GASP* "desperate." Why IS that, anyway? Ok picture this:

     A guy is about to graduate from college, and is looking for a job. He says to a friend, "Yeah, I've been sending my resume out, I've applied for one position I really want, and I'm going to a job fair next week." His friend says, "You know, please don't take this the wrong way, but I think you're going to come across as desperate because of all this. I really think you need to stop looking and just trust God to make it happen for you when the time is right." Now if I'm the job-seeker here, I'd look at the other guy like he's crazy and walk away. And go to the job fair. Jobs don't just happen - you have to look for them. And I'm really starting to think it's the same way with getting married. Because here's the thing - all the people tell me to "wait on the Lord" are already married. Don't get me wrong, I'm not advocating rushing into something and being stupid about it. I'm just saying that sitting on your butt doesn't get you anywhere.
      Plus, people have this idea that being single is "a gift" or it's more "holy" than being married. After all, Jesus wasn't married, right? Yeah. To quote a book I'm reading, "Singleness is the kind of gift that makes us cringe and smile politely whole we desperately search for a gift receipt so we can return it." And if you want to know what Jesus thought about singleness, read Matthew 19. Singleness was the EXTREMELY small exception to the rule that people should be married. And since I don't have a ministry remotely close to Jesus or Paul, I'm VERY sure that I'm not part of the exception. And hey, God created them "male and female" and brought the woman to her man. God created marriage as the norm, not the option.
     Basically, I'm really over the world's perspective on marriage, and it really is time for the church to realize that they've been sucked in too and fix this. Unless you're one of the eunuchs Jesus described in Matthew 19, you should get married. This includes me. :) Thankfully. :) So the bottom line is that I'm done pretending that it doesn't matter to me if I get married or not. It does. I want that. And I think everyone else should stop pretending too. God made us this way on purpose! Let's get serious about this, and get married already:)



Leah

How many days?

I am registered for the HSA reunion and I. Am. SOPUMPED. And the speaker looks really awesome! I can't wait:D



Leah

Today my padre referred to me as an adult while we were on the phone. I cannot tell you how big of a deal that is for him. I feel like we are making progress.



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