Why is everyone so afraid of the future? Don't you want to see results? Don't you want to be happy?
It's sad to me to watch people freak themselves out about what could happen. That's just it though, it could. It's imaginable, so therefore possible, therefore probable (in your mind). Even if something eternally scarring was "probable," even if it was likely, don't we all desire deep down to prove the world wrong? Don't you want to look back on your life and evaluate all the chances you took, the risks, and be so thankful for how it all turned out? So satisfied that you tried everything you could?
I do.
So go talk to that girl.
Quit your horrible job & find a better one.
Get out of your misery and start making an effort, because happiness sure as hell isn't going to pursue you.
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Jan 27, 2014
Jan 16, 2014
waiting around
One of the biggest thing i believe christians often omit is that we still have to work for what we want. Being a christian isn't an "easy way out" by any means. Yes being a christian gives you something to trust in. Yes it gives you comfort & peace during trials & tribulation.
What we're forgetting is that those trials and tribulations almost always come BECAUSE we're christians.
In other words, we're not taking the path less travelled because it's easier. we do it for a million other reasons.
Christians still have to fight for their beliefs. We still have to face injustices and discriminations and failures like everyone else. Being sedentary is still fatal.
If you give your life to Jesus, give him control of everything and put all your trust in him, you don't get to just wait around for him to bless you or guide you for the rest of your life. If you wait and let things fall as they may, things will happen almost the same way as if you had never made that decision. I
If you wait for life to happen, it will never exceed mediocre. FIGHT for what you want. FIGHT to fulfill God's plan over your life. It's NOT going to be easy, in fact, it will literally be the HARDEST thing you will ever do. It will also be the most fulfilling, the most influential, and the most legendary.
What we're forgetting is that those trials and tribulations almost always come BECAUSE we're christians.
In other words, we're not taking the path less travelled because it's easier. we do it for a million other reasons.
Christians still have to fight for their beliefs. We still have to face injustices and discriminations and failures like everyone else. Being sedentary is still fatal.
If you give your life to Jesus, give him control of everything and put all your trust in him, you don't get to just wait around for him to bless you or guide you for the rest of your life. If you wait and let things fall as they may, things will happen almost the same way as if you had never made that decision. I
If you wait for life to happen, it will never exceed mediocre. FIGHT for what you want. FIGHT to fulfill God's plan over your life. It's NOT going to be easy, in fact, it will literally be the HARDEST thing you will ever do. It will also be the most fulfilling, the most influential, and the most legendary.
Jan 11, 2014
trust and strength
Something I've noticed about people today is they want solutions without the work. They want answers without effort. They pretty much want someone to do all the hard stuff for them. This is a huge flaw in the way that we think.
The amount of strength that you obtain is equivalent to the amount of trust you have. Trust in yourself, trust in others, but if you want eternal strength, trust in God. This seems to be what people can't put together. Everyone wants to be strong & courageous. Talented & wealthy. Famous & needed. But they keep putting their trust in things that will fail. Material things that are temporal rather than eternal.
When you have a firm foundation such as this faith, you can start building things like strength, patience, love, peace, kindness, generosity, justice, and power on top of it with full knowledge that you won't fail.
This is kind of the biblical version of "if you believe you can, you will, and if you believe you can't, you won't." But now there's actually a belief in something other than yourself.
It's the moments that I remember God's plan is better than my own when I have the most strength. When the burden of life is lifted and I can focus on the needs of the people around me. That is why we're here, isn't it?
The amount of strength that you obtain is equivalent to the amount of trust you have. Trust in yourself, trust in others, but if you want eternal strength, trust in God. This seems to be what people can't put together. Everyone wants to be strong & courageous. Talented & wealthy. Famous & needed. But they keep putting their trust in things that will fail. Material things that are temporal rather than eternal.
When you have a firm foundation such as this faith, you can start building things like strength, patience, love, peace, kindness, generosity, justice, and power on top of it with full knowledge that you won't fail.
This is kind of the biblical version of "if you believe you can, you will, and if you believe you can't, you won't." But now there's actually a belief in something other than yourself.
It's the moments that I remember God's plan is better than my own when I have the most strength. When the burden of life is lifted and I can focus on the needs of the people around me. That is why we're here, isn't it?
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