This one is from Jeana, I know I wasn't tagged but I must. Do. The. Meme.
What is your favorite word? Lately I've been saying Darlin' a lot. I don't know why. It seems to make people happy though. "How you doin' darlin'?"
What is your least favorite word? I don't know...I'd have to say I'm getting pretty darn tired of hearing the word "hate."
What turns you on(Hey!)spiritually, creatively, emotionally?(Oh!)
Spiritually: Bible study
Creatively: A good movie, song, book, painting, etc.
Emotionally: Seeing someone happy
What turns you off?
People who talk about me behind my back
What’s your favorite curse word?
Horseshit...Like, "Aw, that's a bunch of horseshit!" When I disagree with something. I don't know why it means that, though it is the most pleasantly scented of all the fecal matter.
What sound or noise do you love to hear?
The sound of children's laughter
What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
I'd like to bartend or be a lounge singer on a cruise ship or work on a farm. (I'd say a ranch as well, but I couldn't handle being in such close quarters with animals that are going to be slaughtered.) I'd also like to be a drug counselor or a criminal psychologist. Um, I want to be everything when I grow up, really.
What profession would you NOT like to do?
Work in a slaughter house.
If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say at the pearly gates?
"I know I've got my keys on me somewhere," pats his sides, his chest, "Oh wait, I don't need keys!" Smiles slyly as he just looks at me and the gates open. "After you, my dear..."
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
I'll Let Ya!
I'm stealing a fun thingy from Lauren today. Well, she said we could so I don't feel too guilty about it. She picked three shoes. One she would definitely wear, one she might wear and one she would "Let Ya!" wear. (In other words, the last is so tacky she wouldn't be caught dead in them but it is OK if you wear them). So, without further ado, here are my three picks:
I would totally wear these. I love fifties style clothing and I've already said how much I love strappy shoes...Here we have a nice sandal with a low, chunky heel. Comfort, class and sass all in one shoe! I should totally write for clothing catalogs, right?
I think I might wear these, as long as the toes don't look to pointy. I can't tell...Do the toes look pointy? I hate pointy-toed shoes.
Um, no, I'll let ya!
I would totally wear these. I love fifties style clothing and I've already said how much I love strappy shoes...Here we have a nice sandal with a low, chunky heel. Comfort, class and sass all in one shoe! I should totally write for clothing catalogs, right?
I think I might wear these, as long as the toes don't look to pointy. I can't tell...Do the toes look pointy? I hate pointy-toed shoes.
Um, no, I'll let ya!Monday, May 15, 2006
A, B, C Meme
I was going to type up the article I wrote today entitled, "The Devil Has Captured the Simpsons or: Now What Will I Watch on Sunday Nights?" But it isn't finished and everyone is doing this meme so I thought I'd go ahead and just do the meme. I'll finish the article tomorrow, I promise.*
Accent: Well, when I used to drink all the time I had kind of an Irish/English accent when I was sloshed. These days I have found a southern drawl playing on my tongue because I have been living with a hardcore Texan for the past 4 1/2 years.
Bible Book that I like: I have always been partial to Revelations. It scares the shit out of me, but the imagery is so wild my imagination just cannot resist. Chore that I don't care for: I hate cleaning floors. HATE it. So much that my bathroom floor is totally disgusting right now. Thank God I wash my rugs once a week :)
Dog or Cat: Both. I have had animals my whole life - everything from goats to hens...But dogs and cats have always been my favorite :)
Essential Electronics: Well, of course my computer...DVD player too, which makes the TV sort of indispensable. Record player, CD player, phone...I hate technology, yet I've become such a slave to it :)
Favorite Cologne: I really don't wear perfume anymore because I'm not allowed to at work (covers up the scent of all that coffee!) but I'd have to say Red Door is my favorite perfume. I don't like cologne. Yuck. All my hubby wears is Old Spice after shave and that is fine by me :)
Gold or Silver: I don't really wear much jewelry...Especially silver or gold (I'm more of a pooka shell girl) but I do prefer silver over gold and my wedding ring is silver.
Handbag I Carry most often: A backpack-type purse.
Insomnia: It didn't even occur to me until I saw this that I haven't had it much since I started getting up so early in the morning. I used to have it a lot. Definitely a night owl by nature. (Sorry, Jeana, had to steal some of your answers!) Actually...I think it is also because I started taking sleeping pills ;)
Job Title: Barista, really bad homemaker.
Kids: None yet! (Please God make Jason want one soon! I don't know if I can wait to lose 70 pounds first! Yes, I am 5 foot 2 and weigh like 215. I really don't look like that sounds. I'm fat but I'm not like morbidly obese.)
Most Admirable Trait: Um, it wouldn't be very admirable for me to suggest that I know that now would it?
Naughtiest childhood behavior: Um, the naughtiest? Whenever my mom had company I'd crawl into their lap and pee. (I was like younger than five then). I played pranks on EVERYONE. I had people screaming at my mom about me daily...Sometimes in a foreign language. My mom would say to me, "I have no idea what she just said but you must have done something terrible, you're grounded!"
Phobias: I am quite phobic. I'd only embarrass myself if I listed them all here. OK, why not: The dark, confined spaces, bugs, germs, other people driving me, death, bears, mountain lions, etc., etc. I am NOT afraid of heights though. I used to be petrified by them.
Quote: I love quotes! Here's one that I've been chewing on for a bit: "It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err." -Mohandas K. Gandhi
Religion: I am with Lauren on this one...
Siblings: One older brother, one younger brother, one younger sister. Two metaphorically adopted sisters. (One older, one younger) :)
Time I wake up: Between 4:30 and 5:00 on weekday mornings. Usually between 8 and 9 on the weekends.
Unusual Talent or skill: Unusual hmm? I can pick stuff up with my toes and write, pitch and catch with both hands.
Vegetable I refuse to eat: Brussel sprouts. Blech. I know they are supposed to be so good for you but I'd rather eat dirt.
Worst habit: Making jokes at inappropriate times.
X-rays: I have had three that I can think of. One when I was a kid and the doctor told me I had a heart murmer...I don't remember why I had the x-ray and no doctor has ever mentioned anything to me about a heamurmurmer so I think he was lying. I broke my foot when I was nine and I was stabbed in the back when I was what, 19? It was October 17th, 1995. It was Thursday and my lung was punctured.
Yummy stuff I cook: Everything I cook is yummy! To me at least...
Zoo animal I like most: I hate, despise, loathe zoos.
Since everyone else has done this and Rachel is obsessed with memes as I am, I won't tag anyone.
*I probably won't, but I'll think about doing it all. Day. Long.
Accent: Well, when I used to drink all the time I had kind of an Irish/English accent when I was sloshed. These days I have found a southern drawl playing on my tongue because I have been living with a hardcore Texan for the past 4 1/2 years.
Bible Book that I like: I have always been partial to Revelations. It scares the shit out of me, but the imagery is so wild my imagination just cannot resist. Chore that I don't care for: I hate cleaning floors. HATE it. So much that my bathroom floor is totally disgusting right now. Thank God I wash my rugs once a week :)
Dog or Cat: Both. I have had animals my whole life - everything from goats to hens...But dogs and cats have always been my favorite :)
Essential Electronics: Well, of course my computer...DVD player too, which makes the TV sort of indispensable. Record player, CD player, phone...I hate technology, yet I've become such a slave to it :)
Favorite Cologne: I really don't wear perfume anymore because I'm not allowed to at work (covers up the scent of all that coffee!) but I'd have to say Red Door is my favorite perfume. I don't like cologne. Yuck. All my hubby wears is Old Spice after shave and that is fine by me :)
Gold or Silver: I don't really wear much jewelry...Especially silver or gold (I'm more of a pooka shell girl) but I do prefer silver over gold and my wedding ring is silver.
Handbag I Carry most often: A backpack-type purse.
Insomnia: It didn't even occur to me until I saw this that I haven't had it much since I started getting up so early in the morning. I used to have it a lot. Definitely a night owl by nature. (Sorry, Jeana, had to steal some of your answers!) Actually...I think it is also because I started taking sleeping pills ;)
Job Title: Barista, really bad homemaker.
Kids: None yet! (Please God make Jason want one soon! I don't know if I can wait to lose 70 pounds first! Yes, I am 5 foot 2 and weigh like 215. I really don't look like that sounds. I'm fat but I'm not like morbidly obese.)
Most Admirable Trait: Um, it wouldn't be very admirable for me to suggest that I know that now would it?
Naughtiest childhood behavior: Um, the naughtiest? Whenever my mom had company I'd crawl into their lap and pee. (I was like younger than five then). I played pranks on EVERYONE. I had people screaming at my mom about me daily...Sometimes in a foreign language. My mom would say to me, "I have no idea what she just said but you must have done something terrible, you're grounded!"
Phobias: I am quite phobic. I'd only embarrass myself if I listed them all here. OK, why not: The dark, confined spaces, bugs, germs, other people driving me, death, bears, mountain lions, etc., etc. I am NOT afraid of heights though. I used to be petrified by them.
Quote: I love quotes! Here's one that I've been chewing on for a bit: "It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err." -Mohandas K. Gandhi
Religion: I am with Lauren on this one...
Siblings: One older brother, one younger brother, one younger sister. Two metaphorically adopted sisters. (One older, one younger) :)
Time I wake up: Between 4:30 and 5:00 on weekday mornings. Usually between 8 and 9 on the weekends.
Unusual Talent or skill: Unusual hmm? I can pick stuff up with my toes and write, pitch and catch with both hands.
Vegetable I refuse to eat: Brussel sprouts. Blech. I know they are supposed to be so good for you but I'd rather eat dirt.
Worst habit: Making jokes at inappropriate times.
X-rays: I have had three that I can think of. One when I was a kid and the doctor told me I had a heart murmer...I don't remember why I had the x-ray and no doctor has ever mentioned anything to me about a heamurmurmer so I think he was lying. I broke my foot when I was nine and I was stabbed in the back when I was what, 19? It was October 17th, 1995. It was Thursday and my lung was punctured.
Yummy stuff I cook: Everything I cook is yummy! To me at least...
Zoo animal I like most: I hate, despise, loathe zoos.
Since everyone else has done this and Rachel is obsessed with memes as I am, I won't tag anyone.
*I probably won't, but I'll think about doing it all. Day. Long.
Sunday, May 14, 2006
LBY Session 6 and some Mother's day anecdotes
Today is Mother's day and I went to my mom's for Chinese food and a movie. We watched a terrific flick (Really perfect for mother's day) called The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio which is a true story about a woman named Evelyn Ryan who by the grace of God (And some talent for wit) was able to support her family of TWELVE by winning contests with her jingles back in the fifties. The part of Evelyn was immaculately played by Julianne Moore and the husband was played surprisingly well by Woody Harrelson. It was an all around feel-good movie with an excellent moral. It'll make you laugh, it'll make you cry, it'll make you miss your mama.
Now onto LBY.
Since I did the homework and watched the video for this on Friday or something like that the oomph that I felt has passed and now this entry will probably be a bit more cerebral than most.
Day one of our homework dealt with A Divine Hope. Divine hope, or biblical hope means, "The desire of some good with expectation of obtaining it." For the most part people in general think of hope as just being positive. Having an upbeat attitude towards life. However, the biblical concept of hope is deeper...We don't just wish things will turn out our way, we KNOW it. We expect it. With this kind of hope, perseverance and endurance is inspired within us.
Beth used Job as an example for biblical hope. Satan came to God and stated that Job only loved Him because He had given him everything. Satan was of the opinion that if God allowed him to basically ruin Job's life, Job's undying loyalty would whither away. So of course God; knowing all things, knew that was a crock of shit and sent Satan away to do his worst.
Job suffered the loss of his crops, the death of his livestock and more tragically - the death of all his children. He was covered with painful, hideous boils - all over his body. He was so horribly ravaged that even his close, personal friends couldn't recognize him and they wailed with grief in his sight.
Regardless of what God allowed Satan to inflict upon him Job's faith - his hope, never faltered. Even though he cried out to the Lord to let him die, not once did he denounce Him. Job knew that with patience he would persevere and achieve glory in the end. What doesn't kill you will make you stronger...
I wonder if that is why they call work a "job."
The final summation of day one is this: "Without hope, no patience; without patience, no maturity; without maturity, no reflection; and without reflection, no glory." -Beth Moore
Day 2 Be Still, Be Filled
Beth discusses the differences between the Greek word makrothumia and hupomone. Makrothumia is "patience," and hupomone is "endurance." The concept of patience is in relation to dealing with people whereas endurance deals with situations or circumstances. Endurance is inspired by hope and patience is inspired by mercy.
We learn in day 2's homework that God is grieved when we are not patient with people. When we don't show "mercy, compassion, active pity (empathatic motivation to help someone), with the sense of goodness in general, especially piety," God experiences Nacham which is a Hebrew word meaning "the expression of drawing breath and groaning as one would do while sobbing with grief." We basically cut God's heart out and serve it on a platter with all our sin and selfishness. (Parenthesis and italics mine).
Ideally we'd have the patience of God. However, that is impossible because we are mere humans so we could at least be grateful for the mercy He's bestowed on us, because of His Patience.
Day 3 Lest You Be Judged
Owie, owie. As Rachel is fond of saying, "Beth poked me." This was an awesome day. I will be a bit emotional for a few minutes and explain a little background on my thoughts on the whole judging thing. My whole life I have been running away from Christians because I felt they were too judgmental. Even when I was first coming around to Christ, I refused to call myself a Christian because I didn't want to be categorized like that. I am really sleepy so I'm not going into detail right now, suffice it to say that:
1. I no longer believe that ALL CHRISTIANS ARE JUDGMENTAL HYPOCRITES because of the wonderful women I've met during this study. I mean, honestly...If there is anyone for you to judge out of all of us it would be me. I'm not very wholesome, I probably have the most torrid past out of anyone here, I find mixing politics and religion to be quite secular...Yet I have not once felt judged by any of you. You have all made me feel welcome and loved and I am honored to be here.
2. I still don't call myself a Christian, I have decided to say to people that I am a Messianic Jew, if asked about my religion.
3. I am a total HYPOCRITE because I judge people every day. I judge the thirteen-year-old who wears a mini skirt and too much make up, I judge the old guy driving 30 miles per hour in the fast lane on the freeway, I judge my sister for yelling at her boyfriend over something pety and meaningless, I judge my mother for her complacency, I judge my husband when he drinks, I judge my friends when they make choices I wouldn't have. I judge, I judge, I judge. I am guilty here and I hate it. It is a horrible habit and I MUST get rid of it. Whenever a sarcastic comment comes out of my mouth I feel dirty and unworthy. I am a lowly human being with the pea brain we all have, I have NO right to judge anyone for any reason.
SIX REASONS WE MUST NOT JUDGE OTHERS (By Beth Moore, taken from Romans 2: 1-5
1. When we judge others, we cause God to be harder on us.
2. We do many of the same things we condemn in others.
3. We do not know the whole truth.
4. We are mere humans.
5. When we judge others, we are judging God.
6. God's judgment is always righteous. Our is tainted by the flesh. It is colored by our attitudes, our pasts, our personalities, and our positions. Only God is the perfectly righteous Judge.
(emphasis mine).
THE FINAL REASON NOT TO JUDGE
Just like Christ's, our judgment would have to be completely consistent with God's. He must agree with us for our judgment to be valid. And well, considering reason number 6, it is highly unlikely that he does. I think personally, it would be a total sin to even assume to know the will of God in relation to the judgment of anyone. Ultimately it is up to Him and we have no say in the matter so we might as well mind our own business.
I do think though, that if someone tried to shoot themselves in the head I'd probably but in a bit. Or, like if someone were trying to rob an old lady of her handbag, I'd probably use some of that Kung Fu and Jujitsu I studied for years to help her out :)
Day 4 Have Mercy!
It is so late, I have to work very early in the morning (I greet the sun well into work everyday) and it is after eleven (I originally wrote elven) so I'm going to push forward with some short summaries and bullet points. (All taken from Beth).
FORGIVENESS, PATIENCE AND MERCY
If we neglect the necessity of forgiveness, we fail to complete the portrait of biblical patience. Patience is the vessel through which God pours His mercy. Mercy is fueled by forgiveness.
1. What is biblical forgiveness?
In essence, the intent of biblical forgiveness is to cut someone loose. Unforgiveness is the means by which we securely bind ourselves to that which we hate the most.
2. Who and What must we forgive?
Everyone and everything.
3. Why must we forgive?
Because unforgiveness spreads. You cannot be free to keep in step with the Spirit when you are encumbered by the load of unforgiveness.
You see, forgiving someone doesn't make the the sleight against you OK. Forgiving someone makes you OK. Holding a grudge against someone only hurts one person...The one holding it.
Day 5 A Clean Slate
God's forgiveness is so great and immediate, it blows my mind. After all, sinning brings great sorrow down on God, but if we truly feel sorry, we are forgiven immediately. God doesn't keep a record of what we've done wrong. He doesn't hold it over our heads. He doesn't punish us later for what we've done once we're forgiven. And people, He forgives anything and everything. But we must be able to forgive BECAUSE we have been forgiven. I mean, what hypocrites we'd be to run around holding grudges against the world, when we have been completely forgiven.
We must forgive as the Lord has forgiven. We must not hold someone's wrong over their head the rest of their lives. We must not bring it up again. Once you forgive someone, that's it. Move on. You must forgive and forget or it will fester inside you and mutate and make you bitter. If you don't know how, I beg you to pray about it, because holding onto that kind of hurt is like carrying a dead body on your back the rest of your live-long days. That burden is far too heavy, I suggest you give it to God and let it go.
As for the video, there are a few things I made notes about that I wanted to share with y'all. Here's my speech:
You can't situate your life avoiding all conflict. Sometimes conflict is there to teach you or to help someone else learn a valuable lesson. "Convenience never produces character," as Beth says and conflict and commitment always prompts change. You can't just try to fix things all the time. You can't just try to "keep the peace." Sometimes a good fight brings all that yucky stuff you don't want to deal with out and kills it all till it is dead and bloated. God wants you to engage the people who drive you crazy, God wants us all to just drive that junk on out.
Keeping the peace, isn't the same as making peace.
Now onto LBY.
Since I did the homework and watched the video for this on Friday or something like that the oomph that I felt has passed and now this entry will probably be a bit more cerebral than most.
Day one of our homework dealt with A Divine Hope. Divine hope, or biblical hope means, "The desire of some good with expectation of obtaining it." For the most part people in general think of hope as just being positive. Having an upbeat attitude towards life. However, the biblical concept of hope is deeper...We don't just wish things will turn out our way, we KNOW it. We expect it. With this kind of hope, perseverance and endurance is inspired within us.
Beth used Job as an example for biblical hope. Satan came to God and stated that Job only loved Him because He had given him everything. Satan was of the opinion that if God allowed him to basically ruin Job's life, Job's undying loyalty would whither away. So of course God; knowing all things, knew that was a crock of shit and sent Satan away to do his worst.
Job suffered the loss of his crops, the death of his livestock and more tragically - the death of all his children. He was covered with painful, hideous boils - all over his body. He was so horribly ravaged that even his close, personal friends couldn't recognize him and they wailed with grief in his sight.
Regardless of what God allowed Satan to inflict upon him Job's faith - his hope, never faltered. Even though he cried out to the Lord to let him die, not once did he denounce Him. Job knew that with patience he would persevere and achieve glory in the end. What doesn't kill you will make you stronger...
I wonder if that is why they call work a "job."
The final summation of day one is this: "Without hope, no patience; without patience, no maturity; without maturity, no reflection; and without reflection, no glory." -Beth Moore
Day 2 Be Still, Be Filled
Beth discusses the differences between the Greek word makrothumia and hupomone. Makrothumia is "patience," and hupomone is "endurance." The concept of patience is in relation to dealing with people whereas endurance deals with situations or circumstances. Endurance is inspired by hope and patience is inspired by mercy.
We learn in day 2's homework that God is grieved when we are not patient with people. When we don't show "mercy, compassion, active pity (empathatic motivation to help someone), with the sense of goodness in general, especially piety," God experiences Nacham which is a Hebrew word meaning "the expression of drawing breath and groaning as one would do while sobbing with grief." We basically cut God's heart out and serve it on a platter with all our sin and selfishness. (Parenthesis and italics mine).
Ideally we'd have the patience of God. However, that is impossible because we are mere humans so we could at least be grateful for the mercy He's bestowed on us, because of His Patience.
Day 3 Lest You Be Judged
Owie, owie. As Rachel is fond of saying, "Beth poked me." This was an awesome day. I will be a bit emotional for a few minutes and explain a little background on my thoughts on the whole judging thing. My whole life I have been running away from Christians because I felt they were too judgmental. Even when I was first coming around to Christ, I refused to call myself a Christian because I didn't want to be categorized like that. I am really sleepy so I'm not going into detail right now, suffice it to say that:
1. I no longer believe that ALL CHRISTIANS ARE JUDGMENTAL HYPOCRITES because of the wonderful women I've met during this study. I mean, honestly...If there is anyone for you to judge out of all of us it would be me. I'm not very wholesome, I probably have the most torrid past out of anyone here, I find mixing politics and religion to be quite secular...Yet I have not once felt judged by any of you. You have all made me feel welcome and loved and I am honored to be here.
2. I still don't call myself a Christian, I have decided to say to people that I am a Messianic Jew, if asked about my religion.
3. I am a total HYPOCRITE because I judge people every day. I judge the thirteen-year-old who wears a mini skirt and too much make up, I judge the old guy driving 30 miles per hour in the fast lane on the freeway, I judge my sister for yelling at her boyfriend over something pety and meaningless, I judge my mother for her complacency, I judge my husband when he drinks, I judge my friends when they make choices I wouldn't have. I judge, I judge, I judge. I am guilty here and I hate it. It is a horrible habit and I MUST get rid of it. Whenever a sarcastic comment comes out of my mouth I feel dirty and unworthy. I am a lowly human being with the pea brain we all have, I have NO right to judge anyone for any reason.
SIX REASONS WE MUST NOT JUDGE OTHERS (By Beth Moore, taken from Romans 2: 1-5
1. When we judge others, we cause God to be harder on us.
2. We do many of the same things we condemn in others.
3. We do not know the whole truth.
4. We are mere humans.
5. When we judge others, we are judging God.
6. God's judgment is always righteous. Our is tainted by the flesh. It is colored by our attitudes, our pasts, our personalities, and our positions. Only God is the perfectly righteous Judge.
(emphasis mine).
THE FINAL REASON NOT TO JUDGE
Just like Christ's, our judgment would have to be completely consistent with God's. He must agree with us for our judgment to be valid. And well, considering reason number 6, it is highly unlikely that he does. I think personally, it would be a total sin to even assume to know the will of God in relation to the judgment of anyone. Ultimately it is up to Him and we have no say in the matter so we might as well mind our own business.
I do think though, that if someone tried to shoot themselves in the head I'd probably but in a bit. Or, like if someone were trying to rob an old lady of her handbag, I'd probably use some of that Kung Fu and Jujitsu I studied for years to help her out :)
Day 4 Have Mercy!
It is so late, I have to work very early in the morning (I greet the sun well into work everyday) and it is after eleven (I originally wrote elven) so I'm going to push forward with some short summaries and bullet points. (All taken from Beth).
FORGIVENESS, PATIENCE AND MERCY
If we neglect the necessity of forgiveness, we fail to complete the portrait of biblical patience. Patience is the vessel through which God pours His mercy. Mercy is fueled by forgiveness.
1. What is biblical forgiveness?
In essence, the intent of biblical forgiveness is to cut someone loose. Unforgiveness is the means by which we securely bind ourselves to that which we hate the most.
2. Who and What must we forgive?
Everyone and everything.
3. Why must we forgive?
Because unforgiveness spreads. You cannot be free to keep in step with the Spirit when you are encumbered by the load of unforgiveness.
You see, forgiving someone doesn't make the the sleight against you OK. Forgiving someone makes you OK. Holding a grudge against someone only hurts one person...The one holding it.
Day 5 A Clean Slate
God's forgiveness is so great and immediate, it blows my mind. After all, sinning brings great sorrow down on God, but if we truly feel sorry, we are forgiven immediately. God doesn't keep a record of what we've done wrong. He doesn't hold it over our heads. He doesn't punish us later for what we've done once we're forgiven. And people, He forgives anything and everything. But we must be able to forgive BECAUSE we have been forgiven. I mean, what hypocrites we'd be to run around holding grudges against the world, when we have been completely forgiven.
We must forgive as the Lord has forgiven. We must not hold someone's wrong over their head the rest of their lives. We must not bring it up again. Once you forgive someone, that's it. Move on. You must forgive and forget or it will fester inside you and mutate and make you bitter. If you don't know how, I beg you to pray about it, because holding onto that kind of hurt is like carrying a dead body on your back the rest of your live-long days. That burden is far too heavy, I suggest you give it to God and let it go.
As for the video, there are a few things I made notes about that I wanted to share with y'all. Here's my speech:
You can't situate your life avoiding all conflict. Sometimes conflict is there to teach you or to help someone else learn a valuable lesson. "Convenience never produces character," as Beth says and conflict and commitment always prompts change. You can't just try to fix things all the time. You can't just try to "keep the peace." Sometimes a good fight brings all that yucky stuff you don't want to deal with out and kills it all till it is dead and bloated. God wants you to engage the people who drive you crazy, God wants us all to just drive that junk on out.
Keeping the peace, isn't the same as making peace.
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