Ventings

Via a wall post on Facebook, I was pointed out Proverbs 29:11, which says, "A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control." As soon as I read that, I knew it was for me. I am someone who cannot hold things in that are bothersome; I have to be able to express them, to let them out and talk them over with whomever may be involved, otherwise I feel like I will explode.

There have been a lot of things going on lately, both good and frustrating, and this verse popped up right in the middle of all of it. So then I thought about just writing/typing it out. Well, that would still be venting, would it not? So, now it is time to truly learn how to give it to God.

Joan of Arcadia

Yesterday I went to the store. An old man I walked past asked, "Can I see what you've got there?" I said sure and he went about to look at my baby. He smiled really big and just gazed. After a few seconds, he made comments asking if it was a boy and then saying, "It has to be," and smiling again. It sounds weird as I type it, but it was one of the most touching things to hear. "You're taking good care of him," he said as he looked up at me and smiled. I couldn't help but feel all warm and happy. Then he bent down to my son, said a few words of wisdom, and finished off with "...and get a good education!" Oh, it cracked me up at the same time as touching my heart.

I recently started watching the show "Joan of Arcadia". It's about a teenage girl who is visited by God, who shows Himself in many different forms. I couldn't help but wonder if perhaps God actually does this. I wonder if He actually appears as a man or woman just so He can say something to us without us being all weird, or just so He can make our day go a little easier. Of course, then I transferred thoughts into God speaking through us, telling us what He wanted from us and it being up to us whether we did so. Either way, whether it was God just giving me a pat on the back Himself, or whether it was an old man obeying the nudge he felt, I was incredibly grateful. It was something I needed to hear at just that point in time.

Childish ponderings

Jesus told us to have child-like faith. For many, this makes them think being more like a child is a good thing. However, the Bible also says there is a season for everything--another way of looking at it would be "everything in moderation". Child-like faith can also get us into trouble, if we are so childish as to believe anything that is put in front of us.

In 1 Chronicles 13:11, it says "When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a hcild, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things."

When I think about the world we live in today, there are few things that I would not register as childish. Especially in the west, we live our lives to grow up, become adults, and be on our own. We are so eager to leave behind our childhood, so eager to be our own masters, and when we get there, we get ourselves in trouble. It seems that the older we get, the more childish we become--having to have our way, jumping into situations without thinking them over, borrowing money with no means to pay it back, etc.

I'm not sure what the point is here. When I read that verse, it struck me. Now, I am simply meditating on it and the other verses of childishness.

The Ugly Truth

Tonight I watched the movie The Ugly Truth. Sadly, I am very disgusted and disappointed in it. In expecting to see a funny, witty romantic comedy, instead I watched something that was full of perversion and cursing. Ironically, this brought out the ugly truth about Gerard Butler, who I was quite fond of up until this point. Now I know, however, exactly what he's willing to do and say to get money, and I cannot respect that.

While I still do thoroughly enjoy some of his movies, this no longer means that I will want to automatically see a movie just because he is in it. Now he has to prove himself.