No Temptation Too Great...

Hey, up early. Very early, as in saw the sun rise. Which is completelty unnatural. But I was thinking and I wanted to do like a “verse of the day.” I came upon one of my favorite verses, so here it is, 1 Corinthians 10:13—

“No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.”

This is absolutely one of my favorite verses. First of all, it says that none of us have ever faced a temptation that is uncommon. We all face temptation. Trust me, I face temptation every day, and sometimes I really do feel alone. But there is absolutely no temptation out there that someone else hasn't faced. Somehow it makes your problems seem like less when you know that tons of people have gone through the same thing.

No matter what we are going through Jesus is our strength. There is nothing that gives me more strength than knowing that there is not a single temptation I will ever face that God doesn't give me the strength to resist.

This is such a good promise. I am not as week as I think I am. I mean it is like an excuse to say that we are weak against temptation. There are so many times where I give in and I feel like I don't even have the choice to resist, but that just isn't an excuse any more.

Every time I face a battle or a temptation, I know that I can come out of it “alive.” I know that I am strong enough to stand up against it, not become I have the strength in my bones, but because the Lord gives me that strength and he fills me with it so that I can stand up against any temptation that is thrown at me.

It is about looking forward to the future, because I know that there will always be temptation and there will always be chances to sin, for the rest of time. But it is looking ahead to see it coming, seeing it coming and looking to the other side. Knowing that we can come out on the other side without sinning because the Lord will provide us with the strength to stand up under it.

And we are not alone. This is where we should help each other, leaning on another person and having them hold us accountable. Because other people go through the exact temptations.

Knowing that we will someday have to face God for our sins is somewhat terrifying, but it an idea that it hard to imagine. Since it has never happened, we don't realize what it will be like, which is why I think we can so blatantly sin, even knowing that we will have to face God someday.

The idea of having to face just a friend, flesh and bone, someone that you are equal with, terrifies us enough. So why shouldn't the idea of facing God for the same sin terrify us a thousand times more? Enough that we hit the ground running and never look back?

Hello Seattle

Okay, so I found a good new song! I don't know what it is about this song, but it makes me want to run around in the wind and scream, as weird as that sounds. Or splash water ocean water on my face. Maybe it is the constant references to nature. Who knows.

I never really even liked Owl City, partly because Fireflies is the most overplayed song on the radio, but I'm not really into the electronic sound of it. I don't know, some songs are okay. But the singer is from Relient K, and I've always liked them.

This is a really good song though. Listen!

And yes, it does say 'I awake in your mouth.' So don't listen to people who say 'house.' Not that you ever have debates with people about that. I do. Frequently. I bring it up whenever I introduce myself to people.

Cappuccino Anyone?

My most recent undertaking...

I know it is astonishing! Look at that smooth, velvety slick foam! And it tastes just as good. It should though, it took me a near two hundred years to perfect. And to think that Starbucks didn't hire me!

How To Be Annoying

The other night I was sitting on the couch with my family watching a movie. Fortunately I had the remote and decided to slyly turn the volume down one click every minute. Yes, this required a devotion of time, and yes that possibly makes me a nerd, because our surround sound is normally on 45 volume. So I turned it down one click at a time until it was very very quiet and someone finally noticed. I thought that was very funny and I started cracking up.

I was first going to write this about annoying things that people do, but I thought it would be funnier to write about annoying things to do.

# 1 annoying thing to do: write everything with your left hand. I actually did this once. And by once I mean for like three months. Turn in all your papers this way and see if anyone notices, because it will look like they were written by a third grader. Your teachers will possibly think that your little brother did it for you or that you are just completely retarded.

#2 annoying thing to do: buy massive amounts of minty dental floss, like enough to fill a beach bag and bring it with you when you go to the movies with someone. Then proceed to lick all the flavoring off the dental floss like it's candy. You might also want to bring another beach bag to discard the used stuff.

# 3 annoying thing to do: sew jingle bells into all your clothes. Act insulted if people say anything.

#4 annoying thing to do: always write your name with quotations marks around it.

#5: Insist that you are psychic. I know from personal experience that this is ridiculously annoying because my sister went through this phase. Any time a guess turns out mildly right, blame it on your psychic powers. For example, on a rainy day predict that it is going to be raining. When you walk outside your friends will be just amazed at your gift. Also randomly tell people that you “knew they were going to do that.”

#6: Name your dog Cat. Or Dog. Or Mother Nature Is Calling. This is especially funny if you are talking to them while you are in public.

#7: Put a full length mirror in your bathroom on the wall next to the toilet. This way when guests use your bathroom, they are forced to watch themselves.

#8: Make plans with multiple people on the 31st of September. They typically won't get it while you are making plans, but they will be hilariously confused when the 1st rolls around.

#9: leave annoying notes all around peoples houses that are supposed to “boost their self esteem.” For example “You are beautiful. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.” Or “You do deserve love!” You can also do this in your own home, particularly on mirrors so that people can't see themselves. Just say that it really lifts your spirits when you are feeling blue.

#10: Drive really really slow, turn on your signal and come to a complete stop at every street or intersection, but never turn.