New Things Come in Time, Part 2

A month has gone by since I’ve wrote the post about changing my “list”.  I said I was going to change my list, but I believe what I’m going to do is think more about what’s important and all.  The past three weeks have probably been some of the worst of this year, and I would rather not touch it right now.  It’s coming down to this: I’m trying to find someone, when I really don’t need anyone right now.  This is going to be a long entry …

If there’s one thing in my life I’ve not given over to God, I think this area of my life is probably it.  I’m not being patient about it either.  I’m trying to force something that really, at the moment, I do not need.  I do want to get married one day; however, right now that’s getting in the way of everything else.  I’ve been living in denial about it.

I’m not sure where to go from here.  I have ideas, but I’m not sure how to type them out, so I’m not going to.  I’m just going to try to trust more and worry less.  I guess it wasn’t so long after all …

And then there’s this, which I happened to just stumble upon.  Great.  Confused.  Again.

The Calm Before the Storm is Over

Over the past few weeks I’ve just be very depressed. It seems to be getting heavier, but I may just be over thinking.  I know a few other people who have been more depressed here lately too.  It’s not just depression either, it’s deeper.  I can’t place it, but I hate it.  That’s all I know.  It’s doubt about a lot of things, but the doubt has come in unconventional ways.  It’s complicated to explain.  I believe I’m going to leave it at that for now.  It’s just confusing.

Something has to change, and soon.  The calm before the storm is over.  The eye is moving closer.

Politics

Sometimes I wish I could live in a box where just nothing happened.  I’m becoming more and more angry with the Democrats.  The word “lie” is thrown around all the time.   I can’t just say “they’re lying”.  It’s like circular, someone will always come back with a (rather simple minded) statement and say you’re wrong.  If that makes any sense.  They’re not lying.  They’re deceiving.  The problem with deception is it’s hard to recover from.  It’s not just something that can be thought of passively.  It’s down right scary that people are believing things they’re saying.   It’s like a bunch of people walking around with these shields over their eyes, not even attempting to seek out truth.

That brings me to my next point — the easiest deceived are also the ones who are the most bitter about something.  Like a lamb lead to the slaughter, they’re drinking in the deception.  They’ve drank in the “you can’t offend anyone” juice, and now swear by it.  If it only hurt themselves, it may not be so scary (only sad).  However, it doesn’t just effect one person, it’ll effect a nation.  Several months ago I wrote about how political correctness will destroy a nation — a people.  It, in the end, leads to utter ignorance.

I’ve tried to analyze what, exactly, would happen if the Democrats would win this years election, and it’s not just “ho-hum”, business as usual, it’s down right terrifying.  What I’m worried about is that a bunch of ignorant people (those who aren’t into current events) vote.  I don’t honestly believe many people who stay up to date with current events could ever vote for a Democrat.

Next thing on my mind is the ignorance surrounding minimum wage.  The worst thing that could happen to our economy right now would be raising it.  It’d cripple our economy.  We currently have a good dollar value.  If the minimum wage were raised just a little, it’d take our dollar and make it down right worthless.  People don’t get this.  I don’t believe I fully understood this until I took economics last year.  The fact that the Democrats are using this issue shouldn’t be a surprise, as many young people (who would like to work at a higher wage) will be drawn to those who will give them a few more bucks.  Cheap votes, is their thinking.  All the while, they don’t realize it’ll make product prices shoot through the roof overnight, and we’d have a suffering economy for quite some time.  It’s horrible when you have a party that’d rather get votes, than protect the needs of its country.

To those who try to make the war their case for voting Democrat, wars were never won in a day.  If it hadn’t been for a massive loss of life, we (the Allies) would never have succeeded in defeating the Axis during World War II.  They’re ugly affairs, but sometimes, they must be fought.

There’s more to just who you vote for than war and how much you get paid.  There’s more people that have been murdered in America than this current war overseas.  Much more.  This murder is legal though.  It’s purely legal.  The Democrats won’t support their voices.  Never have Democrats, never will Democrats.  These people never have a chance to vote.  They never have a chance to speak their voice.  Anyone that tries to justify “abortion” as a “right” is as guilty of murder as those who are committing the act.  I’m still at a lose for why anyone in their right mind would support murdering of the innocent.  If there’s a single reason to vote Republican, this is it.  We’re giving those without a voice, a voice.  However loud it may be.  We cannot give up on them. They’re helpless without our help.

Finally, I leave you with another cause never to support these people: they try (and succeed many times) to control and manipulate the media.  If all that doesn’t scare you, I’m not quite sure what will.

My Thoughts on United 93

I just got done watching United 93 for the first time. It’s two weeks in a row for September 11th-based movies. Like last time, I’m not really sure how you describe such a movie. Watching it without any emotion: it’s just another movie. However, when I really think about these lives and how they knew they were living their final moments, it really gets me. There was a part where they did a very deep drop, and at first I wasn’t thinking much of it — but then I realized, this was like a roller-coaster (I hate roller-coasters).  This was like the dip that normally comes back to an upgrade — only this one didn’t.  How these people had the courage to go against everything, really spoke to me.  I knew the story of what happened on that flight, but I never really could fully grasp the depth of it.  Maybe it’s because I never fly.

This movie should be seen.  As I said last time, forgetting about that day will only cause us to relive it in another attack.  History virtually always repeats itself, and unless we stand up it’s going to again.  Last time it was harder than the first.  If anything, this should be a warning.

Cry Out to Jesus

When you’re lonely and it feels like the whole world is falling on you
You just reach out, you just cry out to Jesus

Cry Out to Jesus, Third Day

Third Day, Cry out to Jesus singleThere are those times, those times when it’s like everything is going directly against us.  We all have those times where it feels like the weight of the world is closing in on us.  We’ve got something pulling us one way, but then we also feel this pulling to just hand it over to Jesus.  It’s not always easy.  It’s often times hard.  It feels like we’re the only one in this hole.  It’s often times easier to believe that we’re the only one who has ever went through loneliness.

It’s easier to believe that lie.  It helps us to grow more numb to the pain.  How can we be lonely?  Maybe a time of solitude is a time of growing character.  Maybe it’s a time to see who we really are.  I’m not really sure why we go through times that we feel lonely.  Maybe it’s because God is trying to pull us closer to him.  The great Prophets of old had to go through times of loneliness.

I think that during times we feel lonely, as the song says, we just need to cry out to Jesus.  Just cry out to him to take all loneliness and fill it with Him, because he’s the only one that can fill all loneliness.  It’s hard to have the faith sometimes, but He is always there.  It may not be instant. It may take a while, but He still loves us.  His Holy Spirit fills us.  We’ve just got to hope.  “There are three things that will endure–faith, hope, and love–and the greatest of these is love.” (1 Corinthians 13:13 NLT)

Music Reviews

One of my favorite things in life is music. Music can speak volumes. There’s so much music out there that there’s always something available that can speak directly to your heart about how you feel. So here it is, two mini-reviews of some CD’s I’ve been listening to lately.

Fireflight CD Cover The first disc is by Fireflight entitled, “The Healing of Harms“. The album is short, between 30 and 35 minutes, which does seem to make it go by rather quickly.  However, the content is pure, heartfelt, and honest. The listener is challenged in the first single released off of the album, You Decide, to decide today if your going to give God everything, or if you’re going to remain complacent (“God is calling out to you just let healing start / Will you open up and let Him in”).  I only wish the album was a little longer, other than that it’s going down as one of my all-time favorites.

Jessie Daniels CD Cover As is the debut album by Jessie Daniels. I’ve not got into a good contemporary artist in quite a while, so I guess sometimes there needs to be a change. This album changed it all. After seeing her listed somewhere as a new Christian artist, I rushed to check her out. I was amazed. Each song is written by Jessie Daniels, 19, herself.  She’s got some passionate lyrics about God, life, and relationships.  From the song Stand Out, which talks about laying down what others think of you (“Why are we so quick to hide originality / We try and try to fit inside a false reality / We’re all the same when it comes to putting on the face and its such a shame”), to the song The Noise, which talks about hearing God’s voice through everything (“I don’t know why / I don’t know how / It’s so easy to forget / And fall back in / So I start listening / To something that was said / In a world that’s deafening / Above everything”).  She’s very relevant, and I’ve fallen in love with the album. She’s most definitely on my list of favorites.

I said I’d only review two, so there they are. I’m not the best reviewer, but I felt these two required a review for their originality and because they’re two relatively newcomers into the industry (Fireflight just getting recognition). Remember to check them out! I’m sure you’ll love them.

Movies and Life

I’m glad this past week is over!  This will be a two day week, so I’m happy for that.  So …

The girl that rear-ended me didn’t have insurance.  I’m not sure where it goes from here, but I’m guessing the state will do something.  We have to fill out some paper for the state.  It says they’ll verify we both had insurance.  I’ve got to get an estimate soon, so I’ll probably try to get that done Tuesday since I don’t have school.  I’m not really worried about it, I know it’ll all work itself out.

World Trade Center 2006 MovieI went to the 9:55pm showing of World Trade Center last night with Jennifer.  How can you really put into words movies like this?  The movie was good.  There were many moments that were really sad.  I think people need to see this because many people seem to be quickly forgetting what happened on that day … and that it can happen again.  If we don’t learn from History, we’re going to repeat it.  It rarely ever fails.  It merely repeats itself, and with gradually more devastating loss of life.  One of my favorite parts was when Dave Karnes, a former-Marine, went to his church and told his pastor he believed he was given a gift to help with the efforts, after which he went to help at ground-zero.  If it weren’t for his efforts, there probably would be a few less people alive today.  It was an awesome story, and one we should always remember — for fear of forgetting.