Thursday, January 5, 2012
thoughts on authority.
I've been wrestling with a few ideas tonight and I'm still not sure where I stand. I'm going to try to explain this with as few details as possible, so hopefully it will still make sense. I have been faced with the question of authority a lot lately. I feel God's call to serve Him in ways that my parents are reluctant (to say the least) to allow. Being 18, am I out from under their authority? I honestly don't think I ever will be, and I'm okay with that, but sometimes I feel like I have to decide who has more authority- my parents or God. Which God obviously does, but how do I disobey my parents to obey God when He says honor your father and mother?
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
hello 2012...
Well, another year has come and gone. I rang in the new year this year from Kansas City, MO. It was definitely an interesting weekend to say the least, but I'm not going into details there. I've got several "resolutions"-I guess you could call them- for the upcoming year. I hate to say resolutions because I really want this to be life changes rather than I want to start this and stop a week later. But anywho, I feel like I'll be more likely to keep it up if I write it down.
-I want to start journaling more. I'm trying a type of art journaling now, but at some point in my day I want to take the time to write down prayers, applications from my study, concerns, frustrations, happenings, etc.
-I want to try to get in shape more and try to lose some weight. Cliche, I know, but I'm tired of my mom weighing less than me and still dieting constantly. It makes me self conscious. Which leads to my next one...
-I need to stop putting so much weight in what others think. I act like I don't care and I really don't want to care what others think of me, but when it comes down to it I just want to please everyone when the only person I really need to please is Christ.
-I need to push harder and harder to pursue holiness and fight sin. I get so complacent and I hate that. I need to spend every second serving God- not the things of this world.
Maybe I'll be better at blogging consistently in 2012.. I doubt it.
-I want to start journaling more. I'm trying a type of art journaling now, but at some point in my day I want to take the time to write down prayers, applications from my study, concerns, frustrations, happenings, etc.
-I want to try to get in shape more and try to lose some weight. Cliche, I know, but I'm tired of my mom weighing less than me and still dieting constantly. It makes me self conscious. Which leads to my next one...
-I need to stop putting so much weight in what others think. I act like I don't care and I really don't want to care what others think of me, but when it comes down to it I just want to please everyone when the only person I really need to please is Christ.
-I need to push harder and harder to pursue holiness and fight sin. I get so complacent and I hate that. I need to spend every second serving God- not the things of this world.
Maybe I'll be better at blogging consistently in 2012.. I doubt it.
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