i missed the test i was supposed to take yesterday... bum-out! i left over an hour early, as not to be late... relying on public transportation sucks sometimes... my train was late and then when i got to my "stop", i couldn't find the place... it was so early in the morning that no one was around to help... by the time i saw people it was too late...100 bucks down the drain... it was a beautiful morning though... i was so close to the lake that i walked home... there i was, at 7am walking along the lake with tears in my eyes and no one to talk to (i didn't bring my phone- it was "forbidden" at the test site)... poor me, right...
today i woke up and went for a run... this run turned into a half marathon... i was feel'n it, so i went with it... along the way, i saw the test site- i wanted to blow it up... instead i sighed and kept running...
tonight at church, i was inspired by something my pastor said. he is doing a series using psalm 34, he focused on verse 3 tonight- "oh magnify the lord with me..." he said something that really got me thinking- magnification doesn't change the size of something, it brings that something into focus. life is hard, and really sucks the majority of the time (sad, but honest)... its so easy to focus all attention on "me"(whats specifically going on with me, "my" world...), that we lose sight of the main purpose- magnifying God, bringing glory to him. one of the fruits of the spirit is self control. if you are a christian, you should be exhibiting these fruits... i have been thinking a lot about self control in general... self control is not circumstance control- i will magnify the lord if everything is awesome. self control is choosing to magnify God when life is not perfect or what you planned... self control is understanding that what God has destined for you is better; it is putting all focus on God because you trust him.
No comments:
Post a Comment