Reminders

There are times I sit down in front of my tablet and think, "I want to write something, but what?"  I have found that taking the time to sit back and just live life has been more enjoyable than trying to necessarily translate it into literary terms for a blog.  I woke up this morning not being able to sleep and I knew what to write about though.  I truly believe God places "stuff" on our minds to share, know, meditate over, act on, etc.  I believe the message he embraced me with is definitely worth sharing.

I often find math equations boring, however, there are those that I am willing to pay attention to more so than others.  Take for instance the sleep equation, a very important one: time + bed= good stuff, or something like that.  Sleep is pretty important, not only for personal health aspects, but it just gives us that time to reset.  One of the things I found that the world around us can wear down quite often is our vigilance.  Vigilance is soemtimes defined as, watchfulness.  What is it that needs watching though?  Ourselves!  All we have to do is take a look around at the crazy and emotionally driven world we all live in to realize this is not what God intended for any of us.  Just because it is easier to let our emotions and thoughtless decisions rule the moment, does not mean that is what should happen.  Although I can personally attest to being guilty of it.

It takes extra work to be vigilant-make the extra effort to watch the language coming out of our mouths, or make morally and ethically sound decisions. There are so many opportunities to slip out there, and none of us are perfect.  The extra effort that's needed to work on myself and the things around me is worth it.  Each one of us is worth the effort.

Philippians 4:6-7

 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.