Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Pet Peeves... have i done this b4?

i thought i did pet peeves b4 but i didn't see it in the history... so here we go...

so the past few days (week) things have been rubbin me the wrong way. There are 2 pet peeves i have found that urk me.

1) when people judge other people/thing w/o knowing who/what they are judging. I hear judgements of people a lot and i confront those who make those assumptions, usually ending up in those people not wantign to talk to me. It just makes me angry to hear judgement and lies come from people about other people, when they do not know the situation at all in the first place!!! Plus, love should think the best of people, not the worst. Maybe the fact is that i am surrounded by people who don't know how to love unconditionally? is that an unfair judgment? I love these people dearly, but i don't understand how they can be so closed minded?
Did i miss the part of the bible that commands us to look down on those around you and make negative judgments???
AH! Why don't people look for the good in others? why do they pick out the bad right away?
frusteration!

2) when people say we need to live more like Christ, but make no changes to be more like Him. people do do what they are told, they do what they are shown. 'monkey see, monkey do' Why is it so hard for us to let go of material things? I have found my desires have changed a lot in the past 4-5 years. I used to want to get married, be a house wife, have a bus load of kids and be the 'cool' mom on the block. Teaching sunday school and being part of the PTA. A friend of mine told me the other day he could see me being a great soccer mom, but instead of being flattered i was a bit frightened. The last thing i want is a mediocure run of the mill life. I want to be radical for Christ. I am not sure how that looks, but baking cookies for the annual church bake sale and sharing gossip with other moms on the street does not appeal to me. I want more, so much more.
Lord, show me what I need to do to be come more radical for you and help me not only to know what to do, but acutallu do it. thank you for your patience with me. I love you!

I find i like hanging out with me a lot. Just me and God... fun times.

Philippians: 27-30
Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man for the faith of the gospel without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a sign to them that they will be destroyed, but that you will be saved–and that by God. For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for him, since you are going through the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.

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