A fragile web

"they wither more quickly than grass. Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so perishes the hope of the godless. What he trusts in is fragile; what he relies on is a spider's web. He leans on his web but it gives way; he clings to it, but it does not hold." ~Job 8

What do I rely on? My intelligence, looks, finances, athletic prowess, charisma, bribery, manipulation? It's pretty easy to weave a web of things such as these to rely on; but, despite what seemingly every human thinks, they are so fragile. We cling to this web of things that we think will support us but instead we are caught up. Caught up in the tangled web we weave when we decide to deceive ourselves into thinking that anything and anyone besides God can be relied on.

Only One

It's so easy to feel empty. Seems that life wouldn't be that way. There are so many things to fill us up, yet they just don't, and they can't. We try every single thing to sate our burning desire and unquenchable thirst, but they, as the grave, only beg for more. Only the One who conquered the grave can conquer these unconquerable needs.

tough love

I was reading someone's blog today and she brought up some interesting points...

"We first learn to love those we see, but it is a selfish love. We love them for who they are to us, what they are to us, and what they do for us."

"our appreciation is for how that person relates to me, myself and I. Whatever love we learn for others and express to them, we cannot love others simply for who they are apart from us"

She's right... we're so selfish. We only love because of ourself, because of how others benefit us. Maybe a girl falls in love with a guy for no reason other than how he makes her feel. I'm not saying I actually think this is so, but there's always that chance. I want to learn how to love selflessly, but it's really hard to not use people.

You are my strength

You are my strength
Strength like no other
Strength like no other
Reaches to me

You are my hope
Hope like no other
Hope like no other
Reaches to me

In the fullness of Your grace
In the power of Your Name
You lift me up
You lift me up

Unfailing love
Stronger than mountains
Deeper than oceans
Reaches to me

Your love O Lord
Reaches to the heavens
Your faithfulness
Reaches to the skies

Organic farming in Nepal

I read this article on how World Vision has been teaching poor farmers in Nepal to grow food organically, and I couldn't help but wonder, as I looked at their smiling faces, if I would ever get to meet them, ever get to teach others useful things... God has it in his hands- so we'll see...

Organic farming in Nepal

Diem and Diadem

Crazy how fast life can pass us by if we let it slip through our fingers.

Carpe Diem

Seize the Day

If we don't seize the day it will seize us and shake us and spit us back out.
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Incorruptible. That's a pretty word. But what in this world is incorruptible? Children are born so seemingly innocent, but somewhere along the way they lose that, and are corrupted, like the rest of us already have been.

Incorruptible stems from the Latin prefix "in" which is like our English "un-" and the root "corruptus," meaning "broken in pieces". Incorruptible then means not broken in pieces. We are all corrupted. Suppose that means we are all broken too; so why do we try so hard to pretend we're not? God is the only one who is not broken in pieces- he is the Healer of our broken pieces- that's such a comfort to me. It's easy to forget about love sometimes- lasting love that is- it's easy to fall into the habit of taking it for granted or assuming that we deserve it. We don't. We are broken into a million pieces, shattered by sin and the evil in this world and in us. God is incorruptible: He is not broken, and He wants to mend us. He wants to fix me, and He wants to fix you.