February 1, 2006

It's funny how certain days can bring about such a time of inspiration via God that you can barely contain the wisdom He brings about.

I've recently really been thinking ALOT about the moral character of a true Christian. I've come to the conclusion that a real, true-to-real-life Christian has no need to even contemplate things that would cause others to stumble. To live completely subserviant to God, and to live as He would have me live, not how others would.

Needless to say, that's a hard one to live up to.

I've also been thinking about how surrounded I am by believers, and how blessed I am to have that around me. The people that love me in the Agape sense are so great and number, and this is true even though I know I don't deserve it most of the time.

I've also really started narrowing down my biggest sins that I quarrel with.

I recently cited my fight with temper and ego, and found that sloth is a huge one I battle with, or in more modern terms, the urge to be a slacker. I always want to wait to do an assignment for school, or wait until the last minute to leave for work. In fact, I'm pretty sure this sin fuels the other two a good bit, as well.

Also, praying for it starts to help immediately. God has been so great as to already help me start to fight it, and the devil that would have me do it.

I spent some time with a friend tonight that I haven't spent time with in a while, and it was a great experience. In fact, last night was just spent with believers, and though I was really tired, their company alone, even when we don't discuss theology or faith, is encouraging beyond explanation.

I also saw today how much God has made me grow up over the past few months, and how He has opened my eyes to things I could not see until recently.

I also made it to all of my classes.

How incredible is it to look at our life, as it was a year ago, and see how far that the Lord can change it for better, in such a short amount of time? How much moreso is it true that we couldn't make these changes on our own in a lifetime?