February 7, 2006

Until today, it had not even occured to me that Valentine's Day is next week.

I realized today that I'm actually quite content with the idea of not having any super important date or girl to impress this valentine's day. Instead, I want to really focus this Valentine's day on spending alot of time with God.

That sounds a bit like I want to disassociate my self from society, and that's not the case, but I want next Tuesday to be about the one who loves me more than any person could, and that I love more than I could love any person.

Also, dating a girl this year would be breaking the 365 days with no girls thing.

I watched the roadblock from yesterday quietly fall away today, as I made it to both of my classes, on time, got the last class I needed back into my schedule, and talked to the pastor I needed to about getting the contemporary service started, that I feel God has placed on my heart.

Even work tonight seemed like a breeze, and the time flew by. The work load seemed light, and the company was impeccable. Before I knew it, the shop was closed, and I was on my way home for the night.

I have recently been struggling with how far the human mind can take and realize God. Having my Christian Theology class has only fueled this. I sit, and feel more and more like we as humans are losing sight of God and His grace and glory, in order to find out what makes Him tick, or objectively how He works in this world.

I feel like this is trying to row against the rapids. I think to get God, all we need is to let Him work in us. I don't think we need to know every detail of HOW He works in us, just that He DOES work in us. I'm also not saying we should be completely ignorant as to what God shows us in His methods, but I think we should know when to stop. An eternity of learning couldn't bring us a millionth of a millimeter closer to knowing all that He does. Trying to spend one lifetime figuring it out is, I feel, somewhat a waste of the other opportunities we have. The methodology of the trinity is not so important as the experience of the trinity, for a brief example.

What is the biggest threat to Christians in our day and age? Is it non-believers that drive others away from Christ, or is it some of the Christians that are the biggest threat to Christianity?