Devotions

DECISIONS AND CONTEMPLATIONS Okay, so the last post was super depressing. Sorry about that... I just needed someone to listen, when all along I had this guy called Jesus to help me out. Silly me. So I've been thinking a lot lately about Christianity and religion and science and the meaning of life. Not exactly the correct thoughts for a teenage girl, I know. We're supposed to rant about boyfriends and our hair, right? Well, not me. I'm not sorry for who I am, though... in the words of Miss Lady Gaga: I'm beautiful in my way, cuz God makes no mistakes. Or something like that. She sings really fast. So anyway, I've been thinking a lot and come to some inconclusive conclusions. I feel like high school is the place where people understand that "This is who I am" and try to stick to it. I guess I'm a little behind the pack, because I haven't exactly figured who I am yet, or what I'm going to do with my life. I know people say "Whatever is in G...

SELFISH DESIRES It's been a pretty long time since I've done a blog post, mostly because I finished the Bible last year (woo!) *Sigh.* I guess I'm starting up because I have a problem, and I need to discuss it with whoever is willing to listen. But, considering the topic of this post, maybe writing about my troubles is extremely redundant and totally against the point I'm trying to make. I NEED TO STOP MAKING EVERYTHING ABOUT ME. I just feel like I'm too selfish. Like I live my life with the idea that the world, my family, my relationships with others, that EVERYTHING revolves around me, which it doesn't. So, you can see my frustration when I'm just now realizing that writing about how selfish I feel isn't helping one bit. In fact, it just might be making the situation worse. But being the horrible selfish person that I am, I need to vent a little. Here I go again, with the "I need"s and the "I want"s. Stupid stupid stupid. I'm th...