Sorry, everybody, I know it's been awhile. Some of you have been asking me about the lag time. Well, I'm lazy. (See previous blogs, haha). So hopefully, I forget about why I wrote down these ideas!
Ever feel like you need to get out of your own way. I feel like that's how God feels about us sometimes. He's just like, OK, Krystle, just let it happen. Stop trying. Just go. When we relax and let everything happen, it won't slip through our fingers.
So, I'm pretty sure that we've all heard the verse, "Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, this is your spiritual act of worship" Well, I've always heard of that in respect to sexual purity. Recently, I've been thinking about it in a whole new manner. If my body is God's temple because the Holy Spirit is living in me, shouldn't I be taking care of it in a very strict manner? I mean this is a TEMPLE. The ancient Pharaoh's, who considered themselves gods, had droves of slaves to keep their bodies pretty looking. I want to apply this concept. Shouldn't I be eating healthy and exercising? I want to keep my "temple" 100% fit for what God needs. I've also been looking at the self control aspect of it. I don't have a problem with self control in some aspects, but in others... I definitely do. I've decided to consciously try and work on anger. I get pretty frustrated at work with some of the guests, and I'm trying to change that. I haven't had a good track record yet of denying that extra cookie though :)
Along with the anger issue, how about that "we are supposed to turn the cheek" idea. I have SUCH an issue with that. If you are going to hate on me, I really don't want to be nice to you. For example, the people who scream at you at work. Well sorry, buddy, if I was gonna bend the rules for you, I am DEFINITELY NOT going to now. I know work is kind of a bad example because of the various rules, but you see my point. As Americans, all in control, and masters of our own destiny, we have problems taking things lying down. I suppose actively accepting a circumstance and not fighting back actually shows a better self discipline, than anger.
Now, speaking of discipline, let's picture something for a minute. You are a toddler. You did something wrong. Mom or Dad comes and disciplines you. Now, did they explain your circumstances in a detailed manner? No. They disciplined you to your measure. I think that God kind of does the same thing. He disciplines you to what you can handle. Same thing with temptation. He only allows you to be tempted to what you can handle. How awesome would it be to be on a full disclosure discipline level with God? Pretty cool, but I"m not there yet.
A couple last parting shots. Let's try to look for our blessings here on earth. We are trying to store up treasure in heaven, but let's look for our treasures here on earth. They may be "hiding" in plain sight; we might not even recognize them!
Last but not least: Don't ever sexually objectify anyone. Let's just leave it at that.
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