Spotlight

 It is not always easy to  give God the spotlight in everything, maybe it is because of my upbringing, or my feeling about him. I envision him to be such a friend that I tend to ignore him, leaving him out even though I know he surrounds me (yes I am one of those people who not just believe he exists, but think he controls it all ). I love him but I think I dislike (almost to the point of hating) all this 'religious stuff ' loving him has turned into, I understand there is a Way to God not a path with sign an awards of achievement anyone apart from the one who gave the map can give. I just never understand why it is easier to get the message from the movies than through the lives of Christians, the most painful part for me is that I am one of them.

Focus

Sometimes it is so easy to get distracted, to loose focus, not to remember what is important or real. I for one have begun to focus on something that does not affect the real world. Maybe I want to live outside of it, but ignoring those I care about and not giving them any of my attention does not seem like a great escape, so I have to find something that keeps the balance for me. I really do think if I focus outside myself or into the future I could be really keeping the balance. I just need to find a way to keep my focus long enough on the things that truly matter

  The road to success is not straight. There is a curve called Failure, a loop called Confusion, speed bumps called Friends, red lights called Enemies, caution lights called Family. You will have flats called Jobs. 
                    But, if you have a spare called Determination, an engine called Perseverance, insurance called Faith, a driver called Almighty God, you will make it to a place called Success.

Afrique / Africa by David Diop (1927-1960) « Blogging in Paris

Afrique / Africa by David Diop (1927-1960) « Blogging in Paris

YouTube - (My Love & Pride) The Africa They Never Show You.

YouTube - (My Love & Pride) The Africa They Never Show You.

Rule 1

I was thinking about the law Jesus gave 'love your neighbor as yourself'. It says AS yourself, so technically your love for yourself is the example to follow in order to love others. I know lots of nice christian or church people that treat others so well that yet they are in the habit of treating themselves badly.So bad that they forget their needs.Loving others just like yourself leaves no room for greed, cruelty and stuff like that. So this coin has two sides to it. If you follow the rule just as it is you get the best results, If you follow it halfway, you have a problem. I know it is not easy to follow, if it was we would have world peace. Guess He has to help us a bit with going with His rules.

OK so I had to get up early so I could get ready for an early class, like revise and stuff for it, but the thing is I slept a bit late at least earlier than I  usually do. So I set my alarm an hour earlier than I should because that is the only way I could possibly wake up in time. I wake and even though I got what should be enough sleep, I felt so tired I actually slept in the toilet, I had to use a cold shower(which i detest) to get myself awake. I even had to take a few minutes to get myself (especially my brain ready for school). I was just think 'How does  God do it" -stay awake through all this and not get tired, we even whine about how everything is messed up in this world when He is keeping the balance, while we spend all that time not making any contributions to helping that. We don't take any responsibility for our actions and how they affect, our environment. This not about religious views it is about gratitude.(The pharisees  missed this bit we should not). Living in a better world does not mean the world has to change, you and I have to make it better, think about it is our world,we should keep the balance. God is there as an overseer but he gave us this world to dominate over, at least Gen1:26 says so, everyone does agree that the Bible does make sense. So maybe we an pitch in with our little hands and make this all better. I am trying to but I know i can do a whole lot more, especially when I try. Thing is just a simple smile can be a solution not just to you but this world. What do they say in those WHO/UNICEF  adverts again, yeah- IT BEGINS WITH YOU, so am including myself now, IT BEGINS WITH US....SO LETS GET UP AND BE USEFUL

I always thought I had to 18 before i could even have ideas that worked or even be relevant, so after every birthday I wait for the next to come so I can get closer to my eighteenth. I wait to become an adult and yesterday, month after my seventeenth I just thought what am I waiting for why do I leave it till then. If I don't think of something now what would have in my head to do. I believe in God as a Christian but I have my own views as everyone should , so I remember that in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth so he started with something, and he knew how that would end if it stayed that way, and he knew how each action would affect it, so there is an end but he gave everyone the ability to make decisions that affect it, never did he take decisions for a man, the furthest he went was to stop an idea from seeming pleasant to a person. So I always had the ability to choose so now I decide make decision, chooses too,but I am checking in with him so i don't make a wrong turn,when I am working to get a particular end. So I'll keep asking as I go if I am closer to the end of the maze.