By Your Side

By Your Side

Sometimes we try so hard as Christians. Is there a point to all of it? Why do we seem to get nowhere?

Could it be that we weren't meant to do this alone? That we don't have what it takes in and of ourselves? Don't turn away from God. Don't run from the only One Who can make something worthwhile out of our  broken lives. He wants to help us. He waiting for us to want His guidance bad enough that we'll humble ourselves and ask.

There is no one else to turn to for strength. Sure, people can help, listen, and encourage. We do need each other, more than we sometimes realize. But God alone will always be there for us. He's the only One Who will always be by our side whenever we desperately need someone to care.

The same hands that created the world will hold us when we're weak and pick us back up when we fall. Don't fight the One Who cares the absolute most about you.

He loves you. More than you can fathom. And He'll never let you go.

JPK

Proclaiming His Glory

I don't know about you, but I think this is pretty cool. Like, what was God thinking when He flung these two galaxies out into space? I'm thinking it ended with an exclamation point. Something like, "Whoala!"

Ok. So, I'm crazy. But, still. It's mind-blowing. ...I think God positioned some of the galaxies the way He did for no other reason than they look really amazing from our viewpoint.

Like the Sombrero Galaxy. Not only is it beautiful, but it also contains 800 billion suns. Yet it just sits there looking pretty. It's not coincidence; it's design.

And don't forget the Horsehead Nebula. Who knew you could make a dust sculpture? Well, God knew if He put it out in space in the right conditions, this one could be preserved fairly well.

And then there's the Christmas Tree star cluster. Yep. I think I want one for my room. :P

King David, who couldn't even see all of this amazing creativity, said in Psalm 8:3, 4, "When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?"

He's basically saying, "God is so powerful, so beyond us humans, why does He even pay attention to little me?"

Psalm 19:1 says, "The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork."

He put it all out there for us to enjoy, and so it would give glory to Him, proclaiming His unquestionable magnificence.

And yet so many people choose to believe it all just happened. By chance. On accident. ...No. Just no. Don't tell me that beauty and order can evolve from basically nothing given enough time. It's impossible. It's crazier than thinking that maybe the Taj Mahal  was formed by a bunch of random accidents over a long period of time.

Anyone who looks at it knows it had to be designed. There's no possible way it somehow evolved.

Ummm... the human body is way more complex than any man-made building. And we evolved? Without anything but a bunch of random mistakes? ...How can anyone logically believe that?

Look at the stars. Hold a baby. Marvel at God's creation. And believe.


JPK

Olympic Events That I Would Dominate IF They Were Olympic Events

Here's the link-up if you want to participate in the fun.

Ok, so the Olympics are well underway and the USA seems to be doing well so far. Now, we all know that the only Olympic event that would be remotely possible for me to join is... soccer, of course! But I'm sure even that is never going to happen. ... -sigh-


However, now is not the time to bemoan my sadly lacking skills, but to celebrate the ones that I do posses. This idea from
http://www.25inmy25th.blogspot.com/ sounded like quite a lot of fun, so I linked up.


Here they are. My list of the Olympic events that I would totally dominate... if only they were Olympic events. And who knows? Maybe someday... they will be. :P

Making the Leaning Tower of Pisa... out of supper dishes

I'm not sure if this was my work, or if it was one of my sister's.
She's pretty good too jsyk. But it gives you an idea...

Yep, they should totally make this an Olympic event. Because I would win! I have a huge family and I don't like stopping my dish washing to put away dishes, so I just carefully stack according to the laws of physics and leave an epic masterpiece. Of course, if the person who comes along to put the dishes away has never had the blessing of understanding the laws of physics... uhmm... well anyway... It was good while it lasted.

Drinking way too much milk

Yummmmm...

I'll admit it. I drink a lot of milk. Like, we'll be out for a few days, and when we finally get more... I go crazy. I open it, and start drinking away. Then in the evening, I usually notice that about half of a gallon is gone and I'm pretty sure that I'm the only one who's touched it so far. ...Ooops. And I could do much worse. Hey, cut me some slack, that's what happens when I'm restraining myself.

Winnie the Pooh impressions

Oh bother...

What a classic :P

Don't laugh. I'm a natural. I could beat Sterling Holloway any day. Oh wait... He was the original... Well, I'm not too bad at it if I do say so myself. A little work, and I might be able to pull it off. Maybe. If not, there's always Eeyore... "Thanks for noticing..." 

Accidentally breaking sunglasses

I love wearing sunglasses :)

Who knew that this could be a talent? But I've sure got it. ...Now, I realize that this couldn't be judged fairly at all. I mean, how could you tell if it was accidental or accidentally on purpose? Nevertheless, I'm constantly having to buy a new pair of sunglasses because I broke my latest ones. Oh well...

Quoting movies

Megamind

I do this quite a lot, if only to myself. If I see a good movie, it's likely there's some sweet quotes I'll want to remember. And it's so much fun to randomly quote something... especially when people know what it's from, which isn't very often come to think of it.


..."What's the plan?"
"Well, it mostly involves not dying..."
"I like that plan!"

Hay Baling

Hay baling = war wounds

Why not? This year I helped bale hay for the first time ever. But... I quickly found out that I'm pretty beast at it. :P ...So, I could hold my own in this competition. Just remember, you've gotta stack it five bales high...

Rapidly growing facial hair to look scary

I think that took about a week to grow...

So call me crazy. But I can grow facial hair pretty quickly if I set my mind to it... ;P And the fact that I have dark hair and am wearing black... well, I look like I could be the bad guy in the movie. I mean, my eyes are boring through your soul right now. ...However, no one seemed to appreciate it, so I shaved. It does feel much better I'll admit. Maybe I wouldn't get the gold for this fake event, but c'mon, I think I have a fighting chance.




Alright, let's face it. I'm sure somebody would be able to beat me in each of these randomly crazy events. But, hey, I'm the best I know at each of these things, so that should count for something, right? Maybe I'd get at least one gold medal... IF ONLY...



By the way, this is officially my 50th post ever! Who else feels like celebrating?!


JPK