Wind

John 3:8
The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit."

So true.
Where does God want me? What am I here for? What are His plans for me?
"He knows and that's all that matters," I have told myself and others dozens of times.
Sometimes I feel the Spirit throws me into a turbulent storm and other times a calm breeze. I never know where I am going, but that would be like knowing what God's destination for a wind is. It needs to get there. It will get there, and me knowing God's plan for it makes no difference.

I just finished The Shack and am about to start reading Water For Elephants. The Shack was very good. It allowed me to look at creation and its creator from a different perspective. Many criticize it. I can see where they are coming from but I think the point is for people to open their eyes. Water For Elephants is just a fiction not a Christian fiction. I bought it because The Shack was on a "buy one get the second half off" rack and I felt like spending money.

From the Chapter I'm memorizing

I have been in a spiritual slump since oh let's say all of '08. I have been trying to figure out the problem and Romans 6 has answered it. The problem is I'm not dead.
To be given new life by Jesus means you were resurrected with Jesus. To be resurrected with him you must have died with him.
I focus too much on trying to worship God and "being in love with God." That's actually not what we're meant to do. We are meant to live and die and be resurrected with Christ. We are to exist in Him. That is how I fail as a Christian.
I want to have a quiet time with God. I put some time from my day and worship Him. I set parts of my week away for church. That is living an earthly life of a Christian not living in Christ. Oops. Something to work on, I guess.

Hood Rat

Young Goldie

Look at that little brat. You can just tell she was a pain in the butt. She's lucky she's cute.

True Art

Memorization

Question: As far as memorizing the Bible which one should I do?
memorize 50 different verses
memorize 12 chapters
or memorize a book

I was memorizing Bible verses last year and liked it. I guess I stopped because I got lazy. I want to get back to into it. I could try a verse a week or attempt at remembering a whole book. I don't know.