a living sacrifice...

Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—His good, pleasing and perfect will.-- Romans 12:1-2.

Read that again. and again. and again. and again. and again. and again.

Now, really think about that. Something that seems easier said than done is the "offer yourself as a living sacrifice." Something that is living can walk... can crawl... can move. And that's the scary thing about that verse. I am the sacrifice that can run away. At some points in my day, I'm in this state of glad surrender... Then, at other times, I am running off the alter holding my dreams and plans, clinging to the ways of this world... phewww. more on these verses later.

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Some random thoughts:

I love coldplay. It is official. I am really not sure how I lived before I listened to them. Okay, that was an exaggeration.

I really like green tea...

God is kicking my behind via Jeremiah......God wants me to be a bold leader. Now, I must put that into action...

I think it's super cool when people take "secular music" (okay, music can't really be secular... so lets replace music with "lyrics") and sing it to the Creator of the Universe... I know that might sound weird, but why not? I don't think it's strange. I think it's beautiful. and it might bring people into church that maybe wouldnt usually be there. who knows... think about it, someone that comes to a church for the first time ever thinking they will hear an uptight hymn and BAM! they hear the body of Christ singing their hearts out to their Father using coldplay or a rap song ( as long as its clean)... just a thought.Some may think that I am going to hell with gasoline panties for this thought.

I really hate going to school... not bc I hate learning or the people, but I hate routines. BUT, I refuse to waste this year.

My room looks like a bomb went off in it... no, really. Maybe I should be cleaning it at this very moment.

My eyes are really dry, and I am having a very hard time seeing, but I don't really feel like finding my glasses right now.

Perfect love drives out all fear... what a thought.

I think it is really awesome that God is preparing me for what He has prepared for me... even though I dont know what that is yet.

I am in awe of the love of Christ... and the strength that He gives.

I really want to move out of Tennessee...

Sorry this wasn't very insightful.