no se que este es digno el trabajo
I have been wondering more and more recently if doing what i have always thought as right is worth it. am i only conservative and missing out on things that i could be enjoying, that would have no bearing on things eternal? am i making too big a deal out of things that do not matter? i still don't even know, but i do feel like i am missing out. not a fan of that. but i know that doing right will sometimes make you miserable. it's unavoidable in an imperfect world. still it seems as though the people around me have a handle on it. they seem to know what they are doing, and they do not let it interfere or distract them from what they have been taught is right. for them, there seem to be no consequences to suffer, and no regrets. at the same time, i am reminded that some consequences are not reaped until much later, and some people are hardened until they have no conviction. such a small issue has been blown into such a big deal in my mind; a constant struggle that i will someday have to confront and decide on once and for all. for now i am a pansy that hides behind a weak excuse. God help me, i can't figure it out.
posted by angela at 10/08/2007 10:30:00 PM
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1 The Mighty One, God, the LORD,
speaks and summons the earth
from the rising of the sun to the place where it sets.
2 From Zion, perfect in beauty,
God shines forth.
3 Our God comes and will not be silent;
a fire devours before him,
and around him a tempest rages.
4 He summons the heavens above,
and the earth, that he may judge his people:
5 "Gather to me my consecrated ones,
who made a covenant with me by sacrifice."
6 And the heavens proclaim his righteousness,
for God himself is judge.
Selah
7 "Hear, O my people, and I will speak,
O Israel, and I will testify against you:
I am God, your God.
8 I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices
or your burnt offerings, which are ever before me.
9 I have no need of a bull from your stall
or of goats from your pens,
10 for every animal of the forest is mine,
and the cattle on a thousand hills.
11 I know every bird in the mountains,
and the creatures of the field are mine.
12 If I were hungry I would not tell you,
for the world is mine, and all that is in it.
13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls
or drink the blood of goats?
14 Sacrifice thank offerings to God,
fulfill your vows to the Most High,
15 and call upon me in the day of trouble;
I will deliver you, and you will honor me."
16 But to the wicked, God says:
"What right have you to recite my laws
or take my covenant on your lips?
17 You hate my instruction
and cast my words behind you.
18 When you see a thief, you join with him;
you throw in your lot with adulterers.
19 You use your mouth for evil
and harness your tongue to deceit.
20 You speak continually against your brother
and slander your own mother's son.
21 These things you have done and I kept silent;
you thought I was altogether [a] like you.
But I will rebuke you
and accuse you to your face.
22 "Consider this, you who forget God,
or I will tear you to pieces, with none to rescue:
23 He who sacrifices thank offerings honors me,
and he prepares the way
so that I may show him [b] the salvation of God."
miss angela -
call me - lets hang out - we miss ya and love ya!
Once a friend told me, "I try to be a good person because I want to be and not because I might be rewarded upon my death." in regards to her religious views and morals. Maybe this helps. Maybe it doesn't. But I would say not to let impending doom (or reward) fully dictate every decision you make while you're alive.
hey you should blog again ;)
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