the sky's still blue, all my hope is in You.....

there was about a foot of flooding in front of my house today, quite scary. This morning, as i was tiredly heading out to the snhs meeting, i saw the most beautiful sight that temporarily woke me up. The sky was filled with bunches of clouds and there were tints of pink, blue, and violet. talk about true beauty.
i think i'm starting to enjoy eco. I think 6th period has gotta be mcgee's favorite class. We're rowdy, we're loud, we lose bathroom passes, we dont get the task at hand accomplished, but we make her laugh and she cracks us up. so after ms. mcgee's attempt to teach us today, i heard this conversation.

(person one notices this pin on person 2's bag: "C.I.A: Christians in Action")
person 1: oh, wow, what church do you go to?
person 2: I dont go to church
person 1: oh, whyz that? Is it cuz Christians are a bunch of hypocrites who dont put into action what they preach?
person 2: well, something like that. But it's more like, they're all good people, it's just they're so lazy, and i cant get myself to go to church and be with people like that.

kinna gets you thinking. Non-Christians are constantly watching Christians, people who say they live their lives differently. But when we dont walk the talk, and we continue to be lazy, or do things that dont reflect our faith, how are our lives any different from people who are just good people, and not Christians? How we act reflects who we are and if our actions are hypocritical, how do people see God living in us? The way we act can be the greatest witness of all. I guess that's one of the reasons i'm praying so hard for God to help me keep my commitments this year, cuz i really want him to mold me to be the woman that he wants me to be. It definitely can be a struggle living out your faith and just lead a earthly life instead. we're surrounded by a world that prompts us to live normal, human lives, but wuts that? So does it mean that Christians are superhumans? I dont really think so. I mean we have superhuman faith, yes. But superhuman powers? to never sin, never be lazy, never thinking bad thoughts?.....no. God faithfully gives us the strength to over come those things and that's how we can walk the talk. So my challenge to you is to be conscious of your actions. Are you walking by what you believe in?