School was school, never anything exciting...really...nothing exciting.
Work was rough...the wash broke down and put all the managers in a bad mood, which is never fun for anybody else.
And then, well, there are my friends. The people I love so much and would give my life for, literally lay down my life to save them, hurt me, and they don't even know that they are tearing me up inside.
Not all of my friends, but a few of them. And these are the kids who I do ministry along side of. We go on trips and the come back all fired up and things go great, yet they seem to get sucked into the world once again, and then all of the drama happens.
I HATE DRAMA
Did I mention that I can't stand it when people cause drama?
Can you tell I am a little frustrated.
But then I had a moment with God.
I was working on my outline for my lesson for "Connected" tomorrow night, going over some scripture, and watching the film I will be showing.
There is a verse that has been on my heart since the summer of 2007, when I attended the Media Challenge workshop in St. Louis. That was a week that changed my life forever, and for the better.
The verse comes from Ephesians 6:12 "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rules, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." (NIV)
This verse really hit home tonight...why do we bicker so much with each other? Whey do we cause so much pain in each others lives?
Do we not understand the concept that the world is a temporary home and we will one day be with He who chose to create us?
So why do we fight with flesh and blood, when there is a battle far more immense than we could ever imaging going on between He who loves us and the one who is trying to pull us away from Him?
I hate seeing hurt people. It breaks my heart to see my friends hurt, and it especially breaks my heart when one of my friends causes another friend to be hurt.
So my evening was an interesting one.
There are my thoughts, and my thoughts are real life stories.
Tomorrow will be a new day, because Christ has made it that way, and I am so thankful for that!
Stories dealing with reality...
Alex H.
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