I want to put forward a question to you all?
Why is it so easy.
Don't know what I mean? Well, no wonder because I haven't put into a complex devotion then.
So why is it so easy.
Why is it so easy to kick someone when they're down instead of helping them back up?
Why is it so easy to speak horribly about someone behind their back instead of saying good things about them?
Why is it so easy to reject someone instead of befriending them?
Why is it so easy to watch someone being picked on instead of standing up for them?
Why is it so easy to focus on you instead of someone else.
Why is it so easy?
Why? Because life is not a smooth ride, there will be times when our morals are tested. If you want to succeed in life, you need to understand that you have to do things that you may be uncomfortable with.
Sit with the loner, talk to the rejects, stand up for the victim. What is the worst thing that could happen?
I know what it is! You will get rejected as well. They will pick on you for standing up for the nerdy kid or sitting with the loner.
But you know what, what crap you receive is nothing that compares to the great joy you will place in someone's heart.
When I was a loner, I used to sit and wonder why the world couldn't just stop, because I wanted to get off. A certain someone saw me and sat next to me (for dignity the person shall remain anonymous). She started to talk to me and I enjoyed every second of it. It made me realize what I was missing out on.
After she left I thanked God, because it was that moment that I realized that I needed to take control over my life.
If one day you need a favor from someone, it could be the same person you helped that could support you.
Try your best to help others and the favor will be returned. Whether you believe in God, Karma or Nothing, this is the one thing that is true.
God Bless and Live Life 2TheMax!
Yours Truly, Sincerely, Faithfully, etc, etc...
GreenDog!
Friday, April 23, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
Holidays? What Holidays?
Wow, the holidays have travelled so fast. Someone seriously needs to consider extending the holidays because a week and a bit is way too short.
Hey Guys by the way.
I developed a strategy for these holidays. By not doing anything, time goes slower and therefore, the holidays are longer. Cool huh? Well it’s either be normal and let the holidays slip by, or be a freak and stay at home and do nothing and have longer holidays.
Pick your poison!
This really sucks. I only just feel like I’m on holidays. Tomorrow I have to be formal and arrive on a deadline. Uck, why do they do this to us. I dunno? Some people live off the misery of others.
Anyway: a brief summary of my holidays.
Off the top of my head I can remember going to a party.
And before you ask. We had non-alcoholic drinks, she was just naturally high.
It was the first party I’ve been to in a while, and boy, did it feel like it. Fortunately, there was no alcohol or I would’ve REALLY felt out of place.
The party girl (as featured on the right) had just turned 16 and boy was it a sweet 16. Her mum hired a community centre and based it on the Logies. I still have the award from the night XD for being one of the sweetest and smartest boys (go figure).
We had sparklers, helium overdoses (yes I did say that), Logie award piñatas, food, non-alcoholic champagne (UGH! Most bitter drink existing), and heaps more.
What else did I do………… I got a PS3 on the holidays. A PS3 was, and still is, a dream come true. High-Definition gaming at its best with Blu-Ray, internet and so much more. Sonic Unleashed, Need For Speed Undercover, Burnout Revenge, I froth when I play those games. They are so addicting and are probably what most of my holidays have been dedicated to.
For those of you who must obviously not know me at all, I am a huge fan of Sonic the Hedgehog. I love his speed, games, challenges, and his coolness (if that is even a word let me know).
And with the PS3, Sonic the Hedgehog’s name is blessed. His speed is fantastic and the levels are so great and appealing to the eye. It’s like a dream come true, and when you’ve been on the PS2 for ages and ages, you come to love the PS3’s awesomeness.
I also went to two theme parks these holidays: Movieworld and Wet ‘N’ Wild. Wet ‘N’ Wild was definitely the best theme park out of the two. I love the rides there and the thrill is just unmatched. So much better then White Water World. MovieWorld is really just a souvenir area, Wet ‘N’ Wild is where it’s at.
Other then that, I haven’t really done anything else. So that is my holidays in a nutshell.
Thank you for bothering to read this. I am GreenDog and enjoy working/going back to school again.
Yours Truly, Sincerely, Faithfully, etc, etc.
GreenDawg.
To All Teenagers who question God!
I have two words for you to understand:
"Stay Strong".
You may be saying, 'I've heard that from my pastor heaps of times' but there's a reason for that.
Why did I decide to do a devotion for a blog today? I dunno, but I infer that it has something to do with my friend.
Let me start you off:
Tonight I was visiting my friend's house (for confidential reason the person shall remain anonymous) and we planned on having dinner, watching movies and playing games, pretty basic stuff. My friend had planned to watch St. Trinians but fortunately it broke and stopped working half-way through. So we had to find something else to do. So we started talking about our past, you know, bit of nostalgia. As soon as I hit Grade 9, damn I hit a goldmine of convesation points.
My friend, who coincidentally went to the same school as me, had a really rough time. Afterwards, my friend was diagnosed with severe despression disorder. Wow, that shocked me and I really didn't know what to say, all I could do was listen.
My friend made quite a list of events that brought her down to this level. Some were really horrifying and unbelieveable. I just cannot imagine anyone in my grade doing that kind of damage to someone. It was unheard of.
My friend continued talking about the pills that were required to keep calm. My friend had suffered several breakdowns and I was gobsmacked. I could not have seen this just by looking at her.
That was the reason I began to ponder on the questions often asked by teenagers.
"If God is so loving and cares for me, how can he let stuff happen to me."
From that period of time (about 8:00pm) to 1:50 in the morning, I have deduced 3 reasons why, I believe, God lets these things happen.
1) God wants to test us! Say you were leading a kingdom and another kingdom was uprising and seizing your land. Blood and torture spread from north to south. If you were loyal to your lord, you would never leave his side, no matter what the consequence. If you were not, you would side with the enemy.
God wants us to prove our loyalty. If we fall under the influence of evil and if we give in to our fears and worries, then we are not loyal and we do not show love for God, which is what He wants. If we hang onto God and believe that every thing is going to be alright, then God promises He will be there for us when things get dark and He will reward those who stick by Him.
2) God wants us to appreciate what we have! Most of you who are reading my blog probably live satisfactory or great lives. You have a couch, a television, food, clean water, everything to come home to. When things like love and jobs are taken away from us, we are shown what we have and begin to appreciate what God has done for us.
Sure we can curse at God, and blame Him for all our troubles. What does that get you? You may feel better, but you've blamed the one person who has stood by you and helped you this whole time. Instead, if you pray to God to help you and thank Him for what you do have, then he WILL help you and he WILL make you better off then you were before, whether that be in this life or the next.
3) God is training you to be a better person! Say you were leading a football team and you had one week to train them before a massive footy game against a hardcore school. What would you do?
Well there are two options you can take:
1) You can lounge around and just let the kids muck around with the ball and have 'fun' before the final football game, where you will be judged on your knowledge and skill.
OR
2) You can train your team and work hard to make your team the best team. If that means pain, if that means discomfort, if that means a time where there will be sorrow in order to come out on top and be judged well, then that is what you will do. Because you know, that going through pain now and coming out as judged well is better then lounging around and being judged poorly.
God wants only the best for you. Don't forget him, don't leave him and don't abandon hope. Instead, use this opportunity to become closer to God. Let Him take control of your life. He know's what's coming up and He will train you to be the best person you can be.
Now I don't want to say that I am perfect. I have days when I can sometimes blame God and ask him why He doesn't just either do something or get it over with. But I remember that what Jesus did was a lot lot lot lot lot worse then what I will ever go through.
Let's think about it. Jesus was loved at one point and respected by most, in a short period of time he was rejected, beaten, punished, tortured, forced to carry a huge cross, whipped, nailed, spat at, and finally crucified on a cross, like a common criminal. When we lose a boyfriend/girlfriend, we think it's huge but Jesus lost almost every single person who had once followed Him. They gave into the crowd and watched as His own followers, people who once threw palms at his feet, nailed him into a cross and hung him out until he died a slow and painful death.
Remember that when life gets tough. Remember that when you want to jump off a roof. Pray to God when you want to die. Pray to God when you just want to know why He's doing this to you.
God has a reason, listen closely and He will tell you. Whether that day, week, month or year. Stay strong and you will reap the rewards.
"A crop that is harvested after patience, through sweat and tears, will produce better fruit then that which is harvested as soon as it is buried." (GreenDog)
Give God a chance. Even if you don't believe in Him. Just pray, the worst that could happen is you're wrong and you talked to yourself for one minute.
Please, I know God has the potential to fix anyone's life. You have to ask Him yourself though.
Good night and God Bless,
GreenDawg!
"Stay Strong".
You may be saying, 'I've heard that from my pastor heaps of times' but there's a reason for that.
Why did I decide to do a devotion for a blog today? I dunno, but I infer that it has something to do with my friend.
Let me start you off:
Tonight I was visiting my friend's house (for confidential reason the person shall remain anonymous) and we planned on having dinner, watching movies and playing games, pretty basic stuff. My friend had planned to watch St. Trinians but fortunately it broke and stopped working half-way through. So we had to find something else to do. So we started talking about our past, you know, bit of nostalgia. As soon as I hit Grade 9, damn I hit a goldmine of convesation points.
My friend, who coincidentally went to the same school as me, had a really rough time. Afterwards, my friend was diagnosed with severe despression disorder. Wow, that shocked me and I really didn't know what to say, all I could do was listen.
My friend made quite a list of events that brought her down to this level. Some were really horrifying and unbelieveable. I just cannot imagine anyone in my grade doing that kind of damage to someone. It was unheard of.
My friend continued talking about the pills that were required to keep calm. My friend had suffered several breakdowns and I was gobsmacked. I could not have seen this just by looking at her.
That was the reason I began to ponder on the questions often asked by teenagers.
"If God is so loving and cares for me, how can he let stuff happen to me."
From that period of time (about 8:00pm) to 1:50 in the morning, I have deduced 3 reasons why, I believe, God lets these things happen.
1) God wants to test us! Say you were leading a kingdom and another kingdom was uprising and seizing your land. Blood and torture spread from north to south. If you were loyal to your lord, you would never leave his side, no matter what the consequence. If you were not, you would side with the enemy.
God wants us to prove our loyalty. If we fall under the influence of evil and if we give in to our fears and worries, then we are not loyal and we do not show love for God, which is what He wants. If we hang onto God and believe that every thing is going to be alright, then God promises He will be there for us when things get dark and He will reward those who stick by Him.
2) God wants us to appreciate what we have! Most of you who are reading my blog probably live satisfactory or great lives. You have a couch, a television, food, clean water, everything to come home to. When things like love and jobs are taken away from us, we are shown what we have and begin to appreciate what God has done for us.
Sure we can curse at God, and blame Him for all our troubles. What does that get you? You may feel better, but you've blamed the one person who has stood by you and helped you this whole time. Instead, if you pray to God to help you and thank Him for what you do have, then he WILL help you and he WILL make you better off then you were before, whether that be in this life or the next.
3) God is training you to be a better person! Say you were leading a football team and you had one week to train them before a massive footy game against a hardcore school. What would you do?
Well there are two options you can take:
1) You can lounge around and just let the kids muck around with the ball and have 'fun' before the final football game, where you will be judged on your knowledge and skill.
OR
2) You can train your team and work hard to make your team the best team. If that means pain, if that means discomfort, if that means a time where there will be sorrow in order to come out on top and be judged well, then that is what you will do. Because you know, that going through pain now and coming out as judged well is better then lounging around and being judged poorly.
God wants only the best for you. Don't forget him, don't leave him and don't abandon hope. Instead, use this opportunity to become closer to God. Let Him take control of your life. He know's what's coming up and He will train you to be the best person you can be.
Now I don't want to say that I am perfect. I have days when I can sometimes blame God and ask him why He doesn't just either do something or get it over with. But I remember that what Jesus did was a lot lot lot lot lot worse then what I will ever go through.
Let's think about it. Jesus was loved at one point and respected by most, in a short period of time he was rejected, beaten, punished, tortured, forced to carry a huge cross, whipped, nailed, spat at, and finally crucified on a cross, like a common criminal. When we lose a boyfriend/girlfriend, we think it's huge but Jesus lost almost every single person who had once followed Him. They gave into the crowd and watched as His own followers, people who once threw palms at his feet, nailed him into a cross and hung him out until he died a slow and painful death.
Remember that when life gets tough. Remember that when you want to jump off a roof. Pray to God when you want to die. Pray to God when you just want to know why He's doing this to you.
God has a reason, listen closely and He will tell you. Whether that day, week, month or year. Stay strong and you will reap the rewards.
"A crop that is harvested after patience, through sweat and tears, will produce better fruit then that which is harvested as soon as it is buried." (GreenDog)
Give God a chance. Even if you don't believe in Him. Just pray, the worst that could happen is you're wrong and you talked to yourself for one minute.
Please, I know God has the potential to fix anyone's life. You have to ask Him yourself though.
Good night and God Bless,
GreenDawg!
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