I don't know if that's how you spell Bekah's name or not. If not, I'm sorry. Aaron Plattner got engaged to Bekah Kauffman this weekend. I pray that God will grant them much wisdom as they grow into a relationship with one another.
My week of abstinence from my home computer is over. It was a good week. I did confess to some people that it probably wasn't the best week for me to do this experiment, since Ash is living with me. Having him around changes how much time I would've spent on the computer anyway, so it probably skewed the results a little.(as if this was highly scientific in the first place eh?)
Main conclusion: I spend too much time on the computer right before bed. I would probably get an extra half hour to an hour of sleep if I wouldn't get on right before bed.
Secondary conclusions:
I can cope quite well without checking on the Cardinals everyday.
I don't get all that much email after work hours.
I don't need to get on my computer just because I have "nothing else to do".
I always have "something else to do".
On to other news:
I went to see FFH this past weekend. We had to drive over an hour to No-where, Illinois (aka Princeton). It was a good time though. The lead singer has a TON of energy. He reminds me of my best friend in H.S. who had a band. Also, if you're planning on going to a concert sometime, I would highly recommend taking Jake Gerst! That guy is a blast at concerts! Seriously.Friday night Washington Y.G. had a bible study on contentment. I learned that the Greek word for contentment is translated as sufficiency other places in scripture. That put a new spin on the definition of contentment for me. As we grow into realizing that God, and God alone, is completely sufficient for EVERYthing, we will naturally grow into contentment. How many other things is it "natural" to search for sufficiency in? I could name a few of mine, but I'm betting you have a few of yours also. Lets strive, today, to put all those things aside and focus on Christ as our ultimate sufficiency. Paul learned to be content regardless of his physical circumstances. He realized that this life is not about "this life". It's about a relationship with God and His Son that is totally independant on physical circumstances.
9 comments:
haha. i DEFINATELY have more then a mild case of ADD. i admit it. ;)
and i can totally relate to the computer thing. you get sucked in and before you know it you have wasted an entire hour of sleep time getting absolutely NOTHING done. same applies for my phone. it was a fun experiment to do...thanks for the inspiration. :)
Yeah, thanks for visiting! Right on about the "Next time I'll bring food" comment. I can't wait.
Also, I didn't know you were a Cardinals fan. I hope that doesn't ruin our friendship.
Finally, contentment is the ultimate topic. I bet that was a powerful BS. Christ is sufficient in all things! If only we could remember that, like, ALL the time, it would make our outlook so different!
T
Unfortunately I don't think I'll be coming to F.S. It wasn't an easy decision. I'm gonna miss seeing you guys. I hope you have a blessed time.
thanks for the reminder about contentment/sufficency. that is one this i've been learning a LOT about lately through certain circumstances w/ friends. thanks again for always having such spiritually edifying posts!!
megs
Thanks for the comment Meg! I've been learning a lot about Christ's sufficiency too!
Can't wait for the Darwin effect to take over. Since the majority of Christians shun technology, and education. (DUALING BANJOS PLAYS IN THE BACKGROUND)
That's such an ignorant comment I'm not even going to delete it.
I know what you mean about the half hour of extra sleep, for me it could probably be 3 hours of extra sleep!
Anonymous:
I don't want to provoke anything, but I would like to attempt to understand where you're coming from with a comment you made. You said that the majority of Christians "shun technology and education." I wonder...which Christians you're looking at when you say that.
The majority of Christians I know do not shun technology or education. In fact, some of them embrace both quite fiercely. Most people would agree that engineers are both educated and technologically inclined. You know Luke....he's one Christian who apparently shuns neither education nor technology. And you're now sort of getting acquainted with me, who is an engineering student, 1 year (hopefully!) away from graduation....occasionally entertaining the thought of grad school. Apparently I shun neither technology nor education. Besides other Christian engineers I know, I also know many other Christians who are nurses, doctors, teachers, professors, accountants, ... I could go on and on.
However, while I say that many Christians I know do not shun technology, I will say that every Christian I know shuns certain uses of technology (viewing inappropriate material on the Internet, etc). And the same goes for education. If there is an area in which one can be educated that is harmful to a person's goal of a holy lifestyle, that area of education would also be shunned by Christians. That's the way we work. We want to be holy ("Be ye holy, for I am holy"--1 Peter 1:16). In our attempt to do so, we refrain from things evil. That does not mean we refrain from things new, or things useful, or things different. We refrain from things evil.
Having said all that, I would like to share a favorite verse of mine. Keep in mind, as you read this, that I am a college student, and can definitely attest to the truth in this verse (as you probably can, if you also are a student)!
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh. Ecclesiastes 12:12
And as for Darwin (you were talking survival of the fittest?)....that's for another day! :)
If you feel inclined to e-mail me, Luke will give you my e-mail address. All I ask is that you be respectful of me in your word choice and writing tone. And in the meanwhile, I hope you don't mind me praying for you. Because I am. :)
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