The Gear Box

 Children hate and scream everyday until they move out. When they leave, the only ideas they will have are from you, how you treated them and the advice and stories you told. They will only have this to use in life. Take a deep breath. you got this.

I found a hole in my philosophy of learning from mistakes. In life, my goal is to not fear mistakes. For example, I don't know how to do find an address while delivering but I press on anyway and figure it out. In that instance, taking a wrong turn can improve my knowledge of how to get to the destination. However, there are people who know more than me in life. Many mistakes they have made can be learned from.  Where and when do I ask elders for advice? Certainly not when delivering to a house and certainly when raising children. But wheres the line?  This has me perplexed.  Perhaps it is the severity of the lesson. The consequences of the mistake may dictate whether advice should be given or not. 

 Gods ultimate glory triumphs my personal wants and wishes, yet His glory includes my wants and wishes.

 Ecclesiastes 3:12-13 I know that nothing is better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives, and also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor it is the gift of God. This one's pretty self explanatory. Doing work and taking pleasure in it is good. We should be happy with our accomplishments and the time and effort that has been spent on it. I do wonder if there is room to have a healthy type of pride in our work, like the pride I have that God is my king.

I sometimes struggle with the idea of flirting or engaging with girls romantically. I hate the idea of being alone my whole life, I'm scared of it. I desperately want someone to love and to be loved. But when I set my eyes on the real goal, the goal of God, everything falls away. Suddenly, I'm ok with going my whole life single. Suddenly I'm ok with not going out. I'm ok with waiting indefinitely for a godly woman. My standards won't lower.  I find myself avoiding narrow minded, lustful paths which lead to temporary pleasure. Only when I'm chasing after God. 

If you ran everyday for a long time it would begin to show. You would be healthier and full of energy. If you played games all day and ate sugar and salt everyday, it would begin to show. You would be tired and begin to grow fat.  Equally, if you run to God everyday and give your heart to him, it will begin to show. God is light, and with God in you, you also will be a light. Light shines in the darkness and can be seen clearly by everyone.

 Why say anything if no one asked.