Ramblings

1. the flesh is weak
over the past couple days, the theme "the flesh is weak" has either been read by me in one way or another, told to me by someone else concerning their life, or 'randomly' popped into my head at least 15 times. i think i'm beginning to see a theme here! i'm not sure yet what God's trying to tell me, but i know He reveals Himself in many things...and i can only assume that this is something. all i have so far is that perhaps i am relying a bit too much on myself and my flesh rather than relying on Him in all things.

"So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature." Galatians 5:16

2. bumper stickers
on the way to work this morning, i saw a man driving a truck in front of me with 2 bumper stickers on the back of it...one on each side. one said "Real Men Love Jesus", the other read "Get Tuff In Iraq Or Get The Hell Out". isn't that a bit contradictory!? how can you love Jesus and wanna get tough and kill people? people confuse me sometimes. of course, yesterday i also saw a tag in a wallet that read "Genunine Leather - Made in India"... don't they worship cows in India? perhaps there are some things that we just shouldn't try to make sense of!

"Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful." Colossians 3:15

3. homeless lady
while pondering the irony of this man's bumper stickers (and the relation to the sacred cow wallet), i continued my drive to work. i passed the corner where the homeless lady i refer to occassionally is always at...only she hasn't been there in about 2 weeks now. after seeing her consistently everyday for well over a year, it's odd not to see her. what's even more difficult is that i have no idea where she's at...and my mind wanders. is she hanging out, feeding birds somewhere else now? has she found a home? has someone taken her in? did she pass away? did she win the lottery? my mind thinks of so many possibilities for where she may be...but the fact of the matter is, i will probably never know what happened to her...she's just...gone. and as my mind wanders, i realize again, "the flesh is weak"...

"Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy." Matthew 5:5-7