A Curious Girl: I am the weakest link. Goodbye!

I found my nail file at last! Thought about writing a song of praise about it. I truly am insane %-) ! (I like having clean, smooth nails. I don't keep scratching myself with them) Plus I kept reading Philippians 4:13 today - saw it twice on different diaries. "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!" That has got to be my favourite verse for the moment.

Don't know how I could write a poetic song about finding a nail file. Too many people would laugh at it :-)

Thinking I ought to do something about my bad habits. I'll write about the one most in evidence.

Excessive internet usage

Strategies - Try to use less (!). Limit myself to an hour a day, or maybe promise myself to do work beforehand - maybe an hour of work for every hour on the internet? Yeah, that's a good idea. At my current usage I could probably pass all my exams with As and also die of exhaustion if I followed this rule. That leads me onto...

Not enough dedication to work

Because if I want to follow God I'm going to have to put the work in. However pointless eg. mitosis seems in my quest for spreading the love of God, I need to know it for the grades for the career God wants me to follow.

Strategies - Get down to it! Decide what to do, when to do it, and for how long. I've been doing this for the past few days, so I know it works, I just have to get myself motivated.

Don't pray enough

Pray more! Praying is good! I love talking to Dad!

When I get judgemental

Nothing for it but to pray. Remind myself that we're all made in God's image and pray for his judgement not my own! 'Cause he loves everyone, and that can't be bad.

As for books, I'm not worried at the moment, I've been mostly too stressed to read so Harry Potter and the Scarlet Pimpernel have not thankfully managed to take over my life. (Had a weird idea for a cross between the two - Harry Pimpernel and the Elusive Stone, in which Harry rescues Ron's older brothers from the grip of the French Revolution and Voldespierre (or Robemort) other wise known as 'tu-sais-qui'! Sorry.)

And I wish I had more close Christian friends. 'Cause other than Christina I've only got Christian Union and Girls Brigade on Friday nights, which is much less than I like. And I want to know more Christians because I'd like to learn more from the way they live their lives. The thought came to me when I was watching the others during worship - Claire caught my eye - she had her hand up and she looked so peaceful, and I realised that I hardly ever talk to her. I guess I perceive people's faith by what they say about it, but I don't look at the everyday things. Got a plank in my eye! I don't want to abandon my non-Christian friends at all (I love them!) but sometimes it feels a little lonely when I'm living for Christ and the rest are just living. I need some moral support! So this is something to pray about.

Another the cool thing is I've got more diaries on my favourites. Yay! Must add them to links below.

Church was really good. And it was entitled 'The Weakest Link'. At the end someone said that we show people we are weak, which is quite weird seeing as I had already decided to share some of my many vices with you lot. Yeah, I have a lot of failings, but God's doing his work with me.

Also thinking about faith. People are quite stunned by faith, but what little or much I have is a gift of God - it was one of the very first 'proper' prayers I prayed - "Lord, give me faith." If you want to believe, he will give you faith, and more; he will give you affirmation. When I've been searching for God and trying to find him, he's shown me the path. He's given me answers to the hard questions I had about God - I think we're all born with different ones. But he'll give enlightenment if you ask for it.

"Ask, and it will be given to you. Seek, and you will find. Knock and the door will be open for you. Yes, everyone who asks will receive. Everyone who searches will find. And everyone who knocks with have the door opened.

If your children ask for bread, which of you would give them a stone? Of if your children ask for a fish, would you give them a snake? Even though you are bad, you know how to give good gifts to your children. How much more will your heavenly Father give good things to those who ask him!

Do to others what you want them to do to you. This is the meaning of the law of Moses and the teaching of the prophets."

Matthew 7:7-12

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