BEDA- Day Four

So, it's Monday, April 4, 2011.
There will never be another, and today was great.

It was beautiful outside: sunny, with a breeze, clouds in the sky, and flash mobs on College Ave. I had quality time with Jesus in between classes this morning, classes went by quickly, I got to hang out with friends I don't normally see, and we had a great time in life group tonight. However, even if none of those were true, today would still have been amazing. Why? Because, God made today. And whether I feel amazing or not, He's still God. I'm continuing to read through Hebrews today, and I come across this verse: "But encourage each other while it is still today." (Hebrews 3:13) This just made me stop and think about the concept of time our world has. We regret our pasts, plan for our futures, but rarely do we stop and savor the joys of the day we're in. Later in Hebrews 5:5, it says that "...Christ did not choose himself to have the honor of being a high priest, but God chose him." This passage just made me think of the eternal nature of God. As beings with finite minds, we often forget or neglect the fact that we are less than a blip on the radar of God's timeline.

This made me think of something I heard my campus minister say last week: "We need to move past the idea that God is a feeling." When he clarified, this idea made a lot of sense. (I mean, it is biblical.) He's saying that so often we get caught up in our circumstances or our feelings toward God that we forget He doesn't change. We think that our circumstances and feelings make God "more" or "less" than He is, which is a load of crap. God is God, no matter if I'm happy or sad, angry or joyful. That's why we praise Him! It's so amazing to know that He isn't affected by our circumstances anymore than His love for us is affected by our attitudes towards Him.

I'm not entirely sure if this post makes any sense at all, but I'm just trying to get thought processes out in the open.

That's all I've got today, ladies and gents.
See you tomorrow.
(Actually, I won't see you, and you won't see me, but you will read my thoughts tomorrow. :])