For the Thinkers...

Okay I've realized I'm a thinker. Though it may not seem it (if you know me), I really like to sit down and contemplate things. Whether it be the beauty of nature, a song or a poem, I really think to sit down and think things over.

So I was listening to this really nice song by the artist Jon Foreman (lead singer of Switchfoot), called Baptize My Mind. One line in the song in perticular kept ringing in my head,

For these seeds to give birth to life, first it must die

Then suddenly it hit me. What a perfectly beautiful allegory of our salvation through Christ.

For us to truly start living for God, our flesh must die completely. And believe me, killing your flesh is not easy. I am not saying to start cutting yourself or trying to commit suicide. I am saying that we are all born with a sinful nature, and the deeper we get into God, the less the flesh has control over our lives.

Now understand me, I am not trying to point the finger. If there is anyone to point the finger at, it is myself. I lie. I cheat. I say things that aren't right. But like everything, you have to start somewhere.

Most of all pray, because God will help you through whatever you are struggling with.

Angela