I'm a wreck when it comes to being flawless in the area of self-control. One day, I may be binging on playing video games. Another, my mind could be wandering off while watching naughty films or TV shows and then live in a fantasy world for a short time. The only thing that's been great for me is that I have been able to get enough sleep and go to work on time, despite all of those distractions that fill up my soul.
I think the main reason for losing self-awareness and self-control like that is from just feeling a strong void in my conscience. I do have a short history in my adolescent years with being diagnosed with bipolar and major depression. I was a committed lad because I stuck to an oath of never killing myself over it and accepting all the help I could get.
I'm over those feelings now and don't care if people want to think I'm crazy from bothering them. They are just stupid from not being able to handle their bothersome feelings. I'm not them and neither do I care if I keep bothering them when I'm in the mood now. They can go for a restraining order for all I care now because it's happened to me twice already. They ended and I went back and bothered them so more. Those two things (people) couldn't do anything about it and have something to be sad about for the rest of their lives now.
I really don't care if they want to force me to stop from being all butt hurt or very disturbed by it and go complaining to the authorities. I have enough people to go bother intentionally in the future, but I won't from being honest in that I would rather not get in that mood again. If it happens, then it's where I'm back to being super confident now.
Academy of Scrappy Credible Undergraduate Desire
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Really Really Good Things
I guess right now I'm learning to become a very patient all over again. When I'm by myself, I am a very mean jerk and annoying person. Around others, I don't really let those true colors show that much. It's only when I become irritated that I become that way to that person, but for the most part, I am aware of those annoying feelings and how it bothers me.
I think it's a good thing to recall those bothersome incidents and to re-live them over and over again, while continuing to move forward in life. By doing so, it can help out with making minor adjustments in how you interact with others.
Okay, this is a very private and personal matter that I'm bringing up on this blog. I'm not going into the full details of how it happened because anyone could be reading this post and then become affected by it. The last few posts may have been rambunctious, but it was a hilarious romp for me. I've been gaining so much confidence in interacting with angry and annoyed people. It's actually funny to observe from a distance how they end up self-regretting some of the things they said.
People annoy each other all the time. It's just a fact and something we can't get away from. Some are better at blocking it out than others. One of the things that's been contributing to my new confidence and rude behaviors is from just not personally caring about it now. It's just been whether I'm in the mood or not now.
I think it's a good thing to recall those bothersome incidents and to re-live them over and over again, while continuing to move forward in life. By doing so, it can help out with making minor adjustments in how you interact with others.
Okay, this is a very private and personal matter that I'm bringing up on this blog. I'm not going into the full details of how it happened because anyone could be reading this post and then become affected by it. The last few posts may have been rambunctious, but it was a hilarious romp for me. I've been gaining so much confidence in interacting with angry and annoyed people. It's actually funny to observe from a distance how they end up self-regretting some of the things they said.
People annoy each other all the time. It's just a fact and something we can't get away from. Some are better at blocking it out than others. One of the things that's been contributing to my new confidence and rude behaviors is from just not personally caring about it now. It's just been whether I'm in the mood or not now.
Monday, April 27, 2015
How Not To Get Carried Away
Okay, this is a personal post that's based on my interpersonal-related faith with Christianity. I am a strict believer of the Bible and how everything it says goes for me, if I can literally make any sense out of it! Here's God's commandments in two sentences: love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, and soul. Secondly, love your neighbors as yourself! So yes, I'm going to call myself stupid by calling others that too! Those idiotic, pretending Christians are so stupid and agitate me so much to bring me to anger that I want to bother the heck out of them. I've already mentioned names, taking a breather right now (because of my excitement); I'm not going to try to do that this time, but be my guest with digging through my original and funny posts. Hopefully, they are still funny to you!
I don't really care now with what they bring up because the more actions they do to convey how bothered they are, I'm being a very successful man to my own eyes. I don't care how mean it is now; it's like by waiting on my six pack abs and million dollars, once I have those things, it's my license to be a jerk to them! You can take it like what I said to the bank; I just don't really have a heart to go easy on them anymore from bothering me so much in the past. Maybe, it was my tormented soul that was angry over them acting unfair towards me. I guess after awhile, from taking that type of perceived abuse, it gets you really angry and then others around them are going to go ballistic because of it!
Man, if there was some format to play some video games where you got to play Street Fighter and beat the living snot out of their character, then that would be very satisfying for me. I would like to watch that helpless thing (person) control a character while not knowing what to do and then I just take full advantage and score an easy knockout!
Of course, I'll just start feeling very weird after all of this! Maybe then, I'll had enough of my fill to stop bugging them from thinking about how stupid they are. Wow, it looks like no matter how much I get roughed up then as long as I'm still breathing and functioning right then I can eventually wind up a total knock out back at them! This means I'm going to be playing smart and keeping my feelings and thoughts in check, so I'm not going to go out with a bang-bang style where I completely expose myself. This is so I don't get roughed up that much in the process, like seeing a slammer for the first time in my life. I can imagine doing the deed in my head, but it's not worth it to me while knowing and believing that God has been faithful in delivering me out of those troublesome times. I'm going to be so much more careful and smarter this time around, but I'm pretty go loose mode from predicting how they are going to act with me. They are pretty dumb from the get go and I don't really care now, so it's two factors that favor me in wanting to go bother them so heavily.
I don't really care now with what they bring up because the more actions they do to convey how bothered they are, I'm being a very successful man to my own eyes. I don't care how mean it is now; it's like by waiting on my six pack abs and million dollars, once I have those things, it's my license to be a jerk to them! You can take it like what I said to the bank; I just don't really have a heart to go easy on them anymore from bothering me so much in the past. Maybe, it was my tormented soul that was angry over them acting unfair towards me. I guess after awhile, from taking that type of perceived abuse, it gets you really angry and then others around them are going to go ballistic because of it!
Man, if there was some format to play some video games where you got to play Street Fighter and beat the living snot out of their character, then that would be very satisfying for me. I would like to watch that helpless thing (person) control a character while not knowing what to do and then I just take full advantage and score an easy knockout!
Of course, I'll just start feeling very weird after all of this! Maybe then, I'll had enough of my fill to stop bugging them from thinking about how stupid they are. Wow, it looks like no matter how much I get roughed up then as long as I'm still breathing and functioning right then I can eventually wind up a total knock out back at them! This means I'm going to be playing smart and keeping my feelings and thoughts in check, so I'm not going to go out with a bang-bang style where I completely expose myself. This is so I don't get roughed up that much in the process, like seeing a slammer for the first time in my life. I can imagine doing the deed in my head, but it's not worth it to me while knowing and believing that God has been faithful in delivering me out of those troublesome times. I'm going to be so much more careful and smarter this time around, but I'm pretty go loose mode from predicting how they are going to act with me. They are pretty dumb from the get go and I don't really care now, so it's two factors that favor me in wanting to go bother them so heavily.
16 Foods That Cause You Cancer
This is taken from a popular post. I was dismayed by how I have been feasting on some foods unwittingly. It's no wonder now why my chest felt a little bad. It's from building up all that processed sugar. Anyway, it doesn't hurt to indulge in these foods every once in awhile for just fun!
Friday, April 24, 2015
Picking Up From Where I Left Off
Okay I have this pretty weird feeling of being hellbent on bothering this person who failed to extend a restraining order on me. Every time I see a police car drive by me, I get this edgy and angry feeling that wants to escalate and escape out of so much excitement. From being motivated, I messaged the thing (person) again on yelp. I have been letting that thing know how I feel about the reviews and just picked funny for all the reviews. I am the only person to have participated in voting, so what a downer for that person and sure enough, no more reviews for the whole year so far!
The situation isn't that serious to begin with but a major and massive letdown waiting to happen for the other person. It's like a mental breakdown waiting to happen and for me to just laugh about as I please and enjoy the suffering the person goes through. I can't really be pushed around that easily, which is what I'm finding out and it's hard for me to be forced into doing something, but I can man up and take it.
So this whole situation is starting to leave me feeling pretty weird and that those individuals are pretty stupid to me! I'm feeling okay about trusting in God again, even through all my rowdy antics. The secret is that I'm just praying for God's favor and trying to allow the Holy Spirit to work in me by faith. I'm then just going with whatever and losing myself through the moods I engage myself in.
I can see how the Bible states that getting carried away with the lusts of this world, which is like separating yourself from reality and dwelling on delusions, such as binging on drugs and alcohol or even minor stuff like treating a television set as a religious shrine, is a sin! No duh! It's starting to feel really silly for me, and I came out on the positive end after confronting an angry individual who was mad that I took away his leadership position. Yeah, I did something like that because he just got on my nerves.
These incidents were unintentional but I'll take it for building my confidence. The wretched thing who cried about not keeping a restraining order on me lost a lot of good pals at the church, after my few visits. I obviously can make a girl look bad, and that's what I did. It's all from just having been in the mood. So now I understand how I'm actually feared over silly things that people can't really handle themselves too well over. Wow, I'm still a nobody and when it comes to people generating buzz about my image, well, who cares over the attention. I'll take it any day if it means promoting my faith to a world that doesn't really care about that and wants fast relief and easy access when times feel too agitating for them.
The situation isn't that serious to begin with but a major and massive letdown waiting to happen for the other person. It's like a mental breakdown waiting to happen and for me to just laugh about as I please and enjoy the suffering the person goes through. I can't really be pushed around that easily, which is what I'm finding out and it's hard for me to be forced into doing something, but I can man up and take it.
So this whole situation is starting to leave me feeling pretty weird and that those individuals are pretty stupid to me! I'm feeling okay about trusting in God again, even through all my rowdy antics. The secret is that I'm just praying for God's favor and trying to allow the Holy Spirit to work in me by faith. I'm then just going with whatever and losing myself through the moods I engage myself in.
I can see how the Bible states that getting carried away with the lusts of this world, which is like separating yourself from reality and dwelling on delusions, such as binging on drugs and alcohol or even minor stuff like treating a television set as a religious shrine, is a sin! No duh! It's starting to feel really silly for me, and I came out on the positive end after confronting an angry individual who was mad that I took away his leadership position. Yeah, I did something like that because he just got on my nerves.
These incidents were unintentional but I'll take it for building my confidence. The wretched thing who cried about not keeping a restraining order on me lost a lot of good pals at the church, after my few visits. I obviously can make a girl look bad, and that's what I did. It's all from just having been in the mood. So now I understand how I'm actually feared over silly things that people can't really handle themselves too well over. Wow, I'm still a nobody and when it comes to people generating buzz about my image, well, who cares over the attention. I'll take it any day if it means promoting my faith to a world that doesn't really care about that and wants fast relief and easy access when times feel too agitating for them.
Sunday, April 19, 2015
Doesn't Really Matter
Okay, it's time to get back into studying the Word. The Bible says that God's Word does not come back void. I can seriously believe that for reals! A friend of mine told me that it's better to withstand your temptations and to do something healthy to let it go. The Bible says that it you resist temptation, then the devil will flee from you. I think this is where seriously staying in the Word and in prayer will help just about any believer to have a more fuller and meaningful relationship with God.
Where I'm going with my post is that, what others have been bothered about is not really that important to begin with. In fact, their personal decisions don't really matter with anything big or significant but just bother me for some reason, which caused me to go about bothering them back. It's accidental with me bothering them, but it's just a sign of them not being very smart from being unable to put aside my silly frustrations with them. It's just one of those annoying things I have to deal with on a daily basis, while being in the mood for seriously bugging them. I don't really care now about what their comments are or how they conduct themselves as long as they can remain peaceful and functioning adults for the most part. Yeah, I guess I'm good at rattling people's cages without even intending for that effect when I'm bothered by them and try hard to not let it get to me.
I think because of my unique situations and in okay standing with everything so far in life, I'm just able to get these annoying experiences from time to time. What those irritated people have decided isn't really that important to begin with, and they are rather incompetent in their dealings with me. My reputation goes around with a few people who like to flip the handle every once in awhile, not liking me in general and trying to avoid me. A few of them have also annoyed me a pretty good deal with a decision to not add me on Facebook, but they have been friendly with me nonetheless, which is interesting now. I'm starting to think Facebook isn't really that significant and the stuff I talk about isn't really that big of a deal either. If people are having a hard time with me by being bothered about it, it's just because they aren't that smart and that's about it. It's really up to me and how confident of a person I am to go around stirring up a small fight where they end up wanting to shout at me for bothering them. They have had some bad turnouts that I can laugh about, so it's not a bad constellation prize if I feel like I need a little revenge to fall back on. It's just a feeling, and the big thing is that they are just alive and going about with their existence while not making a most, sacrificial contribution to society.
In other words, they are just individuals who seem to be degenerate for the most part and just bother me, so I bother them when I'm in the mood. That's about all it is, and I've been smart enough to avoid very bad trouble with them all this time and still am and won't ever go that far because I still like them for some reason!
Where I'm going with my post is that, what others have been bothered about is not really that important to begin with. In fact, their personal decisions don't really matter with anything big or significant but just bother me for some reason, which caused me to go about bothering them back. It's accidental with me bothering them, but it's just a sign of them not being very smart from being unable to put aside my silly frustrations with them. It's just one of those annoying things I have to deal with on a daily basis, while being in the mood for seriously bugging them. I don't really care now about what their comments are or how they conduct themselves as long as they can remain peaceful and functioning adults for the most part. Yeah, I guess I'm good at rattling people's cages without even intending for that effect when I'm bothered by them and try hard to not let it get to me.
I think because of my unique situations and in okay standing with everything so far in life, I'm just able to get these annoying experiences from time to time. What those irritated people have decided isn't really that important to begin with, and they are rather incompetent in their dealings with me. My reputation goes around with a few people who like to flip the handle every once in awhile, not liking me in general and trying to avoid me. A few of them have also annoyed me a pretty good deal with a decision to not add me on Facebook, but they have been friendly with me nonetheless, which is interesting now. I'm starting to think Facebook isn't really that significant and the stuff I talk about isn't really that big of a deal either. If people are having a hard time with me by being bothered about it, it's just because they aren't that smart and that's about it. It's really up to me and how confident of a person I am to go around stirring up a small fight where they end up wanting to shout at me for bothering them. They have had some bad turnouts that I can laugh about, so it's not a bad constellation prize if I feel like I need a little revenge to fall back on. It's just a feeling, and the big thing is that they are just alive and going about with their existence while not making a most, sacrificial contribution to society.
In other words, they are just individuals who seem to be degenerate for the most part and just bother me, so I bother them when I'm in the mood. That's about all it is, and I've been smart enough to avoid very bad trouble with them all this time and still am and won't ever go that far because I still like them for some reason!
Friday, April 17, 2015
In 1 Minute
Okay, I'm just typing anything right now. So I'm lost with the words that I need to say right now. I used to have like this bi-polar feeling when I was writing about honest stuff about myself. I know how weird that is, but I felt like I had to hide a lot about myself. Next thing you know, a few people realize that I'm a weirdo or some annoying guy who can't make people laugh!
It's okay, I was diagnosed with a lot of stuff while I was a teenager going through puberty. Whether it was done incorrectly or not is now a matter of personal debate. Anyhow, since some professionals said that I had bi-polar, I don't really care now and the only reason why some people would say I need to take some pills is because I'm bothering them so much. Yeah, a person who went loco with me because I made him or her flip the handle from just being me and bothering people over stupid stuff... okay, this is too much information, but yeah, mainly that type of person who could be anyone with some mental problems would want to accuse me of saying that I need to be at a mental hospital or locked up in jail or something like that. I don't really care what those types of people think. It all depends on my mood if I want to bother them or not now.
It's okay, I was diagnosed with a lot of stuff while I was a teenager going through puberty. Whether it was done incorrectly or not is now a matter of personal debate. Anyhow, since some professionals said that I had bi-polar, I don't really care now and the only reason why some people would say I need to take some pills is because I'm bothering them so much. Yeah, a person who went loco with me because I made him or her flip the handle from just being me and bothering people over stupid stuff... okay, this is too much information, but yeah, mainly that type of person who could be anyone with some mental problems would want to accuse me of saying that I need to be at a mental hospital or locked up in jail or something like that. I don't really care what those types of people think. It all depends on my mood if I want to bother them or not now.
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
I Get It, Totally!
I think some people are jealous of me, and it affects how they communicate with me. They talk about how I'm super crazy and annoying to them and that I won't stop stalking them or leaving them alone. It's all because I have an issue with them, so that's why I didn't stop trying to argue my case with them!
It's super funny now that I understand, but I'm still angry underneath at them. It's been a struggle trying to find resolution without having to talk to them. It's like I'm going against my personality and letting them go behind their backs. I'm at a very healthy status right now, but man I've gained some pounds. I need to trim down again, so I can get closer to my six pack!
The most beautiful girl on the planet to me right now is this one girl who isn't very smart! It's like I have to make some silly compromises to try to appeal to her, but man, I don't think she even knows after I told her directly how I felt. I'm getting second thoughts about beautiful appearances now and that maybe, I should just settle for someone with a better personality and a little bit less on spectrum of beauty. Beauty is a superficial thing and it does create some tension every once in awhile, but it's not the most important ingredient with being happy in life. There are several people who are happy and successful and not even that beautiful in appearance! Those people are cool in my opinion, but I don't like those who act like a bunch of angry and selfish individuals.
I guess a lady for me is definitely shorter than me. She's also not too fat and has a strong faithful connection with Jesus. She's also not that much younger than me, by like two years apart at the most. I can deal with that and be fond of her then. Currently, she also looks Asian to me. This ideal lady for me is hard to find considering that they are probably already taken and that I'm just a short person in general. Well, her being Asian sort of helps because plenty of them are shorter than me. There was this one girl who I had a crush on from middle school; she was taller than me and then I outgrew her ahahaha (sorry, digression through laughter). I ended up not liking her because she did a lot of swearing and was just angry a lot of the times. Okay, those types of girls are annoying to me.
It's super funny now that I understand, but I'm still angry underneath at them. It's been a struggle trying to find resolution without having to talk to them. It's like I'm going against my personality and letting them go behind their backs. I'm at a very healthy status right now, but man I've gained some pounds. I need to trim down again, so I can get closer to my six pack!
The most beautiful girl on the planet to me right now is this one girl who isn't very smart! It's like I have to make some silly compromises to try to appeal to her, but man, I don't think she even knows after I told her directly how I felt. I'm getting second thoughts about beautiful appearances now and that maybe, I should just settle for someone with a better personality and a little bit less on spectrum of beauty. Beauty is a superficial thing and it does create some tension every once in awhile, but it's not the most important ingredient with being happy in life. There are several people who are happy and successful and not even that beautiful in appearance! Those people are cool in my opinion, but I don't like those who act like a bunch of angry and selfish individuals.
I guess a lady for me is definitely shorter than me. She's also not too fat and has a strong faithful connection with Jesus. She's also not that much younger than me, by like two years apart at the most. I can deal with that and be fond of her then. Currently, she also looks Asian to me. This ideal lady for me is hard to find considering that they are probably already taken and that I'm just a short person in general. Well, her being Asian sort of helps because plenty of them are shorter than me. There was this one girl who I had a crush on from middle school; she was taller than me and then I outgrew her ahahaha (sorry, digression through laughter). I ended up not liking her because she did a lot of swearing and was just angry a lot of the times. Okay, those types of girls are annoying to me.
Friday, April 3, 2015
Leviticus 13:1-2
In the first verse of this chapter, God speaks to Moses and Aaron. Alright! It looks like God isn't exclusive and keeps to Himself; what I mean is that, it looks like God wasn't like, "Moses is better than all of you, and he's all mine!" God also spoke to Aaron, the guy who created the golden calf, after a compromise with the people. I'm sure the people of Israel really had a lot of fun partying there in the middle of the desert, while waiting for Moses. I wouldn't really be a party animal, while thinking there isn't really much to do for back then, but I guess people's minds can still run wild.
Verse 2 gives a description about a man who has a swelling, scab, or bright spot that becomes like a leprous sore. What looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and acts like a duck is a duck! Does this man have leprosy? This verse says if a man develops those types of symptoms then he has to go see Aaron or one of his sons who are also priests. I'm assuming this is the same referring to a female, but I have yet to confirm that.
Verse 2 gives a description about a man who has a swelling, scab, or bright spot that becomes like a leprous sore. What looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and acts like a duck is a duck! Does this man have leprosy? This verse says if a man develops those types of symptoms then he has to go see Aaron or one of his sons who are also priests. I'm assuming this is the same referring to a female, but I have yet to confirm that.
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Doing Right While Disoriented
Quite frequently, I am met with cravings for doing certain activities. From what I hear, this is pretty normal. Some men want to just be handed a billion dollars and then tell off your boss to just go play for the rest of their lives! Well, that's not happening for almost every guy who feels that way.
The last, funny paragraph or maybe depressing for some chumps leads me into discussing something I have been noticing from the bottom of my heart. Oh no, is this another one of my Christian-oriented posts? Yes. Okay, if you are still here with me:
By focusing my energy and attention on doing the will of God, it's empowering me to go above and beyond my personal responsibilities and to stay on top of things. It's giving me a steady heart and encouraging me to seek after my current goals of reaching that six pack and million dollars!
It's pretty funny because I think it's funny from presenting the information that way, but it's undeniably what I currently seek. Focusing on Jesus through inspiration from the Bible, it has been helping me manage my troublesome thoughts and shown a clear path of righteousness that I should be obediently adhering to. It's just this faith in Jesus from a small and insignificant person of the universe (me) that's making me want to do right.
I'm taking notice of the disoriented feeling that I get pretty frequently. I guess during those times, it's just a moment where I should just take a breather and let myself readjust to handle the minor stress better, so I could reach my goals! This is just an idea that I thought would be cool to share. I'm maturing nonetheless from maintaining discipline.
Monday, March 30, 2015
Body Image Post
I don't really show it from having learned to carry on while feeling stressed, but I have been dealing with some self-confidence issues from being a man at the height of only 5' 3" 1/4. I think I put my height down as 5' 9" on match.com for laughs and still don't get any views. I've been trying to force myself to grow taller even at the age of 31 going on to be 32! I guess women can't help being attracted to certain types of things and that's just the way it's going to be then.
A lot of my personal insecurity has been from feeling occasionally worried that I won't have enough women interested in a dating relationship type of thing with me. Now that I think of it, if a woman is insecure about a man's height then I might as well not make fun of her and move on. I feel like bagging on the majority of women right now, but no one is perfect anyway.
What I'm noticing is that short men are considered sexy too by gay men. I have a buddy whose shorter than me. Yes, a fully-grown adult male is shorter than me, and I hang out with him! We go on those crazy rides at Six Flags because we meet the height requirement still and have so much fun. It's a shame some tall people can't handle those rides.
Basically, I did a little research and it looks like a shorter man with more money than his taller friend is going to attract a pretty girl. Go figure, there's more than one way to approach a woman still. In conclusion, if the man is short he can still have a beautiful wife from being successful, funny, and smart. Kevin Hart is only 5' 2" for a black man, and I'm taller than him too so that gives me confidence that I should work hard to be a millionaire with a six-pack. I believe that I can do it, and it's my ultimate, personal goal right now.
A lot of my personal insecurity has been from feeling occasionally worried that I won't have enough women interested in a dating relationship type of thing with me. Now that I think of it, if a woman is insecure about a man's height then I might as well not make fun of her and move on. I feel like bagging on the majority of women right now, but no one is perfect anyway.
What I'm noticing is that short men are considered sexy too by gay men. I have a buddy whose shorter than me. Yes, a fully-grown adult male is shorter than me, and I hang out with him! We go on those crazy rides at Six Flags because we meet the height requirement still and have so much fun. It's a shame some tall people can't handle those rides.
Basically, I did a little research and it looks like a shorter man with more money than his taller friend is going to attract a pretty girl. Go figure, there's more than one way to approach a woman still. In conclusion, if the man is short he can still have a beautiful wife from being successful, funny, and smart. Kevin Hart is only 5' 2" for a black man, and I'm taller than him too so that gives me confidence that I should work hard to be a millionaire with a six-pack. I believe that I can do it, and it's my ultimate, personal goal right now.
Leviticus 12:8
There we go, now this verse answers my question, does God require a mandatory sacrifice of livestock like the lamb? Verse 8 says if the mother of the newborn has no lamb, then she may substitute it for two turtledoves or two young pigeons. God mentions to the people of Moses that some animals are unclean or abominable, so definitely those creatures would be forbidden from sacrificing. I don't understand why at this point in time.
The same verse goes on to say that it's either "two" young pigeons or a pair of turtledoves. It's interesting that from reading the verse, it sounds like the age of the turtledove might not matter. One in the pair is used for a sin offering and the other a burnt offering. By doing so, the priest is making an atonement for mother of the newborn, and she will be clean. I recall the verse 1 John 1:9 in that it says that if Christians confess their sins before God through believing upon Jesus, who died on the cross for our sins, then He is faithful and just to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. It's a pretty neat verse!
The same verse goes on to say that it's either "two" young pigeons or a pair of turtledoves. It's interesting that from reading the verse, it sounds like the age of the turtledove might not matter. One in the pair is used for a sin offering and the other a burnt offering. By doing so, the priest is making an atonement for mother of the newborn, and she will be clean. I recall the verse 1 John 1:9 in that it says that if Christians confess their sins before God through believing upon Jesus, who died on the cross for our sins, then He is faithful and just to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. It's a pretty neat verse!
Leviticus 12:7
Okay, where did I leave off? This has been awhile that inconsistency will make you lose your place. Verse 7 says that the priest will offer a one-year-old lamb and a young pigeon or turtledove that is given to him by the mother of the new-born child. I recall from the earlier verses that the offering is the same whether the newborn is male or female. This is what verse 7 actually says in that it's a law of God.
I don't really understand what it means when it says that the mother shall be "clean from the flow of her blood." Does it mean that God washes away her spiritual uncleanliness? Anyway, it sounds like from what I have been reading that a woman giving birth is a good thing. Because the offerings for the baby are the same regardless of gender, it looks like God of the Bible is impartial about whether a person is born a boy or girl.
It looks like I have a lot to catch up for the whole year because I don't have that much time. It's a lot of effort to read the Bible consistently, but I'll try to take it personally one verse at a time then.
I don't really understand what it means when it says that the mother shall be "clean from the flow of her blood." Does it mean that God washes away her spiritual uncleanliness? Anyway, it sounds like from what I have been reading that a woman giving birth is a good thing. Because the offerings for the baby are the same regardless of gender, it looks like God of the Bible is impartial about whether a person is born a boy or girl.
It looks like I have a lot to catch up for the whole year because I don't have that much time. It's a lot of effort to read the Bible consistently, but I'll try to take it personally one verse at a time then.
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Missing the Mark
As Christians, we can fall in sin daily. The first bulls-eye chart would probably represent Jesus. In using terms of research for fun, Jesus represents reliability and validity. Jesus is the perfect instrument that God sent to die for our sins. It's because he is mentioned in the Bible as the Son of God; not only was Jesus a man, he was also God in human flesh. Now that's pretty hard to grasp for some people; nothing is impossible for God, which would not be hard to figure if one truly does believe in God of the Bible. Jesus came to die for our sins and that we may come to have a relationship with the father. This makes Jesus very valid. In terms of reliability, Jesus has a record in the Bible of never having sinned against God; in other words, why would he if he's also God? Jesus has said in the New Testament that he and the Father (God in heaven) are one and the same, which really ticked off a lot of Jewish leaders back in the day. They have called him a nut and because of his influence with the people, they found a way to crucify him and partied hard on that day. I'm sure some Jewish people to this day would still feel the same way after hearing what Christians profess about him. I'm not saying all Jewish people care for religious things, so I'm not coming across as anti-Semitic. What makes Jesus even more of a valid appeal to question is that the Bible says he rose from the dead to validate God's promises of everlasting life and for the disciples to spread the gospel.
The second bulls-eye after the first, is basically having good reliability but really no validity. It's like measuring an apple in grams with a ruler. We would still get the same measurement each time, but a ruler isn't supposed to be used for finding out an object's weight. I'm thinking for an obscene example, sorry, it's a man who is very successful and then goes through a mid-life crisis while making everyone happy.
The third bulls-eye is like born-again Christians. They are made perfect because of making themselves right with God, but they go on sinning again anyways. These type of Christians are valid in that they hit the bulls-eye by trusting in Jesus, but they are not very reliable because they will continue to go on sinning. From my experiences, the worst type of fall-out came with other Christians. They have said and done things to fill me up with discontent and lots of issues against them. Yet, I'm a Christian too and from reading the Bible, I feel that the right thing to do is to forgive them and move on, so that's what I have been learning to do more each day.
The last one is basically for people who are all over the place and with really no goals. I guess it could be for people who visit both sides of being conservative and then liberal. I don't know if those types of people exist. They can just be morally crazy in a sense and so unpredictable and with really nothing to be validated for.
In conclusion, unless you are God, you have or will miss the target of being perfect. I will be getting back to reading the Bible again and examining some verses to the best of my ability, as I really haven't been reading and just listening to sermons.
Monday, March 16, 2015
Leviticus 12:6
Leviticus 12:6 states that when the mother's days of purification are fulfilled, she is to bring a one year old lamb to the priest for a burnt offering and a young pigeon or turtledove as a sin offering, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting. From this verse, I'm not sure nor remember what the door of the tabernacle of meeting is, but the last few verses said that the mother was now able to enter into the sanctuary. I think the same restriction would apply for a regular man as well. It's just that God called the males in the tribe of the Levites, which is where Moses belongs, to be priests. The priests were the ones who performed the sacrifices, while being under God's command.
The same sacrifice of a one year old lamb and young pigeon or turtledove applied for whether the baby was male or female. I'm thinking right now that God atones for everyone's sins without gender discrimination. I'm just trying to take a little feminist's perspective because I thought it would be fun to approach it in that context. I personally believe it's wrong to have a chauvinistic attitude and believe women are just as important as men, too. I favor either side more in certain situations though, just like I'm sure others would as well.
In addition, I notice that this verse was now using a young pigeon or turtledove instead of the bull or ram that was used for a sin offering. This is really interesting in that I'm not sure right now, if these animals were used differently only under God's discretion. The beginning chapters mentioned the different types of animals that were used, as it was listed out, but whatever God says would pretty go, I suppose, even though I don't fully understand this yet.
Friday, March 13, 2015
Leviticus 12:5
Leviticus 12:5 refers to how if the woman gives birth to a baby girl, then the mother will be unclean for two weeks. She will also go through a 66 day purification of her blood. This is twice as longer for giving birth to a female than a male! By the Lord stating here about the woman having a customary impurity, the days of her being unclean are different respectively for either sex of her newborn. This leads me to believe this customary impurity only occurs whenever she gives birth.
The way I am just feeling right now is that the person isn't at fault for being born a female. I think this whole impurity could be some type of spiritual thing. Maybe, the mother has some type of bond that the Lord recognizes. From the last couple verses, with the male baby being circumcised, that is what probably cuts the purification time shorter. It's done on the eighth day which would be the end of the mother's impurity. I have heard attempts of that nature being done with females, but it's dangerous and in humane to the point those babies can die! The male organ still gets full functionality so it's different.
Honestly, the New Testament says that men and women are equal with being children of God. A verse says that heaven will not have something like male or female, so no one would be giving birth in the afterlife! No more suffering and no more tears and something unimaginably good. This guy I know says that he would be all about his sons and try to put his daughters up for adoption. It's funny, but I think he's a creep and undeserving of becoming a father.
The way I am just feeling right now is that the person isn't at fault for being born a female. I think this whole impurity could be some type of spiritual thing. Maybe, the mother has some type of bond that the Lord recognizes. From the last couple verses, with the male baby being circumcised, that is what probably cuts the purification time shorter. It's done on the eighth day which would be the end of the mother's impurity. I have heard attempts of that nature being done with females, but it's dangerous and in humane to the point those babies can die! The male organ still gets full functionality so it's different.
Honestly, the New Testament says that men and women are equal with being children of God. A verse says that heaven will not have something like male or female, so no one would be giving birth in the afterlife! No more suffering and no more tears and something unimaginably good. This guy I know says that he would be all about his sons and try to put his daughters up for adoption. It's funny, but I think he's a creep and undeserving of becoming a father.
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Leviticus 12:1-4
In Leviticus 12:1, the Lord speaks to Moses and it becomes dedicated as a verse in the Bible, cool! In verse 2, God commands Moses to deliver a message to the children of Israel: the Lord says that if a woman has given birth to a male baby then she shall be unclean for seven days; it also talks about her going through a customary impurity. I don't really have a clue what customary impurity for a woman is; maybe it's her periodic cycle! I'm trying to be sensitive here and not laugh so much because this verse seems to be a little uncomfortable for the ladies. Maybe some women loved giving birth to children and did it often, so this being unclean thing doesn't seem to be taken so seriously right now.
Verse 3 mentions that the Jewish, male newborn needs to have his foreskin circumcised on the eighth day. Okay, by talking about these body parts, it feels like these verses might be for a more, mature audience. Verse 4 states that the woman who just gave birth will continue a purification for thirty-three days. In Jewish customs, she wouldn't be allowed to touch any "hallowed" thing which would be something honored to God, neither come into the sanctuary until her days of purification are fulfilled. I wonder with verse 4 talking about the mother who just gave birth not being able to touch anything "hallowed" is also her newborn baby. What I found pretty interesting is that verse 4 states that women were allowed into the sanctuary, too, so maybe the Jewish culture back then with God leading Moses wasn't really too chauvinistic.
Verse 3 mentions that the Jewish, male newborn needs to have his foreskin circumcised on the eighth day. Okay, by talking about these body parts, it feels like these verses might be for a more, mature audience. Verse 4 states that the woman who just gave birth will continue a purification for thirty-three days. In Jewish customs, she wouldn't be allowed to touch any "hallowed" thing which would be something honored to God, neither come into the sanctuary until her days of purification are fulfilled. I wonder with verse 4 talking about the mother who just gave birth not being able to touch anything "hallowed" is also her newborn baby. What I found pretty interesting is that verse 4 states that women were allowed into the sanctuary, too, so maybe the Jewish culture back then with God leading Moses wasn't really too chauvinistic.
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Leviticus 11:46-47
Leviticus 11:46 pretty much is stating like a general law that applies to all the animals, birds, living creatures in the waters, and every creature that creeps on the earth. Again, God is mentioning about creatures that creep on the earth! I'm thinking right now that God is putting His perspective on us and possibly informing that those creatures that creep on the earth might not be good for our bodies.
Verse 47 sums it up by stating that the children of Israel are to "distinguish between the unclean and the clean, and between the animal that may be eaten and the animal that may not be eaten." I think this verse is implying something like God gave us a smart enough brain and conscience to know if we are going to obey Him or not. It's like God gave His people a responsibility to exercise discernment and to be aware of His laws. This spiritual discernment from God is being made available from reading the Bible. Even though I'm not doing much with the Bible each day from having a busy schedule, it's really helping me a lot so far.
Verse 47 sums it up by stating that the children of Israel are to "distinguish between the unclean and the clean, and between the animal that may be eaten and the animal that may not be eaten." I think this verse is implying something like God gave us a smart enough brain and conscience to know if we are going to obey Him or not. It's like God gave His people a responsibility to exercise discernment and to be aware of His laws. This spiritual discernment from God is being made available from reading the Bible. Even though I'm not doing much with the Bible each day from having a busy schedule, it's really helping me a lot so far.
Monday, March 9, 2015
Leviticus 11:45
Leviticus 11:45 states that God is the Lord who brought His people, the descendants of Jacob out of the land of Egypt. I think right now God chose this group after promising Abraham that He would create a nation of believers based on Abraham's faith, who is an ancestor of Jacob. God then commands His people to be holy because that's pretty much God's standards!
God also addressed non-Jews back in the time of Moses, and He allowed those foreigners to be a full part of God's people. Some believers are stating that God no longer has a heart for the Jews, which has been accused of being anti-Semitic, because the tribes of Israel kept on disobeying God. There are examples in the Bible where ordinary people were very stubborn and God was able to change their hearts, like Jonah who was swallowed by a whale and forced to live in there for around a few days. It's an interesting story, and I wonder if it sounds so far-fetched some people would just consider it a myth. If God is able to change people's hearts, I think God still has a heart for His originally, intended people only because of the promise that God had made with Abraham. The New Testament does talk about God wanting the gospel to also spread to the Gentiles, but they were around in the Old Testament, too. All because of Jesus dying on the cross, God is allowing any believer to become a child of God.
God also addressed non-Jews back in the time of Moses, and He allowed those foreigners to be a full part of God's people. Some believers are stating that God no longer has a heart for the Jews, which has been accused of being anti-Semitic, because the tribes of Israel kept on disobeying God. There are examples in the Bible where ordinary people were very stubborn and God was able to change their hearts, like Jonah who was swallowed by a whale and forced to live in there for around a few days. It's an interesting story, and I wonder if it sounds so far-fetched some people would just consider it a myth. If God is able to change people's hearts, I think God still has a heart for His originally, intended people only because of the promise that God had made with Abraham. The New Testament does talk about God wanting the gospel to also spread to the Gentiles, but they were around in the Old Testament, too. All because of Jesus dying on the cross, God is allowing any believer to become a child of God.
Sunday, March 8, 2015
Leviticus 11:44
Leviticus 11:44 is starting to sound a little more like the Bible I'm used to reading. It says that because God is the Lord, we should be consecrating ourselves and be holy because God is holy. The second half of this verse starts to get confusing again, it says to not defile yourself with a creeping thing that creeps on the earth.
Oh, I recall some crazy situations that people could do with a mouse on others. I can get away with not talking about the detestable act because it's not necessary for the verse, so I'm still having my fun of making this PG-rated at the worst. People doing that detestable act with the mouse would definitely mean they are defiling themselves.
By consecrating ourselves with the Lord, I think at the moment that it's referring to how it's about making ourselves right with God. A verse in the New Testament says that we are made righteous from putting our faith in Christ. In this verse, even though I wouldn't fully understand what God is commanding us to do, I think it's about keeping an obedient spirit. Of course, people at the top would want servants who are loyal, trustworthy, and obedient.
The thing about God though is that He knows we don't fully follow His commands, and He doesn't fire us from our relationship with Him. God is totally on a more surpassed level than us, beyond understanding. It's because God sees Jesus through His believers and that's why He's able to forgive them for it. The Bible mentions about how God is a patient and loving God that He continues to parry, wishing none would perish as a non-believing sinner. The thing about it though is that a lot of this is pretty much in the Bible, so there wouldn't be good enough material so far to contradict the existence of God, based on the book alone. It's because these books have a steady flow of consistency like it can fit logically as well from a scholarly point.
There were books like the Apocrypha, but they are with uncertain origins and also do not fit in with the rest of the books, but the books that are in today's Holy Bible all fit together after having been written for several millennium, which is cool for making comparisons with.
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