5/17/10

SO.....a blog. Is this when my creative energy will kick in and I'll start writing amazing things that will change my life? Probably not...but it's worth a shot. I used to write so much in high school, and I missed it. I used to write a lot of short stories and poems, BY HAND. That is just one thing that bugs me about this generation. When I was growing up, I played outside. Now, all kids do is play on their Wii or the computer. Television is so censored and monitored, that to me I feel like what's the point? I watched Ren & Stimpy and Rocko's Modern Life. Sure, the shows had violence in them, but none of my friends or myself are very violent people. That's because I exhausted all my energy running outside using my imagination to create games instead of playing one in a box. When it rained, I didn't even think to turn on the TV, I built a fort. If it snowed, I made a snowman. Today's generation is nothing more than zombies hooked to a screen with no creativity.

Another thing that I was discussing with my friend Adam today, is adult usage of computers. He and I have some very important conversations about God. He's something of a mentor to me and he always listens so well. We mostly covered Facebook today. Basically, Facebook is man's way of trying to re-create God. It's as network in which a person has hundreds or even thousands of friends, so no matter what time or day it is, there is always someone to talk to and interact with. It just shows how much more this world needs God, we sit here trying to fill ourselves on an insatiable product. God is everlasting, always forgiving, and omnipotent. I have such a hard time grasping this concept because there is nothing else in the world like that. God is always there for you, He always knows what you are thinking, and He always wants to be there with you. To some people, that may be scary, but to me it's comforting. It's comforting because I no longer fear the wrath of God like I used to.

It's somewhat like what the message at service was today, the story about Jonah. Jonah turned his back on God, and God had him swallowed by a fish. So yeah, in that story, I would fear God too. But I try harder and harder everyday NOT to turn my back on Him but turn away from temptation and evil, and every day, God brings me closer and closer to Him. I make mistakes and errors, but He uses them as tools to help me learn and grow. My life has always been a roller coaster and now it's finally seeming to coast evenly and I couldn't be happier about it. Good night, be back tomorrow.