EVERYTHING'S CHANGING

I always knew I loved Mondays...

I hate days where you walk in the door only to hear news you weren't expecting...

For starters, is it really necessary to lead with, "There's been an accident..." I think not! I guess it went down more along the lines of -brad has been in an accident. And then my dad followed with but he's okay. Which instantly makes everything better. Or it's supposed to somehow.

Anyways, I guess my sister's boyfriend was riding horses (he's kinda a cowboy) and he got bucked off, landed on his head or something along those lines. (The story is a little inclear to my currently cuz my sis didn't even really know all the details when she called the rents) So he landed himself in the hospital with a little head trauma. No bleeding or brusing (Praise!) but his short term memory is gone. No clue as to what day it is, who's running for president, or even the fact that he and my sis are dating... The good news is, the doctors are pretty sure it will return, it's just a matter of when. So basically I'm asking for a little prayer that things will be okay, and that his memory will come back.

You complete me.

Where in the world would we be today without Jerry Maguire?

We started a new series at church this morning about sexuality. Not exactley a topic that most people want to tackle but it's good so far. Kind reminded me of what I've read (skimmed) in the book Sex God. Anyway, one of the things that Dave said this morning stuck with me. The idea of solemate vs. soulmate.

Our generation today seems to embrace this idea that there is one person out that that is made for us, and we're made for them. Together we "complete" one another and we will be great. We search for our soulmate, and when we find him or her we jump right in. We mistake a flood of emotions for a sign that we've meet our match. (The problem is, a lot of us find our 'soulmate' at like age 17) And then several years later we start to realize that we really don't know this person, things just aren't clicking anymore, and so on. Clearly they weren't our soulmate so end that relationship/marriage and set out to find the real one. It doesn't matter how many attempts we make as long as we find our soul mate in the end.

Now, last time I checked the Bible didn't say another about one person being made just for us. We have to use wisdom and good judgment, and not wait for destiny to step in. Maybe, just maybe we should follow are more biblical pattern and pursue a sole mate. Meaning, a mate that walks with us and together we follow God. Together we seek God, and we love one another, forever. Love isn't just an emotion; it's a commitment and it's a policy that we must choose to keep.

Consider this.

One of my favorite quotes comes from the book To Kill A Mockingbird. In the story Atticus tells his daughter Scout that “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view… until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.”

It's so easy for us to pass judgement about someone. Offer advice or give imput to a situation that we know little about. Or to complain about something that seems like the end of the world to us, but means little to someone else. I continually find myself giving advice to people about things that they are dealing with, or judging someone for no real reason at all. The thing is, it's not okay. It's not okay at all. Everyone has a story, and if I don't know it then I can't comment on it. Who am I to say when things aren't okay, or to form thoughts and pass judgements when I don't know the situation or circumstance.

It's about taking the time to stop, take a step back, and make an honest attempt to consider things from someone else's point of view.