Sometimes I feel like I'm left out of alot of stuff. Alot of fun and laughter and events. Not invited, not informed, never though of. Often times I even feel disliked. Not like no one likes me, because I have friends and people seem to enjoy being around me, but I often feel very tolerated. Like that person that no one has the heart to tell they're annoying and over-bearing. Maybe I'm over thinking it. Maybe I'm just inconsistent in my behavior because sometimes people want to be around me and other times they don't. I've matured alot in the last year so I think I understand better now how to handle myself with other people than I used to, but even though I feel really comfortable around people and being in the mix, I'm not always as comfortable/accepted as I convince myself I am. Once a homeschooler, always a homeschooler. ehh, I'll figure it out. No Biggie.
-Evan
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Ecclesiastes Chapter 1
Ecclesiastes! I'm so excited to continue the reading and blogging we did in Proverbs. I think continuing into this book was smart because in a way it is a continuation of Proverbs, and in a way, it's also a counter to it.
In Proverbs, Solomon talks over and over about how important wisdom is, and how to get it. In the first chapter of Ecclesiastes he almost bad mouths it. He tells how much stress and sorrow it brings. So confused. Should we have wisdom or not?
1-11
Solomon explains here how everything has become meaningless around him. Verse 2 is basically him just saying "Meaningless, Meaningless, Meaningless!" He points out here that everything has been done and will be done again. He's right in the sense that history in a way keeps repeating itself. the same kind of thing happens all the time, and life is not really lived in news ways, the same streams keep flowing and the ocean never fills, we keep hearing but our ears are never full. We will never truly be satisfied with these things of Earth because they are meaningless, a "chasing after the wind" Solomon calls it. "What does a man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the sun?" I think there is a lot to gain even from the most useless and ending things on Earth. Lessons to be learned or maybe they lead to something bigger and more important.
12-18
Solomon had great wisdom, but he had so much sorrow. I think he understood and knew all things so well that he could truly see the vanity and foolishness of earthly toil and it saddened him. He says that all things done under the sun are vain and a chasing after the wind. but I think that if you are doing anything to help other people come to know Jesus, or just to help other people at all, you are doing good under the sun. I'm confused by exactly what he means when he says that everything is meaningless on Earth. If everything was meaningless, God wouldn't have bothered to make the Earth at all. Maybe he means all things that are of Earth are meaningless. I dunno.
It seems that Solomon learned that endless wisdom and knowledge isn't always so great. It brought him sorrow, and it brought him vexation. In a way I'm glad that I cannot have the same wisdom Solomon had. I can have a true wisdom of things and not have to have such a sorrow from it, for I can never be that smart.
It's interesting to me to see the book of Proverbs in comparison to this. All Solomon does in Proverbs is talk about wisdom and how saving and lasting it is. But here he says that it also is meaningless in the end.
Good stuff.
-Evan
In Proverbs, Solomon talks over and over about how important wisdom is, and how to get it. In the first chapter of Ecclesiastes he almost bad mouths it. He tells how much stress and sorrow it brings. So confused. Should we have wisdom or not?
1-11
Solomon explains here how everything has become meaningless around him. Verse 2 is basically him just saying "Meaningless, Meaningless, Meaningless!" He points out here that everything has been done and will be done again. He's right in the sense that history in a way keeps repeating itself. the same kind of thing happens all the time, and life is not really lived in news ways, the same streams keep flowing and the ocean never fills, we keep hearing but our ears are never full. We will never truly be satisfied with these things of Earth because they are meaningless, a "chasing after the wind" Solomon calls it. "What does a man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the sun?" I think there is a lot to gain even from the most useless and ending things on Earth. Lessons to be learned or maybe they lead to something bigger and more important.
12-18
Solomon had great wisdom, but he had so much sorrow. I think he understood and knew all things so well that he could truly see the vanity and foolishness of earthly toil and it saddened him. He says that all things done under the sun are vain and a chasing after the wind. but I think that if you are doing anything to help other people come to know Jesus, or just to help other people at all, you are doing good under the sun. I'm confused by exactly what he means when he says that everything is meaningless on Earth. If everything was meaningless, God wouldn't have bothered to make the Earth at all. Maybe he means all things that are of Earth are meaningless. I dunno.
It seems that Solomon learned that endless wisdom and knowledge isn't always so great. It brought him sorrow, and it brought him vexation. In a way I'm glad that I cannot have the same wisdom Solomon had. I can have a true wisdom of things and not have to have such a sorrow from it, for I can never be that smart.
It's interesting to me to see the book of Proverbs in comparison to this. All Solomon does in Proverbs is talk about wisdom and how saving and lasting it is. But here he says that it also is meaningless in the end.
Good stuff.
-Evan
Monday, March 28, 2011
God Answers/Still a Charger/God's Plan
God is so fast to asnwer prayers sometimes. Like, immediate response. I asked God for something so simple as a quick answer, and I got it in the next 48 hours. I guess I'm mostly just suprised because this so rarely happens to me! But, sometimes I think we see something as so small and unimportant, but God sees it as something important that he can use to help you, even if it isn't exactly what you wanted. On another note that is somewhat related, I've realized once again that my charger mentality is not so good! I suppose everyone has their own way of growing and learning, but I think I'd like to find a new one. I keep making the same mistakes and not learning anything from it! what the heck is that? I feel like I should have improved my methods by now. Classic Evan: charge in with closed eyes, open them and see what I ran into. I guess what frustrates me the most is that this time I actually had a distinct plan not to be a charger at all, and yet I was anyway! I very carefully and wisely made myself a plan to halt any momentum I was gaining. And right when I was executing that perfectly, I charged. Hard to break those habits, I suppose. Darned if I haven't gone and done it again. Oh well. i think it's all for the best anyway. God's plan will prevail over all, and that's the most encouraging thing. He knows what's best for me, even if I don't.
"For I know the plans I have for you" Declares the Lord "Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
-Jeremiah 29:11
Prayer Requests:
Patience
Control
Wisdom
-Evan
"For I know the plans I have for you" Declares the Lord "Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
-Jeremiah 29:11
Prayer Requests:
Patience
Control
Wisdom
-Evan
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Push it to the limit
Push it, Push it to the limit limit, cause we're in it to win it, in it to win it, aww yeah. Push it, push it, to the limit, limit, cause we're in it to win it, in it to win it aww yeah!
Corbin Blue - Push it to the Limit.
cause I felt like it.
Happy Saturday!
Evan
-For some reason I woke up with a shocking pain in my toe. I'm limping, limping to the limit limit! AHHH!
Corbin Blue - Push it to the Limit.
cause I felt like it.
Happy Saturday!
Evan
-For some reason I woke up with a shocking pain in my toe. I'm limping, limping to the limit limit! AHHH!
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Happiness
Happiness is a warm puppy. Anyone remember that book Charles Shultz? Well I decided to make my own version right quick.
Happiness is a warm puppy.
Happiness is that pair of perfect gap sweat-pants Ashlyn gave me.
Happiness is a fully charged Gameboy.
Happiness is whatever delicious suprise Momma has made for lunch.
Happiness is a plan to have no plan day with Christian.
Happiness is a goblin that sounds like a turkey.
Happiness is remembering the happiness of my younger years.
Happiness is getting out my old PS One and playing beyblade.
Happiness is a cream soda dum dum pop.
Happiness is a tall glass of milk, followed by a second.
Happiness is the neighbor's dog barking at the door to play fetch. Shut up, Bandit!
Happiness is me and my guitar making emotions into music.
Happiness is that "Yes!" moment when you finally nail that guitar riff.
Happiness is that smile she gives.
Happiness is "We're going to Disney World???"
Happiness is a pack of skittles for 69 cents.
Happiness is a plate of warm chocolate chip cookies. Thanks, Shan.
Happiness is "Why aren't you in bed at 12:45?" "I'm talking to Ashlyn!"
Happiness is a Duke basketbal game with chili dogs and sweet tea.
Happiness is Gavin Degraw's Follow Through 3 times a day.
Happiness is the word of God spoken to me.
Happiness is the life I have been given.
Happiness.
-Evan
Happiness is a warm puppy.
Happiness is that pair of perfect gap sweat-pants Ashlyn gave me.
Happiness is a fully charged Gameboy.
Happiness is whatever delicious suprise Momma has made for lunch.
Happiness is a plan to have no plan day with Christian.
Happiness is a goblin that sounds like a turkey.
Happiness is remembering the happiness of my younger years.
Happiness is getting out my old PS One and playing beyblade.
Happiness is a cream soda dum dum pop.
Happiness is a tall glass of milk, followed by a second.
Happiness is the neighbor's dog barking at the door to play fetch. Shut up, Bandit!
Happiness is me and my guitar making emotions into music.
Happiness is that "Yes!" moment when you finally nail that guitar riff.
Happiness is that smile she gives.
Happiness is "We're going to Disney World???"
Happiness is a pack of skittles for 69 cents.
Happiness is a plate of warm chocolate chip cookies. Thanks, Shan.
Happiness is "Why aren't you in bed at 12:45?" "I'm talking to Ashlyn!"
Happiness is a Duke basketbal game with chili dogs and sweet tea.
Happiness is Gavin Degraw's Follow Through 3 times a day.
Happiness is the word of God spoken to me.
Happiness is the life I have been given.
Happiness.
-Evan
Monday, March 21, 2011
Psychic
I wish I was psychic. I was I could read people's minds. I could do anything. I could know anything. too bad I can't. I'll just stay clueless.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
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