A Devo With No Real Topic

I just wanted to talk to you about... things. Things surrounding prayer. Important things.

Prayer is our way of communicating with God. If you grew up in a christian home, prayer is probably some thing you do regularly. My family does it before meals and before bed. We pray at church too.
But one thing I've realized, is that some times when I pray, It's kind of like its still fake. It's still pretend. We just are praying to some thing because that's what we've been taught, that's what we've grown up doing, that's what we've been taught to do. Not that we don't believe that God is real, but we're praying to nothing, kind of. Like, for example, when we sin, do some thing bad, isn't it easier to confess to God than our parents. I realize that, when we confess to God, it's kind of like "oh, yeah, I sinned, can you forgive me god?"
But when we have to say it to some one, It's hard. We actually have to put flesh on the person we're talking to, we have to look them in the eye, there's eye contact. I wish it wasn't like that, I mean, Don't you think it should be harder to confess to God, the judge over all, than to confess to a person? Some one who's opinion doesn't matter at all?
When we pray, we thank God for things, ask him for things, and other stuff. But when we do it, it's like we're just praying to nothing that might actually do some thing for us. But some times we don't expect much of an answer. We just hope that MAYBE God might do some thing. 'Cause God doesn't always answer our prayers. It's just some one we believe in and might help us once in a while, take care of us.
And some times we expect things we shouldn't. Like when some thing bad happens, we might say "Why did you do that Lord?" or "Why did you let that happen?" We expect things that we shouldn't. We expect that if we believe in God and follow him, he'll make sure bad things don't happen, that we'll have a perfect life. That's not what it's like. God is here to protect us, help us, save us, but more spiritually than physically, I think. (As in, my opinion, not, "I'm not sure")He saves us from our sins. He's not JUST there to help us on earth, not that he wont help you, he loves us and wants us to live a happy life on earth. But if we didn't know the opposite of happiness, we wouldn't know happiness at all. God allows bad things to happen for reasons we don't, and may never, know. The world is full of sin. That is why bad things happen. It's our own sin that affects us, affects others.

This Devotion has gone to many topics and all over the place, but I hope you got the main idea.
Even though there isn't one. I think most of this revolves around prayer.

Joshua Tran - Any Other Way - Tenth Avenue North

I came across this video on youtube. This guy's amazing! His music is so pretty. This guy has an amazing talent.



Lyrics:

Don't say goodbye, don't say hello
We're just standing on the surface
Don't say alright, don't say I know
I promise it's not worth it

I want to know who you are
Even if you're falling apart
Reach in and touch your scars
And all the shame you've kept in your heart

‘Cause it's not enough
It's not enough just to say that we're ok
I need your hurt, I need your pain
It's not love any other way

Let's not pretend, stop your parade
Trying to convince me
That you're alright and everything's ok
Do you even know me?

‘Cause I already know who you are
And all the things that kept us apart
So reach in and touch my scars
And know the price I paid for your heart

A broken and contrite heart I will not despise
Come as you are and I won't close my eyes
I won't close my eyes
I won't close my eyes
I won't close my eyes

'Cause it's not enough
It's not enough just to say that you're ok
Well, you needed my hurt
You needed my pain
It's not love any other way

Devo (Short for devotion, but I don't think this devo's very short)

Thanksgiving Devo

I listened to the radio late last night and, considering it's a station in the USA, they were talking about thanksgiving and being thankful. (I think we should be thankful more than just one day of the year) This is part of what they said (In my own words) and a little that I added myself. This story's from some part in the Bible, I'm not really sure where though.

There was a widow and she had no money and no food, except a little flour and oil. He son was dying from starvation.
A prophet (I forget which) came and asked for a drink of water. She drew some water from the well and gave it to him. Then he asked for some food. She said, well, I'm sorry, but I have no food but a little flour and oil.
The prophet said, If you will make me some bread, your flour and oil will not run out.
The woman figured she could make a little bit of bread for herself and son, and a little for the man, so she started to make some bread.
As the prophet had said, the flour and oil didn't run out.
Months past, maybe even years, the bible doesn't say, the flour and oil didn't run out, but the widows son became sick, not from starvation, but from another illness, and died.
The woman goes to the prophet and says, why did you save my son from starvation if he was just going to die of another illness?
So the prophet bows over the widows son and prays, the Lord brings the boy back to life.
The widow says, now I know that you are a true man of God.

What? NOW? NOW she knows he is a man of God and that God will help you? NOW? For months, maybe even years, she has had a never ending food supply. But only NOW does she believe.
You see, we thank God for all the big things he does, but we forget to thank him for the little things. Like food. We get so used to  having it, it's an everyday miracle.

My youth leader said that when she was younger, she had waited for God to do some thing amazing in her life, like some huge miracle. She is looking for some thing amazing that he does. She prayed that God would do something miraculous in her life. Finally, she went to her dad and told him about it. He asked her if she had eaten anything that day. She said yes, she had. He asked her if she had slept in a bed with a roof over her head. She said yes, but that wasn't what she meant. He said, there's your miracle. You have food, many people have no food. They have Nothing to eat. You had a bed and a nice place to sleep in, a shelter. Many people have no home, they have to sleep on the ground in the middle of no-where.

We look for all the big things God does in our lives. Look at what you have. THERE is your miracle. It's not some one being amazingly raised from the dead, it's not some one being magically healed. But it's a miracle.
Are you breathing? Do you have food? Do you have a nice bed? Do you have a roof over your head? THERE is your miracle.

Noooo!

The snow is gone, melted, disappeared, forever. I hope not. Which really sucks, because I was hoping to play with the neighbors in the snow, they have a day off school today. No chance of that.

I have a lot of drawings I want to put up, but my camera needs batteries, the recharger is broken, and I don't have any other batteries. I might be able to use my mom's camera though.

I made a VERY big mistake in my last post, my cousin isn't 1 1/2, he's 3. But on my behalf, he's short, he's very little. SO I HAVE AN EXUSE! Sort of.

*Caution: Flying objects*

Today, I had lots of fun entertaining myself.
How?
Simple, I threw snow balls at the windows of our house.
My brother was anoyed, but my little cousin (age 3) thought it was so funny when I ran by the sliding door and threw a snow ball at it. I aimed it to where he sat, watching, so that whenit hit, he'd flich. And laugh. I also aimed at my parents bedroom window. (I wasn't sure if they were actualy in there.) But I wasn't taking any chances. I also threw them at the office window where (I think) my older brother was at the computer. (Now I'm sitting here, and he's no where to be found!)
Any way, I had lots of fun.
Now I'm going to the mail box with my dad.

Snow Hits The Soul Clan Territory!

By the way, I said snow, not snow storm.
YES! WE HAVE SNOW! finally, the snow we've been waiting for! And has been in the forcast many times but has not come.
It's here! Lots of fun, we just went out in it this morning with our cousins. They were over for a sleep over while their parents go to Las Vegas. (Lost Wages, as my dad said.) They get to stay two nights.
But the main thing, WE HAVE SNOW!
Christmas is truly here. (And winter too.) We're already learning Christmas pieces for the piano. I'm learning 'Let It Snow!' (Perfect) and 'What Child Is This?'.
I'm suposed to do 'What Child Is This?' for the recital, but I'm having an easier time with 'Let It Snow!', so I guess I'll do that one instead.

*Cough, Cough, Achoo!*

I have such a bad fever. My throat hurts, I'm dizzy, tired, shaky, my head's hot, my body's cold, etc. My little sister is sick too, my little brother was, but he's gettin better. He has a wet cough though.
I hope I can go to youth on Saturday, We're going leaf raking.

WOW! It's snowing here! It didn't stick, but it did snow. I hope It sticks next time. At least, after I get better.

Welcome to PAWS!

Hello and welcome to PAWS! The Pawsitively Awesome World Of Scezzle!
This is my blog! (If you're really desperate, you don't have to read it, or you can go to the washroom.)
I was going to have this blog centred around the characters from one of my stories, but I changed my mind.
Himor: In my world, EVERY thing is centered around me.
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