Is it ok to ask questions?

Do you ever have a day when you are just anxious? there is nothing that is going on for you to be anxious about, you just are. Maybe there is and that's when you need to pray and ask God what's going on. I mean, he created you. Why wouldn't he tell you. Or maybe he might be trying to get your attention and wants you to talk to him. Would God do that? Huh. I am learning to that questioning things is ok. I used to, and still am, a person who would never ask questions when people said their opinions or interpreted scripture or something because I didn't want to cause them to think that I didn't believe them or make them feel wrong or stupid or something. But through a series of events this summer God is trying to tell me that I need to start questioning things. From people stating their opinions to asking God why he put certain things in scripture or to reveal what he means when he had something written in scripture. I got to talk to my friend Kelly or (kellyinthehouse.blogspot.com), who spends her time at the International House of Prayer. God has been ruining her and revealing lies that the enemy has been putting in her head of who God is and stuff. Check out her blog, it's revolutionary (for me at least). But what he is revealing to her at IHOP, is similar to what he is doing to me right now.

I have all these questions and am not sure what to do with them. Sometimes I feel bad that I am questioning other people for the way they think and also God and what he think's he is doing with my life or what he means when I read scripture. But in reality- HE GAVE US A BRAIN! We should use them! Because when we ask God what's going on, He will be more than glad to meet with us and hangout and reveal himself to us. Remember, he died for us and our sins- from the past to the ones he knows we are going to commit- we didn't die for him. He is more than willing to be with us.

The question is: are we willing to meet with him? Are we willing to sacrifice time with friends and family to spend with the Creator of the universe? Because he wants to spend time with us. Ask God what he wants to do today with you. Invite him to run errends, eat a meal, hang with friends, reveal himself through his word.

I say all these things because it is what God is trying to show me and get me to do. It's easier said than done, but when you sacrifice your time and be with him, it won't be a sacrifice any more but more of a wanting- yearning to be with him because you can't be without him. Just take time out one day and read or pray or even just rest( not fall asleep but relax) in his pressence. Meditate on scripture, whether it be one chapter or one phrase. I think Kelly said she spent like three hours on the phrase, "the Lord is near", either that or "the Lord is my Shepard" or both. It doesn't take much. Just a willing heart. This is something that is going to take some time working on in my life, but I know that in order for me to survive life's curve balls, I need to be near to him. Well, that's me in a nut shell for now.

On another note, I got some awesome home cookin' from a family I met when I worked at hte gas station. They have a dog that is a 4 year old Golden Retriever named Doc. This dog is so cool. you mention my name to him and he throws a fit and runs to the window and looks and waits for me to come up the steps. I totally want to adopt him. The family is so sweet and I hope to continue to see them through the year.

Well, that's it for tonight. You stay classy, World.

I will hopefully have pictures up soon. until next time, you stay classy, world.