My Soliloquy

Where’s God?, by Dr. John Townsend, is an excellent read for anyone. Every person goes through times of trial and questioning. It is part of the human condition; no one is exempt. There are so many things that weigh on a person’s life, discouraging them, and causing them to wonder where God is in the midst of all their pain. God is a good and caring God, and so when bad things happen questions begin to arise in people about the validity of God’s goodness. I think that every person asks themselves this questions in some form or another. In this book Townsend discusses the different ways that people ask this question, and then how we should handle this questions when it comes about. If you are going through a struggle of some kind, or if you know someone who is struggling, and this question is surfacing, then this is a great book to read for answers on how to handle this question. I found this book to be well written. The ideas are easy to understand and implement. I highly recommend this book for anyone who may be dealing with the ‘Where is God?’ question, or for anyone who wants to be of help to others when they are facing hard times.

If you’re not satisfied with your life, or you desire to reach a higher potential then Charles F. Stanley’s book, How to Reach Your Full Potential for God, is a good choice for you. In this book Stanley focuses on the main areas of a person’s life that bring or hinder great potential (i.e. the relationships, schedules, heart and mind). This book discusses how such areas need to be functioning in order to reach the potential that God has placed on your life. God has made every person with a great future in mind for them, but so often we fail to reach our potential because we don’t focus on the right things, in the right way. I found this book to be full of good information, especially for someone who may be new in the faith, and is looking for answers about the kind of life that God wants His children to live. This book is written very simply, and addresses the basics of what is means to live out your full potential in God. The principles given are very simple, and they are ones that any seasoned Christian should know, but sadly so many fail to live out. For the new believer this book is full of vital information, and for the long-time believer this book is a good reminder of just how we are meant to live in Christ.

Finding Purpose Beyond Our Pain is a great book that can provide valuable information for everyone. Every person faces pains of different kinds in this life, and this book address pain in such a way that no matter what pain a person is dealing with, this book gives insight and direction in how to deal with it. Written by Paul Meier, MD and David L. Henderson, MD, two Christian psychiatrists, this book deals with the physical or emotional troubles of pain, but it also has the love of God weaved throughout it. This book focus on seven different areas of pain: Injustice, Rejection, Loneliness, Loss, Discipline, Failure and Death, and how God wants to use the pain that each of these brings to better our lives. There are pains that God cause and there are pains that come upon us because we live in a fallen world, but God wants to bring purpose out of every one of our pains. This book goes into describing ways that God does this, as well as addressing a lot of questions that we ask of God when going through pain. I highly recommend this book for anyone.

I love this time of year! The semester is coming to end and and the holidays have begun. It doesn’t get more exciting than that.
I was in my car today on the way from school to work and there was no good music playing on any of my normal stations so I decided to try K103 and discovered the wonderful happiness of Christmas music. I was so pleasantly surprised because I wasn’t expecting it to start until December. Thankfully someone at the radio station likes to get a jump on the celebration just like I do. I figure we only get to celebrate Christmas one time a year so we should extend it as long as possible. At least that’s my logic
Not only I’m I excited about the holidays but also just excited for the break from homework. It’s been a good by trying semester and I’m ready to get some good sleep, and spend less time in my car. My goals for the break are as follows:
SLEEP
Spend quality time with people I care about
Read
Practice the guitar
Have extended devotion times
SLEEP IN
Mentally psych myself up for next semester
Work as much as possible so I can pay for next semester
Watch Christmas movies
Stay up late and then SLEEP IN
Eat a lot and exercise a lot to balance out

Oh yes it’s gonna be a good break

Redefining Beautiful by Jenna Lucado is a book written for young girls. It address the issues that girls face concerning how they feel about themselves. This is a big issue for every young woman. Most have no idea who they are suppose to be in Christ. Society today portrays a certain way that a young girl should be, but this is far from they way that God meant for His daughters to be. It’s not all about what a girl look like or what she can accomplish, but it’s about who she is to God. This book addresses many of the issues that young women are facing today, and gives encouragement and insight into who they are and who they’re meant to be. The biggest emphasis is given to the relationship that a girl has with her heavenly Father, and how He is the one that can fill everyone of her needs. I think the author did a good job at explain the different reasons why young girls deal with the issues they do, and then gives tips on how to better handle life and view themselves as daughter of The King. I recommend this book for any young woman who is in need of better understanding who and Who’s she is.

Fresh Start: God’s Invitation to a Fresh Life by Doug Fields is a great choice for anyone who feels stuck by a situation in their life. This book addresses a variety of issues in life that keep people from living the lives that God has purposed for them to live. Are you held back by painful experiences from your past? A character trait such as pride or fear? Are you stuck in a challenging relationship, an addiction or an inability that keeps you from being who you’re suppose to be? If you feel the need for a fresh start in any area of your life this book is sure to offer you some encouragement. Doug Fields writes in a way that is very easy to understand, and gives advice that is very easy to implement into your own life so that you can get on the right track for a fresh start for your life. I enjoyed reading this book and found a lot of encouragement and hope for a fresh start in areas in my own life.

What’s He Really Thinking: How to be a relational genius with the man in your life by Paula Rinehart

We all have men in our lives that we are trying to relate to and sometimes it can feel more like relating to a alien or perhaps a brick wall than another human being, but this book gives some illumination to why such feeling are so often the case and how this view can be changed.
This book puts the male and female mind side-by-side and shows how both are complex in their own ways, and need to be approached with understanding and respect from the opposite sex. The writer did a good job in communicating insightful information, and did in such a way that the book never stopped being simultaneously entertaining and thought provoking. One thing that I really like about this book is that Rinehart never dismissed the way the mind of the woman works, or did male vs. female. Instead she wrote more about male and female brains, and how they are individually unique and created for each other.
I really enjoyed reading this book. It’s full of hope, wisdom, and fun, and I highly recommend it.

This is probably going to be one of the busiest weeks of my year, and I don’t feel prepared to go into it. I’m excited just because it is the last week of school, which means I’m almost free to move out of the dorms….can I hear and Amen! At the same time though I’m feeling the pressure because it is the last week of school, which means finals, and graduation, and banquet. On top of that I have work, and should also be hearing some information about work and housing over the summer, and I’m getting nervous on this subject.
Coming out of a great conference, I feel like I should be more prepared for this week, but somehow I’m not. Well maybe I am, and I’m just super tired so I don’t feel like I am. Anyway, I feel like I’m walking tightrope and I’m trying very hard to stay balanced. I’m totally relying on God because the only thing I have control over concerning this week is how much I study for finals, and that’s about it. Well I guess I’ll just have to buckle down on push through the week. I’m just hoping God gives me the strength and ability to trust Him with whatever comes my way.

I totally just wrote a blog and then decided that since I couldn’t actually write what I’m want to, that there was really no point to my writing at all. I write blogs because I’m bored and I deeply enjoy typing. I can never write what I really feel in a blog (that’s why I have a prayer journal) and so I write bored nonsense in a blog.
Right now I’m sitting in my room waiting for “Dorm Warm” to start and wondering why I’m even here since I’m not really in a mood to hang out with people, and I know that I won’t really be missed if I leave. With that in mind I don’t think I’ll stay very long unless a miracle happens and I really start enjoying myself ( wow am I a positive thinker or what) Not that I don’t think I miracle would happen, or that I wouldn’t want one to happen, but I’m read a situation, but my history book, which doesn’t hold too many social miracles thus far. Yeah, I’m really just not much of a social person. I like people most of the time, but I don’t fit in, and I get tired of being on the outside of the circle. Someone on the inside might look at me and say “come on in” but someone on the inside is not capable of understanding the person on the outside. I am not capable of just stepping into a circle. I have nothing to say to those in the circle, and so when I step in I just end up stepping right back out because I have nothing to add to the circle. What I need to do is find other outsiders and make a square, no make that a triangle I like those more. Yes, I shall make triangles. So if there is anyone out there who knows what I’m talking about, and also likes triangles, lets form triangles together.
And now I must go. Huh I ended up making a blog after all. Yup i was bored.