proverbs 1:7

"Pursue God.
..because God never changes."

and my first thought was
you better not just be saying this
just because it sounds like the right thing to say D:

but if i think about it

it's not really something you can just say on your own will--

even if on the surface its our own habits or human intentions trying to put these words into our own self-serving action--even deeper, is the source, and that's God. God's the one that instilled these words in us. The one that first taught them to us. And that can be above even our own sincerity of the words sometimes--the fact that they're true, that is. Truth weighs over even our own feelings. Whether we feel joy, or fear, or nervous, or doubtful, prideful, insincere, or insecure about it...it doesn't make it any less true. Truth will still stand. At least, our truth. His truth.

Which kinda tied into our main verse of the day for CCF at UCC today:

"the fear of the Lord, is the beginning of wisdom."-proverbs 1:7

With fear can come the acknowledgment of something we're afraid of as real
Or bordering an extent of reality or possibility that would or could change everything
Respecting His truth, I guess.
Putting the proper amount of weight in it.
Once we realize something is real,
it takes effect on us as reality would.


edit 6/10

i guess what it comes down to is..
God is real
make HIS word
His decision
His opinion, desire, purpose--count

The last word belongs to Him

and we need to acknowledge
appreciate
respect
and celebrate that.


in the end
that should be
our biggest source of comfort