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Obama-nation

So today was Obama's inauguration.  What an amazing time in history!  I must say he has the prettiest daughters.  I can't believe they smiled the whole time!  I stayed home from school and got to watch the whole thing unfold on CNN- I couldn't believe how many people were there! Although I am not a politician and may not agree with a lot of the things that he supports I  do have the respect a citizen should have for their leader.  As Obama has become president I keep over hearing racial comments or complaints about him that really get under my skin.  Yes, it was rude of citizens to not clap for their former president Bush, but if one does not clap for Obama because others didn't clap for Bush aren't they committing the same fault? I don't know I just hate hearing people talk down about others.  On a lighter note, I saw the movie Slumdog Millionaire last night and it was amazing!  Once of the best movies I have seen in a while!  I am obsessed with India and countries like it though so I am bias but it really was a great movie.  

Going on spiritually: Lately I have avoided having my long quiet times with the Lord and cut them rather short just because I have been rushed or lazy.  I have realized that I am giving into Satan's temptations by doing so.  He wants us to think we are too lazy to talk to God or too busy to sit down for a few scripture readings.  Satan loves to make us waste time because then we are wasting time we could have been spending worshipping or praying.  I'm not saying that in order to talk to God you must be in complete solitary confinement all the time, but I am saying that we must remember God in everything we do and praise Him with our little tasks.  Don't let Satan make you believe that he can steal your time with God.  Quiet times are precious and essential in a believers daily walk with the Lord.  God will always make your day work according to His plan which includes talking to Him.

Save Me From Me

I went to the lake this weekend with my 2 friends and we basically watched the whole first season of Gossip Girl. It was great because I love that show now.  I know tons of people will disagree and make remarks about how its trash but personally I enjoy watching it and yes I am still a Christian.  When I got home I was in the biggest mood to paint and I found some oils and new gold paint so it HAD to go down.  I'll upload them when they are done drying but I was letting one dry in my bathroom and Baby (my kitten) decided to get a closer look and leaped up on the chair where my painting was and rubbed her tail in it! It was great and now she has a gold tail... Anyways I've been struggling with this problem today and its basically me annoying myself.  I know that sounds ridiculous or maybe you have experienced it too but it's a horrible thing.  I don't like it at all and I know it's the devil trying to steal my joy.  He seems to try that often ...  I have this quote that I am obsessed with and I want to paint a canvas of it soon but it says "Comparison is the thief of Joy".  I find myself comparing me to other people and what they are or have and it is the worst thing I could ever do!  Everyone is so different in the most unique ways and there is no way I could be JUST like the people I am comparing myself to and there is no way they can be anything like me!  We should be rejoicing every minute at how beautifully unique the Lord made us- just for his glory.  NO ONE can paint like me or talk like me or think like me and that is so comforting because in this huge world where every ones trying to catch up and be like everyone else... I don't have to worry about ME being stolen.  I can, however, get lost in the bundle of chaos and I definitely know that happens.  The worst feeling is when you don't know the person staring back at you.  I'm working on that right now.

Trust

Last night I went to an art gallery with a couple of my friends and it was really neat.  It was a house that a lady had turned into a place for local artists to show some of their stuff.  I was obsessed with the piece above by James Welch and kept going back to look at it.  When I went back once again there was a boy taking a photo of a man in front and I later found out that the man was James Welch who did those pieces!  After the gallery I went to eat at my FAVORITE sub shop ever ... Jimmy Johns and then ended up bowling from 10-12:30.  I can't tell you how tired I was by around the 8th game haha BUT when I did go home I got to watch some more episodes of 24 which is by far one of the greatest television shows.  I'm really feeling landlocked and want to go SOMEWHERE soon.  Hopefully spring break will come in a hurry.  My devotional this morning was all about trust and how we need to trust in the Lord during the quiet times so we will be stored up and ready to also trust in the hard times.  When I read some of the things I write I realize that what I say is what I really need to hear... and it's just so cool how comforting it is.  It's like God is using myself to get through to me.  Crazy I know but whatever!  Here's a verse I want to share that went with my devotion.  I hope someone somewhere needs to read it... or maybe I just needed to =)

"When I am afraid, I will trust in you.  In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust, I will not be afraid.  What can mortal man do to me?"Psalm 56:3-4