Blaha Life

Current status: “hating that people think life is about competition”

Real conversation with co-worker:

co-worker: why is life about competition?

me: it’s not. Life is about God, but a lot of people are so stuck on “I am doing a better job than that person.” or “My new toy is better than yours!” or “I really don’t like the way this person is doing this because I can do it so much better.” It drives me nuts (even though I am guilty of doing it too) because we cut our vision short of seeing our majestic God and what Christ has done and is doing for us. Why must we get so stuck on such petty things????

co-worker: because everyone tries to look good
to try to do it a better way
I don’t know…
what happened today???

me: I think that it is that we think we are so much better than we are. There is nothing that we have that we have not received from Him…our skills, our mind, our families, our jobs, the money from the jobs, every breath that we breathe. We are so dependant on Him yet we think it is all about ourselves.

Nothing much happened today…why?

co-worker: Yeah, we do think it is about ourselves
yeah, you are right
it sucks that we think that way….now that I think about it

me: yeah, it really does. I mean, in a small scale, we laugh at 3 year olds that brag about how great their little plastic trucks are better than the other persons when it was not them that made it. It was not them that bought it. It was only given to them. Those little plastic trucks are pretty much worthless compared to a nice F350 Dully Diesel with a Hemi. We are doing the same thing though…
What is the point of it? what does it accomplish??
What if we spend our whole lives fighting and bragging away and completely forget that we are nothing and that the Creator, Savior, and majestic King of all Kings reigns above and has given us everything that we call our own and more. We completely miss the point that He is such a good and great God who takes care of our needs and treats us with such gentle care
anyways…I am sure you wanted to know all that…

co-worker: no, I think it’s nice for you to share…I had to read it twice to really understand….people don’t need to brag about what they have or what they think they can do better ….blah there is no point..
did something happen today? or you were just thinking about it?

me: no, there is a lot of stuff that is kinda building up and I was just reminded of it…that’s all. I do not even know why I put it on my status…but then who really cares. haha

co-worker: cause you always put on your status how you feel and that’s ok…I think it’s cool

This is just in case you were wondering.

Pursuing joy in Him,

Josh

Sometimes I think I should pick up smoking. Let’s face it - when you go outside for a smoke you can enjoy the beauty of His creation, strike up a conversation with neighbors, be still and meditate on Him, and (best of all) intake the wonderful aroma of the outdoors…oh wait!

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I know that June is not over yet, but I have posted this month’s pictures already. Enjoy!

Josh

What is a Christian? I prefer to use the term “believer” to refer to those who believe in the salvation found in Christ alone. I think this article is clear proof why. Many refer to themselves as “Christians” but do not believe in God, let alone Christ. How can they be a “little Christ” when they have no idea who He is?

“Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’”  - John 14:6

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’”  - Matthew 7:21-23

Alive in Him and through Him,

Josh

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Inspired by Abraham Piper’s blog, TwentyTwoWords.com, I hope to write some short posts every once in a while in order to convey some not-so-short ideas. Here’s my first on here:

I have found in my relationship with Hannah that to become transparent and express to her what I feel inside instead of just saying “I love you” or “I miss you” can add vivid color to her understanding of my love for her. On the other hand, sometimes a simple “I love you” says it all.

There are a lot of you out there that I know have or want to have a large library. I found some great software that will help you arrange it for you. You can even use it when loaning out your books to know which ones are out, who borrowed them, and when they are supposed to be back to you. Check it out. This $35 software is free today only!

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Enjoy!

Josh