hot chocolate & whip cream

my day started off wonderfully. and it stayed there. all day. =)

see, i've been reading my bible, and wow, God is so good. so good! He has just been showing me so much through his word, and i'm realizing the situation i'm in really is what is best for me and my snow pea. i'm not going to go into in specifics online, but if anyone wants to know more about that feel free to ask me in person.

so some thoughts from james 2...such a good chapter.

"what good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? can that kind of faith save anyone? suppose you see a brother or sister who has no food or clothing, and you say, 'good-bye and have a good day; stay warm and eat well'—but then you don’t give that person any food or clothing. what good does that do?"

i love this because it is applicable in so many areas of life! what good does it do for me to tell others i want good things for them and not do good things for them?! it doesn't do any good! it's just words. and talk is cheap because it's our actions that show our true character. anyway, back to james...

"so you see, faith by itself isn’t enough. unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless."

DEAD and USELESS! words are not enough. man, i just love this and how true this is!

"now someone may argue, 'some people have faith; others have good deeds,' but I say, 'how can you show me your faith if you don’t have good deeds? i will show you my faith by my good deeds.' you say you have faith, for you believe that there is one God. good for you! even the demons believe this, and they tremble in terror. how foolish! can’t you see that faith without good deeds is useless?"

man, he just brings it on home. that first part gets me though. it really really does. i just can't get over this faith without deeds thing! i want people in my life who live with their deeds as well as their faith. and i want to be someone like that. and man, God is so good to show me this in a new light. i've read james before, but this time. this time God just gave me a new insight and wow.

i don't even know if any of this made any sense to anyone because i'm just raving about God and james and how much i love Him and the bible. but i mean, if you want to talk to me about it feel free and stuff.

ending thought: God is so good to me. i don't know how i would be able to be happy without him. i don't think i could be.