Be glad for all God is planning for you. Be patient in trouble, and always be prayerful.
Romans 12:12 NLT

like the picture? there's a pretty cat. :) anyways. i'm watching "Bob the Builder right now"....well, it's for crystal.....

i really like that verse. sometimes when a i read a verse i notice one part and try to understand it, but the rest of the verse i just zone out...but this verse really stood out to me. sometimes, i feel like i should get depressed because i don't know what God has planned for me...or other times i get really upset when the Lord "Closes a subject" (or at leaste that's how i see it...) but it's quite obvious that God wants me to be GLAD!!!! so i guess i need to change my additude about some things...

and then i should be patient in troubles. the only reason why i would be patient is because....i suppose there is an end to my troubles (Duh). but alot of times when i'm experiencing troubles, i'm aren't focusing on the end, i'm wallowing in self-pity and pain...(i'm also pretty sure that that's how Most of the world is....) so instead of "being self-ish" keep looking ahead and be patient and endure it. the way i always see, or view, personal hardships and "troubles" is God is Obviously using them for future good. it's not like He's pinning you down and watching you squirm just to laugh at you! His plan is far greater than we can "think or understand". every little trial that God puts before us will mold us into a more beautiful creation. it's mind boggling to try to comprehend, that God can turn evil, disgusting, vile and painfull things and turn them into "things" that change us for the better. it's like those water purifiers. somehow, they take disgusting dirty water that could hurt you, and changes it into water that's clear and fresh and ready to drink...and in all this be prayerful. keep praying. sometimes... some people feel like God has completely abandoned them through these hard times...but keep being prayerful. God's the opne putting you through this, He's obviously in control. so...if you were awake during an operation, would you freak out and leap off the table and scream at the doctor who's operating to STOP!!!! no way!!!! the Guys Fixing you!!!!! (duh....)

anyways...now that i've just....talked alot.....i have nothing else to say. that's an awesome verse.