Well this is the first of hopefully many posts. I have wanted to write a blog for a little while, but I had no idea what I should write about and today it hit me. Well...kind of. I love music and I love God, not in that order, so here it is. My life via Psalms and the poetic prose of musicians that grace my itunes. I want to give credit where it is due, so Morgan Cogswell, thank you for your wonderful mixtapes and I hope this is entertaining for you!
Shall we begin?
Today's song is "Five Year's Time" by Noah and the Whale and Psalm is 1. I highly encourage that the words of each to be looked up at the end of this little ditty. There are so many wonderful things about the scripture that cannot be summed up in a blog about it, for one because I am not a theological scholar so I can't do it justice. But one thing that I can do is point out the parts that I find helpful for me at this point in my life, at 10:51 p.m. on a Friday night in March. It says that "You chew on scripture day and night...always in blossom" The translation I will be using is The Message, The NIV translation of those verses is "The meditation on His law day and night...whatever they do prospers." Both very great things to hear, but visually chew is more vivid. I was kind of thinking about a cow that is just gnawing on some grass, continually...not stopping for anything. Which is something I think we could all do with the Word. Just sit on it all day, the great thing about it is that it is just as applicable now as it was when it was first penned. Just like He is just as present. The second part of that quote, the blossoming part is also nice to read. So many times we think that we're far from Him, not producing anything of value. Flowers are b-e-a-u-tiful and that's what we are to Him. I don't know, it's just something to think about.
I've realized that this is going to be scatter-y mainly because I'm writing it and also because these topics seem disjointed. Who knows, they might get better as the Psalms and days progress. Anywho...
The song. I've been listening to it on repeat whilst typing and have yet to get tired of it! I heard it in my car today and thought that this was the way I wanted to approach my relationships (romantic and otherwise) for the next couple months and maybe a while longer. It's about how we have no clue what's going to happen in the next five years, the relationship you're in could turn into love or you could not even be talking to one another. "But in my mind, I'm having a pretty good time with you." I mean, why do we look sooo far into the future that we analyze every move we make? I especially can't stick in the present. Looking ahead or behind, calculating what a certain action will dictate in my future, who I'll be, heck who I'll be with. I'm tired of it, it's exhausting. I am turning over the proverbial leaf. I want to be positive, and take everything for what it is, an experience to get to experience now. I put too much pressure on who or what I'll be doing in "Five Year's Time" that I am not letting myself enjoy today.
Five Year's Time
Five Year's Time
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