Too Dramatic- Ra Ra Riot

March 22, 2011


My teeth hurt a lot, so I'm sticking to softer foods. It's kind of a limiting diet and it's getting old real fast. I'm popping ibuprofen like it's candy, but it doesn't seem to make a difference. I am getting into my labs a lot, so I am glad for that source of motivation. 


Too Dramatic- aka what I have been the past few days
It's true, I have been way too melodramatic the past four or five days. The littlest things make me feel like my world is crashing down. I know it's a problem because, well, I've noticed it as a problem. I know that there are things that can get me down, and I am my worst critic. I think pretty much everyone can relate, but there are so many more important things. So what my hair is incredibly short, at least I have/ had hair to chop off. And braces, I'm done pity partying with those things. They were self-inflicted because I didn't like the gap in my teeth, at least I have parents that are willing to pay for them. 


I literally don't have to worry about anything. I am so undeniably blessed, but all I can focus on is the things that are going wrong or that I am not fond of. I'm too dramatic. Here I go again, turning over that leaf again. Good thing there are lots of forests, I have a feeling I'll be turning over a lot more before I'm through.


Thanks for that. Adios theatrics!


Psalm 12
I am not sure if what I am about to write is necessarily what David had in mind when he was writing this, but this is what I am taking. People choose their words carefully, and that isn't a bad thing at all. But when words are calculated, that's where I feel the sin can creep up. I am so guilty of this!


Sarcasm, wit, just trying to sound intelligent. How many times have my words gotten me into trouble. And even more, how many times have I rethought sentences to make myself look like I am a cut above the rest, verbally? And how many times have You warned against it? I use words to hide behind, words to make myself feel better, use words to make people feel worse, use them in an effort to make someone laugh. I wonder the percentage of the time my words are used for edifying and encouraging. I don't want to be saved by my wit or by my words, the words that did that were "it is finished" and it is. Thank You.


His words, on the other hand, is "flawless." And even better than that His Word, saved us. Since the beginning the Word was there, and will be forever and ever. 


Words are powerful things, sometimes even more powerful than we could ever imagine. We have the ability to uplift or tear down. To glorify ourselves, or to sing of His glory forever. What do my words say about me, what to they say about Him? 



^"18 The words of the reckless pierce like swords,
   but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
 ¹⁹Truthful lips endure forever,
   but a lying tongue lasts only a moment." Proverbs 12: 18-19


Too Dramatic