my thoughts on real books vs. tablets

I love reading  (as if you didn't already know that by now ;) ). But when I read, I like having a real book in my hands. I know a lot of you enjoy reading on tablets (I've actually read a book or two on a tablet myself) but its just not the same. There is something just so much more special reading from a real book than it is reading from a tablet.
Today I will share with you why I think real books are better than tablets.

Every time I get a new book to add to my shelf, I normally end up changing its home from one shelf to another about 81717838294 times (ok. I know I'm exaggerating :) ) before it looks perfect. And every time I get a new book, I admire seeing on the shelf with my sizable collection of books.
But when you have a tablet, you cant admire your library like you can when your books are on a bookshelf. Its just a long list of books and its not very pretty.

I love smelling my books. (maybe i'm weird??) Especially when they're really old. They just have that certain smell about them that I love. Even the new books have the scent of newness. But the tablets just don't have that smell. In fact, they don't smell like anything at all, which is really quite sad. :(

Ok. So if you are anything like me, you buy your books mostly by going to thrift stores. I cringe when I spend money on books over $10. Actually I cringe when I spend money on anything over $10! :D
Anyway, when you have a tablet, you cannot buy second hand books to read on it. They have to be brand new.

I love sharing books with my bookish friends, and I love borrowing books from them too. But if you have a tablet I would think that it would be really, really hard to do.

I love pressing flowers in my books. I guess you could say that its a hobby of mine. I love it when I'm reading a book and I turn the page and I see a perfect flower pressed on the page! It just makes that book even more beautiful!

Reading real books is just so much nicer. You can listen to that lovely sound the pages make when your turning them, you can skim through your book without much difficulty, and they're just so much more special. Tablets just don't have that kind of magic.

what are your thoughts on this?
which one would you rather use to read?
do you have another point i didn't mention?

is God your spare tire?

Image Taken From Pinterest.

My Daddy preached a message a few weeks ago and he asked a question that I thought was really good. "Is God your spare tire?"

Every car has a spare tire in it, but most people don't  even know what their spare tire looks like. They only use it when its an emergency.

There are a lot of people who say, "I don't need God's help." But right when there is something bad that happens, they start praying and start becoming really spiritual.
These kind of people are using God like a spare tire. They only pull Him out when they need Him.
They use Him until things get better again, and then they push Him away until the next bad thing that happens.

God loves to fellowship with His children, so we should love to fellowship with Him too. We should trust in God and give Him our steering wheel.

my thoughts on modesty

 



About a month ago, I made a new page on the blog. It's called Modesty Inspiration. If you haven't looked at it yet, check it out here.
So I was thinking, since I made that new page, a lot of you might want to know my views on modesty. Today I will be sharing them with you.

I believe that men and women need to dress modestly. But today I'm just going to be talking about the women.

Dressing immodestly is expected in the world, but it is definitely not expected in the Christian lady. A godly woman needs to be modest. She needs to carry herself with grace and dignity and dress in a way so that people will look at her and know that she is a Christian; that she is different.
The Bible says:
"In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;"
- 1 Timothy 2:9.

We need to dress modest. We should never wear anything that is revealing or makes others look at us wrongly. Some might think that the Bible is saying that we should not wear make-up, or jewelry, or get our hair styled, but I believe that it is just telling us that our outward appearance should not be the thing that attracts others to us. It should be the inward. You can dress fashionably, stylish, and pretty and still be modest.

"The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God."
- Deuteronomy 22:5
I believe that that is telling us that women should not wear any kind of men's clothing or anything that looks like men's clothing. I know a lot of people who don't see it that way because they say that it was written in the old testament and only applies to old testament Jews. But do you see that word there? Abomination. When God calls something an abomination, it means he hates it. Why would God hate it then, but not hate it now?
"The woman shall not wear what pertaineth unto a man." What else is that supposed to mean?

We also need to dress modestly for the sake of our brother. All men struggle with lust. Lust is mental adultery and it is a wicked sin against God.
"For this is a heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges. for it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase."
- Job 31:11-12
We don't want to cause them to stumble in their walk with the Lord

Modesty should be a concern for all Christian women. For the sake of the Gospel, your brother, and your testimony, you should wear clothing that says, "I'm a godly lady."
But modesty is as much an issue of the heart as it is the dress. It will do you no good to change the way you dress if God does not change your heart.

We need to be separate from the world.
"And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God."
- Romans 12:2

and

"Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him."
- 1 John 2:15
The Lord commands us not to be like the world, why would we want to dress like the world and be like the world?
We need to be different. We need to be different to be a good testimony to others.

What are your thoughts on modesty?

 

 

 

my thoughts on Jesus rocks

In this current generation, I hear a lot of people, especially young people, saying things like "Jesus rocks." They try to turn Jesus into a "cool" Jesus and to me they are making Him just another one of the guys.
Every time I hear the words, "Jesus rocks", it makes me really angry. It's like people are talking about Jesus like they would anybody or anything else. Jesus is God. God is the King of kings. The LORD of lords. Why would we want to talk about Him in such a casual manner?
Why would we want to use such a worldly, slang word like "rocks" when trying to describe God, when even the most magnificent words out there can't describe His glory?
I think when we talk about Jesus, we need to use respect, and surely saying things like "He rocks" doesn't sound respectful.
Jesus Christ is a Holy and Righteous God. The Bible says in 1 Samuel 2:2a
"There is none holy as the Lord: for there is none beside thee:"
and in Isaiah 6:3,
"And one cried one to another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory."
To me saying things like "Jesus rocks" is almost blasphemous. You are talking about a Holy God. God deserves more than that.

I know this was a very short post, but it's really been on my mind. I thought I'd just share it with y'all.