head space

It's been awhile - I apologize to the bots that follow me.
I can't quite understand why I haven't had the urge to write as much. Maybe because I'm talking it out more, spending more time with people, leaving my room. Or maybe I just haven't spent the time to think. But whenever I think about writing, this vacuous space seems to appear in my brain where I would otherwise have thoughts.
Granted, it's rather peaceful up there, but where have my thoughts wandered to?!
#tangent

This past Sunday, our pastor talked about the Word - the Bible, and it's relevance and importance to our relationships with Christ. But the bible doesn't just document disciples/prophets or historical events. It's God's spoken word.
In the beginning,
God created the heavens and the earth.
But he didn't mold it with his hands, He spoke it into existence. 

Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. Genesis 1:1-3

Crazy right.
And yet in Genesis 3, the serpent asks Eve,

“Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?”

You wonder, how so much of our sin is suspended on this question of what God said and didn't say about things we should and shouldn't do. The irony is that the whole issue is a result of us not listening. Or at least, paying attention and reading about what He's said.

People often say that communication is key to relationships.
And that makes sense - how else do you know what the other person is thinking, feeling, experiencing. [*Insert application to Christian life and emphasize importance of prayer and reading the bible*]
But isn't it crazy how it all worked out? How crucial communication is in this day and age? All our social media runs on this desire to communicate with others. And so much goes wrong when there's miscommunication. Think of all that's come from us misinterpreting and not hearing the whole message from God. From cults to bitter disagreements and violent wars. If only people would listen.

Apologies for broken and poorly articulated thoughts. But that's all I got for now.
It's a start, right?

senior day #155
01.19.17