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oh man- first posting! so i have decided to catch the wave and start blogging...why not share my musings on life with the whole world? i am pretty sure this will be the most random blog ever written but that's ok with me.

so to start, i want to share something i heard a preacher on the radio talking about. he said "have useless friends". yeah- i know- kinda blunt, pretty harsh. but he went on to explain that when we start having a use for our friends, it becomes a give and take relationship, like a commodity. instead, by having useless friends (and by being useless yourself) you just hang out with with no strings attached, we offer ourselves the chance to get to know people on a way more intimate level. snazzy huh? puts things in a new light for me.

i also was listening to this preacher talk about forgiveness. he was using the example of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32) and how the elder son became really jealous of the younger son who basically abandoned the family for selfish reasons, then came back and gets a party. the preacher talked about how not only was he upset at his brother, but he actually wanted his brother to get punished for what he did. for some reason it began to hit me how although i think i am forgiving, i really hold onto some awful grudges and selfishly want people to get what they deserve. but although God is wrathful and just, he is also forgiving and merciful. so i am going to work on that. like a lot. pray for me.

to end: a quote. in fact, i think i will throw a quote in every time i post if i can. i find it appropriate so here it goes:

"With the possible exception of the equator, everything begins somewhere."
C. S. Lewis