Sir Laugh-A-Lot

 So Ted's friend Mt Dew came over today. He is loud, obnoxious, and an awesome friend to Ted. I am glad he has him. Anyways, he started telling jokes today after they were done watching the NASCAR race. The jokes were HILARIOUS!!!!!! Seriously, this dude could be a comedian. Or youth pastor. Either or, yah know. LOL. So I shall attempt to retell one, though it isn't as funny as in person when you can make it all dramatic. Here goes. . .

One day it was getting particularly crowded in heaven, so God decided to only let in anyone who had a REALLY bad day when they died. Peter stood at the gate as usual, asking each person to step forward and explain what happened when they died.

Peter said to the first man to come to the gate, "Tell me about the day you died."
"OK, so it was really awful! I heard my wife was having an affair, so I came home from work early to catch her in the act. I searched all around my apartment, but could find no one! So I went out onto the balcony (I live on the 25th floor you see) and there was a man hanging off the edge!"
"I went back inside, promptly grabbing a hammer, and returned to crush the tips of his fingers. He fell, but into some bushes. So I took my fridge and pushed it over the edge of the balcony. It landed on top of him, crushing him. The shock from pushing the fridge gave me a heart attack, and I died."

Peter admitted that was quite the bad day, so he let the man into heaven.
Peter asked the second man,"how was the day you died?"
"Oh it was horrible!" the man said,  "I was doing aerobics on my 26th floor apartment balcony when I twisted my ankle and fell! Fortunately, I was able to catch hold of the balcony below. But then some idiot came out and started hitting my hands with a hammer!! I couldn't hold on, so I fell (luckily there were some bushes below) only to have a fridge fall on top of me! It crushed me and I died."

Peter laughed quietly to himself thinking, "Wow, I could really start to like my job!" He let this man in too.
He continued by asking the third man, "How did you die?"
The man replied, "Picture this...I was naked. Hiding inside a refridgerator..."

BAH HAHA!!

Totally pulling this out of context but...
Gen. 21:6
“God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.”
Psalm 37:13
but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he knows their day is coming.

Basement Drama

If you ever want to see some really powerful dramas, look up basement drama team on youtube sometime. Wow. How they freeze in those akward positions and remain still for so long is amazing. Yet even more so than their talent for acting is their talent for getting a point across spiritually. 

Have you ever thought that demons could torment our Lord? I guess I had never thought of that. Yet just as the fouls of the devil torment us, so can they torment our savior. Is this correct? Please give input.
I mean, Jesus was tempted by Satan during his 40 day fast. Tempted to eat, to throw himself down, to worship Satan...basically tempted to test God. To test if God is who He says He is. Can He really save us from hunger? Thirst? Pain? Shall He really fulfill His promises? Well...the answer is yes of course.

But isn't it so easy to fall into that trap of testing God? Putting pressure on Him to follow through and give you things. Expecting Him to protect you from all emotional stress and sorrow. I forget to trust in God. To trust that He knows what He is doing. Is it really our place to test God? Deut. 6:16. God is supposed to test us. Ex. 20:20
Hmm. This I wonder about...

Well, my life has been quite in the basement. Its been dramatic and I have kept much in the dark. Guess the title of this post suits. Don't know if I can really explain it all...other than saying that these past couple of months have drastically altered me. I have grown so so much in my relationship with God and my outlook on life in these past weeks. Late nights talking with friends in the dorms, prayer sessions with God in quiet rooms, wrestling with God through prayer at work and during walks, cry parties over homework, the Word seeping into my life...Hmm.

I don't often like sharing what I am going through spiritually with others. Its kinda hard for me from past experiences and negative responses from others when I have done so in the past. But God is working, and my heart is being softened to allow me to comfortably talk about deep matters with friends. Its getting there. I am glad of it. I would not trade these last few months of living in the dorms for...well, anything. I love the experiences that God has challenged me with. I know there are more to come. It is hard. Very hard. I want to give up, but Jesus keeps me moving forward. Isn't He just the most amazing father? He truly is my only one true father. My true parent. He never breaks or crumbles. Jesus is stronger than that. <3 Hmm. Thank you my friends for your prayers. They are much appreciated and felt as comfort from above.

Matthew 26:41
“Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”