Thursday, June 9, 2011
My Fruit.
So, it seems that i am a manipulative, selfish brat.
I have come to realise that i help no one but myself.
I'm quite increibly passive and cold and comfortable. I hate that.
i am neither hot or cold.
I am nothing at all.
I am luke-warm.
lazy
content
apathetic
nothing
nothing
nothing.
And i know that i am slowly freezing to death. The cold is washing over me.
I am a manipulative person. I manipulate people. Not sneakily and subtly, but openly.
I also pull myself up by dragging others down.
Sometimes, i enjoy the failure of others.
I say too many seedy things, or at least think them.
I am too emotional, feel sorry for myself to much.
I hurt peoples feelings. Sometimes deliberately.
I mock people, sometimes infront of them when they dont even realise it.
I am stubborn, I hate being wrong. And if i graciously accept defeat, it is only because i feel like it, or i got bored of the argument, or because it wouldn't hurt my pride to lose.
I am proud. I don't apologise when i should. Apologising is losing.
I think mean thoughts constantly. And sometimes i verbalise them. No, OFTEN, i verbalise them.
I gossip constantly. I don't tell peoples secrets, but i constantly tell peoples faults. Constantly.
A while ago, i discovered a power.
I can lead people and start things.
But i abuse that power, i lead people to share my grudges.
I think: I'm just offloading
I think: Sorry God!
as i pick apart other people.
I lead other people wrongly.
I dislike people with no cause. I don't like them, so i hold them to that.
I am often two-faced.
I smile and laugh even when i dislike you, or when i have a problem with you because i don't have the balls to talk to your face and sort it out in love.
I'm scared of hurting peoples feelings, so i am dishonest.
At the root of it, this is selfish. The only reason i don't want to hurt your feelings is because i want you to like me.
I never confess my sins.
I care way more about myself than i care about you.
If it came to the crunch, you wouldn't even be on my radar.
I once told Amity to shut up.
i slam my bedroom door at least once every 3 months.
I don't do any homework..... ever.
I procrastinate to a ridiculous measure.
I take things way to personally, and sometimes blow things out of proportion.
I don't care enough, and belittle things to the point that i become insentive and destructive towards myself.
I have deliberately hurt someones feelings before.
I want the world to be a better place, yet i do nothing.
Sometimes i just dont give a stuff about people.
I once told a teacher that i have a list of things i do wrong. They told me to burn it, because it is a burden to bear.
I say, i want to bear it. My sin, my burden to bear. I am not going to unload it so that i have more to bear in the future.
Only Jesus can take my burdens, not flames.
Only Jesus can fix things and make them right.
Our sin puffs us up.
But in reality, we are so so small.
Tiny, insignificant, incompetent muck.
I reflect on my life and my actions, and it is disgusting.
revolting.
i can't think of one thing beautiful inside of me.
not one thing that is a reflection of God.
The only thing remotely close to that, is my desire to be near to God.
and that is all.
That is all.
But is that enough?
is that really enough?
To be continued.
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Mariah, its strong of you to admit your faults,
ReplyDeletedefinitely remember that it isn't all you, that we are ALL broken humans and sinners, but we are lucky enough to have a saviours love, and that through us we are also capable of amazing, loving things despite our faults!
i think you're a beautiful person, regardless of your weaknesses.
I can think of so many beautiful things inside of you.
ReplyDeleteYour passion, your smile, your fearlessness, the way you have inspired me so many times, the way you make people so happy, the stories you tell, how much you love your family, your gifts of creativity, and so very much more.
You are fearfully and wonderfully made.
But you are flawed. Everyone is flawed.
And you have helped me. Maybe not intentionally. There have been many times where I have backed away, but you have pushed me forward. And from that I arise a stronger person.
<3
aww thanks samm and adam.
ReplyDeletethats very encouraging.
i guess those things are the things that God works with in my life even without my knowledge :P
but just to make this clear:
this post was not a post to fish for compliments. I am pointing out the flaws i know that i have and trying to conquer pride a bit.
but thank you :)
Miriah, hunny
ReplyDeleteI just read this and agree wholey with Adam and Samm.
Hun, everyone has faults. Everyone thinks things and does things they shouldn't. The thing that you need to remember though is that God, your family and some friends love you no matter what. We know your not perfect and don't expect you to be. We love you anyway. Even if you didn't want to be my friend I would still look up to you and your strength, your kindness and your faith.
Also God is better than any friend or family member you can have. He created you and though as humans we do things that hurt him he loves us with UNCONDITIONAL love. That desire that you have to be near Him is all God needs to make you into a great woman for Him. You ARE and WILL ALWAYS be a great woman of God. Remember that. You are His little girl, his princess and no matter what earthly sins you commit he loves you with everything. Loves you so much that He died for you. If you aren't proud of who you are then be proud of who you are to God. His little girl. :)
I think I understand exactly how you are feeling right now, It overwhelms me sometimes what a hopeless wreck I am, I honestly dont know how people who dont know God can cope, because we know that he has paid for our stupidness... But i still feel like we cheapen His grace and use it as our scapegoat for continuing to be selfish... just letting you know that I understand :)
ReplyDeletethank you kyra, those are lovely things to say :)
ReplyDeletei'm sooo glad you understand Esther :D
It's only until we humble ourselves that God raises us up, and he does that by raising himself up in our eyes.