our lives are but a speck in time.

"vanity of vanities, says the Preacher. vanity of vanities! all is vanity. what does man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the sun? a generation goes, a generation comes, but the earth remains forever. the sun rises, and the sun goes down, and hastens to the place where it rises. the wind blows to the south and goes around to the north; around and around goes the wind, and on it's circuits the wind returns. all streams run to the sea, but the sea is not full; to the place where the streams flow, there they flow again.

all things are full of weariness; a man cannot utter it; the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

what has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun. is there a thing of which it is said, "see, this is new"? it has been already in the ages before us. there is no remembrance of former things, nor will there be any remembrance of later things yet to be among those who come after."

-ecclesiastes 1:2-11

upon learning (and struggling through) so many things as of late, i have come to the realization that there are very few things in this life that should captivate us. as children of God, the living true God, we should be enamored with Him and finding all of our satisfaction in Him. the enemy has brilliantly put on display good things in front of us, and these things take our attention away from the Lord. is saving up for a new computer/dress/movie/outfit/etc a bad thing? absolutely not. however, the more and more i find myself yearning for more of Him, the more and more i realize how completely in love with myself and the (stupid) things i have surrounded myself with. fortunately, our God is a God who loves, pursues, and chases after His children. selfishly (really sinfully) i want me! but God wants me to make war on sin and run after Him. the things of the Lord should be the only things to hold my captivation. maybe this little blog has one reader, maybe none, but that really is okay. the name change is really between the Lord and i, but i wanted to express a little bit of my heart.

and lastly:

2 corinthians 10:5&6-

"we destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, being ready to punish every disobedience, when your obedience is complete."