the enemy

Don't we do this with our sin nature, sometimes?! "The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." (Matthew 26: 41). We give in to our sin nature, to temptation, which is then "fed" by our submission to it. The more we submit to it, the more it dominates in our lives. But if we submit to God and the "spiritual" nature, then God will dominate in our lives. We just have to make sure that we yield to the right nature.

"Yield Not to Temptation"
Horatio R. Palmer

Yield not to temptation, for yielding is sin;
Each victory will help you some other to win;
Fight manfully onward, dark passions subdue,
Look ever to Jesus, He’ll carry you through.

Shun evil companions, bad language disdain,
God’s Name hold in reverence, nor take it in vain;
Be thoughtful and earnest, kindhearted and true,
Look ever to Jesus, He’ll carry you through.

To him that o’ercometh, God giveth a crown;
Through faith we shall conquer, though often cast down;
He Who is our Savior our strength will renew;
Look ever to Jesus, He’ll carry you through.

Ask the Savior to help you,
Comfort, strengthen and keep you;
He is willing to aid you,
He will carry you through.

Garfield

Ok, Garfield is the absolute best picture of laziness! He never gives up a chance to be lazy!

What more can I say...

It's a mystery

Actually, men are the mysteries, and they don't even smell as good as we do! ;)

Ok, so I've had a rough week, and I needed a little "pick-me-up." This one helped me a little, at least for a little bit. You'd have to follow the comic strip to really realize what's going on. Pig has been reading a book on levitation, and he learned how to levitate in the second chapter. I thought we were done hearing about the levitation, but....So, zebra is trying to sell his house because the crocodiles that live next door are always trying to eat him. He has consulted a real estate agent to put his house on the market. Now, on to the comic strip:



So, we are also having Spirit Week here at Maranatha Baptist Bible College. Here are some pictures of me, Nikki, and Ashley on Monday, which was superhero day.





In case you can't tell, we're the powerpuff girls!

More on comic strips

Ok, so this whole thing with Garfield. Yes, it seems kindof wrong for Jon Arbuckle, the Nerd of Nerds, to have a girlfriend. But, if you follow the comic strip, they actually go really well together. She's definitely a bit of a nerd, herself. It's funny to watch things progress...wow...listen to me, it's almost like they're real people and I'm watching their "love blossom." But really, as much of a nerd as he is, Jon Arbuckle is a nice man with some idiosyncracies (don't we ALL have them?!). Here's another comic strip that I enjoy:



As for Get Fuzzy, I think it's just a modernised version of Garfield. A bit more...weird and crazy, but definitely a knock-off of Garfield: a nerdy single guy with a crazy cat and dog. It's funny, too!

I'm glad we have comic strips...they always help me feel better! I love a good laugh every once in a while!

My favorite comic strip

Pearls Before Swine....so funny, and ironic sometimes. Here's a recent one that is a similar one to the last strip that I posted. These crocodiles are so funny...kindof sad how it depicts a blood-thirsty carnivore as the religious one...It's interesting how Mr. Pastis twists common prayers and Bible verses to fit the lifestyles of the crocodiles.



Oh, and has anyone been watching Garfield? Jon now has a girlfriend! Whoever would have guessed!?!

coffee

I'm just going to stray from my hotel stories for one post because I got this comic today. Pearls before Swine...very funny, most of the time! I saw this one, and I was thinking about decaf coffee. Really, what's the point of decaf? Coffee is disgusting. If you don't drink it for the caffeine, what's the point? Yuck!!! As for the comic, that's about the ratio of coffee and creamer that I would use if I were to drink coffee, and the only reason I would drink it would be to stay awake when I'm here at the hotel. I've only done it a couple of times when I was pretty much not able to stay awake. Normally, I drink hot tea, though. Actually, James, Jason and I had a little discussion about tea: James and I like it, and Jason does not. Oh well! He's missing out on a good thing! At least he agrees with the coffee thing: he hates it! He loves Mountain Dew, though, which is understandable considering his crazy schedule: Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays he works security from 1 am to 6 am. Poor guy, I kindof feel sorry for him, but he requested those times, so I don't feel THAT bad!