Inspiration comes at the weirdest times

J is for Jesus. Savior of myself and all of humanity. Here are two of my favorite passages from the Bible:

22Then Jesus said to his disciples: "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. 23Life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. 24Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! 25Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? 26Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?
27"Consider how the lilies grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 28If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith! 29And do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it. 30For the pagan world runs after all such things, and your Father knows that you need them. 31But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.

32"Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom. 33Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will not be exhausted, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. 34For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.Luke 12:22-34

1Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. 2Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
3For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you. 4Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, 5so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. 6We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith. 7If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; 8if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.

9Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. 10Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. 11Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. 12Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. 13Share with God's people who are in need. Practice hospitality.
14Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. 15Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. 16Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.

17Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody. 18If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. 19Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," says the Lord. 20On the contrary:
"If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head." 21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Romans 12

I also thought of something that I could have blogged about yesterday: Inspiration!

Inspiration comes at the weirdest times, or maybe it's at the same werid times all the time so I should be able to expect it but it's an inconvenient time so I disregard it. Anyway, last night I was trying to fall asleep, and that's when I think of a million things that I need to remember and everything just connects and makes sense, so I try to write down little tidbits of what I am thinking on a notepad by my bed, and then it's not even relevant in the morning. It's like I can only be creative at night. I should just try going with it sometime, writing by flashlight in the middle of the night. When I was in creative writing in high school, I sometimes would get up very early in the morning and sit in bed, writing whatever was due that day, because I am such a procrastinator and that's the only time I could get anything done. I need to know that no one is going to distract me.

I do not consider myself a writer; I could never put myself out there and make a living by sharing my creative thoughts with people, but I have always wanted to be good at it. I want to write one decent short story in my life. Another problem I have is that I want to put every message, every truth about life, every belief I hold, into one masterpiece and be done with it. I need to focus, but I just don't know where to start. I know that I should write about what I know, but my problems seem so innocent and childish and I don't know how to express myself through that. If I ever come up with anything good, maybe I'll post it on here.

Until next time, I will leave you with some pretty pictures of the sky I took from the window of my car: