Tour Busses, Mickey D's, and a Lesson in Obedience...

Hey folks! Happy Christmas Eve Eve! It doesn't feel like December 23 at all. It seems like it should be like October or November or March. I still haven't bought anyone's presents. ha ha.

I slept till 11 today and then I had a dentist appointment and I didn't know what time we were leaving. So, a few minutes before we had to leave, my sister was like "we have to leave in 4 minutes". I was not presentable at all so, needless to say, we were a little late for our appointment. And then they about killed my mouth. Then we went to Mickey D's and I bought a whole meal for 9 cents because I had a coupon and a gift card. It was awesome. On the way home, we saw this tripped out bus that said "Apportioned Bus" on the license plate. I don't know what that means, but it sounds important. We saw some news cameras near it and figured it was a tour bus and of course we had to follow it! But it kind of lost us and we gave up. We're still not positive who it was, but we can dream, right? :)

Cory and I went to see "The Day the Earth Stood Still" today. It was pretty awesome. It was also kind of politically correct, because this thing comes to earth and threatens to kill everyone in order to save the Earth, because the people are hurting it. It justified killing everyone by saying that there are several other planets that can support human life, so no one will care about just destroying one. The girl pleads with the man to not destroy everyone, saying that we can change. He then tells her that it's too late, that they've watched everyone and we haven't changed so it's time to take action. The girl and the professor tell the guy that now that people know there is imminent destruction, they'll change. But they don't get another chance. It's too late. What's done is done and now they have to suffer the consequences.
I think that's really neat.
When God shows us that what we're doing is wrong, we should stop(or start, depending on what we're convicted of.) It seems like a simple concept. But it's not. We're stubborn. We put up a fuss and run in the opposite direction. We screw up. We get lonely and down, knowing that we're disobeying Him.
Obeying God isn't easy. Not at first. At first it hurts more than anything. It kills. But then one day, we wake up and something's changed. Where there was desolation, there's beauty. Where there was devastation and destruction, there's restoration. There's nothing like those moments. Wow moments, as I like to call them.
Disobeying God is easy. It's natural. It comes with the territory. It feels good at first. I mean, sure there's a little guilt, but it's worth it, right?
No. It's not. There are consequences. There's a price. There's imminent destruction.

But we get another chance. Our planet is saved, so to speak. We get forgiveness and grace and a second chance. We don't change first and then get that. We repent and because of God's forgiveness and grace, we can change. It's not too late.

Much Love,
Marissa