Waffles and Spaghetti

I often hear people say that they want to pick my brain...get in my head and honestly, that is a dangerous place to be. One of three things is happening in my head at all times: a concert, a philosophical conversation with self or a sermon ( more like a whole church service)! Today, I sang No Other Choice by Tye Tribbett, Order My Steps (circa 1657), My Faith Is In You, among other things. lol Anywho, I figured I would just blog my thoughts so that you can see what happens. (LOL- thoroughly amused by this)

I had a conversation once with a psychology major about the way men and women think. He said women's thoughts are like spaghetti and men's like waffles. The idea being that when women think, one thought leads into another, into another, into another and guys hop from topic to topic like waffle squares. I think my brain is a mix between spaghetti and waffles.

Picture this: there's a big belgium waffle, nice and golden, crisp around the edges but still mildly fluffy, topped with naked spaghetti noodles; my thoughts would be the syrup. The syrup would first touch a spaghetti noodle...I'm rolling along with a thought, which leads to another connected thought and then another one before the syrup starts to collect in a waffle square. That's when I find a thought to explore and converse about because it must be discussed. After the waffle square fills up, it flows over into another square but the thing is that I have a choice to either go with this new square OR follow another avenue of drizzling syrup! ...Are you confused yet? (I would just like to let you know that I am thoroughly entertained at the thought of you trying to figure this out OR those who have left the page already! LMBO) To put it simply, my brain rambles, even connecting a three things (song, philosophy and sermon) sometimes, and I manage life by choosing which thought to give attention to.

I once read that what gets Christians in trouble is not having control over our minds, that we have let our minds wander and wonder for so long that we have entertained things that we probably shouldn't have entertained. 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 says that our weapon comes in controlling our mind and casting down any thought that exalts itself above the knowledge of God. That means, we should not just let our minds wander from thought to thought...we have to bring some thoughts into captivity. (that's my sermon mind, p.s.)

Some things are worth thinking about though. For example, sweating in the shower. Some people talk about taking showers that are really hot and staying in there for a million years. I've taken really hot showers and if it's too hot, and I'm in there too long, I begin to sweat; which is completely contradictory to my showering! I'm just saying, if we were running, or cooking, or washing the car, or exercising and started sweating we'd say, "UGH! I'm so sweaty! I need to take a shower." Well, if sweat is not ok outside of the shower, it shouldn't be okay in the shower...OR...is sweat perfectly ok? Are we making it out to be such a big deal? I mean, sweat is our body releasing fluids to cool us down...what makes us dirty is what we were doing that caused us to sweat, so is the sweat really "bad?" I mean, personally, I don't like sweating, period! If I'm exercising, I'm done if I break a sweat...it feels icky! The best thing about sweating is getting in the car after a sweat and rolling down the windows and riding around, that is the coolest breeze EVER! It's like organic AC and it's free!

Speaking of AC and free (this a spaghetti moment becoming a waffle moment) why is gas $4.05?!?!? Like seriously?!?!? I need to the saints to raise their faith and pray these gas prices down! Maybe I should try walking around the gas pump 7 times before pumping like they did with the wall of Jericho. I have to drive about 60 miles total going to church and I go about 4 times out of the week. Gas prices are going up but my paycheck hasn't!!! I'm going to have to skype church or something! But seriously, these gas prices are ridiculous! I remember being in the back of the car and my dad griping about gas going up to a dollar and thirteen cent. Dude, I WISH I could get gas for a $1.13. I'm seriously considering getting a bike so I can ride around town at home and just use my car for when I need it. I've been thinking about ways to cut down my costs to have more money for gas and I'm not too sure what else can be cut!

Anyway, I wouldn't stop going to church. I'd stop eating to have gas to go to church before I stopped going. I'd be on a permanent, might I add involuntary, fast! hahaha My church is awesome! I have a great Pastor, my brothers and sisters are amazing and everyone sticks together. I've never really understood love, or knew what it looked like, until I attended this church. I am always excited the night before church, the day of church or leaving church to come to church again. Now if you only knew; I was baptized in 2008, so church is a fairly new thing to my life but I love it, mostly Him, so much! My life is so much better in His hands!

Welp, I could go on and on and on but I guess I'll find more productive things to do. If you've made it this far, thank you for taking the time to read this and understand how my mind works. Honestly, there's more to the madness but that would just drive you crazy...I only have my mind because HE kept it! *praise break*

I'll holla!

~Charity Faith~