Old and New: Tradition and Revision - Post #4

I have always been what most people would call traditional old fashioned. I feel like you need to ask a girl's father's permission before you date her, you need to stand up when you shake someone's, and you always need to say yes sir and yes ma'am. Ok well maybe those are more of just respect. But it goes further than just traditional values. My favorite TV shows are Andy Griffith, Hogans Heroes, Get Smart and The Beverly Hillbillies. Most of my Favorite movies are old western movies. I love singing out of the hymnal and love the hear the Christmas Story out of the King James Version. I listen to 60's and 70's Oldies but I love country music cause it talks about the good ol' simple times. 

All of this got me to thinking. Why do I like the traditional way of doing things so much. Mostly I think thats just me and me personality and to some extent that is the way my Dad is and I want to be like him and maybe even its just that it is what I grew up around. But then again I think part of it is that I don't really want things to change. I like it the way I have always known things to have been and I don't really care for something new. And tradition doesn't just apply to tv shows and music, it applies to the way I think.

I have kinda got to thinking about this a lot, that is about change vs tradition. I think sometimes people, maybe even me, are traditional for the sake just of being traditional. They don't want to interrupt the comfortable flow of things. But then also I think maybe some people just want change just for the sake of being different. I think is important to find a balance between these two. There are deffinantly some things in tradition that don't need to abandoned. But maybe I need to open my eyes a little more and see that there are new ideas and ways thinking out there that are good but I have just cast aside because it is not what I have always known. Now certainly and idea new or old needs to be held in account against the Truth of God. But God may be trying to teach me something new, and I'm not listening cause its new and I don't to get away from what I am comfortable with. Makes you think doesn't it?

Now none of that is to say any of the stuff that I talked about in the first paragraph is gonna change. Thats just who I am and I like it that way. And I'm stubborn as a mule bent for the barn so good luck trying to change that! Haha

Dreams

Post #3 (even though its late)

So my first 2 post were serious so I figured it was time for something light hearted.

So the other night I had LNTC (late night taco bell craving). I rushed over to taco bell and discovered a new amazing deal, the Big Bell Box, complete with one supreme burrito, one crunch wrap supreme, one volcano taco, and a pack of cinnamon twist. Let me just point out where else can you get enough food to make you sick for under $6. So anyway back to my story. I came back to my room and devoured my dinner while watching a western movie. Now this was my first time to eat the volcano taco. Now they put like hallucinogens or something in the sauce on that thing, because when I went to bed I had the weirdest dream in history.

I began by being thrown into the midst of a battle which involved mythical creatures similar to the ones from Lord of the Rings and Chronicles of Narnia. We had an epic battle with giants and minotaurs and everything you could imagine. I then was transported to my church ( which is undergoing construction). Amidst the construction I found a nuclear science lab which I was not allowed to tell anybody about. Someone discovered it though and a fight ensued with one of our pastors giving a rousing speech about the defeat of the anti-christ or something like that.

This story has two lessons/thought provokers. Numero Uno: Don't eat Volcano Tacos right before bed. #2: Have you wondered where dreams come from. Like where does your head come up with the scenarios like the ones afore mentioned (i just used afore mentioned in a realistic context...sweet) You know in the Bible, God spoke to people through dreams. Ever wonder why he doesnt do that anymore? Ever think that it would be easier if God just told us straight up what he wanted us to do like he did in the Old Testament. Just an interesting thought to ponder after an extremely goofey story.