Now we've hit once the biggest thing we'll probably ever deal. He has a baby on the way in a couple months. Due to the fact I have no child and won't have one for a while, this will probably be the closest I have to one, or a niece at least. As soon as he told me it was a girl I thought, "Aw hell, we gotta buy some guns!" lol...When those little boys start coming around they are gonna be in for a surprise...I'm gonna my best to be the best uncle to Nahla Janice Lott as I can be and I hope he'll do the same for me when I have children.
Another 1st that I experienced today completely surprised me. I picked up a bible and actually studied. I've been going back to church lately but the fact remains is, I've NEVER cracked open a bible on my own. One reason for that is kinda had issues with the way my religion was brought to me when I was younger, but that's another story and also the King James Version was always a little wordy for me.
The way it happened was a total accident. I happened to be cleaning out the trunk of my car and came across a copy of "God's Game Plan", a bible for athletes, which was given to me by our team chaplain when I played football for ASU. It piqued my interest when I came across it because I had been thinking about so much negative stuff lately, that I thought I should try something different. I took it back to my apartment and started to thumb through it.
Now what makes this bible different is the fact that the language isn't so formal and it's geared toward an athlete's thinking. It comes with several different way of applying different verses to different issues and explaining why they apply. That's a plus for me because before I kinda felt like I was reading certain verses because the pastor told me to.
The first lesson was about self-image As a warm-up we had grade ourselves on our temperament and I've noticed I'm completely giving to the ones closest to me but ice to people I don't know. The actual verse of the lesson was Luke 18:9-14, which discusses a Pharisee and a Tax Collector, in a shortened version the Pharisee is this exalted man but prayed to God that was thankful for not being like other men, but the tax collector who, at the time was oft-compared to a robber or murderer, simply asked for forgiveness. Later, only the tax collector went home justified. The lesson in this was that for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself is exalted.
For the first time in a couple I actually felt ok. I wasn't thinking negatively or selfishly. I actually went to work with a clear mind. I was thinking, "Dang, why haven't I been doing this sooner? If I would've known I my temperament could changes that quickly after 1 lesson, what would happen if I really got into this?" I just simply took a baby step in reading the word. And some people may take this with a grain of salt, but in all honesty I really couldn't care less about other people's opinions as far as this is concerned, this is MY personal thing. It was cool though man, a really refreshing feeling. Once I make through all 210 lessons they have in this bible I'll get back to you on where I am with it lol...I'll just take, 1 lesson, 1 day at a time.
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