Why Above Jewels?

I relize my blog doesn't exactly have a theme....I mean the name itself doesn't really have anything to do with any of my prior posts, does it? Well if you've read all of my other posts, you can probably tell I'm a Christian by now. so what?!?!
The title "Above Jewels" is derived from an encouraging scripture for women and girls who aspire to be a great wife one day. That verse is Proverbs 31:10, "An excellent wife, who can find? For her worth is far above jewels." Therefore, it is a virtue Christian girls and women alike strive for: that of an excellent wife. Can you think of anything more valuable than gold and other precious jewels? Not much, is there?
Above Jewels can apply to more than just being a good wife. (I have to write this so the guys don't get bored. ;-) As a Christian I work daily to eradicate sin from my life. Sin is like the imperfections in gold. To be even above the value of gold without those imperfections would be wonderful! But why do I even try? Because God doesn't want imperfections in his dwelling place. (aka heaven) Therefore I try constantly to become better than perfect gold, which is what God deserves. He deserves things with a value above jewels.
To enter his kindgom we need to be refined better than any earthly method could refine us. To be refined so well, you are ABOVE the value of JEWELS. That's what Jesus did. He refined his elect by ridding them of imperfections. He continues to do it daily, because they are pretty good at making more imperfections.
All I'm trying to say is that I hope through my posts, I can inspire you to have worth far above jewels. Therefore I do have a theme, it is that of telling you about our awesome creator. Telling you what he did, what he's doing, and what he's going to do. If you have any questions about how to "become refined," PLEASE ASK ME!!!!


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A Message That Needs to Be Heard

Below is a link to a video that contains a message that needs to be heard. It is about an hour long, so don't start it if you don't have the time. PLEASE LEAVE COMMENTS!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cncEhCvrVgQ

NOTE: I do not completely agree with Paul Washer's theology.

Music

Music. Sorta impossible to describe. In fact we use music to describe things sometimes. "That is music to my ears," or "The wind sounds like music," etc. We all know what it is, so why bother trying to define it? If you really must have a definition, here's one straight from dictionary.com: "An art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms throught the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color."
The definition already said what I was going to say about expressing emotions. Isn't it amazing that a few notes can sound joyful or dismal? If you just think about how wonderfully awesome it is that sounds can convey emotion it can make you apprecite the complexity of nature. Makes you think, "Wow! Where did music come from? Did it really just become?"
My answer to that would be no, music did not just randomly become. A scientist would tell you yes, everything that exists just "became." That's a little hard to believe when you put it that way!
Now wait, why did I say no? Because I believe that Someone created that wonderful feeling we get from music. (I have Pandora on right now. The station I'm listening to consists of film scores. A minute ago I was listening to a song from The Lord of the Rings, and now I'm listening to Star Wars music, so please forgive me if I seem jumpy in my writing. ;-)
Ok! Back to why did I say no? Let's look at another example of why I do not believe things just became. When you look at a city, you DO NOT think that it just became! That would be absurd!!!!! You know that builders had to use some logic and determine everything from the pipe system to the construction of the buildings. If you've ever played Sim City, you know how hard that can be. So can you ever look at something as complex as the green house gases that allow us to live, or the way our water system works and think IT JUST BECAME? I would cry laughing if you thought that about a computer, camera, or anything else that is obviously human made just became

. So why is it so hard to think that about the earth?
Scienctists even tryed constructing a self sustaining biodome in Arizona in recent years. They put a lot of thought into it before they set the project in motion. (Oh, and a lot of government money!) Well, sure enough, things starting going wrong after awhile. They had to start pumping in oxygen and helping sick animals. Eventually they gave up and turned it into a museum. (Ha!)
What's that got to do with anything?!? Hold your horses; it's very relevant. You see, the best scienctists this world has got to offer (and endless supply of $$) could not "create" a self sustaining world! So many things have to be calculated. Microorganisms, food webs, gases, etc. So if humans CANNOT make a self sustaining world, WHAT CAN?!?!?!?!?
How about Someone who was smart enough to create man, music, and microrganisms? His name? I'm sure you know who I'm talking about by now. God. Yup, the most controversial Being ever.
Next time you watch a movie, listen closely to the background music. Try watching it with subtitles muted. I'll bet you $1,000,000 that you WILL NOT get the same emotion or urgent feeling as before. If music can do that much, it had to have come from a genius. <3