The Lion and the Eagle

Hello world.
 
Today is the day that we have been building up to as a nation for nigh on to two years now. This is perhaps the most important election that any of us have participated and possibly will ever participate in. Our nation has been on a rocky road climbing up a mountain the past few decades and now we have reached a T, not a Y. One way will, eventually, lead us to destruction and the other will, eventually, lead us to a more peaceful future. Neither is the best choice for our nation, but they are our choices nonetheless. I don't want to see any ostriches around me. I want to see lions using their rights to fight for what they believe in. If a lion does not use his teeth and claws, then what sort of lion is he? If he doesn't roar and let himself be heard, how does he establish his territory? I'm not going to tell you to vote for Hillary and I'm not going to tell you to vote for Trump. Who you vote for is your choice and none of my business. Yes I believe one candidate is far better than the other. Yes I will probably be upset if my candidate doesn't win. But, I urge you to consider not just the surface issues that have come to light these grueling past few months, but also what lies beneath. A river may look peaceful and inviting on the surface, but underneath it may be home to many dangers to any who jump in. It's not the surface, the outside that will harm you, but the heart and what lies beneath that will always bring harm. As For King and Country said Sunday night, let's not fix our eyes on what happens today. What will happen will happen. Regardless of the outcome, let us fix our eyes on the King of Kings, the only One Who really controls this earth. Our ruler is not the president of the United States and certainly no official set in place by man, but is God in Heaven Who created this earth and established the nations and their rulers. Today, let us be in prayer for the fate of our nation, as it is the fate that is being decided today. Don't be led astray by what the enemy wants us to believe and hear. Listen to your heart. Let the Spirit guide you. And be at peace. "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." John 16:33

Don't let the Founding Fathers' efforts be all for naught. Roar, and let yourself be heard. Don't hang back because you don't think your voice matters or that you don't see a better way. Your voice does mater.

Blessings.

All You Need is Love

Hello world!

You may or may not have been reading my blog where all I talk about is books and things to do with books. (If not you can check it out here) If you have, then you already know a bit about me. For those of you just now joining me on my blogging journey, I am a pure-bred Southern girl who decided to start blogging right smack dab in the middle of college. Crazy right? Well, believe it or not, it actually helps keep me sane (kinda). So a little about this blog. I decided to start a blog where I could talk about anything that came to mind, from curly hair (which I have in abundance) to the Bible to politics to whatever else may pop in this head of mine. You as my readers won't know what the next post will be about, even I won't know until I type it out. Hence the name Box of Chocolates, because, as a certain wise man once said, life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get. ;-) I've had a few things bouncing around since I named the blog, and just haven't sat down to write anything. But today I found an essay I wrote for some forgotten reason, and thought, you know what, what better post to start off a blog than one about love? I can guarantee this particular subject will come up again in later posts. ;-)  So here is the essay. I hope you enjoy it.

There are many things that I could say about myself. I could talk about my dog or my favorite music; my love for reading or my family; my best personality trait or my worst personality trait. However, I do not have enough space to do all of them justice. There is one thing that I would like strangers to know about me. That one thing is the fact that I believe in love. Now, before you start tuning me out, let me clarify that it is not just romance that I believe in. It is also love for others, love for family, love for those who are not fortunate enough to know what love really is. That is what I believe defines me, and what pure religion, pure life is based on. It comes in many different forms, yet I will not explain them all.

Love is described as a strong emotional tie to someone or brotherly concern for others. I feel this is not shown in our world often enough. Yes, there are occasional displays of kindness and goodwill, but there is not enough love. We lack the most important element of life, yet we wonder why there is no humanity in the world. If we were to show genuine love for others, I believe we would see less hostility.

We should love more - not only because it could reverse many of the problems in the world today, but also because Jesus commanded us to do it. He said to love our neighbor as ourselves. To love someone as we love ourselves is to love like He did, sacrificially, unconditionally. Why don’t we do this? Our world has become more focused on self and not on others. The Bible tells us that true religion is caring for the orphans and widows, to love them and show them hope. That is what it is all about.

I will say that I do believe in romantic love. We were created by a loving God, Who wants us to love each other in return. This is why He created marriage. It is a reflection of His love for His Creation. I will go ahead and admit that I am a romantic at heart.  What girl isn’t? But I know that this is not something that came about by chance. It is inbred in me, like it is inbred in every other human being. We have the need to love and to be loved

Love, in all its forms, is created by God. This is why it is so important to me. It is part of who I am, who we all are. If we would let our love shine and give it to those who do not have it, the world would be a much happier place. This is why I believe with all my heart that love is the most important thing in the world.

Thanks for reading! I am open to any comments you may have!

-C