bob: just read Paul's musings on contentment this morning for QT
bob: "11I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. 12I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. 13I can do everything through him who gives me strength. "
bob: Phil 4
me: wow... so is my attitude christlike based upon a contentment factor?
bob: I think it's similar to an "inner peace", where your heart is closely attuned to God's, and you are easily moved by those things that move His heart
bob: where "on fire" is not referring to an emotional state but a simple knowledge of purpose
bob: that God is our all, all the time
me: so would "on fire" might be referred to more as determination and less of an emotion?
bob: emotion plays a part, because emotion is a big part of who we are as human beings... what I think we need to strive for though, is to be more like... here's an analogy... like lit charcoal rather than lighter fluid
bob: lighter fluid will flare up real big, and will flare up each time you throw more on the fire
bob: but charcoal will actually be effective in its purpose, which is cooking
me: would lighter fluid be analogious to determination in this picture?
me: because if that's the case, i really think it would be the other way
me: often you don't start something unless if emotion wills you... and then determination carries through
bob: in this picture, charcoal is a "purpose-driven life" and lighter fluid would be more analogous to emotion
bob: sometimes emotion can carry you to make a commitment to something
me: oh, i see, yeah, that makes sense
bob: but the desire to follow through comes from God
me: so God would be the match
bob: God's the cook :-)
bob: the match could be anything that lights you up
bob: could be a sermon, or a testimony, or a missions trip that gives you a vision
me: heh heh
bob: that leads you to the attitude and the place where God wants to use you

me: haha... jerm's reaction to my diet plan was this: "i think if i sprinted to jack-in-the-box i would die midway" :-)
laura: haha
laura: that wouldnt be good
laura: jack in the box is that far from his house?
laura: hmm
me: well, as far as i can remember the jack in the box in mt view is sorta near castro
laura: oic
laura: hmm
laura: there's one on el camino
me: that's what i was gonna say
me: but yeah, would be funny to watch jerm try that :-)
me: painful, actually :-)
laura: aww
laura: he can do it
me: yeah i guess, but it'd be painful to watch him struggle so much :-)
me: maybe just so i don't eat my words i should tag along with him when he does it and run with him... you can be there too :-)
laura: hehe
laura: ok
me: lets do this either xmas break or summer eh? :-)
me: if i can remember i'll remind you again there :-)
me: and jerm :-)
laura: alrite
laura: ok

me: on a sidenote... i keep thinking back to this moment when we were leading worship on friday... it's when we were playing "not be shaken" i felt like i was doing a "mike shinoda"
laura: hahah
laura: you shoula
laura: da
laura: you should have
me: eh?
me: cause you've been to lp concerts
me: it's like during "one step closer" when he's always rallying others saying stuff like "i want you guys to say shut up... i can't hear ya!" and stuff like that
me: and yeah, i felt like that saying "i want you guys to shout when we say shout" :-)
laura: hHh
laura: you did say that
me: yeah, i should do that next time IF we want to do this again... mike really wanted others to get into it... seems only bob and maybe a few others did... only when i rallied them did they break it out
laura: oix
laura: c
laura: we should pray in between songs
laura: and read bible verses
me: that'd be cool, yeah
laura: ya
me: it's really cause of time constraints that we couldn't do that this time, but if we do this again, certainly
laura: oic
laura: ok
laura: yay
laura: good