harlot for a trend

readin through the first part of Jeremiah and i find myself wishing i had picked a different book to start readin through...

the accusations against Israel are harsh...'for on every high hill and under every green tree you have lain down as a harlot'.  preach on that, i dare ya.  i read it and i hear the indictments that YHWH passes down on Israel and i wonder what hills and trees have been my chosen place to lay down...football was a definite hill at one point, but i feel like these days sometimes that hill is the latest trend, or latest trend that says its against trends but within a matter of weeks, months it becomes the trend so now i am not about that trend but am now about the next non-trend trend.  i become wrapped up in non-essentials that slowly draw me away from Christ...even within Christendom, we do this, we find the cool thing, be it missional, emergent, non-denominational, traditions, rediscovering ancients rituals...these begin to become something we would die for when the only thing we should die for is the Christ who died for us.

sorry, again its a bit ranty...but seriously, i want to not act compassionately because thats the cool thing, but to truly be compassionate...i want to not do it differently because it makes me look good, but because God would have it be different...i want to not be wrapped up in actions and appearances, but be wrapped up in Christ...

...on a sporty note, 4 on 4 overtime hockey in the Olympics was incredible...NHL take note.  even with the Canadians winning, that was great hockey...plus sid the kid scored the game winner, so, yeah, Go Pens.  and i think eli is ready to play hockey or the ufc...kids got a chin, he head-butted mandy's knee and laughed...crazy

may the God who saves us be the God over our everyday, every moment, and every breath.