I was better off before I could drive

Ever since I got my licence, got access to a car and started driving regularly (yes, it was a process, I didn't just start driving) I have become so lazy!

The thought just came to me today when I got to campus after work and was thinking that I'd like to go down to Checkers later. I thought about walking down to save petrol (which has become ridiculously expensive), but then I was overcome with this sudden extreme sense of dread and tiredness. And just didn't feel like going at all if I had to walk there. And I realised just how lazy I have become.

Before I could drive I used to do that walk at least once a day. Sometimes even two or three times a day! I would be dropped off at campus quite early in the morning by my dad and picked up quite late in the afternoon on his way home from work, so I had a LOT of time on my hands. I would even walk to shopping centers much further away than the Checkers. I'd also walk to my cousin's house for a visit during the day.

From home I would walk to the nearby library. I'd walk to many families homes nearby, would take a walk down to the local hub-bub (Raisethorpe, for those of you who know Pietermaritzburg. I've even walked to Raisethorpe from home, walked the whole of Raisethorpe and then back home!) When I started work I would walk a couple streets to my office from my sister's office because our building only opened much later. I would also walk to her office after work, or to town or the mall if I didn't have a lift when I finished work...

But, now that I have a car (not my own car, just a car I'm allowed to drive) and I can drive myself everywhere, I won't even walk to the shop up the road for bread and milk.

It's really quite bad when you think about it. As much as I love driving (soooo love it!) and love the independence that comes with it, I must say, I think I might have been better off before I could drive. And, this is just a thought, but this could partly explain why I've put on so much weight...

However, as much as I enjoy walking and think that it is something I should do, I know I'm just far too lazy to really do anything about it. I am a creature of comfort and I quite enjoy the comfort of not having to walk everywhere.

So, yeah, I was better off before I could drive, but life is so much simpler and quicker now... And, I mean really, how many of you guys still walk around everywhere if you can be driven there? We are creatures of the modern day and we shall suffer for it, but we'll be happy none the less.

Sunday, Hallelujah!

Good morning world :)

It's a great morning in the Grahamstown today :) Hope everyone is feeling good and cheerful...I've been to church this morning :) Lol, ja my first time since I've been here this year...I plan on deepening my spiritual life this year. It really took a fall last year and this is my year to put God first and stop taking Him for granted. It's so easy to just forget about God and be sidetracked...You come here and you're like 'I'm here to study and don't have time for anything else...' And you don't think going to church is essential, especially when you could be working in that time (even though you don't) or you could catch up on some shut eye and laziness overcomes you...

I know it all too well, I've been there...and I guess I sort of am still there...I've been in the Gtown for 3 weeks, and this is my first time at church...I've found that its a lot better when you have company. At the beginning of last year when I had company I found it a lot easier to get up, get ready and go to church, but then my friend found her place somewhere else and I found my place somewhere else...And I'm not a person who really makes friends easily...So I still don't really have anyone to go with me to church, but I really want to interact with other Christians, so I've gotten my friends to be tough on me and make sure I'm out of bed and my butt is leaving res by 8:00am on a Sunday morning.

Lol, ja I know, its having quite high expectations for so early in the morning, wouldn't the later service be better...But I prefer starting my day of early...Anything to get me out of bed and to an early start is good. And getting that time at church with God and His people, and starting of my day and week with that is just a sort of good start, I think.

Keeping your sights set on God is not always easy. It sounds real bad to say this, but I know its true. It's just not that easy to keep your focus...You really need to keep your head about things and keep praying and always trying to keep in touch with God. The best way to really keep in touch is always to keep in touch with God's people. I never believed this before, but I've come to realise how necessary fellowship is. Just chilling on your own and praying and talking to God is good, but it doesn't really build you up spiritually...And you don't really grow much... By fellow-shipping with other Christians, you can hear other peoples stories and hardships...you can share in your problems...Even if you don't want to share, just having people to share God with is awesome!:)

Well, I'm happy now. I know I still need to work on my relationship with God. Just going to church is not a relationship with God. So I'm going to be trying... Hope you all have a blessed day and week ahead:)

Be blessed :)