Vanity
This is going to be super-short... you can sigh in relief right now.
I've been noticing that my annoying friend vanity has been showing up quite frequently.
Two examples:
1. Being super excited that I got 7 likes on one of my blog posts (probably the most anyong has ever liked anything of mine!)
2. Being glad that I was re-tweeted (for the uninitiated, someone re-posted what I said on twitter.) To make it even cooler/lamer, it was this flash game developer...
Who cares? People either take an extra two seconds to click the "like" button, or someone thinks that I'm slightly funnier than the rest... that's what really matters to me?
I don't like vanity. I don't like posting this, hoping you'll either love this post or love what I'm saying. Because, honestly, if you're still reading, it already proves that your tastes aren't that great!
So, I have an idea...
"Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord."
Because, seriously... He. Chose. Me.
I didn't REALLY choose Him. He softened my heart and gave me the desire to seek Him.
He designed me to be the way I am (minus all the flaws.)
He chose my parents, the place I'd be born, the house I'd be raised in.
He brought me to Mexico.
What did I do? Pretty much nothing.
So, maybe being vain isn't ALWAYS bad, as long as we're vain in the Lord.
Let's stop bragging and worrying about ourselves, and start bragging about the God of the Universe who for some reason chose us to be His children.
