People

So there are some people that you encounter in life that you have relationships with, like friendships and such, well I always feel as if in a friendship if it is really genuine then I think that there has to be mutual respect. When this respect is not there it is just a messy storm of anger and just mutual distrust leading to a very "fake" friendship. I have a friend that seems to think that he knows best and really just thinks that sarcasm is always funny, but when someone plays his game on him he gets upset wants an immediate apology, well I don't do that. I don't take orders from my peers very well and it often causes me to lose respect for them especially when it comes from a so called friend. Well that was my ranting so now that is done we can move on to happier things!

So in this time of the month I am really looking forward toward summer and what God has in store for me. But there are a few things I have to find out before I can really get excited for it. First of all I am not sure where I will be employed this summer, I have put an application at Springhill Christian camps and I am really hoping that I get a job as a camp counselor for 4th-6th graders. That job would mean that I would be gone most of the summer, and that kind of stinks because I am gone during the year too and I really miss my family and friends, although this job would be amazing for my resume and faith. So I will find out at the end of the month if I will be employed them. If I don't get a job there I am going to have to fight like a million of other people who want jobs in this awful economy so I pray that God will provide in that area in my life.

Well it is that time, bedtime!! I have an exam in the morning so I should get sleeping.
God Bless

-Aaron

Dreams

In my first year of college I have been known to change majors quite rapidly and in large numbers. One idea that has been sticking out in my head for a long time now is something that I have always had an interest in but is one of those dreams that are extremely hard to get into. Before I reveal that dream I want to say a few more things.
To me a lot of people have big dreams and expectations for their lives, but never seem to pursue those dreams and passions for fear of failure or lack of support from family and friends. But when was the last time your heard the average person that attempted to pursue their dreams and had some success say "that was easy". I mean come on, things in life that you desire are going to be hard to obtain. What good would like be without challenges? God's mission for us is a CHALLENGE! Does anyone really believe that you can go through life without having a large amount of challenges?
Well after that I am ready to reveal my own dream! I have always had a passion for music in some form, and have never really nailed it on the head what form that was. I was in band in high school and played classical and modern music, I played drums for a church and with friends, and ever since I have gotten my laptop I have enjoyed making and mixing my own little "stupid" songs on a simple program called GarageBand. So what I am getting at is, I would love to be a music producer, but I am not sure how to get there or if it is the right thing to do in my life. I feel as if people all to often settle for a mediocre life that they will be "happy" with but I don't want to just have a mediocre life. I want an extraordinary life, I want to wake up every single morning and be happy to go to work and never have any regrets about what I should have done or what I could have done. So as of right now I just want to take a chance, hopefully someday in the near future I will either change my mind or gather enough courage and take the plunge into living the the life that I think would be perfect.

God Bless

-Aaron

Living

In life there are day to day interactions with people that you will never see again and you never think twice about. Last night I was in Blockbuster renting Oliver Stone's "W" (it was a B- maybe) but I was talking on the phone to a friend that I had not heard from for a long time and I checked out while still on the phone saving the whole "I will call you back in 30 seconds" process, as I walked out of the store the guy behind me said loudly "It probably would have been easier if that guy would have gotten off the phone". Now mind you the whole time I was checking out the cashier asked me one question, cash or credit which i quickly responded to cash. So I turn around and say to this 30 something guy "really is that necessary" and he looks at me like a 4 year old and gives an odd smirk and says "yes" to which I responded "cool it man, it was not a big deal" and once again he says "whatever man". I turned around and walked out laughing to myself. This man that was probably twice my age just acted way less immature than an 18 year old college kid! I am constantly told by professors and mentors that to be treated like an adult you have to behave like one, well hey if they guy calls himself and adult then heck I must be like the best adult out there!
When situations like this happen to fall in my life I always seem to question the standards of life which we are all held accountable. So many people just go through life never changing and acting like everything they say goes and that they can never be wrong. Thank God (literally) that I have learned that to be Christ like we are supposed to love everyone no matter what their faults or sins are. This is SO hard! I so desperately wanted to turn around and tell that guy that he was an immature jerk and needed to grow up, but instead I walked out. Now I am left thinking about peoples actions and how they effect others. So thank you Mr. Mean Man, this situation even though it was extremely so minute it has effected me and will probably help me be more patient with people like that in the future.
With all of this thought it makes me really think, how did Jesus go through having people be rude to him for 15 + years, and this was not the normal rude it was pure torment and persecution. As a teenager disrespect is thrown at me like it does not even matter and that seems so low especially when all you are doing is attempting to gain respect especially in societies perspective. Although I cannot even fathom what Jesus went through compared to backhand compliments and simple sarcasm, I mean I am purely blessed to be alive and have people listen to me and not think I am crazy! Knowing that God has a plan for me, I know that even though people are disrespectful that I can ignore it and move on to keep striving for that mission that God has planned for me.
I am not sure if anyone is going to read this but if they do, please leave feedback on how it is written, does it flow? or is the organization good?
Thanks.

God Bless

-Aaron

Christmas time is here!

So that wonderful time of year is finally here and I have always wondered why exactly this holiday to celebrate the Messiah coming to earth has turned into this red and green fat white man giving gift holiday. Now I think that it is so fun and I really do love this time of year and everything, but I just think it is funny how everything has turned into the complete opposite of what Christmas is supposed to. My pastor last Sunday made a really cool suggestion, instead of buying gifts for certain, to donate that money that you were going to spend on the gift to give it away on a charity. The one suggested for our church was the Raincatchers organization, now I have been involved with Raincatchers for quite some time now through my mother, and the money that would be donated would greatly help with getting one of the most basic necessities to people. Water. Now think, if we couldn't go to the bathroom and flush and wash our hands with the few pulls or turns on a handle what would we americans do? Probably freak, I mean I am sure that I would, but these Hatians live like this daily, and some people who we haven't provided a Raincatcher to yet have about a ten mile round trip just for semi-clean water, so maybe we all should just give up giving a gift to one person, and give that money to provide the gift of life for someone.
God Bless

My first Blog EVER!!

So basically I saw a lot of people blogging and I thought that it would be fun to join in the writing world on the internet..... but I really made this so basically I could connect with some people with the same beliefs and views on life. But also I made this cause my movie that I was watching just crapped out on me (Fight Club) great movie, and I am not quite tired yet so I had been thinking about doing this for a while and finally just decided to sign up. Now I probably wont actually update on this a lot but it is something that I would like to do.
So I am not really sure how all this works but if anyone does end up reading this then cool, welcome to Aaron Smith's blogspot, and I hope to keep updating maybe with some more interesting posts.