Okay, so you're probably wondering why I called this post "Happy RESURRECTION Day" instead of "Happy Easter" or something of the like. Today after the church service, I was sitting with my friends, talking, and eating lunch. A couple friends were discussing the fact that when people think of Easter, all that comes to mind are chocolate bunnies, eggs, and dye. My friends also brought up the fact that Easter Sunday was actually originally a pagan holiday for Ishtar, goddess of fertility. I was like, "What? Huh? Easter celebrates Jesus coming back to life after 3 days in the tomb!!" But it turns out that priests in Babylon sacrificed babies to this goddess on Easter. The Easter eggs that we like to hunt is a representation of good fertility or whatever. Ugh. Totally not what I thought Easter originated from. So after this whole discussion that I was kind of eavesdropping/participating in, I decided that I'd rather call this beloved Christian holiday, Resurrection Sunday. And also cause, you know, Easter kind of sounds like Ishtar.
Before you go all over me for being an Easter-hater, I'll tell you that I don't hate Easter at all! Every time I think about how Jesus died for us and took the nails, the lashes of whips, and the abuse for us, I'm just so grateful. He did it out of love for us. I'm also really amazed at how someone could love us so much that He would give his life for us. I'd just rather think about this holiday as the resurrection of Jesus Christ, not a day about the Easter bunny, candy, and colorful eggs. The candy and egg hunts are a plus, I suppose, just not the most important thing about Resurrection Sunday.
Moving on! If you didn't catch the post, I gave up secular music for Lent this year. My first year giving something up for Lent, actually. I saw this as a chance to focus my heart on God and took it! Some of you may be wondering how the Lent thing went. At first, it was sooooo hard for me not to sing secular songs in the shower (ILOVESINGINGINTHESHOWER). Every time I'd think of a song and wanted to belt it out, but then I had to think twice before I did. Other times I just got so sick of listening to Christian music and nothing else. Also, I'm the kind of person that thinks of a song and the song gets stuck in my head FOREVER. I found myself singing "Jesus Loves Me" loudly multiple times. It was really effective though! Some other difficulties were surprising ones that I never would have thought of and could not really help. In gym class, the teachers started playing secular songs while we were playing volleyball. When I went to the mall, every store was blasting some well known artist. In band class, we obviously didn't play any Hillsong United (haha, I'd like to see that happen), so that was an exception.
Overall, I think it was a very, very good break from secular music for me. I discovered that listening to secular music a lot made me discontent. However, with more than a month of listening to music that was specifically created to praise God made my mood lighter and I am more grateful for what I have. Right now, I could turn on my iPod or Spotify and listen to some Cimorelli or Birdy or whatever else there is. But I just don't have that hunger for secular music anymore!
One last thing before I go! It's really cold right now where I live, and it's only just starting to warm up again. Since spring obviously can't come at the moment, I thought I'd just try to liven up the place with some colorful nail polish. Here is Pinkalicious by Maybelline Color Show. I absolutely adore the color and I think it looks very flattering with gold or silver rings. *I apologize for the dull-looking appearance (it had been several days since I applied the polish) and my ungroomed cuticles.*
I hope you've all been having a glorious Sunday remembering the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ! HE IS RISEN!!!!!
Before you go all over me for being an Easter-hater, I'll tell you that I don't hate Easter at all! Every time I think about how Jesus died for us and took the nails, the lashes of whips, and the abuse for us, I'm just so grateful. He did it out of love for us. I'm also really amazed at how someone could love us so much that He would give his life for us. I'd just rather think about this holiday as the resurrection of Jesus Christ, not a day about the Easter bunny, candy, and colorful eggs. The candy and egg hunts are a plus, I suppose, just not the most important thing about Resurrection Sunday.
Moving on! If you didn't catch the post, I gave up secular music for Lent this year. My first year giving something up for Lent, actually. I saw this as a chance to focus my heart on God and took it! Some of you may be wondering how the Lent thing went. At first, it was sooooo hard for me not to sing secular songs in the shower (ILOVESINGINGINTHESHOWER). Every time I'd think of a song and wanted to belt it out, but then I had to think twice before I did. Other times I just got so sick of listening to Christian music and nothing else. Also, I'm the kind of person that thinks of a song and the song gets stuck in my head FOREVER. I found myself singing "Jesus Loves Me" loudly multiple times. It was really effective though! Some other difficulties were surprising ones that I never would have thought of and could not really help. In gym class, the teachers started playing secular songs while we were playing volleyball. When I went to the mall, every store was blasting some well known artist. In band class, we obviously didn't play any Hillsong United (haha, I'd like to see that happen), so that was an exception.
Overall, I think it was a very, very good break from secular music for me. I discovered that listening to secular music a lot made me discontent. However, with more than a month of listening to music that was specifically created to praise God made my mood lighter and I am more grateful for what I have. Right now, I could turn on my iPod or Spotify and listen to some Cimorelli or Birdy or whatever else there is. But I just don't have that hunger for secular music anymore!
One last thing before I go! It's really cold right now where I live, and it's only just starting to warm up again. Since spring obviously can't come at the moment, I thought I'd just try to liven up the place with some colorful nail polish. Here is Pinkalicious by Maybelline Color Show. I absolutely adore the color and I think it looks very flattering with gold or silver rings. *I apologize for the dull-looking appearance (it had been several days since I applied the polish) and my ungroomed cuticles.*
I hope you've all been having a glorious Sunday remembering the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ! HE IS RISEN!!!!!
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