So...got worked up today...

Ok, so in one of my classes we were analyzing a literary work, and my teacher said something that very much made me go "WHAT?"  Basically what was said by the teacher was that if you're being verbally hurt or abused in a marriage, that the proper way to handle it is to be mean and hurtful back to them. I was like, "What?! What happened to 'two wrongs don't make a right'  and 'a soft answer turneth away wrath'?!" Ok, so here's my thing: If you're being verbally abused, by no means should you just let it continue. That's not ok, at all. But being hurtful back will just escalate the situation and make it worse. You should sit down with the person and confront them about, try to work it out maturely. If that doesn't work, get other people involved. Call a pastor, go to counseling, go the church, etc. Get help, is the point. I raised my hand in the discussion and respectfully gave my opinion on this. The teacher then proceeded to go on a rant about gossip in churches and pretty much dissed all counselors. Which if you know me, that upset me as I want to get a job as a professional counselor. I didn't say anything after that, but, wow, I couldn't believe she said that. And if you're church starts gossiping about you, that's a problem in the congregation, and should be dealt with. So yeah, I was really worked up about this and just wanted to get my thoughts out there.

God's Furious, Wild Love

 Hello again, to anyone who is actually reading this, lol. So, this post is about a song that really gets me thinking. See, here at my college, Liberty University, we have this thing called Convocation on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. It's kinda like chapel, but we have speakers who are respected in their fields from all over the country and world come to speak to us, rather than just our university pastor every time. Well, there is one song we sing sometimes and the chorus goes like this:

His love is deep, His love is wide
And it covers us
His love is fierce, His love is strong
It is furious
His love is sweet, His love is wild
And it's waking hearts to life

 I very much LOVE this description of God's love. I think we tend to picture Him as this tame God, who love us with this sweet, mushy love that hopes against reality that we'll come to know Him. We think He is simple and good, fuzzy feelings. We put Him in a box. But this is not how God's love work. His love is fierce, jealous, wanting our affections to be for Him and no one else. I love how this chorus describes His love as firece, strong, furious, and wild. He loves us with a furious, intense love. Like a man who loves his bride with a desperate love that is so deep it hurts. Not only that, God loves us with a wild love. His love is not tame or predictable. He is not a tame God, so neither is His love. I think of the scene in Chronicles of Narnia where they say of Aslan: "He is not a tame lion." So is our God. He is good, always, but by no means tame. He wants wildly lavish His love upon us, not just pat us on the shoulder. 

  I just love thinking about that, and wanted to share my thoughts. Hope you enjoy. :)

So This is Me!

Ello guys! So my name is Izzy if you don't know me. I decided I would start this to share some of my thoughts about life and experiences throughout it. Probably won't be any anything amazingly deep, (only happens VERY occasionally, haha) but it should make you smile/ entertain you. I am 20(21 in August) and finishing up my Sophomore year at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. I am majoring in Psychology and hope to be a professional therapist someday. I love to read and write, and also hope to become a published author. I  have moved around many times in my life. Most of my young childhood was in Elyria, Ohio and then LaGrange, Ohio. Eighth grade through eleventh grade were spent in Jacksonville, Florida. Senior year was in Oneonta, Alabama, and my year between high school and college was in Huntsville, Alabama. I have amazing friends and  the best boyfriend ever, named Josh Bray. I love Tolkien, Doctor Who, Hunger Games, C.S. Lewis, Ted Dekker, Frank Peretti, Psych, Star Wars, Buffy, Harry Potter, and lots of other authors, shows, and movies.If you ever want someone to talk to let me know, I'll have a listening ear. I'm a little strange, but I love people. I am Christian, but I don't shun you if you disagree with my beliefs. You don't have to have the same beliefs as someone to love them. So no matter your thoughts or lifestyle, I will love you just the same. Try me. Well, anyways, that's some background on me. If you want to read some stuff I write, follow the blog. :)