Hero: why were we in such a rush to grow up?

why were we in such a rush to grow up? why couldn't we just slow down and see how much we were blessed in the way of innocent childhood? why couldn't we have enjoyed the blissful days of beautiful ecstasy? maybe it was because we did not know how we would be plunged into the darkness of the world. maybe it was because we wanted to be like the others we considered our idols and role models and the people who we wanted to be. maybe it was because we saw this dark world as a place full of light, when we were so blind in it all. i don't know. i do know that we all have to grow up. i know that even with the innocence, there can be sin. i know that there are some things that we need to know, even if we would rather not. i know that through knowing, we can save ourselves so much pain. i know that we can attain knowledge that our young minds could not even have begun to comprehend. i know that when we get older, there is a certain bliss of knowing that we are closer to the One who created us, and closer to seeing Him one day soon. i know that when we get older, slowly the pain of growing up wears off, and slowly we realize that this was for the better.

i know it's hard, but we all have to grow up. <3

be a hero,

anna

Prayer Requests

Here we all are on blogger. And here's a great opportunity for prayer. If you have something you'd like me and others to be praying for, please contact me by leaving a comment. And please let's be serious.

Please pray for this girl that Maddie May knows that lives in Spain that almost committed suicide because of extreme bullying. She is not a Christian and needs all the prayer that she can get. If you pray for anything, please pray for this girl.

Please pray for Poem Girl.

Please pray that my knee will be fine and that I don't need surgery. And that I will be faithful with my therapy.

Please pray for a family member of Sarah Elizabeth who lost her unborn baby at 15 weeks; for comfort and blessings from God.

Please pray for Becca, that God will grow her and show her His way.

Please be praying for Piper, who had a raptured appendix and an abscess on her liver. She had to have surgery, and has gotten through OK. Just pray for recovery.

Please pray for Aimeebob to grow closer to Christ every day in her walk with Him.

Please pray for Sarah V.'s dad and for her to be more patient with her younger siblings.

Please pray for my dad, who has been diagnosed with cancer.

Please pray for everybody in the way of tornadoes across the United States, especially for Flower Murray and her neighbors.

Please pray for Hannah Boyd as she's helping her parents with church planting and doing discipleship.

Please pray for Faith.

Please pray for my friend who hurt her finger.

Please pray for Mackenzie Rae's grandmother, who has cancer.

Please pray for Sophia's mother and grandmother, who have back trouble.

5 comments:

AnonymousSeptember 19, 2013 at 2:40 PM
I awarded you with the Liebster award on my blog! :)

http://myrandomnessandramblings.blogspot.com/2013/09/liebster-award.html

xoxo
Sarah
Christina LSeptember 19, 2013 at 4:10 PM
Hmmm...very true. I actually never suffered from the wanna-be disease, I wanted to be a child as long as possible. :P I thought that adults didn't have any fun at all, but it turns out that you don't really mind not doing those things that used to make you happy. :)
Christina
Hannah BartaSeptember 19, 2013 at 4:52 PM
oh, darlin', don't you ever grow up. don't you ever grow up. still be little. . . .

Your words are beautiful and capture my feelings exactly. Why did we think that being older would give us more freedom? Why didn't we want to stay children with the innocence and virtues we had?
AnonymousSeptember 21, 2013 at 10:24 AM
You have a beautiful heart and a great way of expressing yourself! Keep sharing!
BraelynSeptember 23, 2013 at 1:18 PM
That is so true. I feel that way at times.
Thanks for sharing.
~Braelyn

be nice ∞ be kind ∞ be a hero