I've decided to give up on social media.

 

It is said that we are to spend time with God.

"Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!"1 Chronicles 16:11 (ESV)

 I believe Facebook and social media alike the seven deadly sins.  Pride for sure.  There is a sense of Pride having likes, and people agreeing with you.  There is a sense of Pride becoming "Keyboard Warriors" fighting with everyone and trolling with every comment.

I originally came back to Facebook for church.  I needed the online access to do the Facebook Live events for the church we were attending.  Now, we no longer attend that church and the services we join today are more private.  Originally I saw Facebook as a way to share and communicate with family whom live across country.  Now it's nothing more than a self driven soapbox for people and the like-minded who just blindly follow simply because of something said, liked or common agreement.

I have FOMO bad on things that I want for me... I was never one to jump on a bandwagon just because the other kids were doing it.  I usually beat to my own drum.

So - I don't like what I see on social media.  I don't like what people say.  I cannot fathom a world where you have the courage to say nasty, untruthful, yet hurtful things behind a screen and not give one rats ass about what was said.  And people are becoming more and more numb to what is being said it's frightening.  So every time I have this 'urge' of habit to want to open facebook, I instead open my bible!

Let me tell you! I found a chronological bible study online that I am learning A LOT.  Now my FOMO is telling me I HAVE to have the bible the presenter has.. but you know, I have this coloring bible and I'm liking what it's doing it!  So I might just continue to use and finish out this one as I originally intended when I purchased it back in like 2018!  If anything I might just want some more soft colors in marker rather than the highlighters I'm currently using... but it's what I have, it didn't cost me anything other than what I already own and I AM LEARNING!

I guess, to the fam on facebook - if you ever see this.  You know my number.  Talk to me.

I knew if I waited

I've been wanting to read this book. On Amazon it’s been $14-$16 for both the kindle edition or the hard copy. So in my daily check for sales and other free books I might want to add to my digital bookshelf, I found this on sale $2.99 the other day that I couldn’t pass up! I just hope it is worth waiting for on sale!

Happy Halloweeny!

 It's the holidays for Halloween and games are starting to add festive events with some pretty cool collectables.

I have been playing a lot of TWW and achieving some personal goals.  (More to come on that when I have some screen shots.)

It has come to my attention that Fortnite Lego has a new Lego Pass.  Unfortunately I missed the banana fun stuff for the new lost isles.  I did get like 1-2 things of the pass, but didn't get to it in time to finish it.  When that completed though, they brought out the Halleween event, Bricks or Treats.

I'm currently moving forward on the free pass.  Unfortunately this came in my life when I must adult and put money towards life things instead of fun things.  But it looks as though I have 9 weeks to complete it, I would like to think I'll have $20 available to get the premium track at some point.

Which also brings us to Chapt 5, Season 4.  I am starting this a bit late as well, but I'm moving through the levels rather quickly and have no doubts I'll be able to at least finish the first 100 levels before this finishes.  I at least wnt to get Peelverine... I mean come on now!  But I should be able to get that and finish it AND get Felina finished as well.  I'm over half way getting that skin complete and should have that soon enough.

It's a bit rough because World of Warcraft pretty much has me playing daily to complete tasks that I want to complete.  I'm also playing D4 - Vessel of Hatred (excellent story! and really enjoying the spirit born class.)  Not to mention having a full time job and a full time RL outside of games and work.  One day world, I'll be able to game and not have interruptions!  One day!

Light

 Does it anger and upset anyone else that you see people live a hypocritic life and yet they are either blind to it, or choose to ignore what it is they're being hypocrites of?

It angers and upsets me. Mostly because I know I'm supposed to say something and I don't know how to say it in a loving way.

Then again.. Jesus never really beat around the bush showing Pharisees or sinners their ways. Yes, He loved them. Yes, He accepted them. But he also asked them to repent their sins.

I guess that's what I don't understand. Those same people may like and say "Amen" to that, but won't stand up when it comes to matters they will quickly bow-down to. I don't understand because the way I see it, I am only going to bow-down to one, and that's God. No matter who, or what the demand is. That goes for even my husband and kids. I may help them, respect them, and do things for them because I love them... but when IT becomes more important than God, that's where I stand, and will never bow.

21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’ Matthew 7:21-23

Know where you stand and know Jesus. My hope and prayer isn't in society. That doesn't matter to me. Because matters of society have already been won. God already knows who the winner is come November, regardless of how I vote! My hope and prayer is FOR society. I pray that whatever darkness covers this great country that the light abolish it from the eyes so they may see!

This is why I have a blog!

 Childlike faith gives us a new sense of awe and wonder as we walk with God.

You know it's funny. Funny interesting. 2x today, (1) I've prayed on something asking for explanation on something I recently heard and today I received some answers from just that while at church. (2) I read something on here that triggered me. I know I cannot control other people say or do, nor would I want to. The first thing I thought of when I read what I read was I asked God, how do I respond/react? Here is an excerpt from my devotional: and His response:

"Expect to encounter adversity in your life, remembering that you live in a deeply falling world. Stop trying to find a way that circumvents difficulties. The main problem with an easy life is that it masks your need for Me. When you become a Christian, I infused My very Life into you, empowering you to live on a supernatural plane by depending on Me..."

Job 5:7, People are born for trouble as readily as sparks fly up from a fire.

And

Psalm 91: 1, Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty.


Going back to my devotional, I'm to anticipate coming face-to-face with impossibilities. I'm not supposed to run away from it, or even fight it myself, (that is, to stoop down and play the mind games in response.) I'm to do exactly what it is I did and cry out and let God fight for me. He's working on it and on my behalf!

Which, I must say He will be far better than anything I could have responded with!

10th time. Here we go.

 

World of Warcraft: Dragonflight is coming to an end.  Not that I can not go back there and continue to obtain things like armor for transmogrifications (specific looks and styles) or even mounts, I can.  But World of Warcraft is going to be starting it's tenth expansion next week with early access.

I'm at a bittersweet moment because I really enjoyed Dragonflight's story, the content that it contained and all the collectables that went along with it.  I would say, in recent history Legion was another favorite.  And I keep calling this new expansion, BFA2.  (Battle for Azeroth, which coincidently was the follow up expansion to Legion.)  I didn't like BFA.  It felt clunky having the mechanic to "upgrade" the gem slots to your gear rather than getting new gear altogether.  To me it also felt rushed in the story-lines of the content.  There were SO. MUCH. MORE. I wanted to see and learn with certain characters and why they did what they did.  So my reservation to The War Within, this upcoming expansion is just.  I feel it's going back to another BFA styles story.  

 I certainly hope I'm wrong.  We're not getting gear we need to baby-sit and update, we're getting hero talents.  And while they seemed legit on the beta servers... what does that translate to on the retail servers?

I'm going to be partaking in early access though I don't know that it so should be something locked behind a paywall.  I didn't buy the Epic edition because of that alone.  It was merely a perk to what I was wanting to obtain when buying that said edition.  I don't know that I necessarily agree with that or that it even really matters, there were a lot of people with what looked to have beta access and the mounts when the new expansion launched for purchase.  I don't know it'll be much different from regular launch day- it'll just be nice for those who are waiting because now there won't be a mad queue as expected when logging in when it launches.

I do plan to take my time, enjoy the game and hopefully be pleasantly pleased with what's to come.  I am intrigued by the mini stories that have been presented to so far.  I'm also happy to know Blizzard: World of Warcraft is wanting to be Transparent in their upcoming game announcements.

This is the first of the next chapter to what is World of Warcraft in the Worldsoul Saga.  Now does that mean WoW is ending?  Hard to say.  20 years is an awesome run for anything!  But in all honestly, I truly hope not.  I've been playing since vanilla and while there have been ups and downs it's been my go to for distraction with life, politics and anything else that requires me to be an adult.  It's helped me problem solve, become attentive, strive to become better at something and not just mediocre.  While I have my reservations, I do look forward to what the new game brings.  And we soon will find out, in a week's time!

 

Fortnite, almost complete. Need to finish Festival.

 

I did it.  Completed the full season pass and bonus pass to get all the skins that are available.  I'm very pleased with myself to complete that.  Not only that but...

I've finished the Star Wars Lego pass as well!  There were a bunch of weekly missions available that pretty much completed the pass.

I certainly hope they continue with the Lego pass options, that was a very nice addition to the game.  I'm excited to see what comes in Chapter 5, Season 3, with the Fallout/Mad Max/Apocalypse.  I'll be excited to see what skins and builds come with that season.

I'm now working on the Pandaria Remix, playing it with a Troll Monk.  I'll be getting the Troll heritage armor once I complete it.  Leveling to 70, I'm over half way there and I've not played nonstop.  (Sorry, real life gets in the way.)  I'll finish this up, hopefully this week and I'll work on Diablo 4.