Here Piggy Piggy

Before we moved here people warned us about the wild boar than wandered down from the mountains and will come through the neighborhood. Trash shouldn't be put out the night before as they especially like to play at nighttime. They have been known to uproot plants, flowers and shrubs. And sometimes you can see piles of pig poop as you walk through certain alleys.

We have seen (and gotten close to) the boars several times since arriving. They are not cute by any means, and they sometimes can have a temper. Signs like these are seen all over. And while I do not know what they say, my guess is it says something like "CAUTION! Freaky wild pigs are often seen around these areas."

Sunday afternoon Matt and I walked to Okomoto to check out the little summer festival that was going on. While walking back we saw these 4 little guys playing in the river bed.

Not very cute, huh?

Our Decisions versus God's Decisions

Matt loves when I discuss this topic (note the sarcasm there). We are told to pray not for what our will is, but for what God's will is. You know, thy will be done... Now it doesn't hurt to pray for X or Y, but in the end ultimately God is in control. I understand that.

But how about when it comes to making decisions? How do we know, when we make decisions in our life if it is what God wants or if it is our own pure selfish desires? We should ask "God is this what you want for me", but how do we know the answer? Sometimes we look for signs, and sometimes they are there. Some are obvious ones and others are more subtle. But how do we know if it is really a sign, or if it something we justify as a sign? And other times, God is silent. So what do we do then? And what about when all the signs are there and we still choose to go on our own and not listen. You know, the whole free will thing (another topic Matt loves to discuss with me).

I think that no matter what God will always be there, even when we chose to go opposite from what he wants. I think he will be there to help us when we may not be where he wants us to be. But how do we make decisions so we act and make decisions that are God choices, and not our own?

Just some food for thought on a sunny Tuesday morning.