How come it’s always during finals that some interesting revelation happens? I guess pressure really does create diamonds.

I’m studying for this class called User Interfaces, and there are two terms by the name of “Gulf of Evaluation” and “Gulf of Execution.” Below are the two definitions.

Gulf of Evaluation - the difficulty it takes for a user to asses the state of a system (can be measured in time)

Gulf of Execution - the difference between the intentions of the users and what the system allows them to do or how well the system supports these actions.

So here’s the deal right. The aim as a User Interface designer is to minimize these “gulfs.” They’d create a button that’s obvious enough for you to press it and make sure the button pops into the screen and pops out so you can know you pressed it. Any “right-minded” person that’s working on design would do that.

Yet, our “right-minded” God never minimizes these things for us…he just makes us figure the page out…which makes me feel like I’m dumb.

Why does God do that? I’m not really sure. He’s gonna have to teach me.

My best guess though, would probably be the following: Pressure really does create diamonds. A crappy page makes a designer really think about what needs to be changed to make it better. The best designers have probably gone through many crappy designs, only to realize the jewels of design through furious amounts of ugly and “engulfing” pressures.

[James 1:2-4]

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking in anything.

I’ve been telling myself these past weeks that I’m waiting for God to do something in my life. For Him to change my heart, for Him to move me so I can have that passion of sharing the gospel that people carry around with them. So I can stand on a Rock that I didn’t make up in my own head and pretend that I believe. It’s been too much subconscious pretending, and my actions tell me so. Like a wolf.

But say, why doesn’t God move now? I always wonder. What’s going on that I have to wait? He is all powerful after all, He says if you ask I will answer. He says if you knock, I will open the door. He’s always here right? So what’s the matter?

Then, I stumble upon this idea of waiting for myself. For me to change. It’s such an interesting idea.

It’s like I’m just standing around at a bus stop, but never getting on the bus, simply because I’m at the wrong one. So I’m waiting for myself to realize that I need to cross the street to get to the bus stop that will have the correct destination in store for me.

Waiting for myself. LOL. That is hilarious.

Circles. I’m secretly hoping that God the bus driver would just drive over and pick me up, so I can’t say that I picked myself up, or attribute works to myself. I just want realize His grace that’s so real to everyone else.

The best rulers of great nations are those that live among the people, understands what they go through, and loves their people deeply. Jesus is a God that does exactly that. A true King, a true Lord.

Hey guys,

Sorry about the spam. I’ve been doing my best to control it, but changing passwords doesn’t seem to be doing it’s job. Please disregard any gifts or wins that I post from now on. It looks like I might be deleting my tumblr soon unless tumblr does something about it.

Kevin