Well Thanksgiving is once again upon us and I find myself more in a
state of sorrow than happiness this year. Don't get me wrong, it is not
due to lack of blessings….because God's hand has definitely been evident
in the life of my family this year, however, I just feel God calling me
to something more this time around. It is great to be thankful, but if
we are called to be in the image of Christ, then we have to ask
ourselves – How am I being someone else's Thanksgiving??? Another
words, are my actions such that glory is being brought to God?
Let me elaborate a bit here: As I mentioned before I have been reading,
"The Hole in Gospel" by Richard Stern (yes I am a slow reader), and it
has hit home how much I have been missing the mark when it comes to
Gospel fulfillment. See in Luke 4:14-19, Christ stands before the
synagogue and states what He is there to fulfill, and it is far more
than basic discipleship and general evangelism. Christ proclaims His
fulfillment of the following: "to preach good news to the poor….proclaim
freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to
release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor."
So if I are in His image, then how do I fulfill this as well????
Nov 24, 2010
Nov 12, 2010
What is my purpose???
I have been pondering for some time lately as to what my purpose is in
God's kingdom. Like typing this email, I find it difficult sometimes to
put it all together and truly make since of exactly where God is taking
me. Recently however, He has really been hammering home the fact that
if I just let go and let Him be in charge, everything works itself out.
This is very hard, nerve racking, and even TERRIFYING at times. But
again, like these emails they seem work themselves out when I let go.
Yesterday, a friend of mine asked, "How do you create these Weekly
Harvests?" Honestly, I have to say I don't. I know too many this is
going to sound freaky, creepy, or something else altogether, but many
times when I sit down I have no clue what to write. All week I could
have been in Word, praying, and even thoughtfully pondering some idea,
but at the last minute God takes me somewhere completely different.
Like now. For the first few minutes I just sat here mind racing,
clueless as to what to put down. Now my fingers are just going and I
can't take credit for where it is all coming from. Mind racing,
thoughts connecting, but it all came after I just relaxed, prayed, and
let God be in control.
God's kingdom. Like typing this email, I find it difficult sometimes to
put it all together and truly make since of exactly where God is taking
me. Recently however, He has really been hammering home the fact that
if I just let go and let Him be in charge, everything works itself out.
This is very hard, nerve racking, and even TERRIFYING at times. But
again, like these emails they seem work themselves out when I let go.
Yesterday, a friend of mine asked, "How do you create these Weekly
Harvests?" Honestly, I have to say I don't. I know too many this is
going to sound freaky, creepy, or something else altogether, but many
times when I sit down I have no clue what to write. All week I could
have been in Word, praying, and even thoughtfully pondering some idea,
but at the last minute God takes me somewhere completely different.
Like now. For the first few minutes I just sat here mind racing,
clueless as to what to put down. Now my fingers are just going and I
can't take credit for where it is all coming from. Mind racing,
thoughts connecting, but it all came after I just relaxed, prayed, and
let God be in control.
Nov 5, 2010
Faith like a child
Funny story – I was listening to the radio today on the way in to work
and they were talking about the upcoming time change. The BIG question
was: How many of you out there have ever had a time change event?
Another words, have you ever been late or extremely early to where you
were going because you forgot to change your clocks forward or back. I
know I have!!!
Mine seem to always be in the spring however, which stinks. Why you
might ask? Well…..Spring Forward. Showing up to church for the last
service of the day, going in and setting down, and then realizing that
they are starting to take the chairs makes you feel quite stupid. The
even funnier thing is trying to make your way out of the church as if
you were there all along so you don't feel even more stupid. And yes,
this has happened multiple times…..LOL!
and they were talking about the upcoming time change. The BIG question
was: How many of you out there have ever had a time change event?
Another words, have you ever been late or extremely early to where you
were going because you forgot to change your clocks forward or back. I
know I have!!!
Mine seem to always be in the spring however, which stinks. Why you
might ask? Well…..Spring Forward. Showing up to church for the last
service of the day, going in and setting down, and then realizing that
they are starting to take the chairs makes you feel quite stupid. The
even funnier thing is trying to make your way out of the church as if
you were there all along so you don't feel even more stupid. And yes,
this has happened multiple times…..LOL!