God showed me two things yesterday that I want to share:
1 Tim 6:17 - 17Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.
--For our enjoyment! How cool is that :).
---He isn't a man but God. I can't figure him out or predict His plan. I can say yes and follow, believing that He has set a life before me that will be of use to His plan and of enjoyment for me, His child. How comforting!
Romans 8:26 - 26In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.
--The Holy Spirit helps us pray - to communicate with the creator. We can talk to Him anytime we want.
---I started thinking about how I talk to God. I'm very serious when I pray but it sounds just like when I talk - i use similar phrases. I believe God is doing BIG things - I'm seeing them play out before me each day. To think that I can speak to God, that the Holy Spirit is helping me through it, is bigger than i can put in words. I don't know how else to describe it other than "doing big things." How do we approach our relationship with the Lord. Are we different when we address Him or are we the same. I used to put on my "proper" voice when praying but God knows me, sees me and hears me every minute of every day. Why change that? I have respect for Him but I also have a deep personal relationship with Him and I know it's not how I say it but that I bring it before Him; lay it at His feet. That's what really matters, right?
11.30.2009
Tools
Tools
We're all created for different purposes - unknown until they happen or begin to form. God is so great and mighty that he takes us through things and uses those to equip us for times when we will need to draw from those experiences. Do you ever sit back and see a moment in time where God was clearly at work (the times when you see it all align)? It's such a jaw dropping moment that it can stop me clear in my tracks.
We're all created for different purposes - unknown until they happen or begin to form. God is so great and mighty that he takes us through things and uses those to equip us for times when we will need to draw from those experiences. Do you ever sit back and see a moment in time where God was clearly at work (the times when you see it all align)? It's such a jaw dropping moment that it can stop me clear in my tracks.
11.29.2009
The Blind Side
The Blind Side - A must see!
Not because it's an amazing event in history, great cinematography or for any other "Hollywood-esk" reason but because it is a real movie about a LIFE that is forever changed for the better because someone resonded to that burn within them. We've all felt that at some point: sit with the new kid in school, share lunch with the friend that didn't bring one...the list could go on and on. We so often don't respond or figure "someone else will do it" but why not you? This movie showed what could happen if we responded yes.
I want to be like Leigh Anne Tuohy - I admire her courage, boldness and pure love. She isn't afraid of life, from what the movie portraid, and she made the well being a person (of whom she didn't know) a priority in her life. She responded and took action when others didn't. It's inspiring. Best of all, it changed her for the better, not just him. God was teaching her something at the same time he was taking care of and protecting one of his children, Michael.
I've always wanted to live a life that matters and I'm not sure what that looks like. Sometimes I think it could be a recognizable thing (like something that could make the news) but I've realized more reacently that it could be touching ONE person's life for the better - the fame is not what it's about, and though i know that, i still wonder if it will be something others will see or even something i'll know about or if it will be something that God and that person will share and i'll be the tool God chose to use in the moment.
I recently heard someone was trampled to death at a Toys R Us on Black Friday. That family will be without that person, and for what reason...a bargain? It's incredibly sad and disheartning that people can't find it within themselfs to WAIT - why do we need to rush into life and at what risk is it. Rush to do errands while talking on the phone and changing the song on our iPod - are we focused on the road and the other lives at stake? Do we care? But do we care enough to stop?
What does it take for us to listen. We learn from mistakes not preventative measures. We rush into errors and "the hard way" but sometimes that means risking what isn't ours to risk...someone's life perhaps. Then try to live with that...I can't imagine it's anything less than difficult on a daily basis.
Let's slow it down a few paces and get pack to our priorities. Who and what do we value? Where is our time spent and where would it be better spent? Who can we invest in - with our time, with love, energy and money?
Say yes and really do it.
Not because it's an amazing event in history, great cinematography or for any other "Hollywood-esk" reason but because it is a real movie about a LIFE that is forever changed for the better because someone resonded to that burn within them. We've all felt that at some point: sit with the new kid in school, share lunch with the friend that didn't bring one...the list could go on and on. We so often don't respond or figure "someone else will do it" but why not you? This movie showed what could happen if we responded yes.
I want to be like Leigh Anne Tuohy - I admire her courage, boldness and pure love. She isn't afraid of life, from what the movie portraid, and she made the well being a person (of whom she didn't know) a priority in her life. She responded and took action when others didn't. It's inspiring. Best of all, it changed her for the better, not just him. God was teaching her something at the same time he was taking care of and protecting one of his children, Michael.
I've always wanted to live a life that matters and I'm not sure what that looks like. Sometimes I think it could be a recognizable thing (like something that could make the news) but I've realized more reacently that it could be touching ONE person's life for the better - the fame is not what it's about, and though i know that, i still wonder if it will be something others will see or even something i'll know about or if it will be something that God and that person will share and i'll be the tool God chose to use in the moment.
I recently heard someone was trampled to death at a Toys R Us on Black Friday. That family will be without that person, and for what reason...a bargain? It's incredibly sad and disheartning that people can't find it within themselfs to WAIT - why do we need to rush into life and at what risk is it. Rush to do errands while talking on the phone and changing the song on our iPod - are we focused on the road and the other lives at stake? Do we care? But do we care enough to stop?
What does it take for us to listen. We learn from mistakes not preventative measures. We rush into errors and "the hard way" but sometimes that means risking what isn't ours to risk...someone's life perhaps. Then try to live with that...I can't imagine it's anything less than difficult on a daily basis.
Let's slow it down a few paces and get pack to our priorities. Who and what do we value? Where is our time spent and where would it be better spent? Who can we invest in - with our time, with love, energy and money?
Say yes and really do it.
11.17.2009
I just returned from a four day trip to TN. Highlight...shooting guns; Lowlight...Beale Street.
I realized how much "stuff" I have and how I don't need most of it. I used one bag for the weekend...granted I brought more than I needed but considering the size of my closet, not to mention shoe rack, I can't believe all I required for a weekend of unknown adventures was one bag. How much money do I spend on useless junk that in the moment "I have to have" but in reality, after the shopaholic inside me subsides, I don't need and probably won't use enough to justify the purchase later. I live in a little world of simplicity that has been suffocated with "have-to-have" and "need" items. It's too much.
I realized how much "stuff" I have and how I don't need most of it. I used one bag for the weekend...granted I brought more than I needed but considering the size of my closet, not to mention shoe rack, I can't believe all I required for a weekend of unknown adventures was one bag. How much money do I spend on useless junk that in the moment "I have to have" but in reality, after the shopaholic inside me subsides, I don't need and probably won't use enough to justify the purchase later. I live in a little world of simplicity that has been suffocated with "have-to-have" and "need" items. It's too much.
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My sister came up with the name...and I love it! There are two reasons for this blog: I want an outlet for my opinion - I'm not always right but I'm open for comments; Second, I don't write too often now that I've graduated but I want to continue to challenge myself to keep it up.
Please also know that I am writing for me, not for the reader. It's my mind spilled out onto a website.
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My sister came up with the name...and I love it! There are two reasons for this blog: I want an outlet for my opinion - I'm not always right but I'm open for comments; Second, I don't write too often now that I've graduated but I want to continue to challenge myself to keep it up.
Please also know that I am writing for me, not for the reader. It's my mind spilled out onto a website.
Apprécier (enjoy)!
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