Silly putty can bounce, stretch, break, and mold, just like me. Sometimes I feel as if I have no shape...I just mold to my surroundings and have no say in the matter. I am complacent, I believe. Why must my surroundings change? It saddens me that I must now reform and reshape again.
Okay...now that I got that out, my focus needs to shift off myself and onto my Lord Jesus Christ. He should ultimately be my molder. He is the Potter; I am the clay.
Romans 9:21 states, "Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for noble purposes and some for common use?"
He is shaping me right now even in this day, this moment... His purposes are perfect.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
A Challenge
"Since you have in obedience to the truth purified your souls for a sincere love of the brethren, fervently love one another from the heart, for you have been born again not of seed which is perishable but imperishable, that is, through the living and abiding word of God."
I Peter 1:22-23
Have I obeyed the truth?
Is my soul purified?
Do I fervently love others from the heart?
Have I been born again of imperishable seed?
May it be so.
I Peter 1:22-23
Have I obeyed the truth?
Is my soul purified?
Do I fervently love others from the heart?
Have I been born again of imperishable seed?
May it be so.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Conversation
Today has been a day of conversation. Just like any other day, I suppose.
Talking is a necessary part of life and relationships, right?
I have a few questions... Who are we to talk to? What are we to talk about? Do we HAVE to talk? I think I could go a whole day without it...maybe...
I am learning, however, that I need to open up more to the people in my life.
Talking to God is a different issue all together.
I desire to and often do pray without ceasing.
Thank you, Jesus, for this beautiful intimacy.
Talking is a necessary part of life and relationships, right?
I have a few questions... Who are we to talk to? What are we to talk about? Do we HAVE to talk? I think I could go a whole day without it...maybe...
I am learning, however, that I need to open up more to the people in my life.
Talking to God is a different issue all together.
I desire to and often do pray without ceasing.
Thank you, Jesus, for this beautiful intimacy.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Oh happy day...
Sunshine.
Worship.
Rice Krispies.
Trampolines.
Big Sisters.
Fruit bowls.
Open windows.
What a happy day...despite trials.
Consider it joy.
Worship.
Rice Krispies.
Trampolines.
Big Sisters.
Fruit bowls.
Open windows.
What a happy day...despite trials.
Consider it joy.
Friday, April 25, 2008
Why oh why?
Never in a million years would I have guessed that I would be sitting here, writing a blog simply for my own enjoyment. Since when have I enjoyed writing? That was sudden... out of the blue...
Honestly, as I try to think of "just the right thing to say," I am saddened by my pride. Why must I always be so concerned by how I am perceived? I am letting it go. Simple surrender...
Rule #1: All blogs posted here must be honest and real. What I am REALLY thinking. No facades. No fake smiles. No pretending.
Rule #2: Let it all out. So often I hold my thoughts, concerns, and feelings deep inside...unwilling to let anyone else carry my burden with me. Afraid that I am being selfish. Afraid to open up. Jesus is my deepest and closest comfort and friend and always will be; however He understands me completely. I am choosing to write all of this here in hopes of better understanding myself. Bear with me, any who read.
Rollercoaster. That is my word for the day. I do not understand at the moment, but that does not mean that I am confused. I realize that every trial I face is simply another opportunity to learn and grow. You are supposed to enjoy rollercoasters, right? Well, I am praying my way through this one. "Consider it joy," as Paul puts it.
Honestly, as I try to think of "just the right thing to say," I am saddened by my pride. Why must I always be so concerned by how I am perceived? I am letting it go. Simple surrender...
Rule #1: All blogs posted here must be honest and real. What I am REALLY thinking. No facades. No fake smiles. No pretending.
Rule #2: Let it all out. So often I hold my thoughts, concerns, and feelings deep inside...unwilling to let anyone else carry my burden with me. Afraid that I am being selfish. Afraid to open up. Jesus is my deepest and closest comfort and friend and always will be; however He understands me completely. I am choosing to write all of this here in hopes of better understanding myself. Bear with me, any who read.
Rollercoaster. That is my word for the day. I do not understand at the moment, but that does not mean that I am confused. I realize that every trial I face is simply another opportunity to learn and grow. You are supposed to enjoy rollercoasters, right? Well, I am praying my way through this one. "Consider it joy," as Paul puts it.
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