This past weekend was our annual Mission conference. Our church host numerous missionaries from stateside and overseas agencies. It is always a great time of fellowship with the missionaries and growing time in ones faith. This weekend was no exception. I most admit, i really didn't want to have much to do with the conference, I went to church on Sunday morning and that was it.
On sunday night I work with 8th grade girls. As i was going to my meeting with them, i ran into a friend. We spoke on what all the Lord was doing in her and her husband's lives as they prepare to move overseas and how He had brought them to where they are now. Then she asked me what Adam and I checked on our commitment form. At the end of the conference we have a form we are to complete as a commitment to what we see the Lord showing us through the conference. I told her nothing. Yes, this year we didn't check anything...why, because we needed time. We needed time to not make a decision on emotions, but on the Lords guidance.
So I tell you all this to bring us to today, Tuesday.
The one thing this weekend showed me was I have not been "abiding" in the Lord as I once did. Today, I noticed the series of events that lead me to become a believer in Jesus Christ. Yes, i have always known them, but today they are fresh again. Why? Because I have found myself the past few days abiding in the Lord, and loving it! Wow, how much I have missed spending time in the word, praying and praising with a joyful heart! I love that the Lord sought me out to abide in Him. I love that He has saved me, and even when i stray He is constant, steady, never changing. He knows it all, everything i have been running from and to, but He still loves me. He still calls me to abide in Him, to rest in Him, to proclaim His name. So this weekend....or at least Sunday, set a fire within me. A fire to trust, follow, READ, PRAY, and know that HE will reveal all things in due time...HIS TIME.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Mommies
I do not work on Tuesday's and Thursday's so " the bean" and i get to go out and do things. We have gone to see animals in the swamp, continued our story time date, ran errands and today the park. Wow! How much fun it is to devote all of my day to him.
With all these ventures I have run across so many mommies. My thought is that all mommies fall into two categories, mommies who teach and mommies who ignore. I think all mommies fall into both categories at one time or another. and i think (probably optimistically) that all mommies love in one form or another.
There is one Mommy that I want to talk about for a minute. This Mommy was unable to have children for a very long time. One of her passions in life was to be a mother. She yearned deep in herself to be a mother. She was taunted because she was unable to bear children. She would pray every year to become a mother. One year her prayer became, Lord if your give your servant a child, i will devote him to you for the rest of his life. Well shortly after, this woman became pregnant and had a son. The son was then given up and devoted to the service of the Lord. This mother gave her child away so that he could be raised to completely, whole heartedly serve the Lord. She now would only see him once a year.
Wow! How amazing is that? She gave her son for the Lord's service. When I was reading again about this spectacular woman I began to think, would i give my son up? Really, in all honesty, would i give him up to the Lord and only see him once a year? So I came to the thoughts that my answer would depend on my relationship with the Lord. Do i truly trust him, do I truly want to follow his plan, do I believe he has my future, and the future of my child? Wow! My brain hurts, but mostly my heart at times when i really ponder. Will I give my child to the Lord's control. I know we did the baby dedication, but was my heart truly in that "service" or was I just walking through the motions?
So who is the Mommy i was speaking of? Her name is Hannah and you can find her in 1 Samuel. I pray i can always follow her example of devoted my child(ren) to the Lord's service.
With all these ventures I have run across so many mommies. My thought is that all mommies fall into two categories, mommies who teach and mommies who ignore. I think all mommies fall into both categories at one time or another. and i think (probably optimistically) that all mommies love in one form or another.
There is one Mommy that I want to talk about for a minute. This Mommy was unable to have children for a very long time. One of her passions in life was to be a mother. She yearned deep in herself to be a mother. She was taunted because she was unable to bear children. She would pray every year to become a mother. One year her prayer became, Lord if your give your servant a child, i will devote him to you for the rest of his life. Well shortly after, this woman became pregnant and had a son. The son was then given up and devoted to the service of the Lord. This mother gave her child away so that he could be raised to completely, whole heartedly serve the Lord. She now would only see him once a year.
Wow! How amazing is that? She gave her son for the Lord's service. When I was reading again about this spectacular woman I began to think, would i give my son up? Really, in all honesty, would i give him up to the Lord and only see him once a year? So I came to the thoughts that my answer would depend on my relationship with the Lord. Do i truly trust him, do I truly want to follow his plan, do I believe he has my future, and the future of my child? Wow! My brain hurts, but mostly my heart at times when i really ponder. Will I give my child to the Lord's control. I know we did the baby dedication, but was my heart truly in that "service" or was I just walking through the motions?
So who is the Mommy i was speaking of? Her name is Hannah and you can find her in 1 Samuel. I pray i can always follow her example of devoted my child(ren) to the Lord's service.
Monday, September 1, 2008
Labor Day
Today's Labor day and I am sitting in the living room in quiet! "The Bean" and husband are both sleeping and I'm enjoying some time to myself. I must admit, I am not sure what to do. There are many things i could be doing, but what do i want to do? I think I 'll just sit and enjoy.
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