Someone asked me if I watched Nik Wallenda walk the tightrope over Niagara Falls.
Me: "I don't waste my time watching TV."
Their response: "Well you missed history being made!"
Me: "Ach. I make history everyday."
(Seriously, where do I come up with this stuff?)
Everyday is a part of my life story, my history.
Everyday I choose whether it will be lived well or...not so well. I choose whether I will follow God's commands and live in His blessing or in disobedience and disgrace.
I want my history to show God and who He is. I want my life to be marked by His presence. I want to finish well.
"Endings are better than beginnings. Sticking to it is better than standing out."
-Ecclsiastes 7:8 The Message
"There has never been the slightest doubt in my mind that the God who started this great work in you would keep at it and bring it to a flourishing finish on the very day Christ Jesus appears."
-Phil 1:6 The Message
"...What matters most to me is to finish what God started: the job the Master Jesus gave me of letting everyone I meet know all about this incredibly extravagant generosity of God."
-Acts 20:24 The Message
Sunday 17 June 2012
Saturday 16 June 2012
Faith, Hope and Love
I choose to live my life by this:
Trust steadily in God
Hope unswervingly
Love extravagantly
"...Trust steadily in God, hope unswervingly, love extravagantly. And the best of the three is love."
-1 Corinthians 13:13b The Message
When it says love, it doesn't mean the mushy gushy feeling, but love as it is described in the rest of the chapter.
Now my thought is, "Why is love more important than the other two?"
It's more important because it isn't about rules and ritual; it about relationship; with God and with those around me.
I've seen how terrible and boring a life is when it is lived out of having to follow the rules because I don't want to get into trouble.
I have also experienced a life lived with love. There is so much freedom! I don't do things because I'm "supposed" to but because I genuinely love God & those around me.
HE is what I desire most. Everything else, all the blessings that come from being obedient to Him, is icing on the cake or potato with my steak!
Trust steadily in God
Hope unswervingly
Love extravagantly
"...Trust steadily in God, hope unswervingly, love extravagantly. And the best of the three is love."
-1 Corinthians 13:13b The Message
When it says love, it doesn't mean the mushy gushy feeling, but love as it is described in the rest of the chapter.
Now my thought is, "Why is love more important than the other two?"
It's more important because it isn't about rules and ritual; it about relationship; with God and with those around me.
I've seen how terrible and boring a life is when it is lived out of having to follow the rules because I don't want to get into trouble.
I have also experienced a life lived with love. There is so much freedom! I don't do things because I'm "supposed" to but because I genuinely love God & those around me.
HE is what I desire most. Everything else, all the blessings that come from being obedient to Him, is icing on the cake or potato with my steak!
Monday 4 June 2012
06/04/05
Seven years ago today I started a journey. A path which joined my life to another and God.
It has been a journey with ups and downs, caused much joy and pain and brought sorrow and blessing.
The relationship taught me many things about myself.
I learned that I misplaced my value and worth by putting them in a human.
It taught me the importance of forgiveness - toward others and myself.
It showed me the power of my Heavenly Father, who has proven His faithfulness over and over again. Who become my Everything, my Rock, my Redeemer, my Provider. He has given me an identity in Him that cannot be shaken.
The only regret I have is it took the relationship ending to see all these things.
It has been a journey with ups and downs, caused much joy and pain and brought sorrow and blessing.
The relationship taught me many things about myself.
I learned that I misplaced my value and worth by putting them in a human.
It taught me the importance of forgiveness - toward others and myself.
It showed me the power of my Heavenly Father, who has proven His faithfulness over and over again. Who become my Everything, my Rock, my Redeemer, my Provider. He has given me an identity in Him that cannot be shaken.
The only regret I have is it took the relationship ending to see all these things.
Saturday 2 June 2012
What not to wear!
I have developed a love of all things girly- dresses, shoes, make up, etc.
I have found there are items I should AND items that I should not wear.
And it's not just the clothes or shoes I wear, but the attitudes I carry, the way I talk to and treat people.
Do I treat people with respect & grace, or am I insensitive to others and what they are going through? Do I speak life, encouragement & hope to those around me? Do I see the positive things in the people & situations around me?
NOPE.
I get it wrong often, but I strive to get it right.
I want to be a joy to be around. I want to be clothed with kindness, love & tenderness. I want Jesus & what He has done in my life to be on display for all to see!! 'Cause He is the most amazing thing, person, relationship EVER!!
"So, chosen by God for this new life of love, dress in the wardrobe God picked out for you: compassion, kindness, humility, quiet strength, discipline. Be even-tempered, content with second place, quick to forgive an offense. Forgive as quickly and completely as the Master forgave you. And regardless of what else you put on, wear love. It's your basic, all-purpose garment. Never be without it."
Colossians 3:12-14 The Message
I have found there are items I should AND items that I should not wear.
And it's not just the clothes or shoes I wear, but the attitudes I carry, the way I talk to and treat people.
Do I treat people with respect & grace, or am I insensitive to others and what they are going through? Do I speak life, encouragement & hope to those around me? Do I see the positive things in the people & situations around me?
NOPE.
I get it wrong often, but I strive to get it right.
I want to be a joy to be around. I want to be clothed with kindness, love & tenderness. I want Jesus & what He has done in my life to be on display for all to see!! 'Cause He is the most amazing thing, person, relationship EVER!!
"So, chosen by God for this new life of love, dress in the wardrobe God picked out for you: compassion, kindness, humility, quiet strength, discipline. Be even-tempered, content with second place, quick to forgive an offense. Forgive as quickly and completely as the Master forgave you. And regardless of what else you put on, wear love. It's your basic, all-purpose garment. Never be without it."
Colossians 3:12-14 The Message
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