Sunday, February 4, 2007
In Other Words
"I long to worship Jesus with the heart of a child, in a state of pure and
true adoration. Yet so many things of the world cloud my thoughts and pull on my
heart until it's no longer just a girl in the arms of the Father"~ Darlene Schacht ~"The Mom Complex"
How often I set out to pray and worship and find myself getting distracted by the worries of the day, or week or year. My heart longs for the sweetness of the love I had for Jesus in my youth.
As a child it was as easy to crawl up into my heavenly Father's lap as it was to snuggle up to my earthly father.
Those days were so long ago now...
Since that time I have suffered, I have struggled alongside my husband to provide shelter, clothing, and food. I have seen sorrow, I have felt grief, I have asked God some very searching questions.
Somewhere along the way I have come to realize that I can't focus on loving Him because my life is no longer simple. Somehow I've allowed confusion to replace clarity, chaos to replace order, clutter to replace simplicity. I've started filling the space in my heart with busy activities and new things.
I was speaking to my son about these very things today..."Son, you've got to immerse yourself in God's Word and prayer...nothing else matters..." I said these words and then as if I floated up out of myself...I heard what I had just said echoing in the back of my mind "nothing else matters...nothing else...nothing else..."
I can do this. I can let go of my 'control' (as though I ever had any :-)) and I can love Him with abandon...He is the only reason I live. Every moment of my life is a gift given to me from His hand. I choose to remember:
~~ The days of my youth...that first spark of love I had for Him...how I dreamed about the day he would return to take me home with Him! ~~When I would quiet myself in His presence and close my eyes...I could pour out my heart, my hurts and my love with nothing else on my mind.
I'm going back to the simplicity of childhood abandon today. It's a matter of quieting myself and acknowledging that the things of this world are only shadows...
Becoming childlike may be hard work for us grown-ups emotionally but it's not complicated!
Go to Sting My Heart to read more Christian Women's takes on the above quote.
Labels: In Other Words
Tuesday, December 5, 2006
In Other Words
"One response was given by the innkeeper when Mary and Joseph wanted to find a room where the Child could be born. The innkeeper was not hostile; he was not opposed to them, but his inn was crowded; his hands were full; his mind was preoccupied. This is the answer that millions are giving today. Like a Bethlehem innkeeper, they cannot find room for Christ. All the accommodations in their hearts are already taken up by other crowding interests. Their response is not atheism. It is not defiance. It is preoccupation and the feeling of being able to get on reasonably well without Christianity."~ Billy Graham ~
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A lot of things come to my mind...
I think I'll just ramble and let my thoughts lead me...
Revelation 3:14-18 is one thought...speaking to the church of Laodicea"..you are neither cold nor hot..."
"you say I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing"-and do not know that you are wretched , miserable, poor, blind, and naked-..."
Think about it...this is written to the church...if this is the case what about the unbelievers around said church? Do they even have a chance? How will they ever see their own need?
We are so insulated from suffering here in our culture...we are so busy collecting goods for ourselves and trying to be someone that everyone will like...we are so conditioned to accept evil... even death is a cleanly packaged event for most of us ...we do not have to care for own dead...and we are so, so busy... we don't recognize our own need for a Saviour.
All of these things condition our minds...we are blissfully unaware of our sinfulness, our inability to please God, of God's holiness and perfection.
The unsaved in our society are inoculated against Christianity...they get just enough of our easy believism vaccine and the mega church mentality along with christian TV and radio all alluding to (and sometimes actually saying)the idea that "Christians can be cool and have fun too---just like the World"
Who is copying who here?
And what about half hearted Christian neighbors and friends?
How do they ultimately affect the world for the Kingdom of God?
People think it's just a gimmick. Christianity is something to fill someone's time like a hobby.
I have been guilty of this same busy, shallow existence, at times.
Please forgive me Lord for all the times I didn't see my own sin, for all the times I have turned people away from you by not truly living the Kingdom.
I want to lose the busy, time-wasting activity and focus on the really important things... I want my children to be so consumed by You that nothing else matters...
Sunydazy
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• Dec. 5, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Anonymous
it is true many think it is a gimmick. I have in laws like that. It breaks my heart. This is a great post. Thank you so much for writing. Laurel Wreath
• Dec. 5, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Nic @ http://nicsplace.blogspot.com
The unsaved in our society are inoculated against Christianity...they get just enough of our easy believism vaccine and the mega church mentality along with christian TV and radio all alluding to (and sometimes actually saying) the idea that "Christians can be cool and have fun too---just like the World" That is SUCH the truth. There are so many churches out there - you've heard of them and other's you've seen on TV - where you really can't tell the church from the world. If the world can't see Christ in us, why do they want to be like us? We can still have fun but we don't have to do it the way the world does it. Thank you for telling the truth of that in this week's IOW post. :)
• Dec. 6, 2006 - Christ In Christmas
Posted by AmyD
I am feeling that here too! We have an advent calendar where each day until Christmas the kids put up one piece of the nativity scene, and on the last day, the baby Jesus. My youngest was showing it to her neighbor friend and the girl told her they have one too, with a tree and ornaments. But the girl wanted to know why ours was a "barn". My daughter explained it was a manger scene with Jesus. The girl wanted to know what Jesus had to do with Christmas. My daughter, in her six year old wisdom, simply said that Christmas is Jesus' birthday and Jesus' name is in the word Christmas. "We can't have Christmas without Him!" My hope is that since this girl's family does not go to church, or let her go with anyone else's family, that she will at least grow up and remember the things my daughter talks about, that she has learned, and will want to learn more herself.
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A lot of things come to my mind...
I think I'll just ramble and let my thoughts lead me...
Revelation 3:14-18 is one thought...speaking to the church of Laodicea"..you are neither cold nor hot..."
"you say I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing"-and do not know that you are wretched , miserable, poor, blind, and naked-..."
Think about it...this is written to the church...if this is the case what about the unbelievers around said church? Do they even have a chance? How will they ever see their own need?
We are so insulated from suffering here in our culture...we are so busy collecting goods for ourselves and trying to be someone that everyone will like...we are so conditioned to accept evil... even death is a cleanly packaged event for most of us ...we do not have to care for own dead...and we are so, so busy... we don't recognize our own need for a Saviour.
All of these things condition our minds...we are blissfully unaware of our sinfulness, our inability to please God, of God's holiness and perfection.
The unsaved in our society are inoculated against Christianity...they get just enough of our easy believism vaccine and the mega church mentality along with christian TV and radio all alluding to (and sometimes actually saying)the idea that "Christians can be cool and have fun too---just like the World"
Who is copying who here?
And what about half hearted Christian neighbors and friends?
How do they ultimately affect the world for the Kingdom of God?
People think it's just a gimmick. Christianity is something to fill someone's time like a hobby.
I have been guilty of this same busy, shallow existence, at times.
Please forgive me Lord for all the times I didn't see my own sin, for all the times I have turned people away from you by not truly living the Kingdom.
I want to lose the busy, time-wasting activity and focus on the really important things... I want my children to be so consumed by You that nothing else matters...
Sunydazy
.
• Dec. 5, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Anonymous
it is true many think it is a gimmick. I have in laws like that. It breaks my heart. This is a great post. Thank you so much for writing. Laurel Wreath
• Dec. 5, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Nic @ http://nicsplace.blogspot.com
The unsaved in our society are inoculated against Christianity...they get just enough of our easy believism vaccine and the mega church mentality along with christian TV and radio all alluding to (and sometimes actually saying) the idea that "Christians can be cool and have fun too---just like the World" That is SUCH the truth. There are so many churches out there - you've heard of them and other's you've seen on TV - where you really can't tell the church from the world. If the world can't see Christ in us, why do they want to be like us? We can still have fun but we don't have to do it the way the world does it. Thank you for telling the truth of that in this week's IOW post. :)
• Dec. 6, 2006 - Christ In Christmas
Posted by AmyD
I am feeling that here too! We have an advent calendar where each day until Christmas the kids put up one piece of the nativity scene, and on the last day, the baby Jesus. My youngest was showing it to her neighbor friend and the girl told her they have one too, with a tree and ornaments. But the girl wanted to know why ours was a "barn". My daughter explained it was a manger scene with Jesus. The girl wanted to know what Jesus had to do with Christmas. My daughter, in her six year old wisdom, simply said that Christmas is Jesus' birthday and Jesus' name is in the word Christmas. "We can't have Christmas without Him!" My hope is that since this girl's family does not go to church, or let her go with anyone else's family, that she will at least grow up and remember the things my daughter talks about, that she has learned, and will want to learn more herself.
Labels: In Other Words
Monday, October 30, 2006
In Other Words
"Like the proud mother who is thrilled to receive a wilted bouquet of dandelions from her child, so God celebrates our feeble expressions of gratitude." ~ Richard Foster~
How often do we 'become as little children' and give ourselves to God without pretense? ...just like our own precious little ones that bring us those tokens of affection? ...dandelions, a melted piece of chocolate clenched tightly in the fist so it can be saved for mama, a hand drawn picture with scribble writing, a song played on the harmonica...
It's easy to belittle oneself and think that our own offerings of love are meaningless. We don't have to have a 'great and mighty' ministry and a man made title to please God. We are doing what God has called us to already if we focus on our homes and children, teaching and training our little ones in the fear of the Lord and making our homes a place of peace and rest for our husbands and children to rest in.
Do you ever just sit down and enjoy looking at the tiny bugs and leaves in your yard with your children--telling them about the wonderful Creator as you do? Perhaps that is like the handful of dandelions.
Do you ever sit down with your husband or children and offer them some cookies and milk, a listening ear and some heartfelt prayer after a long hard day-- without telling your own problems? Perhaps that is like the fistful of chocolate offered to your Father as you care for the family He has given you.
Do you ever sit and write prayers and thoughts to the Lord in a journal or even a scrap of paper? Wouldn't He like to get love notes like the ones our children give us?
Do you ever sing or hum praise songs or hymns while you wash dishes?
Perhaps that is like the little song puffed out on the harmonica that a child plays for his parents.
God doesn't want us to say: "I'm not a writer, I'm not an artist, I'm not a singer" He wants us to realize that we are wholly His and wholly made by Him, to bring honor to Him in whatever we do.
So, cast aside the pride and the worry that you don't measure up to some man made standard, and give Him everything you've got without pretense.
Today I want to sing while I work and share some cookies with someone, and listen to my children.:-) What simple things can you do?
Sunydazy
• Oct. 31, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Anonymous
Lovely post. Funny because I was just waiting for my girls to wake up to help me bake dessert for tonight. Maybe it will be cookies....
• Oct. 31, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by LoniStel
"We don't have to have a 'great and mighty' ministry and a man made title to please God." So beautifully written. How much we can praise Him for just sitting in one place. Thank you for the reminders.
• Oct. 31, 2006 - YES!
Posted by Anonymous
"So, cast aside the pride and the worry that you don't measure up to some man made standard, and give Him everything you've got without pretense." AMEN! Beautifully said. Made my heart sing!!! Thank you. He used you to minister to me today.... My humble gratitude..... Ann V.
• Oct. 31, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by camytang
I love how you phrased that--"without pretense." That brings to mind a wonderful visual of complete abandonment. And I know God loves me when I love Him back without restraint--why can't I do it more often? Camy
• Oct. 31, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Nic @ nicsplace.blogspot.com
I love that perspective that sometimes doing for others is one way of doing for God to show our gratitude for what He has given us! Thanks for the reminder of that! :)
• Nov. 1, 2006 - Praises to Him
Posted by Sting My Heart
Thank you for sharing your wonderful thoughts on giving praises to Him in whatever we do. I often hum a song in the morning when I get up - and 99.9% it is praise song just for Him.
• Nov. 1, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Anonymous
Very beautifully written ... offering our quiet selves to others as a delightful gift to God :)
• Nov. 1, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Anonymous
Very beautifully written ... offering our quiet selves to others as a delightful gift to God :) Ame AMExpression
How often do we 'become as little children' and give ourselves to God without pretense? ...just like our own precious little ones that bring us those tokens of affection? ...dandelions, a melted piece of chocolate clenched tightly in the fist so it can be saved for mama, a hand drawn picture with scribble writing, a song played on the harmonica...
It's easy to belittle oneself and think that our own offerings of love are meaningless. We don't have to have a 'great and mighty' ministry and a man made title to please God. We are doing what God has called us to already if we focus on our homes and children, teaching and training our little ones in the fear of the Lord and making our homes a place of peace and rest for our husbands and children to rest in.
Do you ever just sit down and enjoy looking at the tiny bugs and leaves in your yard with your children--telling them about the wonderful Creator as you do? Perhaps that is like the handful of dandelions.
Do you ever sit down with your husband or children and offer them some cookies and milk, a listening ear and some heartfelt prayer after a long hard day-- without telling your own problems? Perhaps that is like the fistful of chocolate offered to your Father as you care for the family He has given you.
Do you ever sit and write prayers and thoughts to the Lord in a journal or even a scrap of paper? Wouldn't He like to get love notes like the ones our children give us?
Do you ever sing or hum praise songs or hymns while you wash dishes?
Perhaps that is like the little song puffed out on the harmonica that a child plays for his parents.
God doesn't want us to say: "I'm not a writer, I'm not an artist, I'm not a singer" He wants us to realize that we are wholly His and wholly made by Him, to bring honor to Him in whatever we do.
So, cast aside the pride and the worry that you don't measure up to some man made standard, and give Him everything you've got without pretense.
Today I want to sing while I work and share some cookies with someone, and listen to my children.:-) What simple things can you do?
Sunydazy
• Oct. 31, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Anonymous
Lovely post. Funny because I was just waiting for my girls to wake up to help me bake dessert for tonight. Maybe it will be cookies....
• Oct. 31, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by LoniStel
"We don't have to have a 'great and mighty' ministry and a man made title to please God." So beautifully written. How much we can praise Him for just sitting in one place. Thank you for the reminders.
• Oct. 31, 2006 - YES!
Posted by Anonymous
"So, cast aside the pride and the worry that you don't measure up to some man made standard, and give Him everything you've got without pretense." AMEN! Beautifully said. Made my heart sing!!! Thank you. He used you to minister to me today.... My humble gratitude..... Ann V.
• Oct. 31, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by camytang
I love how you phrased that--"without pretense." That brings to mind a wonderful visual of complete abandonment. And I know God loves me when I love Him back without restraint--why can't I do it more often? Camy
• Oct. 31, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Nic @ nicsplace.blogspot.com
I love that perspective that sometimes doing for others is one way of doing for God to show our gratitude for what He has given us! Thanks for the reminder of that! :)
• Nov. 1, 2006 - Praises to Him
Posted by Sting My Heart
Thank you for sharing your wonderful thoughts on giving praises to Him in whatever we do. I often hum a song in the morning when I get up - and 99.9% it is praise song just for Him.
• Nov. 1, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Anonymous
Very beautifully written ... offering our quiet selves to others as a delightful gift to God :)
• Nov. 1, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Anonymous
Very beautifully written ... offering our quiet selves to others as a delightful gift to God :) Ame AMExpression
Labels: In Other Words
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
In Other Words
"It doesn’t matter what is behind you as much as it matters who is beside you." ~ Ellen ~"Laced with Grace"
Oh, how true I've found this to be in my life!
The relationships I hold with my savior, Jesus, and with my dear husband, are truly what have kept me alive in every sense of the word. Being alive is more than just breathing in oxygen. Life lived to it's fullest involves learning to love, learning to sacrifice, learning contentment, and finally, experiencing happiness.
I asked Jesus to be the Lord of my life at the tender age of 3 years old. At the age of seven, I was so in love with Him and I was so determined to make sure that He direct my life, that I asked him again to please live in my heart. He always listens when His children ask Him to direct them and He does it. Of course, in our finite minds we are never really prepared for all the twists and turns that the journey holds. But He is still there, ready to be listened to and ready to listen, if we will just stop and remember to confide in Him.
For my journey, He also provided me with a strong man. This man has stayed with me through thick and thin. Our journey together has been full of adventure and pain and love and the difficulties of growing up.
If anyone had told me when I was young what my life would hold for the next twenty years, I might have withered like a leaf in the fall and dropped to the ground. I would have been petrified! But from this perspective...looking back at what is behind...I am not afraid. I have found that those things in the past do not hold the power to destroy me. God has me in the palm of His hand and my wonderful husband is right beside me all the way.
Of course, having someone beside you is not merely a matter of chance...It takes strong choices to choose to stay with your God and it also takes strong choices to choose to stay with the mate He has given...but that is something to talk about another day. Let me just say that I do not regret, for one moment, having such a wonderful God or having such a strong man to lean on. Life is very hard, for most people...just remember you don't have to walk it alone. Look beside you and lean on the Creator of the Universe.
Nothing else matters.
Sunydazy
• Oct. 17, 2006 - In Other Words
Posted by Darlene (CWO)
There is something about your post that just stood out to me today. I think that maybe it's because it offers so much hope and truth. I hope that someone who needs a relationship with God comes through your site.
• Oct. 17, 2006 - IWO
Posted by Sissy B.
What a well written perspective on this quote. Even the choices we make are part of God's plan. I also am thankful for the life partner that God has provided. He keeps me anchored.
• Oct. 17, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Anonymous
I love your thought "it takes strong choices" to stay with God or our mate (or anyone for that matter). Sometimes it isn't an easy choice, but ultimately it is the only one that will count. Thanks for sharing. Miriam Pauline
• Oct. 17, 2006 - Welcome to Blogger Friend School!
Posted by TrainingHearts
I've added you to our class roster located at the bottom of my blog. There is a blog ring that you can join to make it easy for your classmates to find you :) I have all the assignments and information listed under the category "Blogger Friend School" located on the right hand side of my blog. Please take time to read the posts and if you can catch up with the past assignments, please do so. I am encouraging everyone to visit their classmates and leave comments to uplift one another. Please let me know if you have any problems adding the graphic or questions with the assignments. Please leave me a comment or a message on my tag "chalkboard" and I will visit your site. I look forward to getting to know you.
• Oct. 17, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Trish
"Life is very hard, for most people...just remember you don't have to walk it alone. Look beside you and lean on the Creator of the Universe." Thanks for the wonderful reminder. Your post was so great!
• Oct. 17, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Anonymous
That is a great testimony! Thanks for sharing! :) amydeanne www.the160acrewoods.blogspot.com
• Oct. 17, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Nic
I really enjoyed your take on the quote for today. I can totally relate. On a personal note - ok, I just have to say that the Princess Bride is my all time favorite movie! Nice to know another Texan loves it as much as I do. :)
• Oct. 18, 2006 -
Posted by Camy Tang
Of course, having someone beside you is not merely a matter of chance...It takes strong choices to choose to stay with your God and it also takes strong choices to choose to stay with the mate He has given This is so true! Your post was very encouraging! Camy
• Oct. 19, 2006 - In Other Words
Posted by Sting my Heart
What a beautiful post. Thank you so much for sharing. I am so glad that I have have to reach out to my side and find Him there when I need to hold on to for dear life. Have a blessed Thursday :)
Oh, how true I've found this to be in my life!
The relationships I hold with my savior, Jesus, and with my dear husband, are truly what have kept me alive in every sense of the word. Being alive is more than just breathing in oxygen. Life lived to it's fullest involves learning to love, learning to sacrifice, learning contentment, and finally, experiencing happiness.
I asked Jesus to be the Lord of my life at the tender age of 3 years old. At the age of seven, I was so in love with Him and I was so determined to make sure that He direct my life, that I asked him again to please live in my heart. He always listens when His children ask Him to direct them and He does it. Of course, in our finite minds we are never really prepared for all the twists and turns that the journey holds. But He is still there, ready to be listened to and ready to listen, if we will just stop and remember to confide in Him.
For my journey, He also provided me with a strong man. This man has stayed with me through thick and thin. Our journey together has been full of adventure and pain and love and the difficulties of growing up.
If anyone had told me when I was young what my life would hold for the next twenty years, I might have withered like a leaf in the fall and dropped to the ground. I would have been petrified! But from this perspective...looking back at what is behind...I am not afraid. I have found that those things in the past do not hold the power to destroy me. God has me in the palm of His hand and my wonderful husband is right beside me all the way.
Of course, having someone beside you is not merely a matter of chance...It takes strong choices to choose to stay with your God and it also takes strong choices to choose to stay with the mate He has given...but that is something to talk about another day. Let me just say that I do not regret, for one moment, having such a wonderful God or having such a strong man to lean on. Life is very hard, for most people...just remember you don't have to walk it alone. Look beside you and lean on the Creator of the Universe.
Nothing else matters.
Sunydazy
• Oct. 17, 2006 - In Other Words
Posted by Darlene (CWO)
There is something about your post that just stood out to me today. I think that maybe it's because it offers so much hope and truth. I hope that someone who needs a relationship with God comes through your site.
• Oct. 17, 2006 - IWO
Posted by Sissy B.
What a well written perspective on this quote. Even the choices we make are part of God's plan. I also am thankful for the life partner that God has provided. He keeps me anchored.
• Oct. 17, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Anonymous
I love your thought "it takes strong choices" to stay with God or our mate (or anyone for that matter). Sometimes it isn't an easy choice, but ultimately it is the only one that will count. Thanks for sharing. Miriam Pauline
• Oct. 17, 2006 - Welcome to Blogger Friend School!
Posted by TrainingHearts
I've added you to our class roster located at the bottom of my blog. There is a blog ring that you can join to make it easy for your classmates to find you :) I have all the assignments and information listed under the category "Blogger Friend School" located on the right hand side of my blog. Please take time to read the posts and if you can catch up with the past assignments, please do so. I am encouraging everyone to visit their classmates and leave comments to uplift one another. Please let me know if you have any problems adding the graphic or questions with the assignments. Please leave me a comment or a message on my tag "chalkboard" and I will visit your site. I look forward to getting to know you.
• Oct. 17, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Trish
"Life is very hard, for most people...just remember you don't have to walk it alone. Look beside you and lean on the Creator of the Universe." Thanks for the wonderful reminder. Your post was so great!
• Oct. 17, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Anonymous
That is a great testimony! Thanks for sharing! :) amydeanne www.the160acrewoods.blogspot.com
• Oct. 17, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Nic
I really enjoyed your take on the quote for today. I can totally relate. On a personal note - ok, I just have to say that the Princess Bride is my all time favorite movie! Nice to know another Texan loves it as much as I do. :)
• Oct. 18, 2006 -
Posted by Camy Tang
Of course, having someone beside you is not merely a matter of chance...It takes strong choices to choose to stay with your God and it also takes strong choices to choose to stay with the mate He has given This is so true! Your post was very encouraging! Camy
• Oct. 19, 2006 - In Other Words
Posted by Sting my Heart
What a beautiful post. Thank you so much for sharing. I am so glad that I have have to reach out to my side and find Him there when I need to hold on to for dear life. Have a blessed Thursday :)
Labels: In Other Words
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
In Other Words
"Salt, when dissolved in water, may disappear, but it does not cease to exist.We can be sure of its presence by tasting the water. Likewise, the indwelling Christ, though unseen, will be made evidentto others from the love whichHe imparts to us."~Sadhu Sundar Singh~
I'm not even sure what to say about this...it seems so self explanatory. But maybe we try too hard to BE somebody in our own right...to be tough, to not be vulnerable. We block the flow of love, the salty water gets bottled up, so to speak. It was never our love to begin with...we are not salty enough on our own. We must decrease so He can increase. It's simple really. Be vulnerable, be gentle, forgive, be tender, stay true to your convictions and don't be afraid. Don't try to be yourself more than you try to show others who HE is.
Just think about it.
Sunydazy
• Aug. 22, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Anonymous
I like you last comment. Excellent words of wisdom.
• Aug. 22, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by sissy B.
I wish it had been that simple for me :)
• Aug. 22, 2006 - CWO blog
Posted by Anonymous
you are so right...maybe if we all would stop trying to be what we were NEVER intended to be...we would all be happier and the world would be a much "saltier" place...thanks for making me think!!
• Aug. 22, 2006 - "Just think about it..."
Posted by Heather
I couldn't say it any better. If we would "just think about it" more people would probably see Christ a lot more!
• Aug. 22, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Anonymous
true to my convictions.. out of my comfort zone.. simple concept, but hard sometimes. Good points! Amydeanne www.the160acrewoods.blogspot.com
• Aug. 22, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Anonymous
true to my convictions.. out of my comfort zone.. simple concept, but hard sometimes. Good points! Amydeanne www.the160acrewoods.blogspot.com
• Aug. 22, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Anonymous
Well said. If we remembered to be ourselves more often, the true light of Christ would shine through more. Vicki http://anabundanceofblessings.blogspot.com/
• Aug. 23, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Camy Tang
But maybe we try too hard to BE somebody in our own right. This is totally true. I'm guilty, I know. I feel like I have to try so hard to do what's right when sometimes I just need to let God work through me. Camy
Posted by Anonymous
true to my convictions.. out of my comfort zone.. simple concept, but hard sometimes. Good points! Amydeanne www.the160acrewoods.blogspot.com
• Aug. 22, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Anonymous
Well said. If we remembered to be ourselves more often, the true light of Christ would shine through more. Vicki http://anabundanceofblessings.blogspot.com/
• Aug. 23, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Camy Tang
But maybe we try too hard to BE somebody in our own right. This is totally true. I'm guilty, I know. I feel like I have to try so hard to do what's right when sometimes I just need to let God work through me. Camy
Labels: In Other Words
Monday, July 17, 2006
In Other Words
"When life whacks you so hard your head flies off, sew it back on and keep going."~ Mary Pierce ~
The above quote is in reference to a lesson learned from a rag doll...
I have a teddy bear. I've had him for 38 years. He doesn't look so good anymore. He's bald and lumpy and has had major surgery several times. His foot came apart once, and his neck, and one arm fell off. Everytime something came off I fixed it because I loved that silly old thing. Thankfully,teddy bears aren't prone to worry! He doesn't sit around morose or have panic attacks thinking about what other dreadful thing might happen to him sometime in the future. He is just always there to provide a touch of memory or comfort and a smile to me whenever I need it.
Sometimes I spend too much time worrying. I worry about all kinds of things. I worry about finances, health, finances, schedule, lack of sleep, child training, homeschooling, finances...the list just goes on. I have often stopped the awful train of worry by asking myself this: "What is the worst that can happen?" And "If the worst does happen...what then?" Usually I am able to begin breathing normally again and go on. Fear has a paralyzing effect on me. It can stop me from enjoying the very best things...it takes the joy out of the day to day moments. It's just not worth it.
I'm not saying that very difficult things don't happen to us all. They do...thus the worry train starts rolling again. But...when those things do come along, God can and will supply His grace to keep going if we will just ask for it and determine in our hearts to avoid self pity.
There have been a few times when life whacked me hard enough to knock off my head but usually I only lose a lesser body part like a toe or something. I recently told my dear husband that I would rather the hard things in life take me by surprise...I don't want to sit around planning on them and waiting for them to happen.
What a waste of precious time that is!
If I do get my head knocked off I 'll just ask God for a needle and thread, or maybe I'll ask Him to do the sewing. He has a great repair shop!
One of my theme songs has become "Don't Worry , Be Happy".
Remember that great piece? A lot of wisdom in those few words...
I've got lots and lots to do today. I'll be humming while I work.
And if you see my head get knocked off, don't count me out! I'll be back after a visit to the sewing machine.
Sunydazy
• Jul. 18, 2006 - In Other Words
Posted by Debbie
Such words to live by! I do on occasion worry about the small things, which leads to worring about the big things, and then I have to stop and remember if I give it all to God and listen things will be as they are suppose to be. He does take care of us, just as He planned! Http://reverberate58.blogspot.com
• Jul. 18, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Anonymous
I loved your profile.. my hubby & I have watched the princessbride too many times to count! Amydeanne http://the160acrewoods.blogspot.com/
• Jul. 18, 2006 - In Other Words
Posted by Darlene
I love that God has a repair shop, I've been there a few times myself. On another note, your teddy bear sounds alot like my husband, his name wouldn't happen to be Michael would it? lol
• Jul. 18, 2006 - In Other Words
Posted by Darlene
I love that God has a repair shop, I've been there a few times myself. On another note, your teddy bear sounds alot like my husband, his name wouldn't happen to be Michael would it? lol
Posted by Darlene
I love that God has a repair shop, I've been there a few times myself. On another note, your teddy bear sounds alot like my husband, his name wouldn't happen to be Michael would it? lol
• Jul. 18, 2006 - In Other Words
Posted by Darlene
I love that God has a repair shop, I've been there a few times myself. On another note, your teddy bear sounds alot like my husband, his name wouldn't happen to be Michael would it? lol
• Jul. 28, 2006 - Awesome!
Posted by thecoolmom
Love the article. I have been the ragdoll with the head knocked off and God is truly a great repairman. I cracked up over your About Me. We love The Princess Bride. It one of the first DVD's I bought when we got a DVD player. Before that I had it on video. Someone is constantly quoting the movie. Just today, one of my sons misused a word and in unison 3 people said 'You keep using that word...I do not think it means what you think it means."
Posted by thecoolmom
Love the article. I have been the ragdoll with the head knocked off and God is truly a great repairman. I cracked up over your About Me. We love The Princess Bride. It one of the first DVD's I bought when we got a DVD player. Before that I had it on video. Someone is constantly quoting the movie. Just today, one of my sons misused a word and in unison 3 people said 'You keep using that word...I do not think it means what you think it means."
Aug. 12, 2006 - Humperdink!!!
Posted by lyntley
I like your style...
• Aug. 13, 2006 - Well said!
Posted by AHappyHome
"God can and will supply His grace to keep going if we will just ask for it and determine in our hearts to avoid self pity."
Posted by lyntley
I like your style...
• Aug. 13, 2006 - Well said!
Posted by AHappyHome
"God can and will supply His grace to keep going if we will just ask for it and determine in our hearts to avoid self pity."
AMEN! and Thanks for that!
Keri
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