Beyond and Above

Thursday, September 6, 2007

Life as a Mission

I took notes a few weeks ago during our Celebrate Recovery meeting. I really like the following statements:

(1) Make your life a mission, not an intermission.

(2) Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

(3) Talk is cheap; the supply always exceeds the demand.
(Based on 1 Samuel 2:3 "Do not keep talking so proudly or let your mouth speak such arrogance, for the Lord is a God who knows, and by him deeds are weighed. " NIV)

As Christians, I believe we really need to walk the walk, not just talk the talk. It is so easy to spiritualize everything; and miss out entirely on the life Jesus died to give us. Life isn't always easy, but He can be trusted. He will give us joy and peace in the midst of the storms. It's up to us to decide whether we'll receive it. Let's walk in it and not just talk about it.

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Everyday

This chorus is my song for today....

Every day, it's You I live for
Every day, I'll follow after You
Every day, I'll walk with You, my Lord
(Everyday/Sonic Flood)

I'm glad I have it for today, but I sure could of used it yesterday. To start our school day off we had to deal with a stopped up toilet. Just plunging wasn't working, so it took a while plus towels and bath mats to be washed later. Thankfully Ben was able to get it unstopped after he saw I wasn't handling it too well. Then there was the Algebra lesson to redo and the Geography test that didn't go well; Hannah and I both were ready for summer break. Since we just started school last week that isn't going to happen any time soon. Also there was the regular stuff: school, appointment, school, errands, school, laundry, school, cleaning, school, cooking, and did I mention school?? Then there was more school. It was one of those days that makes me want to rethink this whole homeschooling thing. So here we are today, beginning another day of school.

I'm so glad His mercies are new every morning.

Psalms 117:2
His love has taken over our lives; God's faithful ways are eternal. Hallelujah!
(The Message)

Monday, September 3, 2007

Awesome God

Our God is Awesome."

This was the title of Pastor Paul's message yesterday. He asked us some questions about this statement.

Do you Believe it?

Do you Speak it?

Do you Walk in it?

Little did I know while I was listening and taking notes that God was about to show me how incredibly awesome He is~! (And give me an opportunity to show Pastor Paul that I was listening, and to also walk in it. Why am I always surprised when God does this?)

I did something after hearing that message that I am still in awe of. You see, it wasn't me............definitely not~! It was my incredibly awesome God.

Even though it was done without emotion that is a good thing. For the emotions I've felt in the past weren't pleasing to God; they were just flat out wrong. I have struggled with this particular issue for such a long time. I know it's not behind me. Said person has a way of bringing out the worst in me. Now I know it's my choosing, but times past I haven't chosen to stop my ugliness because of all the emotions involved. So not having my emotions involved was a positive thing this time.

My God IS an awesome God~!