Read this. So well said! I can relate for sure.
http://chelsgentry.blogspot.com/2012/11/dear-reader.html
Monday, November 26, 2012
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Untangle
Yesterday I was putting up our Christmas tree and all the branches were tangled and matted from being in a box all year and, as a lot of you probably know, fixing all those branches to look realistic can be highly frustrating!!
While I was getting impatient, mom walked in the living room and I exclaimed, "You see this, mom? This is my life! Full of stupid, complicated branches for me to untangle!" her answer was something along the lines of, "Yup, mine too."
I know that I should be thankful this week, but as more things mount the less thankful I feel. I thought long and hard about this whole "thankfulness" deal.
What was it about anyway? What good did it do? Would it really hurt to tell God thank you even though I am not doing okay right now? I mean, since when did Jesus ever complain about his life? If he could do what he did for me, who am I to gripe about my problems?
But then I wondered...if he wants me to thank him...then he must have a reason. What was the reason? Did he just like hearing how great he is? Not that he isn't great, but I would have a hard time trusting someone with that attitude, whether they were aware of their amazing ability or not.
I came to the conclusion that he wants us to thank him because its simply the normal thing to do. What do you say when someone does you a favor or gives you a gift? You say thank you.
God has done a lot for us. Waaaay more than we deserve. So whether our branches are still tangled or if they are beginning to straighten out, we need to praise him in spite of our circumstances. Not because he wants to take from us, but because he knows it will increase our joy and get our focus off of our problems and back on him, where we can be content with what we have. And with him, we have a lot.
In the meanwhile, he will help us untangle the branches.
Happy (late) Thanksgiving everyone!
While I was getting impatient, mom walked in the living room and I exclaimed, "You see this, mom? This is my life! Full of stupid, complicated branches for me to untangle!" her answer was something along the lines of, "Yup, mine too."
I know that I should be thankful this week, but as more things mount the less thankful I feel. I thought long and hard about this whole "thankfulness" deal.
What was it about anyway? What good did it do? Would it really hurt to tell God thank you even though I am not doing okay right now? I mean, since when did Jesus ever complain about his life? If he could do what he did for me, who am I to gripe about my problems?
But then I wondered...if he wants me to thank him...then he must have a reason. What was the reason? Did he just like hearing how great he is? Not that he isn't great, but I would have a hard time trusting someone with that attitude, whether they were aware of their amazing ability or not.
I came to the conclusion that he wants us to thank him because its simply the normal thing to do. What do you say when someone does you a favor or gives you a gift? You say thank you.
God has done a lot for us. Waaaay more than we deserve. So whether our branches are still tangled or if they are beginning to straighten out, we need to praise him in spite of our circumstances. Not because he wants to take from us, but because he knows it will increase our joy and get our focus off of our problems and back on him, where we can be content with what we have. And with him, we have a lot.
In the meanwhile, he will help us untangle the branches.
Happy (late) Thanksgiving everyone!
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Build You Up
It's amazing, so amazing how I've survived this road...
Feel the fever, I can feel it down inside my soul...
And I will be the one to build you up, I'll build you up...
..Be the one to never doubt, I'll never doubt, oh...
Can you see how, can you see how far we've come, it's such a miracle...
Everything is, everything is clear, and...
..You are such and wonder and I..
Will be the one to build you up, I'll build you up..
Be the one to never doubt..I'll never doubt...
I'll be the one to hold your hand, I'll hold your hand...
Be the one to understand..
Yeah I'll understand...
Be the one to build you up, I'll build you up..
I'll be the one to never doubt..
I'll never doubt..
I'll never doubt..
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Our God Is Greater
Okay so, just so everyone knows, I absolutely love my Jesus. He is more amazing than I can even describe. Lately, I have found myself falling more in love with him and wanting to talk about him constantly. I'm sure some of my friends are wondering what the deal is with me. Haha!
This has honestly been a really, really tough year. I have had a lot of low points, and right now my dad just said that the shower has no warm water.
Yikes..I hate plumbing problems.
But our God is greater than all of our "issues". He can handle anything, and we can cling to him when we need it most.
And if our God is for us, then who could ever stop us?
This has honestly been a really, really tough year. I have had a lot of low points, and right now my dad just said that the shower has no warm water.
Yikes..I hate plumbing problems.
But our God is greater than all of our "issues". He can handle anything, and we can cling to him when we need it most.
And if our God is for us, then who could ever stop us?
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