How Often

How often do we allow ourselves to participate in meaningless chatter about relatively NOTHING. It's harmless right? Sort of but not entirely. While it's easy to get into conversations about the weather, politics, our children, our day to day... How often do we speak of our salvation, our saviour and our spiritual growth. We can use the innocent chatter to segway our conversations. Meaning, it's not wrong to speak of weather, or the most recent adorable thing our children have done but use them to God's glory. How are we lifting our brothers and sisters in Christ. What are you doing to sharpen one another. I don't hold unbelievers to the same degree of salt and light. Though if you're living as salt and light they'll see it. Live it out loud by acting, showing God's Spirit in you. God's Grace is AMAZING truly AMAZING. Share it, speak it and live it for others to see. Lift up those who believe and perhaps use your lives and a witness to those that do not. How different would it be if you were seasoning this world?

The LORD's Day

I am so grateful that our country still has the freedoms to worship. I am often disheartened though by the lack of care or concern with acting out the word through the week. Not necessarily in my own life or family OR the lives of many friends. I do however see and remember people "punching their GOD time card" by going to church on Sunday morning.. "there you go God you got some of my time". How can people feel that is adequate? It is because they see God as their safety net as opposed to their guide and Grace. Seeing the "God is my Co-pilot" T-shirts and bumper stickers really frustrates me and adds to this mentality that WE are in charge and God is sort of "along for the ride". Like he'll change the tires of life when they go flat instead of driving so that you can avoid that pot hole or nail that HE knew was coming and you didn't. Please my friends if you are looking at God as your EMT instead of keeping you out of the accidents I urge you to rethink you position. YES, he can rescue us but I urge you to let him lead. Allow him to be your guide. Build your relationship with him through prayer and fasting.

Can't believe

There are so many things I've said this week while on vacation. One phrase I seem to be repeating a LOT lately is "I can't believe".
I can't believe the school year is nearly done
I can't believe that Lilly is nearly 6.
I can't believe how much Theo is growing.
I can't believe that I haven't lost as much weight by now as I'd like to.

I am working to refocus on life. I CAN believe that GOD has blessed my children and their health. I CAN believe that he's blessed Lilly with a wonderful education this year. I CAN believe that even though I am not where I want to be physically that through God's strength I CAN do this (half of a thyroid or NOT).

The strength to be positive is coming from GOD and I WILL believe.