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I believe.
I believe great things are possible
I believe in the greatness of God.
I believe in the greatness of God in me.
I believe I was put on this earth for a reason
I believe I’m not here by happenstance.
I believe I’ll fulfill my purpose
I believe nothing is by chance.
I believe the Word of God is the truth
I believe we humans mess things up
I believe if we let God live through us
We’ll see mountains moved and trees rooted up.
I believe the Church will make a difference
I believe I’m a part of that Church.
I believe God is all present and all knowing
I believe He has is and always will show up BIG in my life.
(And all who seek with their heart)
May my eyes be opened and my ears made alert to His love, His presence, His wisdom, His being and His work.
May my actions follow.
John 13:34 says, “A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. “
I had a brief argument with my father over the holiday season. I remember saying something like, “Yeah dad, spend your whole life trying to prove a point to your children then.” Boy, you should have seen how smug I was driving back home. I just knew I had let him have it and I was 100% right about what I said.
Now, sitting here almost a month later, the Lord revealed to me that I was doing the very words I had accused him of. I was spending my time trying to prove a point to him! Not only that, but then the Lord let me see what it would be like if indeed I did spend the remainder of my dad’s life trying to prove a point instead of loving on him, talking to him, letting him know that I appreciate him. What would I do if my dad died before I had a chance to reconcile this? Was it worth it?
At the end of life, all those things seem so trivial – all the arguments, hurt and anger. Why do we esteem them to be such major issues while we’re living? Why are we so foolish?
I called my dad this morning to let him know I love him. I’m also going to make it a point to go visit him pretty soon.
At any rate, this all leads me back to John 13:34. How awesome God is. The command to love one another is just as important to the one loving as it is to the person receiving the love.
It is just as (if not more so) important to me to let my dad know that he’s loved and appreciated before he passes on as it is to him. “Give the flowers to the living” they say. I learned that last night and it has forever changed my perception.
Right or wrong, agree or disagree, apology or no apology, none of it will mount up to a hill of beans when they’re in the grave. What will matter is this: did you make the most of the time you had together or did you waste it away on nothing?
There are no do-overs and there are no get-backs. What you have, is right now.
Praise be to the Lord and Savior of my life, Jesus Christ!
I am finally all caught up with my writing assignments and it feels great! So, starting tomorrow, this blog will be updated regularly again. Thank you all for your patience and for stopping by.
Until tomorrow….
Aah, it’s like a breath of fresh air. Praise God forever more. He is so faithful. As I mentioned in a previous post, I’ve been struggling with writing this week. I don’t know if I was just feeling overwhelmed because I had gotten behind or what, but I’m pretty sure it was an attack.
This past week I had a hard very hard time focusing. I felt paralyzed in writing and I couldn’t concentrate on the job at work. I was almost in tears this morning I was feeling so frustrated! But God is so faithful. He truly is awesome.
I went for a walk today to talk and fellowship with the Lord. (The exercise isn’t bad either.) And I am so thankful for the breakthrough I received as I walked. I can write again and it’s such a blessing.
I have to catch up on some assignments, so I’m going to manage my time to complete those, which may mean I am a little slack on updating my blog. That’s ok, I’m glad to be back on track!
Happy New Year!
So what does taking on new challenges mean? It means growing in places and in ways you never have before. Sounds great! But actually getting through the challenges – now that is a little different.
This week I have found that, as a writer, I’ve reached that place where the growing pains begin. I’ve been writing significant content on a regular basis, praying over everything I write and managing my time to include writing regulary. Awesome! But I can tell the “newness” phase is over and now it’s time to exercise discipline regardless of how I’m “feeling” about writing at the time.
I’m so glad our Workshop has the “momentum” lesson, because I definately will be implementing some of those suggestions.
I am excited about the outcome once I get past this “stretching phase” but in the meantime, I push forward.
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