‘Tis the magical time of year when I remind everyone in the whole world why I HATE winter… let me count the ways!!!
One- IT’S COLD
Two- IT’S COLD
Three- I NOW HAVE A COLD BECAUSE IT’S COLD
Four- IT’S COLD
Five- I can’t breath
Six- I have to use a fan when I sleep because I can’t breath which makes it more COLD!!
Seven- I can’t wear T-shirts and sandals
Eight- I can’t keep the door open
Nine- The sun now comes up before it should
Ten- The sun now goes down before it should
Eleven- IT’S COLD
Twelve- Everything is dead or dying (except for the little ‘I love winter’ bug that has given me a… COLD!)
Thirteen- I’m blowing my nose on napkins because there is no Kleenex
Fourteen- My feet are cold and I HATE wearing things on my feet
Fifteen- I hate sweating underneath layers of cloths that cannot be taken off because then it would be too... you guessed it... COLD!
I will NEVER understand why people enjoy winter. There is nothing romantic about it at all. Everything is dead and cold… and… in all honesty… it’s not even that cold, yet! AHH!
Monday, November 30, 2009
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Faithful
Our forty days of fire are over. Tonight was the last night of our Revival with Bro. Easter and also our last week- the week of reviving. So- I thought I would take some time and share.
For those of you who are not from Life Tabernacle, Pastor Holley asked us to create a list of seven things we were having faith to see God do. Call me needy- but I was able to come up with all seven items. As of today three of the seven have already happened.
The first item that I scratched off was perhaps one of my biggest headaches over the last two years: my parent’s house. I have not been able to close their estate because the house has not sold. On Tuesday of this week, at 4 in the afternoon, we close on a sale. God is faithful!
Another one of my seven items was for a young boy in our church, Johnathan, to receive the Holy Ghost. He has been seeking after it for a long time. This past summer he was the only camper that returned from camp without receiving it and I know that made him very sad. This past week he received it! God is faithful!
The last item that I am scratching off is a little more abstract. I had put on my list that we would see revival among our kids. I know… how are you supposed to know when something like that happens? Well… tonight, while watching people receive their Bibles and certificates, I realized that the majority of those standing up who had been filled with the Spirit or Baptized were younger than 18 years old! Many of those were younger than 12. This evening, while I was talking to a visitor, he commented on the children and their participation in service. So… it’s here! We are experiencing revival among children! God is faithful!
In spite of all of this…I was tired going into this last part of our 40 days of fire campaign. I didn’t want to end our 40 days with revival services, and I certainly did not want to have to be a part of another community day at the end of it all. For some reason this past week was a CONSTANT struggle for me to reign in my mind and force myself to give everything I could to this revival. My flesh did not want to be in revival at all this week. What can I say? Sometimes it happens… sometimes you seem to be your own worst enemy! God is faithful!
Now its Thanksgiving week and as much as I am looking forward to a week off I can’t help but let my mind fly ahead to next weekend. God is so good and I am so excited to be apart of what is going on. We are swimming in waters… and it feels both exciting and somewhat daunting.
The last few years I have become so determined that I will not be a part of a generation that arrives at the promise and is unwilling to take it. We all go through spiritual ‘slumps’ from time to time but all we have to do is remind ourselves of what we have to lose. I cannot afford to get slack with my opportunity to be a part of what is happening. All of my life I have envied the story of Caleb and his mountain. I want a mountain. I don’t even know exactly what I mean when I say that… but I know what it feels like!
Well… enough rambling. If I don’t get to tell you in person… or if I don’t get to tell you before I head to Jason & Julie’s… Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you have a blessed holiday and find yourself surrounded by family and friends.
For those of you who are not from Life Tabernacle, Pastor Holley asked us to create a list of seven things we were having faith to see God do. Call me needy- but I was able to come up with all seven items. As of today three of the seven have already happened.
The first item that I scratched off was perhaps one of my biggest headaches over the last two years: my parent’s house. I have not been able to close their estate because the house has not sold. On Tuesday of this week, at 4 in the afternoon, we close on a sale. God is faithful!
Another one of my seven items was for a young boy in our church, Johnathan, to receive the Holy Ghost. He has been seeking after it for a long time. This past summer he was the only camper that returned from camp without receiving it and I know that made him very sad. This past week he received it! God is faithful!
The last item that I am scratching off is a little more abstract. I had put on my list that we would see revival among our kids. I know… how are you supposed to know when something like that happens? Well… tonight, while watching people receive their Bibles and certificates, I realized that the majority of those standing up who had been filled with the Spirit or Baptized were younger than 18 years old! Many of those were younger than 12. This evening, while I was talking to a visitor, he commented on the children and their participation in service. So… it’s here! We are experiencing revival among children! God is faithful!
In spite of all of this…I was tired going into this last part of our 40 days of fire campaign. I didn’t want to end our 40 days with revival services, and I certainly did not want to have to be a part of another community day at the end of it all. For some reason this past week was a CONSTANT struggle for me to reign in my mind and force myself to give everything I could to this revival. My flesh did not want to be in revival at all this week. What can I say? Sometimes it happens… sometimes you seem to be your own worst enemy! God is faithful!
Now its Thanksgiving week and as much as I am looking forward to a week off I can’t help but let my mind fly ahead to next weekend. God is so good and I am so excited to be apart of what is going on. We are swimming in waters… and it feels both exciting and somewhat daunting.
The last few years I have become so determined that I will not be a part of a generation that arrives at the promise and is unwilling to take it. We all go through spiritual ‘slumps’ from time to time but all we have to do is remind ourselves of what we have to lose. I cannot afford to get slack with my opportunity to be a part of what is happening. All of my life I have envied the story of Caleb and his mountain. I want a mountain. I don’t even know exactly what I mean when I say that… but I know what it feels like!
Well… enough rambling. If I don’t get to tell you in person… or if I don’t get to tell you before I head to Jason & Julie’s… Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you have a blessed holiday and find yourself surrounded by family and friends.
WOW!! The left side was for kids and young people!!
Sunday, November 01, 2009
November 1
I am blessed to have you on this journey of life. Can you believe we are both in our 30s? Who would have ever guessed? lol I love you... I am very proud of you and the man of God you have become. Happy Birthday, Jason.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)