I stopped writing this blog a long time ago... I was tired of others always knowing what was going on in my life and with my family, well... tired of the ones that used my experience in a negative way. But when I stopped writing because of the negative motives of one, I kept the testimony of God's goodness from so many others.
If my story can be an encouragement then I want to share, if my story will help someone know Jesus more then I want to share, if my story brings glory to God then for sure I want to share. So I will try to share how I see Him working every single day.
I have learned a secret that leads to contentment... I believe contentment waits for us in gratitude and serving others. Apart from these two things it is very difficult to have a lasting peace in your heart. I have become a bit predictable in the groups I lead, there is one question that I feel is important... How have you seen God at work today? This is a question I started asking a long time ago because I wanted to know Jesus intimately.
Jeremiah 29:13 says, "if you look for me, you will find me, if you look for me with all of your heart". I thought, that's fine, but what do you look like? James 1:17 says, "every good and perfect thing is from above, coming down from the Father of heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows"... ok, every good thing. If I look with all my heart for the good things that happen every day and give all the glory to God, then He will show more of himself to me. It seemed simple enough and teaching others how to look for Him over the last 10 years has changed lives.
We get so caught up in other things. Things that seem so important, but the truth, as I try know Jesus more, is that there is nothing more important than him. If I put anything before being able to thank him and see him at all times, then I am missing him. I don't want to miss him.
If my story can be an encouragement then I want to share, if my story will help someone know Jesus more then I want to share, if my story brings glory to God then for sure I want to share. So I will try to share how I see Him working every single day.
I have learned a secret that leads to contentment... I believe contentment waits for us in gratitude and serving others. Apart from these two things it is very difficult to have a lasting peace in your heart. I have become a bit predictable in the groups I lead, there is one question that I feel is important... How have you seen God at work today? This is a question I started asking a long time ago because I wanted to know Jesus intimately.
Jeremiah 29:13 says, "if you look for me, you will find me, if you look for me with all of your heart". I thought, that's fine, but what do you look like? James 1:17 says, "every good and perfect thing is from above, coming down from the Father of heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows"... ok, every good thing. If I look with all my heart for the good things that happen every day and give all the glory to God, then He will show more of himself to me. It seemed simple enough and teaching others how to look for Him over the last 10 years has changed lives.
We get so caught up in other things. Things that seem so important, but the truth, as I try know Jesus more, is that there is nothing more important than him. If I put anything before being able to thank him and see him at all times, then I am missing him. I don't want to miss him.
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| The beauty that is outside my back door. |
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| These tomatoes planted themselves from the compost we used in the garden. |
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