God is alive.
What happens when we forget this?
Our lives reflect it. ..... If we forget this, we might stop meeting with Jesus, we forget to pray or listen to God and we stop expecting God to meet us. And the downward spiral continues to decend from there.
I was at Church planting congress for the last 3 days, from all the worskshops, plenary speakers and conversations with fellow sojourners I came away with something simple yet powerful.
We have to live the reality that God is really alive.
Do I live like God is alive?
Do you know God is living?
What happens in your life when you live the reality?
God is alive!
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Re:Call Day 1
Re:Call
Day 1
Church Planting Congress 2011
Skye Jethani
-We grow spiritually when we are uncomfortable.
- Fear cripples imagination.
- Jesus, simply Jesus. Spend some time with him so your eyes can be opened to see the world the way he does. Without controlling fear.
Day 1
Church Planting Congress 2011
Skye Jethani
-We grow spiritually when we are uncomfortable.
- Fear cripples imagination.
- Jesus, simply Jesus. Spend some time with him so your eyes can be opened to see the world the way he does. Without controlling fear.
Friday, October 28, 2011
Keep the Sabbath
Ahhhh... Sundays. I look forward to Sunday's. In the morning I go to church to see my friends and fellow church goers, to worship God with my family, to hear my husband preach and to see the youth in my Sunday school department. I love it. I love Sunday afternoon's too because I can take a nap and rest(without guilt of being lazy) and do something different than all other days in the week. Sundays just seem so perfect to be restful on. It's my rest day, my sabbath day.
Last Sunday I decided not to take a rest, I felt the work load for the week was big and I had high expectations for us to get this renovation done, we're so close to being done. After church I worked on house work and renovations. I cleaned and sorted all afternoon and I paid for it in exhaustion all week. Ya it was busy, that's why I should have rested. I think I see why God designed a rest day for us, we need it. Ben and I both got worn out and overwhelmed.
Lesson learned - Take a sabbath day and rest on it.
Last Sunday I decided not to take a rest, I felt the work load for the week was big and I had high expectations for us to get this renovation done, we're so close to being done. After church I worked on house work and renovations. I cleaned and sorted all afternoon and I paid for it in exhaustion all week. Ya it was busy, that's why I should have rested. I think I see why God designed a rest day for us, we need it. Ben and I both got worn out and overwhelmed.
Lesson learned - Take a sabbath day and rest on it.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
The secret to contentment
I know what it is to be in need and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through him who gives me strength.
Phil 4:12-13
Meditating on this verse
-fed and plenty are about life when all is good, it's not just about enough food and material items. It's about the people surrounding you that love you and the energy, emotions and confidence to do may things.
- need, hungry and want are not just about the lack of food and items. This is about all the holes and valleys in life, the loss of loved ones, the energy drain of illness or age, the lemons of life.
No matter what the situation is, the secret code to access contentment is found only in acknowledging that God gives the strength for any and all of life. When we forget that, we look inward and find we are weak and focus on what we can't do. Look at God and see his strength and you will be content, you'll be capable of things you never thought you could do.
That's what I'm learning.
Phil 4:12-13
Meditating on this verse
-fed and plenty are about life when all is good, it's not just about enough food and material items. It's about the people surrounding you that love you and the energy, emotions and confidence to do may things.
- need, hungry and want are not just about the lack of food and items. This is about all the holes and valleys in life, the loss of loved ones, the energy drain of illness or age, the lemons of life.
No matter what the situation is, the secret code to access contentment is found only in acknowledging that God gives the strength for any and all of life. When we forget that, we look inward and find we are weak and focus on what we can't do. Look at God and see his strength and you will be content, you'll be capable of things you never thought you could do.
That's what I'm learning.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Old?
What happens when you get old?
Do you feel it?
Do you feel it the moment it happens?
Is there a moment when you say "a minute ago I was young and now, in this minute I am old?"
When does it happen?
I was wounded in my confidence a few years ago and I did not recover quickly. I felt hurt and defeated and it lived as an under current in my life for a long time, even into today. It's really why I stopped blogging weekly so long ago. I doubted my place in the blogging world. As a kid I would have been over it the next day, as an adult I was set back. I'm disappointed that I was so affected I wanted to let it roll off more easily I wanted to not care. But I did. Maybe it's big people big problems or maybe - I got old.
Is old inevitable?
Is old a date in the future ... or in the past.
Some might say it's a process.
Be careful --- Don't confuse old with age
Age is the inevitable second by second journey we all live
Old is a choice maybe?
When I look back over the last few years I see I acted old in the whole deal, I did not choose to be like a child. I can blog when I feel free like a child, I can't blog when I feel old. Young is willing to be vulnerable and take risks, old is fearful and concerned about the can'ts and the worry that respectable people don't let others know too much about what's going on inside and certainly do not air their dirty laundry.Old is a thing that happens when young is no longer practiced.I don't want to be old.
Do you feel it?
Do you feel it the moment it happens?
Is there a moment when you say "a minute ago I was young and now, in this minute I am old?"
When does it happen?
I was wounded in my confidence a few years ago and I did not recover quickly. I felt hurt and defeated and it lived as an under current in my life for a long time, even into today. It's really why I stopped blogging weekly so long ago. I doubted my place in the blogging world. As a kid I would have been over it the next day, as an adult I was set back. I'm disappointed that I was so affected I wanted to let it roll off more easily I wanted to not care. But I did. Maybe it's big people big problems or maybe - I got old.
Is old inevitable?
Is old a date in the future ... or in the past.
Some might say it's a process.
Be careful --- Don't confuse old with age
Age is the inevitable second by second journey we all live
Old is a choice maybe?
When I look back over the last few years I see I acted old in the whole deal, I did not choose to be like a child. I can blog when I feel free like a child, I can't blog when I feel old. Young is willing to be vulnerable and take risks, old is fearful and concerned about the can'ts and the worry that respectable people don't let others know too much about what's going on inside and certainly do not air their dirty laundry.Old is a thing that happens when young is no longer practiced.I don't want to be old.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
FINE THEN
What is up with you people? -Begging me to blog..... I think you like me better than I like myself....... it's been sooo long, you think I still have stuff left to say? ..... I think you beleive in me more than I beleive in myself. What would I say if I started to blog again and where would I get the time? (Are these pathetic excuses or what.).... It's been so long(did I say that already), I sold packaged of my day to other activities by now and I am no longer the loaf-around-the-house-girl who once had time to blog weekly ......really that was me? I had time for that?..... I made time for it....I enjoyed writting. I could do it again ...I want to.... I want to want to. Could I really do it? ...hmmm .. It inspires me that you like me and that you want me to write. It makes me think I can do it again....I can make time again to do it.
Thanks for the confidence. Thanks for the kick in the pants.
Thanks for the confidence. Thanks for the kick in the pants.
Friday, February 25, 2011
The Best of all
Well I think it was more difficult for people to choose this year because there were more votes all over the place but the one that had the most votes was not a surprise to me..... July - A little bit of heaven down here
The picture is taken on the top of my parents property, the top of their mountain, it has such an amazing view, as you can see from the picture. I remember standing, looking out over this view, seeing, no city, no people, no pollution, no rush, just peace and stillness, it was all in comparison to the city Yangon we had just been in.
The picture is taken on the top of my parents property, the top of their mountain, it has such an amazing view, as you can see from the picture. I remember standing, looking out over this view, seeing, no city, no people, no pollution, no rush, just peace and stillness, it was all in comparison to the city Yangon we had just been in. Tuesday, February 08, 2011
Best of 2010 Photos
The days have slipped by and life is moving through 2011 at a rapid pace. I have had the best of 2010 photo post on my mind for more than a month now and tonight it has been accomplished! Yeah! My part is done, now your part begins. If you like the fun, vote for your favorite photo of 2010. I put more photos in this year... I had a hard time deciding. I hope you enjoy ....
January - New Years resolution - Learning to fly!
March - Escape to a space that's all your own.
April(1) - Go fly a Kite!
April(2) - Ariel got fabric, an idea and sewing lessons from Mom for her birthday... she loved it.
May - Stop to smell the flowers.
June(1) - The way to be happy is to make someone happy.
June(2) - Sun and sand in Thailand
July(1) - Cookin' with grampa.
July(2) - A dollar a row.
July (3) - A little heaven down here.
August - YEEEHAA! Cowgirls have birthdays too ya know.
September - Pembina hills plus paint equals inspiration
October - Pippi and Mr. Nilsson
November - Come with me and you'll be in a world of pure imagination
December - Patience is the key.
Vote by commenting below.
January - New Years resolution - Learning to fly!
March - Escape to a space that's all your own.
April(1) - Go fly a Kite!
April(2) - Ariel got fabric, an idea and sewing lessons from Mom for her birthday... she loved it.
May - Stop to smell the flowers.
June(1) - The way to be happy is to make someone happy.
June(2) - Sun and sand in Thailand
July(1) - Cookin' with grampa.
July(2) - A dollar a row.
July (3) - A little heaven down here.
August - YEEEHAA! Cowgirls have birthdays too ya know.
September - Pembina hills plus paint equals inspiration
October - Pippi and Mr. Nilsson
November - Come with me and you'll be in a world of pure imagination
December - Patience is the key.Vote by commenting below.
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