Attachment

Finn was very sick this past week. He had a nasty cough and high fever for 8 days. It was rough on him and us. But he is much better now. Anyway, I learned something this week and I just wanted to share.

Finn has gotten very attached to me. If I leave the room we are in together he comes running to me screaming "mom mom, mom mom." Of course I turn to him and say "I'm right here." But he won't recover until I pick him up and hug him. He is so uncomfortable with the fact that I'm not there. Even though this is a problem and I definitely need to work through it. It got me thinking about God.

Shouldn't we be running to Him always. Even when we feel he's not here - we run to Him screaming "Daddy, daddy." I know that it's easy to run to him when things are bad. But what about when things are fine. Can't we run to Him and thank Him? We should be attached to the comfort of him much like Finn is attached to my comfort.

After all, he is the Great Comforter. He is our Daddy. He is Abba Father.

When was the last time you ran to him?

A Lie I've Believed

Well, I haven't written in a little bit...and I'm sorry about that. It seems like I look up and a whole week just passes by. And the last few weeks have been SUPER busy.

Anyway, the reason I am posting tonight is because I had a revelation in my mom's group tonight and it was worth sharing with my blog readers. The paragraph below is from my notes from group tonight. And I really hope you can fully embrace what I'm about to say.

The statement "God will only give you what you can handle" is a lie from the pit of hell (graphic i know! haha) We do experience more than we can handle. And it's so that we can completely rely on God. Ultimately it's about his glory and it has nothing to do with us and everything to do with Him.

Wow-what a profound statement. I have said that exact statement a thousand times to friends& family. And hearing it was a lie was just plain craziness to me. But now as I look back on things I have experienced - they were terrible and in my own strength I couldn't handle.  But I know I was leaning on God and didn't even fully get that.

Anyway, I have many more thoughts to come on this topic so come back and read more soon. But for now, let that sink in...

The statement "God will only give you what you can handle" is a lie from the pit of hell. We do experience more than we can handle. And it's so that we can completely rely on God. Ultimately it's about his glory and it has nothing to do with us and everything to do with Him.

My story

My life and your life is truly a story. We each are in different places in the story book of of life. We end and start new chapters in the days, weeks, and months. Sometimes it's hard to see the end but we must know that God has written all the pages of our life. He has a plan for us. Everything we go through has a purpose.

I've been thinking about perspective a lot lately. Because when you are in the middle of something most of the time you lack perspective. But as a Christian we are to live with a Eternal perspective. So in the midst of that, think of your life as a story. I was reading my morning devotional and it asked this question:

"If your life was a story, what would be the title? What is the title of the chapter you are currently living?"



Why don't you answer that for yourself. God is teaching me so much the past few months. I'm seeing life very differently.

 For me, the title of my story changed when these two men came into my life.

More to come....

My heart

A piece of my heart was left here in Cambodia the summer of 2008. A lot has happened in 2009 and 2010, but in 2011 I will return to Cambodia. My good friend Jon and I are leading a team of 9 people in July. Just to get you thinking and praying for my trip, here's an awesome video. Enjoy!

My God in Everything...

I have been so busy the last few weeks. Sorry I haven't posted in a while. But I will be caught up soon and back to my normal posting. But my grandfather just sent me this video and it gave me chills. So I had to share with you all. This is an 11 year old boy describing Jesus in every chapter of the bible. Enjoy and get pumped up - Our God Reigns!