Well yesterday was a doozy!
As soon as I posted my blog about being a slave to your flesh, I was so
excited... and an hour later a spirit of heaviness just seemed to be on me.
I tried to shake it, sang praise songs, and even then I just burst into tears.
I later went in to cook dinner, feelin a little better, and Haley came home
and was so excited to be telling me about a college in RHODE ISLAND !!!
She would like to check it out and I was so happy for her, and then I
started thinking of her being far away, and John, my son, is far away,
my granddaughter is far away, Jennifer is far away, and soon Haley will
go too.. and I just lost it... tears just took over, and I made sure that
Haley didn't see me, because the last thing I want is for her to feel like
she shouldn't move away to pursue her dreams.
As soon as Rick came home .. he saw me, and asked what's wrong,
and I couldn't even get the words out, I just buried my head in his chest and
sobbed. Then I told him, and of course he thinks it will be great when the
kids are gone.... and so I said.. "what I'm tellin you for.. you don't understand."
With that he hugged me, and reassured me, and even made some jokes.
I felt better after that, and we all had a great time listening to the girls day,
and some jokes were said.. and darn.. I'm gonna miss this time with them.
I got up refreshed in spirit, and ready to tackle the day.
My flesh wants to go back to sleep... but so far it hasn't won.
God is so good. I love him dearly. I wonder if he has empty nest syndrome? lol.
Does it pain him to not have all his children there? I think his heart longs for the
day we are all home.
I'm homeward bound... lookin to the heavens ... for my redeemer is coming..
Who will I reach to come home with me? I hope many.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Thursday, September 17, 2009
I'm back! (and it sure feels good)
Hi !
First off, let me say how good it is to be back writing on my blog.
I don't know if I'm missed or not, but I sure know this much, it
really is such a blessing getting to share things with others, to give hope,
to inspire, to encourage, and even now again, I get to share things I might need
help on.
Well, this last Monday night was to say the least FABULOUS! It came right in the
middle of caos in my family, and work, and it just blessed me and lifted my spirit.
I signed up for this class at our church that is on healthy eating and my dear friend Amy
is hosting this program at her home. It's all about taking whole foods, and learning a new
way of cooking so we can glorify God by taking care of our bodies.
It's a group of ladies having some laughs, crying , singing, and learning more about ourselves,
our God, eachother, and leaving there full of love, and food, and a touch more wiser than when
we came.
I must say the new foods were pretty tasty! Hummus... I had Hummus, and with the whole
grain chips it was pretty good! There were so many new grains there that I can't recall them
off hand, but I liked them! I can't wait to try more new recipes. I also am looking forward to
making some of my comfort foods with these new items, and seeing how they will taste in place of
the processed foods I normally use.
God gave me some food for thought this morning through Joyce Meyers. ( I LOVE her!)
It is 1Corinthians 6:12. - You say, "I am allowed to do anything"-but not everything is good for you. And
even though "I'm allowed to do anything," I must not become a SLAVE to anything.
Paul went on to talk about food, and sex, the two things people have the most trouble controlling.
Joyce went on to say that there are many things we can do that aren't good for us, and still we will go to heaven.
For instance I won't miss heaven for being overweight, and others won't miss heaven because they smoke , or say curse words now and again, but it sure does hinder our witness, and what ministry God has called us to do.
If I am over eating, and my body becomes more sluggish, and I'm too tired to
get done all the things in my day because of it, then I have missed what God has called me to do for that day because I was too tired, or didn't have enough time to get to it.
Our desires, our flesh man, craves things to fulfill itself, and whatever we give it, it will crave more of.
But we are to control our flesh, not let it control us. So we MUST set boundries for ourselves.
A young lady who has a lot of hurt in her life. Her soul craves comfort, love, & security.
Her flesh identifies this as a need to be filled with something that will comfort her, love her, and protect her.
She craves this sooo much, that at the first man that comes along who see's she is lonely and hurting (and intends to use her, or control her) shows her sympathy she
starts to listen , he holds her and makes her feel safe, and she starts to feel loved. She has what is called
a false hope. To her, it's hope none the less, and it feels so good to have that hope again, that she becomes blinded to what is real, and she doesn't see that she is in danger. Sure she knows God, she prays when she needs something, and she goes to church when it's convient, or a special holiday, and hey.. she used to be really involved in church.. that counts for something right.. besides, God wouldn't let this happen if He didn't approve right?
A person who does not control their appetite is the same way. This extra serving won't be so bad.
This cake was so good, I must have another piece. It's that time of the month, and I NEED chocolate..
I'm too tired to exercise 4-5 times a week. I got up today , I did a few chores, that's good enough right?
I skipped a meal, so that should cover it.. right? I prayed over it, God will make it good for my body.
They continue to give into how their flesh feels, what the flesh wants, and ignoring the still small voice
that is warning them of impending danger.
God is not going to come down here and live your life for you, and MAKE you live healthier, or happier.
He does however give us all the tools that will make our life here better, and happier.
We have to do what WE can do for ourselves, by placing boundries in our lives, and doing all we can on our part, and God will come in and do what we can not.
But it is up to us to take control , it's not enough to know the Word, you have to practice it.
Our flesh will only demand what it's given. If you heal pain by food, sex, alcohol, drugs, etc.. that is what your flesh will crave.
Whatever we allow our flesh to have, it will want more.
We MUST take over our flesh , and train it in the ways of the Lord. It does not own us.
We are not slave to it, Jesus has set us free.
Our flesh will throw a fit when we try to get rid of the things that it desires, but it will pass, and
it will get used to new things.
I am not looking forward to the fits my body will throw when I start pushing it to exercise more, but
it will get used to it... just like it got used to 2% milk, and diet coke.
I feel in control today, and I pray that I will remain in control tomorrow.
Each day, I want to wake up and decide to be in control of my flesh.
Father , I pray that you will help us to control our fleshly desires. I understand that I must make
the first step, and whatever I do not have the power to do I pray for your strength to help me
push through.
Fill those empty places in our lives with you. Let our flesh cry out for more of YOU, and of the
things you have created for us, not with empty unfullfilling harmful things.
I give you my life, my flesh, my mind, and spirit. Let me forever be hungry for more of you.
In Jesus Name-Amen
First off, let me say how good it is to be back writing on my blog.
I don't know if I'm missed or not, but I sure know this much, it
really is such a blessing getting to share things with others, to give hope,
to inspire, to encourage, and even now again, I get to share things I might need
help on.
Well, this last Monday night was to say the least FABULOUS! It came right in the
middle of caos in my family, and work, and it just blessed me and lifted my spirit.
I signed up for this class at our church that is on healthy eating and my dear friend Amy
is hosting this program at her home. It's all about taking whole foods, and learning a new
way of cooking so we can glorify God by taking care of our bodies.
It's a group of ladies having some laughs, crying , singing, and learning more about ourselves,
our God, eachother, and leaving there full of love, and food, and a touch more wiser than when
we came.
I must say the new foods were pretty tasty! Hummus... I had Hummus, and with the whole
grain chips it was pretty good! There were so many new grains there that I can't recall them
off hand, but I liked them! I can't wait to try more new recipes. I also am looking forward to
making some of my comfort foods with these new items, and seeing how they will taste in place of
the processed foods I normally use.
God gave me some food for thought this morning through Joyce Meyers. ( I LOVE her!)
It is 1Corinthians 6:12. - You say, "I am allowed to do anything"-but not everything is good for you. And
even though "I'm allowed to do anything," I must not become a SLAVE to anything.
Paul went on to talk about food, and sex, the two things people have the most trouble controlling.
Joyce went on to say that there are many things we can do that aren't good for us, and still we will go to heaven.
For instance I won't miss heaven for being overweight, and others won't miss heaven because they smoke , or say curse words now and again, but it sure does hinder our witness, and what ministry God has called us to do.
If I am over eating, and my body becomes more sluggish, and I'm too tired to
get done all the things in my day because of it, then I have missed what God has called me to do for that day because I was too tired, or didn't have enough time to get to it.
Our desires, our flesh man, craves things to fulfill itself, and whatever we give it, it will crave more of.
But we are to control our flesh, not let it control us. So we MUST set boundries for ourselves.
A young lady who has a lot of hurt in her life. Her soul craves comfort, love, & security.
Her flesh identifies this as a need to be filled with something that will comfort her, love her, and protect her.
She craves this sooo much, that at the first man that comes along who see's she is lonely and hurting (and intends to use her, or control her) shows her sympathy she
starts to listen , he holds her and makes her feel safe, and she starts to feel loved. She has what is called
a false hope. To her, it's hope none the less, and it feels so good to have that hope again, that she becomes blinded to what is real, and she doesn't see that she is in danger. Sure she knows God, she prays when she needs something, and she goes to church when it's convient, or a special holiday, and hey.. she used to be really involved in church.. that counts for something right.. besides, God wouldn't let this happen if He didn't approve right?
A person who does not control their appetite is the same way. This extra serving won't be so bad.
This cake was so good, I must have another piece. It's that time of the month, and I NEED chocolate..
I'm too tired to exercise 4-5 times a week. I got up today , I did a few chores, that's good enough right?
I skipped a meal, so that should cover it.. right? I prayed over it, God will make it good for my body.
They continue to give into how their flesh feels, what the flesh wants, and ignoring the still small voice
that is warning them of impending danger.
God is not going to come down here and live your life for you, and MAKE you live healthier, or happier.
He does however give us all the tools that will make our life here better, and happier.
We have to do what WE can do for ourselves, by placing boundries in our lives, and doing all we can on our part, and God will come in and do what we can not.
But it is up to us to take control , it's not enough to know the Word, you have to practice it.
Our flesh will only demand what it's given. If you heal pain by food, sex, alcohol, drugs, etc.. that is what your flesh will crave.
Whatever we allow our flesh to have, it will want more.
We MUST take over our flesh , and train it in the ways of the Lord. It does not own us.
We are not slave to it, Jesus has set us free.
Our flesh will throw a fit when we try to get rid of the things that it desires, but it will pass, and
it will get used to new things.
I am not looking forward to the fits my body will throw when I start pushing it to exercise more, but
it will get used to it... just like it got used to 2% milk, and diet coke.
I feel in control today, and I pray that I will remain in control tomorrow.
Each day, I want to wake up and decide to be in control of my flesh.
Father , I pray that you will help us to control our fleshly desires. I understand that I must make
the first step, and whatever I do not have the power to do I pray for your strength to help me
push through.
Fill those empty places in our lives with you. Let our flesh cry out for more of YOU, and of the
things you have created for us, not with empty unfullfilling harmful things.
I give you my life, my flesh, my mind, and spirit. Let me forever be hungry for more of you.
In Jesus Name-Amen
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
It's good for us!
I just got back from walking with Rick and Paige. Ugghhhh.. this whole outta shape thing
is horrible! I bet if I were any less active it wouldn't be long before my muscles just up and
give out on me.
I feel so ashamed that I have let myself get this bad. Enough of that though, I can't dwell on
what I've done to myself. Now I all I can do is pray for God's strength to help me correct
what I can, and pray he will correct what I can't.
My walk with the Lord through my life has seen similar side effects.
When I was younger my mom and I prayed together quite often. She really could
make the devil shake when she prayed, and I learned to pray the same way, and in
my young innocent heart, with all I had in me, I just believed God would do whatever
I asked of Him.
As the years went on, and my own selfish desires , and the world around me became
more important, than my time with God, the less I prayed, the more I strayed, and God
became someone I turned to in times of trouble rather than staying his friend.
I got older, had children, failed relationships, and trying to get my life with God back on track,
on again off again.
It wasn't that he was far away, it was me.
My prayers weren't as powerful as I remembered, my heart a little more hardened , and my ears not
so sensative to the Holy Spirit.
I found myself longing to be young again, back when we were so close that He was all I thought about.
It hasn't been easy.. and not because God isn't doing his part..
It has been me, not forgiving myself. It has been a process.
I find it sooo easy to forgive everyone. I can't even stay mad at anyone for more than 30 minutes.
At myself however , well, I just kept beating myself up.
I feel like I have started over with God, and now I'm learning even more than as I did as a child,
and slowly He is building up that faith that I once had.
Just like exercise for your body, if you do not keep yourself in the word, and take time out for the Lord,
your spirit get's weak, drained, and you aren't running at your full potential.
We have to work out our Spirit just as we do for our natural body.
Sometimes it will hurt when we are being challenged with something new, but it's for our good.
Just as my leg cramps hurt, but in the long run, (or short jog hahaha) it will be good for me.
So I'll keep goin one step , and one day at a time.
I'm so excited about this new walk with Lord. Not that we ever stopped walking completely, but now
I'm after him... and I won't stop till I see his face.
My dream has always been to dance in his arms when I finally get to see him.. and I wanna do some moves that I had better be in shape for! I can't have my savior bending me back in a dip only to have my hip go out!
Looking forward to the dance.... here and in Heaven...
Kim
is horrible! I bet if I were any less active it wouldn't be long before my muscles just up and
give out on me.
I feel so ashamed that I have let myself get this bad. Enough of that though, I can't dwell on
what I've done to myself. Now I all I can do is pray for God's strength to help me correct
what I can, and pray he will correct what I can't.
My walk with the Lord through my life has seen similar side effects.
When I was younger my mom and I prayed together quite often. She really could
make the devil shake when she prayed, and I learned to pray the same way, and in
my young innocent heart, with all I had in me, I just believed God would do whatever
I asked of Him.
As the years went on, and my own selfish desires , and the world around me became
more important, than my time with God, the less I prayed, the more I strayed, and God
became someone I turned to in times of trouble rather than staying his friend.
I got older, had children, failed relationships, and trying to get my life with God back on track,
on again off again.
It wasn't that he was far away, it was me.
My prayers weren't as powerful as I remembered, my heart a little more hardened , and my ears not
so sensative to the Holy Spirit.
I found myself longing to be young again, back when we were so close that He was all I thought about.
It hasn't been easy.. and not because God isn't doing his part..
It has been me, not forgiving myself. It has been a process.
I find it sooo easy to forgive everyone. I can't even stay mad at anyone for more than 30 minutes.
At myself however , well, I just kept beating myself up.
I feel like I have started over with God, and now I'm learning even more than as I did as a child,
and slowly He is building up that faith that I once had.
Just like exercise for your body, if you do not keep yourself in the word, and take time out for the Lord,
your spirit get's weak, drained, and you aren't running at your full potential.
We have to work out our Spirit just as we do for our natural body.
Sometimes it will hurt when we are being challenged with something new, but it's for our good.
Just as my leg cramps hurt, but in the long run, (or short jog hahaha) it will be good for me.
So I'll keep goin one step , and one day at a time.
I'm so excited about this new walk with Lord. Not that we ever stopped walking completely, but now
I'm after him... and I won't stop till I see his face.
My dream has always been to dance in his arms when I finally get to see him.. and I wanna do some moves that I had better be in shape for! I can't have my savior bending me back in a dip only to have my hip go out!
Looking forward to the dance.... here and in Heaven...
Kim
Friday, September 4, 2009
Relax... Go fishin!
He did it again! God shows up, just when I'm ready to give in, or better yet,
just when I decide I guess I should try to come up with my own solution.
Finances... ugghhhh... their no fun.
As some of you may know, we have our own photography studio.
We are just now 2 years into it as a full-time job for myself.
First year, God gave us the go-ahead, and he blessed us with
over 25 weddings! That's not including our family photo sessions,
and some senior photos.
Then the economy collapsed, but it didn't seem to hit us yet.
God has it, he's in control.
He does have it, but we have gone lower in our finances than we
have ever been, so much so that we've had to get help with food,
and not drive the car so we can conserve gas.
Only 6 weddings this year so far, and a few photo sessions.
Yet our needs every month are met, we tithed , and even sowed
offerings, and still we were not seeing the overflow that we KNOW
God can give.
So what's goin on??
This lead us into a place we had not been since we got married.
It has lead us to seeking God, with all we have, and He is teaching us
refining us, and sometimes it hurts, but we are welcoming it, because
we know that we know God will bring us through!
Someone sent me something yesterday that said,
When life is hard and payday is still so far away and when the salary comes
it's not enough, there is only one thing to do; God says the struggle is over
for you..
I had to let that simmer in my mind for a minute..
When we do all we can do on our part, then the rest of the battle is up to God.
So don't stress out, it will come.
Today in HEB after our walk , we ran into a friend and to our surprise he is
also facing the same financial problems, and he was talking about how
God has been coming through every month with just enough for him to make it.
Then he said, this economy is not ours, when you pay what you can, go fishin
and let God take over.
WOW! A double message, and we've been getting those a lot lately!
Just God confirming himself to us to rest in Him.
So , when things get tight, and you are doing all God has set out for you to do,
remember the rest of it is in HIS hands, and in HIS timing (He likes to do things when
it can only have happened if He did it)... remember to rest in His peace, his Love,
and hang on to the promises of God while you are waiting for your answer to come
through.
Lord,
Be patient with me as I learn to let go, and give you full control.
Surround me with your peace. Open my eyes and let me see
what it is that I may have to learn through this, about you, about myself,
about others. Help me see through your eyes.
You oh Lord are faithful. I put my trust in you.
In Jesus Name - Amen
James 1 is a great read when facing trials , and your faith is being tested.
I am choosing (because it's not natural in the flesh) to be joyful about
this time of endurance. Seeking out what God is doing.
I can not wait till I can post on here the out come of this time in our lives.
Rick and I both are taking our walk with the Lord to a new level.
You're in our prayers.
I'm goin swimming this weekend... ( I don't fish)
just when I decide I guess I should try to come up with my own solution.
Finances... ugghhhh... their no fun.
As some of you may know, we have our own photography studio.
We are just now 2 years into it as a full-time job for myself.
First year, God gave us the go-ahead, and he blessed us with
over 25 weddings! That's not including our family photo sessions,
and some senior photos.
Then the economy collapsed, but it didn't seem to hit us yet.
God has it, he's in control.
He does have it, but we have gone lower in our finances than we
have ever been, so much so that we've had to get help with food,
and not drive the car so we can conserve gas.
Only 6 weddings this year so far, and a few photo sessions.
Yet our needs every month are met, we tithed , and even sowed
offerings, and still we were not seeing the overflow that we KNOW
God can give.
So what's goin on??
This lead us into a place we had not been since we got married.
It has lead us to seeking God, with all we have, and He is teaching us
refining us, and sometimes it hurts, but we are welcoming it, because
we know that we know God will bring us through!
Someone sent me something yesterday that said,
When life is hard and payday is still so far away and when the salary comes
it's not enough, there is only one thing to do; God says the struggle is over
for you..
I had to let that simmer in my mind for a minute..
When we do all we can do on our part, then the rest of the battle is up to God.
So don't stress out, it will come.
Today in HEB after our walk , we ran into a friend and to our surprise he is
also facing the same financial problems, and he was talking about how
God has been coming through every month with just enough for him to make it.
Then he said, this economy is not ours, when you pay what you can, go fishin
and let God take over.
WOW! A double message, and we've been getting those a lot lately!
Just God confirming himself to us to rest in Him.
So , when things get tight, and you are doing all God has set out for you to do,
remember the rest of it is in HIS hands, and in HIS timing (He likes to do things when
it can only have happened if He did it)... remember to rest in His peace, his Love,
and hang on to the promises of God while you are waiting for your answer to come
through.
Lord,
Be patient with me as I learn to let go, and give you full control.
Surround me with your peace. Open my eyes and let me see
what it is that I may have to learn through this, about you, about myself,
about others. Help me see through your eyes.
You oh Lord are faithful. I put my trust in you.
In Jesus Name - Amen
James 1 is a great read when facing trials , and your faith is being tested.
I am choosing (because it's not natural in the flesh) to be joyful about
this time of endurance. Seeking out what God is doing.
I can not wait till I can post on here the out come of this time in our lives.
Rick and I both are taking our walk with the Lord to a new level.
You're in our prayers.
I'm goin swimming this weekend... ( I don't fish)
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Desire
I just wrote on Facebook how I wanted the Lord to cause more rain than the forcasted percentage.
As I did, I apologised to the campers who are going out this weekend, and I told them, " I love you , but I desire rain.
Then it had me thinking. Desire. Love. The two are so close.
When you love so deeply that you crave, and long for that someone, or something you begin to
have a desire for them/it.
Remember the first love you have, that new romance, you so strongly desire to be near, to hear from,
to see, to feel that person? For thos of you who are born again, remember that first love, that hunger, that desire, you could not get enough of Jesus, and that wonderful new feeling of being set free?
These are the last days. I am finding that I am desiring the Lord, His Holy Spirit, His Will, My Father,
I want all of him, I don't want to lack anything, I am finding a new desire for Him that once was faded.
With life getting in the way , and Jesus get's what's left.
I don't want that anymore. I'm hungry for more! This last week, I made a choice to run after Him.
My chanllenge for you is this... if the love is faded by the curtain of life.. pull it back, go seek Him,
spend time with Him everytime you can.
He loves you. He has so much for you. He knows you better than you know yourself.
If you don't know Him, but think you might like to, if your tired of the life you lead day in and day out,
if the hurts in life are just more than you bear right now, call on Him, he's just a breath away.
The Bible says Who so ever believes in Him shall be saved.
Do you believe He is the son of God? That he died for your sins?
Maybe you aren't sure, but you want to believe,
God knows your heart.
Jesus come into my Heart, forgive me of my sins, be Lord over my life.
Give me a fresh start, heal my wounds, heal all the hurt, and trauma from
the time I was a kid to now, make me new.
In Jesus Name- AMEN!!
If you've prayed that prayer it's time to tell someone!
The Bible says Confess me before men, and I will confess you before my Father.
Soo, tell someone!
Then, I want you to get involved in a church that proclaims Jesus is Lord!
Need help finding a church? I would be glad to help.
Father,
I ask for anyone reading this that you fill them with a burning desire to know you more.
I pray for the hurts in their life, the struggles they face, that you will lift their burdens.
Heal their hearts. Set them free.
In Jesus Name! Amen
Goodnight all!
As I did, I apologised to the campers who are going out this weekend, and I told them, " I love you , but I desire rain.
Then it had me thinking. Desire. Love. The two are so close.
When you love so deeply that you crave, and long for that someone, or something you begin to
have a desire for them/it.
Remember the first love you have, that new romance, you so strongly desire to be near, to hear from,
to see, to feel that person? For thos of you who are born again, remember that first love, that hunger, that desire, you could not get enough of Jesus, and that wonderful new feeling of being set free?
These are the last days. I am finding that I am desiring the Lord, His Holy Spirit, His Will, My Father,
I want all of him, I don't want to lack anything, I am finding a new desire for Him that once was faded.
With life getting in the way , and Jesus get's what's left.
I don't want that anymore. I'm hungry for more! This last week, I made a choice to run after Him.
My chanllenge for you is this... if the love is faded by the curtain of life.. pull it back, go seek Him,
spend time with Him everytime you can.
He loves you. He has so much for you. He knows you better than you know yourself.
If you don't know Him, but think you might like to, if your tired of the life you lead day in and day out,
if the hurts in life are just more than you bear right now, call on Him, he's just a breath away.
The Bible says Who so ever believes in Him shall be saved.
Do you believe He is the son of God? That he died for your sins?
Maybe you aren't sure, but you want to believe,
God knows your heart.
Jesus come into my Heart, forgive me of my sins, be Lord over my life.
Give me a fresh start, heal my wounds, heal all the hurt, and trauma from
the time I was a kid to now, make me new.
In Jesus Name- AMEN!!
If you've prayed that prayer it's time to tell someone!
The Bible says Confess me before men, and I will confess you before my Father.
Soo, tell someone!
Then, I want you to get involved in a church that proclaims Jesus is Lord!
Need help finding a church? I would be glad to help.
Father,
I ask for anyone reading this that you fill them with a burning desire to know you more.
I pray for the hurts in their life, the struggles they face, that you will lift their burdens.
Heal their hearts. Set them free.
In Jesus Name! Amen
Goodnight all!
To run or not to run
Well, today was my 2nd day to go walking with Rick. We go to a local park and it's really beautiful at 7 in the morning.
We started off up the hill to the trail. At the entrance of the walking path, Rick decided he wanted the camera from the car, and told me to go ahead.
So, I took off up the hill. It has three levels that kick my butt at first (only because I'm so out of shape!), so I got to the top and there was the sun just peeking up over the tree tops , and the tall grassy weeds were glistening with dew.. and then I saw the most amazing sight! 5 bucks leaping through that beautiful scenery! WHERE's RICK?????? Don't you know it, just when you need the camera.. lol.
Rick was sad he missed it, but went off trail in hopes to find something to shoot (with the camera).
I went on with my walk, and sang to the Lord, and then got a nudge to run... so off I went.. (probably more like galloping) it felt great.... the breeze on my face.. and 1000 feet later ... I walked.. I know, I know.. not a far run, but for me, it was great! I did this off and on through out my walk.
Suddenly while running down the last downhill slope I felt a pinch in my hip.
OK OK.. time to walk.
I felt GREAT when I got home! Now that I've been at my computer for a few hours editing photos, I got up, only to discover that I now walk with a limp.
Hmmm maybe it was the devil who nudged me to run.. nahhh...
He would never tell me to do something that was good for me, even it might cause some pain.
Sometimes we tell ourselves to do things that are good for us that might cause ourselves pain like jogging, and
sometimes God will tell us to do things that are good for us that might caue us pain. (at first)
Like:
It hurts our pride to forgive when we feel the person doesn't deserve it.
It hurts to give money you worked so hard for, and may not have it to give.
It hurts to love some people when you feel like banning them from your life.
It hurts to give up something you are addicted to.
It hurts to be understanding when you really want to tell them to quit being a baby.
It hurts to do something nice for someone you don't like too much.
There are many others... but my point is.. yes, it may hurt, but after you
keep practicing it doesn't hurt anymore, it becomes habit, and it's going to
benifit you each time you do it.
Before long, you will be looking for the chance to do things , or feel things you once
thought you would never do , or feel.
So I encourage you today to take that extra step, go the distance, and let God take
you to a new level. Take that thing He's been trying to get you to do, or not do, and
go for it! He wants to take you to a new level!
We started off up the hill to the trail. At the entrance of the walking path, Rick decided he wanted the camera from the car, and told me to go ahead.
So, I took off up the hill. It has three levels that kick my butt at first (only because I'm so out of shape!), so I got to the top and there was the sun just peeking up over the tree tops , and the tall grassy weeds were glistening with dew.. and then I saw the most amazing sight! 5 bucks leaping through that beautiful scenery! WHERE's RICK?????? Don't you know it, just when you need the camera.. lol.
Rick was sad he missed it, but went off trail in hopes to find something to shoot (with the camera).
I went on with my walk, and sang to the Lord, and then got a nudge to run... so off I went.. (probably more like galloping) it felt great.... the breeze on my face.. and 1000 feet later ... I walked.. I know, I know.. not a far run, but for me, it was great! I did this off and on through out my walk.
Suddenly while running down the last downhill slope I felt a pinch in my hip.
OK OK.. time to walk.
I felt GREAT when I got home! Now that I've been at my computer for a few hours editing photos, I got up, only to discover that I now walk with a limp.
Hmmm maybe it was the devil who nudged me to run.. nahhh...
He would never tell me to do something that was good for me, even it might cause some pain.
Sometimes we tell ourselves to do things that are good for us that might cause ourselves pain like jogging, and
sometimes God will tell us to do things that are good for us that might caue us pain. (at first)
Like:
It hurts our pride to forgive when we feel the person doesn't deserve it.
It hurts to give money you worked so hard for, and may not have it to give.
It hurts to love some people when you feel like banning them from your life.
It hurts to give up something you are addicted to.
It hurts to be understanding when you really want to tell them to quit being a baby.
It hurts to do something nice for someone you don't like too much.
There are many others... but my point is.. yes, it may hurt, but after you
keep practicing it doesn't hurt anymore, it becomes habit, and it's going to
benifit you each time you do it.
Before long, you will be looking for the chance to do things , or feel things you once
thought you would never do , or feel.
So I encourage you today to take that extra step, go the distance, and let God take
you to a new level. Take that thing He's been trying to get you to do, or not do, and
go for it! He wants to take you to a new level!
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