Do you know how you felt when you went to summer (sleepover) camp or a big trip for the first time? You were excited, maybe a little anxious, and probably had more questions than answers. This is about how I feel right now. Erin and I will leave with our WHOLE family (my mom and Erin's folks too) in less than 2 weeks for China to complete our adoption of a 2 yr. old boy in Beijing.
It's hard to explain exactly where my emotions are right now. I'm very excited, maybe a little anxious, and yes I probably have more questions than answers. It's not that I don't trust God in all of this. He had guided us each step of this 3+ year journey and I have no doubt of His provision for us physically or financially.
It's as if this is the culmination of a long hike up the mountain. We've been staring at the rocks just in front of our feet for so long now and weaving our way through each turn of the path... and we are about to reach the summit! It's as if I know what we are about to go through will forever change our lives - every bit of who we are as a family and followers of Jesus!
Really, this whole experience has caused us to step out in faith truly trusting in the Lord... it's exciting, yes a little anxious, still without some answers to the questions at hand - BUT ALWAYS TRUSTING IN THE LIVING GOD! And this is what the Bible calls FAITH - "Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we cannot see." Hebrews 11:1
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Easter thoughts & prayer!
Happy Easter to the world.
We don't celebrate Easter for the colorful eggs, jelly beans, or the Easter bunny (btw... shouldn't the thought of an oversized bunny coming into your house in the middle of the night scare any little kid?). We celebrate Easter because of Jesus - pure and simple!
The power of God on display in the flesh - Jesus' righteous life on display. God became man. Light in the darkness. Yet, the world neither recognized nor received him. Instead, they tried him as a common criminal, exchanged him in order to free a murderer, and hung him on a cross until he died the most humiliating death one could imagine. Good Friday.
This was not the end. Sunday morning. Jesus rose from the dead on the third day. Good Sunday. Great Easter.
The power of God on display in flesh. God breathed life and healing back into a broken and beaten body.
Paul declared in Ephesians 1:19-20 that we have that same resurrection power available to us. I want the power of God on display in my life. This is my Easter prayer. I pray that God would continue to work his mighty power in my heart and that my life would show Christ's love in such a way that He only gets the attention and praise.
Happy Easter.
We don't celebrate Easter for the colorful eggs, jelly beans, or the Easter bunny (btw... shouldn't the thought of an oversized bunny coming into your house in the middle of the night scare any little kid?). We celebrate Easter because of Jesus - pure and simple!
The power of God on display in the flesh - Jesus' righteous life on display. God became man. Light in the darkness. Yet, the world neither recognized nor received him. Instead, they tried him as a common criminal, exchanged him in order to free a murderer, and hung him on a cross until he died the most humiliating death one could imagine. Good Friday.
This was not the end. Sunday morning. Jesus rose from the dead on the third day. Good Sunday. Great Easter.
The power of God on display in flesh. God breathed life and healing back into a broken and beaten body.
Paul declared in Ephesians 1:19-20 that we have that same resurrection power available to us. I want the power of God on display in my life. This is my Easter prayer. I pray that God would continue to work his mighty power in my heart and that my life would show Christ's love in such a way that He only gets the attention and praise.
Happy Easter.
Friday, February 26, 2010
1 second...
After watching tonight's speed skating finals, I never cease to be amazed at how things we see resemble real life stuff. These racers are so close to each other speeding around the rink seemingly in perfect pattern and control... then BAM! one of them slips or catches his blade and he tumbles helplessly into the padded wall. OR... someone pushes in just the right spot & time and that causes a disruption of one's balance - then again into the wall!
Isn't life just like that? One slip (ME) or shove (others) and I can fall on my face or struggle to stay up. What a challenge for me to guard the things in my life (testimony, attitude, words, etc.) which seem to hang in the balance every moment of every day. I have to focus constantly... NO LETDOWN!
Michael (DOC) shared Ephesians 6:12 with the guys group this past Monday night. I'll add verse 11 for the close: "Be strong in the LORD and in His mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you may take your stand against the devil's schemes."
Isn't life just like that? One slip (ME) or shove (others) and I can fall on my face or struggle to stay up. What a challenge for me to guard the things in my life (testimony, attitude, words, etc.) which seem to hang in the balance every moment of every day. I have to focus constantly... NO LETDOWN!
Michael (DOC) shared Ephesians 6:12 with the guys group this past Monday night. I'll add verse 11 for the close: "Be strong in the LORD and in His mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you may take your stand against the devil's schemes."
Thursday, February 25, 2010
2 Things
Something I've read in the Bible has been searing the inside of my brain (and my heart too). In 2 places in Revelation, John records statements made about believers who had given their lives as martyrs for Jesus Christ. Revelation 6:9 & 20:4.
In both references, these people were commended for 2 THINGS: (1) the testimony (life lived outwardly & public) they maintained for Jesus Christ and (2) the Word of God. Wow!
May my life shine with these 2 things - a life lived and devoted to knowing Jesus and making Him known and also a love/passion for the Word of God!
In both references, these people were commended for 2 THINGS: (1) the testimony (life lived outwardly & public) they maintained for Jesus Christ and (2) the Word of God. Wow!
May my life shine with these 2 things - a life lived and devoted to knowing Jesus and making Him known and also a love/passion for the Word of God!
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