I want to be the type of person that everyone is friends with, not the person that everyone wishes they could be friends with.

What would I have thought of Moses?

One year ago I made a fairly "harmless" judgement towards someone.  It was based on something silly, but each interaction I had with the person afterwards created a snowball affect leading me towards continually thinking judgmental, disrespectful thoughts about them almost all the time.  Just in the past few months has God been convicting me of my sinfulness in this area as He has obviously been using this person very mightily for His Kingdom!  I have gone through a year-long journey of seeing a person I initially looked upon with negative emotions transform into a leader seeking the Lord.

I sometimes wonder, what would I have thought of Moses?  I would have thought, "Man up!  Open the mouth God gave you and stop letting your brother speak for you!" (if this confuses you, study the story of Moses' return to Egypt for clarification).  What would I have thought of David?  "How dare you ruin the life of the young Bathsheba!!" (yet not knowing that Solomon would be a product of their union)  Do you even know what I would have said to Hosea?  "Forget your cheating wife, she isn't worth the effort."  (not realizing his pursuit of his wife is a mirror image of God's pursuit of us).  How badly I might have judged any of God's chosen leaders.  I pray for open eyes!  And an open heart to His use of the weak and transformation of the impossible into the possible!

Atheism, Feminism, and the Bible

The reason birds can fly and we can't is simply because they have perfect faith, for to have faith is to have wings.

Today I was thinking about all the things that hold me back from my freedom in the Lord.  I want to fly in my relationship with Him.  I don't want to be burdened by money or possessions or worries about tomorrow.  To live a life where I woke up everyday knowing that God will provide, knowing that even if He doesn't provide material things, I have Him, and that is enough...what a wonderful joy that would be.   

“Pain is a pesky part of being human, I've learned it feels like a stab wound to the heart, something I wish we could all do without, in our lives here. Pain is a sudden hurt that can't be escaped. But then I have also learned that because of pain, I can feel the beauty, tenderness, and freedom of healing. Pain feels like a fast stab wound to the heart. But then healing feels like the wind against your face when you are spreading your wings and flying through the air! We may not have wings growing out of our backs, but healing is the closest thing that will give us that wind against our faces.” ― C. JoyBell C.