Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Excitement brewing
Now that 2009 is almost over, I am SUPER excited about 2010. I am greatly anticipating the new year, leaving behind 2009, and moving ahead full force! It's nice to start clean again and have a fresh start, a new beginning. In many years past I've been down on another year ending with not much changing in the future. This time around I am filled with hope! I love this feeling and I know it doesn't come from me. It's from my faith that God loves me and has amazing plans for me, waiting to unfold. I think 2010 will be a year I'll look back on and be amazed. YEAH!
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Scenario B
I am going to the woman's Bible study at church, and we are going through Beth Moore's study on Daniel. Wow, is she good! Anyway, she talks about three different scenarios when people of God face fiery trials.
There is Scenario A where God delivers us from the fire. One example was finding out that the lump you found was cancerous, but when you go back to have it checked again, it has disappeared and you are cancer free. Sometimes we don't even know what trials we have been delivered from. But through Scenario A our faith is built.
Scenario B: We can be delivered through the fire. The 2 examples out of Daniel are that when Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego went into the furnace, but only their ropes were burnt off their hands and they didn't even smell like smoke when they came out, and when Daniel went into the lions den and he saw an angel close the mouth of the lions and he was not hurt. Through this scenario our faith is refined.
Scenario C: We can be delivered by the fire into his arms. We are with Jesus, and our faith is perfected.
Our human nature always wants Scenario A. It seems like the "easy" way. Well, our God is an amazing God, who has a reason for everything. We are in the middle of Scenario B, and I can say my faith has been refined!!! My fiery trial has been going on for over 5 years and many many times I've prayed for Scenario A to happen, but I'm now at a point where I can look back and see how He has refined me. As Beth Moore said, "fiery trials can burn the fake out of us." I have found myself and who I am in Christ over the past 5 years, where I think I would still be searching, or not nearly as close in my relationship, if Scenario A had happened... or if there wasn't even a Scenario at all!!! Now I am patiently (I've long suffered enough :) ) waiting to be delivered!
There is Scenario A where God delivers us from the fire. One example was finding out that the lump you found was cancerous, but when you go back to have it checked again, it has disappeared and you are cancer free. Sometimes we don't even know what trials we have been delivered from. But through Scenario A our faith is built.
Scenario B: We can be delivered through the fire. The 2 examples out of Daniel are that when Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego went into the furnace, but only their ropes were burnt off their hands and they didn't even smell like smoke when they came out, and when Daniel went into the lions den and he saw an angel close the mouth of the lions and he was not hurt. Through this scenario our faith is refined.
Scenario C: We can be delivered by the fire into his arms. We are with Jesus, and our faith is perfected.
Our human nature always wants Scenario A. It seems like the "easy" way. Well, our God is an amazing God, who has a reason for everything. We are in the middle of Scenario B, and I can say my faith has been refined!!! My fiery trial has been going on for over 5 years and many many times I've prayed for Scenario A to happen, but I'm now at a point where I can look back and see how He has refined me. As Beth Moore said, "fiery trials can burn the fake out of us." I have found myself and who I am in Christ over the past 5 years, where I think I would still be searching, or not nearly as close in my relationship, if Scenario A had happened... or if there wasn't even a Scenario at all!!! Now I am patiently (I've long suffered enough :) ) waiting to be delivered!
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Getting Started
So I finally got a chance to create a blog! I really have felt like I wanted a place to journal and somewhere to update people on what's going on in our life. It will probably start out with just journaling our ups and downs of life, with hope that in a few months we can direct people here.
Now you may wonder, why wait to show people?! Well sometimes there are stuggles we go through that we just can't handle telling people about. That's where I am at, and if you are one of those people that happen to not see this for a few months, please don't be offended. It has nothing to do with you, it's just, for me, a very emotional time, and I just don't feel like having people always asking me how I'm doing and giving possible advise.
Over the past 5 years, I've been leaning on the Lord, growing in my intimate relationship with my creator. So it's not that I'm holding it in...He knows, and I'm learning to depend on HIM and HIM only. I praise God for the "opportunity", and to just say that, I believe I've come a long way.
Now you may wonder, why wait to show people?! Well sometimes there are stuggles we go through that we just can't handle telling people about. That's where I am at, and if you are one of those people that happen to not see this for a few months, please don't be offended. It has nothing to do with you, it's just, for me, a very emotional time, and I just don't feel like having people always asking me how I'm doing and giving possible advise.
Over the past 5 years, I've been leaning on the Lord, growing in my intimate relationship with my creator. So it's not that I'm holding it in...He knows, and I'm learning to depend on HIM and HIM only. I praise God for the "opportunity", and to just say that, I believe I've come a long way.
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