When you were growing up did you ever hear the phrase
"Sticks and Stones may break bones but names will never hurt"
I always believed this to be a lie. When I grew up I was teased like any other kid and often times the name calling did hurt but there were not sympathetic adults only the ones who would share this little ditty. It would just make me feel worse because now I'm being called weak, crying over nothing. Something you just can't ignore.
Today at the day care these 2 girls started calling each other names. Whenever I would try to stop it one would just say well she started it. When in fact if possible they both started it. They played "Last insult wins" at least in my eyes. Each insult got worse and worse. I'm glad I'm not their age because I don't think I could have taken it.
It just hurts to listen to, I pray these girls just love each other
Monday, June 27, 2005
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Patience!!!
Unfortunately today started off with me being a little impatient. I didn't want to be late to work, and so I got a little impatient(quietly at least!). In the car on the way to work I prayed for patience in the day. It's a fruit of the spirit so I'm promised it.
At work, a daycare, patience at times is a must. I didn't realize the patience God gave me today until I found myself breaking up a small fight and crouched down between 2 boys and calmly asking them what happened. That patience was from God because the whole afternoon was one upset kid after another. It seemed like every kid had something that was pushing my nerves. 4 girls fight about the silliest of things, Emily getting mad at me for not letting her play on the computer, DaRon running around the room and these 2 boys. When kids don't like each other, instead of avoiding each other like I do, they continue to annoy the other. Without God's patience I would have exploded.
When you find yourself lacking in one of the fruits of the Spirit, pray about because we are promised these things.
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness" ~ Galatians 5:22
At work, a daycare, patience at times is a must. I didn't realize the patience God gave me today until I found myself breaking up a small fight and crouched down between 2 boys and calmly asking them what happened. That patience was from God because the whole afternoon was one upset kid after another. It seemed like every kid had something that was pushing my nerves. 4 girls fight about the silliest of things, Emily getting mad at me for not letting her play on the computer, DaRon running around the room and these 2 boys. When kids don't like each other, instead of avoiding each other like I do, they continue to annoy the other. Without God's patience I would have exploded.
When you find yourself lacking in one of the fruits of the Spirit, pray about because we are promised these things.
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness" ~ Galatians 5:22
Here is to mornings with God
Since I last wrote on this here blog I have under gone some serious discipline mainly regarding my time. I now wake up at an hour that if written others might freak because that is when they go to bed. But this is clearly something God wants because it is far to easy to wake up and it's not like I go to bed that early. I go on a run every morning and then chill on the couch reading his word.
But what makes this time oh so precious to me is that I'm with God. and for me that is awesome because before this week I very very rarely found myself reading his word and running to him first when I struggled. Not a good idea. One will just feel lost even though you aren't. One feels alone when in fact you are surrounded by God's arms. One feels weak when in fact a powerful sword is stored in the bag on your back. One feels like their life is not going any where and God is not using them when in fact God has been planing an amazing life for you and has already used you in ways that if you knew shock and awe would drench your face with tears, your heart would give up totally to God and your mind would be cleared of every inpure thought. We would be made perfect because we would be in the presense of God and all his glory!. But that day has not come yet. But it will come, we are promised this.
This morning time is a chunk of time just for God, no one else is up. no friend of mine would be a wake whenever I do and always be ready to listen, encourage and comfort. We all want to be a friend like that who is always there to help but only God can. Starting the day with a big dose of God has made his presense more strong during the day too. He is like my secret shadow friend. When it is just the 2 of us it is a lot easier to his shadow but as the day moves along and other people and things flood my mind and my vision, his shadow fads among all the other shadows but if trained one can see that God can never be dimed.
But what makes this time oh so precious to me is that I'm with God. and for me that is awesome because before this week I very very rarely found myself reading his word and running to him first when I struggled. Not a good idea. One will just feel lost even though you aren't. One feels alone when in fact you are surrounded by God's arms. One feels weak when in fact a powerful sword is stored in the bag on your back. One feels like their life is not going any where and God is not using them when in fact God has been planing an amazing life for you and has already used you in ways that if you knew shock and awe would drench your face with tears, your heart would give up totally to God and your mind would be cleared of every inpure thought. We would be made perfect because we would be in the presense of God and all his glory!. But that day has not come yet. But it will come, we are promised this.
This morning time is a chunk of time just for God, no one else is up. no friend of mine would be a wake whenever I do and always be ready to listen, encourage and comfort. We all want to be a friend like that who is always there to help but only God can. Starting the day with a big dose of God has made his presense more strong during the day too. He is like my secret shadow friend. When it is just the 2 of us it is a lot easier to his shadow but as the day moves along and other people and things flood my mind and my vision, his shadow fads among all the other shadows but if trained one can see that God can never be dimed.
Sunday, June 12, 2005
What are you committed to?
While working at the Lodge today, it was a chance to listen to a teaching. Actually one of my favorite things. An hour goes by quicker that way.
"Learning to be a Follower" - Rick Whitney Faithwalkers 2004, I borrowed it from Nathan
Somethings that stuck
"it's not about the plays, its about the execution" He was telling a story about the coach at Notre Dame who gave his plays over to the other team but still won the game.
I instantly thought of my own desires to be a leader. I wanted to make plays but didn't even consider the execution part. I have to be able to execute, help out my current leaders before I can become a leader myself. It's not about making plays its also about making them happen. Encouraging the team, make them want to play.
So who are you committed to? God I hope above all else. But what about your commitment to your leaders and even your brothers and sisters. I thought this message was going to talk about following what your leaders tell you, but he touched on something I never thought about.
Commitment to each other. Have I declared my commitment to my brothers and sisters. Am I willing to change my plans to help another to get the job done? I confess no. When asked to do something I wouldn't because I would rather do something else.
God I pray for a change of heart, both mine and my fellow siblings. I pray that we can confess our commitments to each other and stand by them.
"Learning to be a Follower" - Rick Whitney Faithwalkers 2004, I borrowed it from Nathan
Somethings that stuck
"it's not about the plays, its about the execution" He was telling a story about the coach at Notre Dame who gave his plays over to the other team but still won the game.
I instantly thought of my own desires to be a leader. I wanted to make plays but didn't even consider the execution part. I have to be able to execute, help out my current leaders before I can become a leader myself. It's not about making plays its also about making them happen. Encouraging the team, make them want to play.
So who are you committed to? God I hope above all else. But what about your commitment to your leaders and even your brothers and sisters. I thought this message was going to talk about following what your leaders tell you, but he touched on something I never thought about.
Commitment to each other. Have I declared my commitment to my brothers and sisters. Am I willing to change my plans to help another to get the job done? I confess no. When asked to do something I wouldn't because I would rather do something else.
God I pray for a change of heart, both mine and my fellow siblings. I pray that we can confess our commitments to each other and stand by them.
Monday, June 06, 2005
Thoughts on Children
So I started working at this daycare in Iowa 2 Thursdays ago(May 26) since then i've had many thoughts regarding children and have yet to write one down r even share them with any one.
God asks us to be like children right. Because we are children, so what does that mean?
- babies love to be held
- when you set them down they start to cry again
- they rely on someone to feed them (parents)
- easy to entertain
- colors and noises and movement are favorites
- eat small pieces
among others, but how can we apply these to our own lives
- being held by God should be the best thing ever.
- we cry because we think that God(our parent) doesn't love us anymore and is leaving us, but in reality God will never leave us and he will always love us
- We can't survive with out God to feed us with the holy Spirit, with wisdom. it's something we cry(pray) for and can't ever get on our own
- we should just be thankful for what God has put before us, it may just be a little red ball but there is so much you can do with a little red ball. No really look at the skills God has given you, he gave them to you for a reason.
- All I've got to say is thunderstorms, rainbows, flowers, waterfalls, mountains, animals, sun, stars. These are things God gave us for enjoyment
- God teaches you and gives you wisdom a little at a time otherwise you would choke, think about it? Imagine the hardest lesson you've learned recently and then back to one of your first lessons that at the time you thought was really hard. The suffering gets harder, atleast for me because God teaches us more and strengthens us more through time not all at once. That is why he says he is perfecting us.
I have more but that is all for now
We ARE Children of God
God asks us to be like children right. Because we are children, so what does that mean?
- babies love to be held
- when you set them down they start to cry again
- they rely on someone to feed them (parents)
- easy to entertain
- colors and noises and movement are favorites
- eat small pieces
among others, but how can we apply these to our own lives
- being held by God should be the best thing ever.
- we cry because we think that God(our parent) doesn't love us anymore and is leaving us, but in reality God will never leave us and he will always love us
- We can't survive with out God to feed us with the holy Spirit, with wisdom. it's something we cry(pray) for and can't ever get on our own
- we should just be thankful for what God has put before us, it may just be a little red ball but there is so much you can do with a little red ball. No really look at the skills God has given you, he gave them to you for a reason.
- All I've got to say is thunderstorms, rainbows, flowers, waterfalls, mountains, animals, sun, stars. These are things God gave us for enjoyment
- God teaches you and gives you wisdom a little at a time otherwise you would choke, think about it? Imagine the hardest lesson you've learned recently and then back to one of your first lessons that at the time you thought was really hard. The suffering gets harder, atleast for me because God teaches us more and strengthens us more through time not all at once. That is why he says he is perfecting us.
I have more but that is all for now
We ARE Children of God
Thursday, June 02, 2005
My Story of three Saints
Not really much of a story but for me when God doesn't a specific thing multiple times, three being the magic number. I recognize it as him speaking to me. Well tonight, God did just that all within an hour. He did alot more in that hour also.
We all went to a prayer meeting tonight. We watched this cute little movie You are Special. After watching in small groups we prayed. God placed it on my heart to say something but before I could Eddie prayed. While focusing on what he was saying rather than focusing on what I will say when he was done. Eddie exactly what I was going to say. "God I understand your love for us/me in my mind but God I pray that I can know your love in my heart"
Later Pastor Pat and folks from CSU prayed on top of this parking garage that over looks the city. Loren started to pray and I was sort of in my own selfish world but God lead me to listen what he had to say. And sure enough it was yet another pray that was on my heart that second. "God how can you use such a worthless person, I have nothing to offer, yet you are calling me, I pray you break done any barriers of doubt that I have"
Three times hits the spot. Bryan was praying and I was off in my own world. God placed on my heart the song "not to us but to your name be the glory" I was contemplating what to say with that. but God spoke through Bryan using that song.
This is amazing to me! The way God works through those around us and also how we are all one with the Spirit.
While I was contemplating these three prayers I put them together. God's Love for us, our in abilities, glory be to God. They all work together. God loves us and will work through are weaknesses and in turn it will glorify God and not us because God is the one that performed the amazing endeavor.
Praise God
We all went to a prayer meeting tonight. We watched this cute little movie You are Special. After watching in small groups we prayed. God placed it on my heart to say something but before I could Eddie prayed. While focusing on what he was saying rather than focusing on what I will say when he was done. Eddie exactly what I was going to say. "God I understand your love for us/me in my mind but God I pray that I can know your love in my heart"
Later Pastor Pat and folks from CSU prayed on top of this parking garage that over looks the city. Loren started to pray and I was sort of in my own selfish world but God lead me to listen what he had to say. And sure enough it was yet another pray that was on my heart that second. "God how can you use such a worthless person, I have nothing to offer, yet you are calling me, I pray you break done any barriers of doubt that I have"
Three times hits the spot. Bryan was praying and I was off in my own world. God placed on my heart the song "not to us but to your name be the glory" I was contemplating what to say with that. but God spoke through Bryan using that song.
This is amazing to me! The way God works through those around us and also how we are all one with the Spirit.
While I was contemplating these three prayers I put them together. God's Love for us, our in abilities, glory be to God. They all work together. God loves us and will work through are weaknesses and in turn it will glorify God and not us because God is the one that performed the amazing endeavor.
Praise God
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