Yesterday I learned that you should not give up on people. I've had a trouble-some situation that I just haven't been able to really understand. And yesterday God showed me about not giving up and about not forgetting about people.
I don't really want to mention the whole story...
but I got a phone call for a loved one that came out of the blue. I had known this person had just left to go back to a certain thing, and was thinking all Thanskgiving how rude and how disappointing I was in the fact I wasn't able to communicate well with this person. And low and behold, here I get a phone call from this person, the least thing I expected from this person. It was a pleasent surprise and we had a great phone converations for 45 min. After I got off the phone I had realized that I was stubborn and that i had just and an amazing converstation with someone that I loved and care for, so why would I EVER think to give up on this person? Why would I be like "fine, you obviously don't want to see me, so I'll just not talk to you either."
That is the wrong attitude to have (obviously)! I was ready to give up on this person. I should never do this, because ultimately, this person probably still loves and cares for me as well, but we just go through things in our lives that make us not want to discuss things with certain people or something like that. I've learned to be more understanding and to just LOVE on people. That is ultimately what this person wanted, I do believe, and I think everyone would.
Even if you think someone isn't loveable or wanting to be loved, they might just call you and throw you for a loop!
And at the end of the converstation, and you say, "I love you _____________" and to hear "I love you too Kelly, keep praying for me!"
Is probably the best thing I could ask for! To know that someone wants me to pray for them and they do love me and care, makes me just know that what I am here on earth for is a vaulable mission! God didn't want me to give up on this dear, and I won't! I've learned that it won't be easy, but that doesn't mean we should give up! God wouldn't give up on us, so why should I give up on others?!
Thank you Jesus so much for the love and understanding you showed me. Thank you for the wonderful phone call I recieved and how you showed me that I am not to give up! I pray for this dear friend of mine, that where this person is going that you show this person LOVE and CARE and YOU!!! May this perosn come across people that will also show this person YOU! May we be able to continue this friendship we've had and may we be able to restore this bond we've always had. Thank you again Jesus, for the love you showed me and may I be able to show this person the same love!
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Thanksgiving, should be everyday!
All day today, families and friends are getting together to celebrate "thanks", or as some people say "Turkey Day". Do we really know the meaning behind this day?
In case you didn't know, today is/was Thanksgiving.
More and more as the years go by, I see it as just another day and a great way to get together with family. Yes, don't get me wrong, I'm thankful. But it's one of those holidays where I feel it shouldn't be ONE day out of the year were everyone is like...
"I'm Thankful", "Be thankful today!" or so on so forth.
And if you know me at all, or eventually I will write about this on another certain holiday, I have a very STRONG OPINION about Valentines day too, and it's like that to me more and more every year. I don't mean to be a "grouch" or a party bummer. But sometimes it just really stuns me to think that we have to have a "Holiday" to make us think about this past year and what we are thankful for. I feel we should be thankful every day, because every day is ANOTHER day that God has given us, and even if it wasn't a good day, He is still beside you guiding you to help you through the situation at hand, and that is something to be thankful for in itself.
Now, don't get me wrong, today I'm VERY thankful to be in Wisconsin Rapids at my parents new house that they just moved to from West Salem 3 weeks ago. It's so nice to be with them and my brother & sister in law and their beautiful baby girl Hailey, who wasn't even her last year.
I'm thankful for many other things...
*A great husband who continues to stand by me every day
*A husband who brings food to the table during this fall/winter season
*An adorable puppy dog who is always wagging his tale when he is by us.
*and for O.P.'s (our dog) hunting abilities
*Parents who are healthy and living
*Brothers who have wonderful families and love THIS family
*My inlaws who are always there for us as well and LOVE unconditionally to me.
*A job that I have been at for 3 1/2 years that has grown me into the working adult that I am.
*for another job, that God has provided me with, that I can gain more experience in another field of work.
*for a husband who continues to get work and for safe travel as he has traveled there all year
*for great health in the past year for Ben and I, and all family!
*wonderful friends that God has provided for us to be able to grow and share our lives together.
*Fellowship and Growth at church
How can we possibly say everything we are thankful in ONE DAY???
See what I mean? The list could go on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on....
All I know, is this a good reminder to me, that I should be thankful everyday for what God has done in my life at that moment and not to save it all for a year later.
Thank you Jesus for a great day to be here and for the time spent with my family. Thank you for showing me today, that this is a day that should be every day, not just today. I thank you for everything you have shown me in my life and everything you continue to show me. Mostly what I am thankful for, is the relationship I have with you! Thank you for always being by myside ALL THE TIME and the comfort you show me and give me.
In case you didn't know, today is/was Thanksgiving.
More and more as the years go by, I see it as just another day and a great way to get together with family. Yes, don't get me wrong, I'm thankful. But it's one of those holidays where I feel it shouldn't be ONE day out of the year were everyone is like...
"I'm Thankful", "Be thankful today!" or so on so forth.
And if you know me at all, or eventually I will write about this on another certain holiday, I have a very STRONG OPINION about Valentines day too, and it's like that to me more and more every year. I don't mean to be a "grouch" or a party bummer. But sometimes it just really stuns me to think that we have to have a "Holiday" to make us think about this past year and what we are thankful for. I feel we should be thankful every day, because every day is ANOTHER day that God has given us, and even if it wasn't a good day, He is still beside you guiding you to help you through the situation at hand, and that is something to be thankful for in itself.
Now, don't get me wrong, today I'm VERY thankful to be in Wisconsin Rapids at my parents new house that they just moved to from West Salem 3 weeks ago. It's so nice to be with them and my brother & sister in law and their beautiful baby girl Hailey, who wasn't even her last year.
I'm thankful for many other things...
*A great husband who continues to stand by me every day
*A husband who brings food to the table during this fall/winter season
*An adorable puppy dog who is always wagging his tale when he is by us.
*and for O.P.'s (our dog) hunting abilities
*Parents who are healthy and living
*Brothers who have wonderful families and love THIS family
*My inlaws who are always there for us as well and LOVE unconditionally to me.
*A job that I have been at for 3 1/2 years that has grown me into the working adult that I am.
*for another job, that God has provided me with, that I can gain more experience in another field of work.
*for a husband who continues to get work and for safe travel as he has traveled there all year
*for great health in the past year for Ben and I, and all family!
*wonderful friends that God has provided for us to be able to grow and share our lives together.
*Fellowship and Growth at church
How can we possibly say everything we are thankful in ONE DAY???
See what I mean? The list could go on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on....
All I know, is this a good reminder to me, that I should be thankful everyday for what God has done in my life at that moment and not to save it all for a year later.
Thank you Jesus for a great day to be here and for the time spent with my family. Thank you for showing me today, that this is a day that should be every day, not just today. I thank you for everything you have shown me in my life and everything you continue to show me. Mostly what I am thankful for, is the relationship I have with you! Thank you for always being by myside ALL THE TIME and the comfort you show me and give me.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Running Around
I'm not even quite sure what this day has led to. I've picked up on a few things...
The day before thanksgiving is always a crazy time in town, it seems. There are tons of people out at grocery stores and traveling to their holiday destination. I for one, was one of those at the grocery store, not planned that way, I actually try to avoid the grocery store the day before thanksgiving. Ben and I were on our way out of town to travel to Wis. Rapids and we stopped at the grocery store to pick up a few items I would need to make a few things for dinner tomorrow.
I knew the store was going to be a zoo, so I prepared for jammed isle and long lines of waiting. Its always funny to see people rushing around at the last minute (myself included) to get their last dressing, veggies and turkey. We know Thanksgiving falls the same every year...but why do we always put it off?! Interesting thought, huh?
Well, God brought a few things to mind to me, and even now while I am typing this?
First off...
I could almost compare this to the Christian life and even non-Christian life.
For Christians, if we know in our heart that Jesus is coming back again, then we should live every day to the fullest that God would want us to. Meaning we should live every day for Him and Him alone. We should do our best to honor God and glorify Him. So many times we wait for something to happen, even stuff we know is coming, to act on living the right life. We know Jesus is coming back again someday, that we don't know when it will be, but we shouldn't be running around on the DAY BEFORE to figure out where our life should be. We should be living each day to how we would want it to be if Jesus were to come NOW or TOMORROW. Obviously we probably won't know until THAT MOMENT, but my point is, we should be living for NOW, not tomorrow. We should be running around at the last minute and trying to figure out what to do with our lives for God then, we should be already living our life for God in our daily walk with Him.
Second...
For non-Christians, it made me realize how many people there are out there that don't know the Lord. And that at the end of time when Jesus does come back, how many of them will be running around at that last minute trying to figure out what went wrong or what they didn't know!! If you ask me, I'd rather get my stuff in order BEFORE hand, which I know I know Jesus. But think of all those that don't, and then think of them running around, like in a grocery store, trying to figure out where they are going and what they are doing and rushing around like they don't know what hit them. That is a lot of grocery stores to think about, people! It makes my heart ache for those that will be running around. I don't like it as it, the day before thanksgiving with a lot of craziness...think about when that happens!!
It makes me realize that we need to do much as fellow Christians to live TODAY for Jesus and to Live today to SAVE those that would be running around. We need to take one day at a time, one hour a time.
Lord Jesus, I ask that you give me BOLD strength to save those that are running around Lord. I pray I can have the right attitude to show them YOU. I ask that you help me take one day at a time and one hour at a time to be able to listen to you for when you show me opportunties to help people. I ask that you do give me opportunities and that I wouldn't let them slip away from me just because "I'm nervous". Lord Jesus, I want to better live for TODAY and not for tomorrow. I want you to be my focus of every day and every hour of my life. Thank you Jesus for the things you continue to show me daily.
And Lord, I also ask that you give me peace tonight, as I'm already anxious for tomorrow with the fear that seems to be grabbing hold of me again as it did the other day. I ask that you give me peace and comfort for tomorrow and that you would guide and protect my dad, brother & husband as they are out hunting. I'm not sure Jesus why I always get anxious in this...but you are greater than this and You will be with them, just as you are with me and comforting me. Lord Jesus, give me peace right now! I ask that tomorrow would be a refreshing day for my family, a time of togetherness and relaxing. I thank you so much that we are all able to be together, thank you for bringing us together.
Thank you Jesus, thank you for the peace and comfort that is neverending!
The day before thanksgiving is always a crazy time in town, it seems. There are tons of people out at grocery stores and traveling to their holiday destination. I for one, was one of those at the grocery store, not planned that way, I actually try to avoid the grocery store the day before thanksgiving. Ben and I were on our way out of town to travel to Wis. Rapids and we stopped at the grocery store to pick up a few items I would need to make a few things for dinner tomorrow.
I knew the store was going to be a zoo, so I prepared for jammed isle and long lines of waiting. Its always funny to see people rushing around at the last minute (myself included) to get their last dressing, veggies and turkey. We know Thanksgiving falls the same every year...but why do we always put it off?! Interesting thought, huh?
Well, God brought a few things to mind to me, and even now while I am typing this?
First off...
I could almost compare this to the Christian life and even non-Christian life.
For Christians, if we know in our heart that Jesus is coming back again, then we should live every day to the fullest that God would want us to. Meaning we should live every day for Him and Him alone. We should do our best to honor God and glorify Him. So many times we wait for something to happen, even stuff we know is coming, to act on living the right life. We know Jesus is coming back again someday, that we don't know when it will be, but we shouldn't be running around on the DAY BEFORE to figure out where our life should be. We should be living each day to how we would want it to be if Jesus were to come NOW or TOMORROW. Obviously we probably won't know until THAT MOMENT, but my point is, we should be living for NOW, not tomorrow. We should be running around at the last minute and trying to figure out what to do with our lives for God then, we should be already living our life for God in our daily walk with Him.
Second...
For non-Christians, it made me realize how many people there are out there that don't know the Lord. And that at the end of time when Jesus does come back, how many of them will be running around at that last minute trying to figure out what went wrong or what they didn't know!! If you ask me, I'd rather get my stuff in order BEFORE hand, which I know I know Jesus. But think of all those that don't, and then think of them running around, like in a grocery store, trying to figure out where they are going and what they are doing and rushing around like they don't know what hit them. That is a lot of grocery stores to think about, people! It makes my heart ache for those that will be running around. I don't like it as it, the day before thanksgiving with a lot of craziness...think about when that happens!!
It makes me realize that we need to do much as fellow Christians to live TODAY for Jesus and to Live today to SAVE those that would be running around. We need to take one day at a time, one hour a time.
Lord Jesus, I ask that you give me BOLD strength to save those that are running around Lord. I pray I can have the right attitude to show them YOU. I ask that you help me take one day at a time and one hour at a time to be able to listen to you for when you show me opportunties to help people. I ask that you do give me opportunities and that I wouldn't let them slip away from me just because "I'm nervous". Lord Jesus, I want to better live for TODAY and not for tomorrow. I want you to be my focus of every day and every hour of my life. Thank you Jesus for the things you continue to show me daily.
And Lord, I also ask that you give me peace tonight, as I'm already anxious for tomorrow with the fear that seems to be grabbing hold of me again as it did the other day. I ask that you give me peace and comfort for tomorrow and that you would guide and protect my dad, brother & husband as they are out hunting. I'm not sure Jesus why I always get anxious in this...but you are greater than this and You will be with them, just as you are with me and comforting me. Lord Jesus, give me peace right now! I ask that tomorrow would be a refreshing day for my family, a time of togetherness and relaxing. I thank you so much that we are all able to be together, thank you for bringing us together.
Thank you Jesus, thank you for the peace and comfort that is neverending!
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Test
God was teaching me something from the very start today, it started at 6:00am!! My life history and past has proven over and over again how much I FEAR and have lack of trust. Its frustrating to me that I can't seem to grasp what God keeps showing me...or maybe it is that I do, but God TESTS me to see how I am doing? Is that right?
I have always had a "worry" problem in my life...and for some reason, it kicked in HIGH gear this morning. Ben left for work and can in to say goodbye and gave me a hug & kiss before he left. He does this every morning, which I just love. But for some reason this morning something struck inside of me and made me fear...fear what? well...that might just be another long story. Needless to say, I found myself wide awake...and all I could do was break down to God and ask him to help me find the faith to trust in Him to know that God is in control of everything that happens. And that whatever does happen on a day to day basis is all because of God. He has a purpose and plan for EVERY LITTLE thing that goes on. I've found that when I break down to God and talk to Him INSTANTLY when I feel this way...He comforts me in a way I feel so loved and protected!
Surprising enough I ended up falling back asleep for a little bit longer!
So what did God teach me? Well it was a FEW reminders to me that God is always there. I have NO idea what I felt so struck this morning by something, but what I do care about is that I knew God had a reason for it and a reason for me to fall on my knees to Him. I felt the comfort I probably was not feeling in awhile...
I also looked back to one of my blogs I had a few weeks ago. About finding purpose in pain. I still fear that God will teach me something soon about purpose in pain I go through, so maybe this morning the strick I felt was just my fear of that itself and the devil knowing I have that and trying to get at me.
Either way, I know my God is bigger than all my fears...and that He can help me over come them all. And if I do have pain...that God will show me purpose through it.
Lord Jesus, first of all, thank you so much for showing me your comfort today when I felt the weakest. Thank you for giving me the feeling I did because it makes me realize each time that you are here and that I can always turn to you no matter what is going on or time it is...and how amazing you have shown me that you can help me through it. Thank you Jesus! I pray that you would continue to work these fears out with me. I know things don't get fixed completely, but make me aware of the things I need to know and how to realize the fears I have and come to you with them. Thank you for the love and comfort you give. I pray to continue to guide and protect each and everyone of us that no matter what we go through, through pain or through joy, I pray that we would realize that you have a hand IN EVERYTHING...
I have always had a "worry" problem in my life...and for some reason, it kicked in HIGH gear this morning. Ben left for work and can in to say goodbye and gave me a hug & kiss before he left. He does this every morning, which I just love. But for some reason this morning something struck inside of me and made me fear...fear what? well...that might just be another long story. Needless to say, I found myself wide awake...and all I could do was break down to God and ask him to help me find the faith to trust in Him to know that God is in control of everything that happens. And that whatever does happen on a day to day basis is all because of God. He has a purpose and plan for EVERY LITTLE thing that goes on. I've found that when I break down to God and talk to Him INSTANTLY when I feel this way...He comforts me in a way I feel so loved and protected!
Surprising enough I ended up falling back asleep for a little bit longer!
So what did God teach me? Well it was a FEW reminders to me that God is always there. I have NO idea what I felt so struck this morning by something, but what I do care about is that I knew God had a reason for it and a reason for me to fall on my knees to Him. I felt the comfort I probably was not feeling in awhile...
I also looked back to one of my blogs I had a few weeks ago. About finding purpose in pain. I still fear that God will teach me something soon about purpose in pain I go through, so maybe this morning the strick I felt was just my fear of that itself and the devil knowing I have that and trying to get at me.
Either way, I know my God is bigger than all my fears...and that He can help me over come them all. And if I do have pain...that God will show me purpose through it.
Lord Jesus, first of all, thank you so much for showing me your comfort today when I felt the weakest. Thank you for giving me the feeling I did because it makes me realize each time that you are here and that I can always turn to you no matter what is going on or time it is...and how amazing you have shown me that you can help me through it. Thank you Jesus! I pray that you would continue to work these fears out with me. I know things don't get fixed completely, but make me aware of the things I need to know and how to realize the fears I have and come to you with them. Thank you for the love and comfort you give. I pray to continue to guide and protect each and everyone of us that no matter what we go through, through pain or through joy, I pray that we would realize that you have a hand IN EVERYTHING...
Thursday, November 19, 2009
At the Foot of the Cross
At the foot of the cross
Where grace and suffering meet
You have shown me Your love
Through the judgment You received
And You've won my heart
Yes You've won my heart
Now I can
Trade these ashes in for beauty
And wear forgiveness like a crown
Coming to kiss the feet of mercy
I lay every burden down
At the foot of the cross
At the foot of the cross
Where I am made complete
You have given me life
Through the death You bore for me
And You've won my heart
Yes You've won my heart
Now I can
Trade these ashes in for beauty
And wear forgiveness like a crown
Coming to kiss the feet of mercy
I lay every burden down
At the foot of the cross
I Trade these ashes in for beauty
And wear forgiveness like a crown
Coming to kiss the feet of mercy
I lay every burden down
At the foot of the cross
And You've won my heart
Yes You've won my heart
Now I can
Trade these ashes in for beauty
And wear forgiveness like a crown
Coming to kiss the feet of mercy
I lay every burden down
At the foot of the cross
I'm laying every burden down
I'm laying every burden down
-Kathryn Scott
This has become one of my absolute favorite songs over this last year! It is a constant reminder to lay every burden down and the Jesus is there with you...
Where grace and suffering meet
You have shown me Your love
Through the judgment You received
And You've won my heart
Yes You've won my heart
Now I can
Trade these ashes in for beauty
And wear forgiveness like a crown
Coming to kiss the feet of mercy
I lay every burden down
At the foot of the cross
At the foot of the cross
Where I am made complete
You have given me life
Through the death You bore for me
And You've won my heart
Yes You've won my heart
Now I can
Trade these ashes in for beauty
And wear forgiveness like a crown
Coming to kiss the feet of mercy
I lay every burden down
At the foot of the cross
I Trade these ashes in for beauty
And wear forgiveness like a crown
Coming to kiss the feet of mercy
I lay every burden down
At the foot of the cross
And You've won my heart
Yes You've won my heart
Now I can
Trade these ashes in for beauty
And wear forgiveness like a crown
Coming to kiss the feet of mercy
I lay every burden down
At the foot of the cross
I'm laying every burden down
I'm laying every burden down
-Kathryn Scott
This has become one of my absolute favorite songs over this last year! It is a constant reminder to lay every burden down and the Jesus is there with you...
This is Good!
This post goes for yesterday, Wednesday November 18th.
Even though I may be a youth leader on Wednesday nights at the church we attend, I myself can still learn from the lessons we teach the kids. And that I did.
I'll be honest in this, I really didn't want to be at youth last night. I had just gone home for about 45 min before I had to be back for youth and I just didn't want to drive back. Ben had gotten home and I just felt like having dinner with him and going to sleep. Really exciting, right? I felt blah yesterday, the whole day actually, and I know it was because of a few frustrations Ben and I have been facing in the last 4 months probably. So my blah day, just wanted to stay blah at home with Ben, who was also feeling blah.
But I trucked off to Youth...little did I know God would speak to me about the very blah feeling I was having.
This is Good!
Our lesson for the evening was "Knowing Jesus is like Thanksgiving". Lisa talked about the things we take for granted (like toilet paper, or your eye lashes), History of teenaged Pilgrims provides perspective, Positive attitude, and God promises to work things out for our good.
This is Good!
At the end of the lesson, Lisa gave a time when the kids could write down on a sheet of paper a situation or something in their life that seems hopeless or impossible or a struggle. Then the kids took them forward and placed them in a jar, to represent they were giving them completely over to God to carry the burden with us.
This is Good!
Wow, how many times in my life do I just think I can do it on my own!? Um...a million every day! This was an incredible reminder to me that I need to be constantly giving all my situations over to God and having Him help me through it instead of me trying to figure out how this is going to work out!
Give these things to God and TO BE THANKFUL for these cirucumstances at the same time! Can I really do that? Wow, that takes some serious trust in God to know that I can be thankful even when this could be rough. But like Lisa said, be thankful in the little things, and also in the big things. Ben and I struggle with finances because of some car issues we had this summer, but I can now be thankful we do have money and we do have cars to get us places. And even though Ben may not have a job that gets paid well or is what he wants to do and it's not permanent just yet, at least he does have a job at this time in life and I'm VERY greatful to God for that! And in His time, God will provide us with just those things we need...but in the meantime, God is growing us and stretching us...and I am thankful for that!
This is Good!
Even though I may be a youth leader on Wednesday nights at the church we attend, I myself can still learn from the lessons we teach the kids. And that I did.
I'll be honest in this, I really didn't want to be at youth last night. I had just gone home for about 45 min before I had to be back for youth and I just didn't want to drive back. Ben had gotten home and I just felt like having dinner with him and going to sleep. Really exciting, right? I felt blah yesterday, the whole day actually, and I know it was because of a few frustrations Ben and I have been facing in the last 4 months probably. So my blah day, just wanted to stay blah at home with Ben, who was also feeling blah.
But I trucked off to Youth...little did I know God would speak to me about the very blah feeling I was having.
This is Good!
Our lesson for the evening was "Knowing Jesus is like Thanksgiving". Lisa talked about the things we take for granted (like toilet paper, or your eye lashes), History of teenaged Pilgrims provides perspective, Positive attitude, and God promises to work things out for our good.
This is Good!
At the end of the lesson, Lisa gave a time when the kids could write down on a sheet of paper a situation or something in their life that seems hopeless or impossible or a struggle. Then the kids took them forward and placed them in a jar, to represent they were giving them completely over to God to carry the burden with us.
This is Good!
Wow, how many times in my life do I just think I can do it on my own!? Um...a million every day! This was an incredible reminder to me that I need to be constantly giving all my situations over to God and having Him help me through it instead of me trying to figure out how this is going to work out!
Give these things to God and TO BE THANKFUL for these cirucumstances at the same time! Can I really do that? Wow, that takes some serious trust in God to know that I can be thankful even when this could be rough. But like Lisa said, be thankful in the little things, and also in the big things. Ben and I struggle with finances because of some car issues we had this summer, but I can now be thankful we do have money and we do have cars to get us places. And even though Ben may not have a job that gets paid well or is what he wants to do and it's not permanent just yet, at least he does have a job at this time in life and I'm VERY greatful to God for that! And in His time, God will provide us with just those things we need...but in the meantime, God is growing us and stretching us...and I am thankful for that!
This is Good!
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Remembering
This post goes for both Sunday & Monday, November 15 & 16.
Sunday's sermon at church talked about Pride. At the end of the message he gave us all a challenge...
To think back to ALL my talents, and then think about who helped you get there to be able to accomplish those talents you have. We were to make a list and then try to thank them this next week. Then also, think about all those things you are good at, and Thank GOD for them.
It was interesting to me, because its so easy to say, "o I don't have any talents!"..and that is exactly what I found myself thinking as he was telling us to do these challenges this week. I'm thinking to myself...I have no talents! I know I am wrong...but I guess I'll put it this way...I have NO OBVIOUS talents, right?! I know...I'm wrong again! Obvious meaning, musically talents (I never was, I tried Piano, but was unsuccessful in that task), I WAS a ballet dancer and a figure skater, but maybe there is a reason I'm still not doing that stuff today...haha (no talent, just the dream!) :) haha
But seriously...this is a real issue for me...because I know I have talents, we all do, but I guess mine just don't seem like the obvious ones (musically talented). These are the things I come up with so far:
*Organized
*administrative skills (as I'm told by some fellow coworkers, who I asked about this)
*attention to details
*baker, not cook, baker!
*drive to work and work well
*somewhat crafty...
*good dresser (again, told by some fellow coworkers, and I said that seemed like I was a shallow person)
Anyways...my struggle with doing this is first of all, I feel the attention is put on me and I'm bragging about myself, which is probably were the pride would come in, right?! And then second, I really just struggle with figuring out what I'm good at. I don't feel there are any obvious things, just every day life things. I know people would go, ooo whatever Kelly, you are talented is o many ways...but to me, I just feel some of that is common sense or just every day life stuff, does that really take talent?!
I know God is working in my life this way, because on the flip side of this...I have ALWAYS wanted to talented at music/singer or as a dancer or something to that matter...I guess something that was obvious...hm...does that mean I'd be prideful in it if I was? Maybe God is showing me I can't handle those things because I'd be prideful. ???
Lord Jesus, what are you showing me right now, as I write this?! Are you revealing things to my heart right now as to how my heart is and how I respond to things? Lord Jesus I ask you to show me these things and be open to accepting what you may show me. I want to be used for you and the talents you did give me. I ask for the knowledge to know I am being used and to know when I can use these talents as well to better serve you and glorify you Jesus. Help me know, to go back through this list and to keep thinking about this and even able to track down how it all started and to thank those who helped contribute to those talents that You Jesus gave me. Thank you for how you created me, as an individual,unique person. Thank you!
Sunday's sermon at church talked about Pride. At the end of the message he gave us all a challenge...
To think back to ALL my talents, and then think about who helped you get there to be able to accomplish those talents you have. We were to make a list and then try to thank them this next week. Then also, think about all those things you are good at, and Thank GOD for them.
It was interesting to me, because its so easy to say, "o I don't have any talents!"..and that is exactly what I found myself thinking as he was telling us to do these challenges this week. I'm thinking to myself...I have no talents! I know I am wrong...but I guess I'll put it this way...I have NO OBVIOUS talents, right?! I know...I'm wrong again! Obvious meaning, musically talents (I never was, I tried Piano, but was unsuccessful in that task), I WAS a ballet dancer and a figure skater, but maybe there is a reason I'm still not doing that stuff today...haha (no talent, just the dream!) :) haha
But seriously...this is a real issue for me...because I know I have talents, we all do, but I guess mine just don't seem like the obvious ones (musically talented). These are the things I come up with so far:
*Organized
*administrative skills (as I'm told by some fellow coworkers, who I asked about this)
*attention to details
*baker, not cook, baker!
*drive to work and work well
*somewhat crafty...
*good dresser (again, told by some fellow coworkers, and I said that seemed like I was a shallow person)
Anyways...my struggle with doing this is first of all, I feel the attention is put on me and I'm bragging about myself, which is probably were the pride would come in, right?! And then second, I really just struggle with figuring out what I'm good at. I don't feel there are any obvious things, just every day life things. I know people would go, ooo whatever Kelly, you are talented is o many ways...but to me, I just feel some of that is common sense or just every day life stuff, does that really take talent?!
I know God is working in my life this way, because on the flip side of this...I have ALWAYS wanted to talented at music/singer or as a dancer or something to that matter...I guess something that was obvious...hm...does that mean I'd be prideful in it if I was? Maybe God is showing me I can't handle those things because I'd be prideful. ???
Lord Jesus, what are you showing me right now, as I write this?! Are you revealing things to my heart right now as to how my heart is and how I respond to things? Lord Jesus I ask you to show me these things and be open to accepting what you may show me. I want to be used for you and the talents you did give me. I ask for the knowledge to know I am being used and to know when I can use these talents as well to better serve you and glorify you Jesus. Help me know, to go back through this list and to keep thinking about this and even able to track down how it all started and to thank those who helped contribute to those talents that You Jesus gave me. Thank you for how you created me, as an individual,unique person. Thank you!
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