Persistance and Faith
Life hasn't exactly given me rosses lately- but I am learning to not just trust- but rely on God. I don't know if that makes any sense as some people maybe don't see a difference in those two words. Let me explain some of my ah-ha's for the weekend.
Friday night I hung out with Erin and Ryan and played games and just enjoyed the company of friendship. Saturday, after Ryan came home from work we went on a "date". Ok well it was really part of Ryan's promotional stuff for "milkmoney promotions". But we got to go see the movie "Facing the Giants" AMAZING, POWERFUL, everything I needed to be reminded of right now! If you click on the title you can see the trailer. But it's about a football coach who has a losing team that wants him fired, a wife who can't get prenant, a car that doesn't work, etc. But then he seeks God he discovers his focus is wrong. Fear has gotten the best of him and he needs to rely on God to make it happen. My favorite part is when he says to the guys in the locker room (yes, it's a football movie) "what is the purpose of this team" "To win ball games" says one of the players. "winning ball games is much to small of something to live for- we need to give God our best". That's just it. Having a job, working, even being a friend is much too small of a thing to live for. Life can't be about my title. It can't be about what I look like, where I live, or what's in my bank account. Yes, we need to have those things in order... but REGARDLESS of all that-- I need to give God my best. I can do that in whatever I am doing. And I will praise him if I win and praise him if I lose. I will praise him if I feel like I deserve it and praise him when I don't. At one point in the movie after the team starts doing well-- they lose a big game. And coach says- I thought God would give us at least that one game. HA! Isn't that so true-- when God gives us so much and yet we still want more. I need to praise Him and not just trust that he has a plan- but Rely on Him with a joyous hope for what he has.
Then (Sandy you will love this) Sunday Rob talked about "Be still and know that I am God". HAHA!! Yea, I've been working at being still. And I have come along way in this both physically and mentally. But God is not done with me (and won't be for a long time). But Rob talked about- how things that are rituals (communion- as it was communion Sunday) aren't for God. They are for us. They are reminders to us that God is there, among us, saving us, loving us. It again just challenged me that I need to not just trust but rely- and that requires me to set all FEAR aside. Fear that I won't get a job, fear that I am not enough, fear that we can't pay the bills, Fear of any kind. I know he is there. I know he desires to give me a great life. I know that he has a great plan for me. I just have to rely on that- live with that truth in my actions & and know that He will bring it to full glory! That doesn't mean living in comfort. It means being provided for. And that in deed God has done.
Ok- sorry for that deep thought and lengthy entry. It's what's been on my heart. Please go see that movie- at the very least watch the trailer. It's awesome. I know that no matter what stage of life you are in you will be encouraged by it.
I hope you had a great weekend.
ck
Friday night I hung out with Erin and Ryan and played games and just enjoyed the company of friendship. Saturday, after Ryan came home from work we went on a "date". Ok well it was really part of Ryan's promotional stuff for "milkmoney promotions". But we got to go see the movie "Facing the Giants" AMAZING, POWERFUL, everything I needed to be reminded of right now! If you click on the title you can see the trailer. But it's about a football coach who has a losing team that wants him fired, a wife who can't get prenant, a car that doesn't work, etc. But then he seeks God he discovers his focus is wrong. Fear has gotten the best of him and he needs to rely on God to make it happen. My favorite part is when he says to the guys in the locker room (yes, it's a football movie) "what is the purpose of this team" "To win ball games" says one of the players. "winning ball games is much to small of something to live for- we need to give God our best". That's just it. Having a job, working, even being a friend is much too small of a thing to live for. Life can't be about my title. It can't be about what I look like, where I live, or what's in my bank account. Yes, we need to have those things in order... but REGARDLESS of all that-- I need to give God my best. I can do that in whatever I am doing. And I will praise him if I win and praise him if I lose. I will praise him if I feel like I deserve it and praise him when I don't. At one point in the movie after the team starts doing well-- they lose a big game. And coach says- I thought God would give us at least that one game. HA! Isn't that so true-- when God gives us so much and yet we still want more. I need to praise Him and not just trust that he has a plan- but Rely on Him with a joyous hope for what he has.
Then (Sandy you will love this) Sunday Rob talked about "Be still and know that I am God". HAHA!! Yea, I've been working at being still. And I have come along way in this both physically and mentally. But God is not done with me (and won't be for a long time). But Rob talked about- how things that are rituals (communion- as it was communion Sunday) aren't for God. They are for us. They are reminders to us that God is there, among us, saving us, loving us. It again just challenged me that I need to not just trust but rely- and that requires me to set all FEAR aside. Fear that I won't get a job, fear that I am not enough, fear that we can't pay the bills, Fear of any kind. I know he is there. I know he desires to give me a great life. I know that he has a great plan for me. I just have to rely on that- live with that truth in my actions & and know that He will bring it to full glory! That doesn't mean living in comfort. It means being provided for. And that in deed God has done.
Ok- sorry for that deep thought and lengthy entry. It's what's been on my heart. Please go see that movie- at the very least watch the trailer. It's awesome. I know that no matter what stage of life you are in you will be encouraged by it.
I hope you had a great weekend.
ck
3 Comments:
i hope you always remember what you just wrote- especially when you need some encouragement. you encouraged me today. i love you my friend.
hugs,
erin
So loved talking to you yesterday and reading this post. Here's to being still - and just breathing.
The verse that popped into my head while reading your entry was "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)
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