I have some of the best girlfriends one could ever want! I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately - they rock! I thought about listing them, but have decided against that. Girls, you know who you are. Just wanted to say:
CHEERS to jeans shopping, clue and sugar cookies, pizza lunches at rubino’s (with a side of ranch), einstein brothers/panera, felicity, movie nights, singing Celine, boy talks, and living out James 5:16, Proverbs 27:17, Proverbs 17:17, Ecclesiastes 4:10.
Love you!
I’ve been trying so hard to prove the lie wrong, instead of just resting in God’s truth for what it is – GOD’s, hello? isn’t that enough!
Lately (the past few months) I’ve realized that I’m being very tempted to believe my circumstances over God’s truth. I have acknowledged this and declared to not let it be so! I will not give into believing a lie over God’s truth. In an effort to live this out, I have done some intentional things, even when I didn’t feel like it. Things that I wouldn’t do unless I’m really believing and living in God’s truth. I’ve felt so good about it, until the results of my intentional actions came back. Hmmm, somewhat disappointing, not quite what I expected. I’ve found myself feeling a little perturbed (ok, maybe more than a little) that my “experiment” in proving these lies wrong didn’t work as planned. I have thus been talking to God about it. This morning I realized that although it was great that I did intentional things to live in God’s truth, and not let the lies consume/control me, that really isn’t all there is to it.
In going kamikaze to prove a lie wrong, I’m still relying on circumstances, I’m just trying to orchestrate the circumstances to line up with God’s truth, so I can feel and experience it being true, and then really believe. Instead of just taking God at his word, regardless of circumstances or feelings. Acknowledging the fact that He is more gigantic than any circumstance or feeling. His ways are not my ways, His thoughts are not my thoughts. Believe me that couldn’t be more true! Take Him at His word, regardless of circumstances or feelings - I guess that would be faith. I’m working on it…
So yesterday I forgot to tithe…
I had the check all written out, just forgot to drop it in the box. That is the downfall of attending a church where they don’t actually pass a plate. This is done in an effort to make unchurched attenders feel more comfortable, and send a clear message that we aren’t expecting them to give. I personally like that it’s done that way, however, it leads to my dilemma of forgetting. I was concerned about it happening, even told myself to remember to just drop it in right when I arrive. Now I’ll still certainly give it eventually, but I don’t like the fact that I forgot. Can I really say that I enjoy giving, if I can’t remember to do it?
I’m sure that I could set it up in my online banking, and tithe just like I pay my bills, but do I really want to do that? I certainly don’t want to associate tithing with paying bills - two totally different things.
What are your thoughts?
Today was a good day. Despite the fact that I poured the last bit of creamer into my cup this morning, and then pushed the brew button without putting a coffee pod in, and therefore got hot water in my creamer. Oh well, who needs coffee.
My 90 day review went very well (I got straight A’s ;) ). We also finally got our tabletop displays in, and they look great. Plus I felt productive today, and was able to tie up some loose ends, and give some people a few projects they had been waiting for.
It also doesn’t hurt that I was greated with official news about baby boy Griffen this morning (check out Jon’s comment on my last post for pics). He’s looking mighty cute.
Then tonight the girls came over for small group, and it was great, as it usually is. We haven’t met since before Christmas, and I was so missing it. We also welcomed a few newbies to group tonight, which is fun.
Hope you guys had good days too!
So, I’m finding myself in not such a great mood today. You know one of those days where you find yourself having to be careful cause everything seems to rub you the wrong way, and you don’t want to let it get the best of you.
Probably due to the long todo list I have going at work, and by that fact that I didn’t “work work” on Friday. ( I was at work, but in an all day meeting). So in addition to getting nothing accomplished on Friday, I also forgot about two meetings I had this morning, and got several emails, of “so when are you going to be able to get too…” and “have you got that done yet”
My office is generally pretty great, and laid back, and by no means is anyone complaining, but the perfectionist in me feels the crunch, and it may also have something to do with my 90 day review coming up too.
Sometimes I can be such a worry wart. I should really stop that. Ok, now I’m done procrastinating. Gotta get stuff done.