Oh. My. Goodness. I wish I could explain how I feel when I have the opportunity to hear my teenage son preach. At times, everything in me wants to jump up and exclaim, "That's my boy!" At other times, I reach for my kleenex and look around for a small distraction to keep from crying like a ball bag.
Whatever end of the emotional gamut my body and mind choose to travel, the feelings inside are indescribable! I mean, I love watching him run track - he is quite speedy - I turn into the crazy, screaming mom in the stands faster than you can blink; but the emotions I stumble through while he is preaching the Word are just different.
The knowledge of how God has already used him.
The reality of how God is using him right now.
The tremendous sense of pride in who God is growing him to be.
It brings up a level of emotions, of pride (in who God has created him to be) that are off the charts. The only thing I can relate it to is God's love for us.
Each time I hear my son preach, I get a tiny glimpse of how God feels when His children are obedient to His call, a little taste of how it feels to fully, unconditionally love. Even if it is a small, minute peek into how God views us when we walk with Him in obedience, it has challenged my desire to walk humbly by God's side.
These indefinable emotions have raised the standard. I long to have more moments where God exclaims, "That's my girl!" I want to willingly walk in moments that matter in eternity.
Monday, September 24, 2012
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Intentionally Thankful
I have so much to be thankful for, but how often do I even think about it?
I know it is cliche - We have so much to be thankful for. But, honestly, how often do we really think and mediate on all we should be thankful for? The answer for me: Not nearly enough.
It shouldn't take us watching the news, hearing of a tragedy from a friend or reading a gloomy post on Facebook to reflect on all God has given us. We should think about these things daily, constantly through our thoughts and prayer.
How different would our lives look if we focused more on the things we are grateful for rather than the things we're just not happy with or things we wished we could change. How differently would we see things? People? Situations? The World? Not only would we see these in a new light, we would also experience God in a new, amazing way. Being truly thankful in all things would transform us. Can you imagine the ripple effect true thankfulness would have?!
Our lives would be immensely different and completely changed if we were consistently, truly thankful. Transformation in us and around us would be inevitable!
I am striving to be more thankful, to make thankfulness a purposeful, intentional, every day way of life.
Give thanks to the Lord. For He is good. His mercy endures forever. Psalm 107:1
I know it is cliche - We have so much to be thankful for. But, honestly, how often do we really think and mediate on all we should be thankful for? The answer for me: Not nearly enough.
It shouldn't take us watching the news, hearing of a tragedy from a friend or reading a gloomy post on Facebook to reflect on all God has given us. We should think about these things daily, constantly through our thoughts and prayer.
How different would our lives look if we focused more on the things we are grateful for rather than the things we're just not happy with or things we wished we could change. How differently would we see things? People? Situations? The World? Not only would we see these in a new light, we would also experience God in a new, amazing way. Being truly thankful in all things would transform us. Can you imagine the ripple effect true thankfulness would have?!
Our lives would be immensely different and completely changed if we were consistently, truly thankful. Transformation in us and around us would be inevitable!
I am striving to be more thankful, to make thankfulness a purposeful, intentional, every day way of life.
Give thanks to the Lord. For He is good. His mercy endures forever. Psalm 107:1
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