How wonderful to have my parents here for a couple of days. :) They were SO HELPFUL! In a whirlwind half-day they got at least half, if not more, of the apartment packed up with us! (although, I was in the kitchen making dinner and a father's day cheesecake for quite a bit of that, so really didn't feel I helped much with packing) It was such a blessing to have them here! It's so peaceful! And the place is so much more exciting with extra people. Someday they can come and just visit instead of helping with a move! :P (Dad helped move me to CA, Mom helped move me to MI, and they both helped us unpack when we got here... And now they helped us with moving to our house... Seriously. I'd like them to come to my place and RELAX for once hahahaha. So my goal is to be UNPACKED and organized before their next visit so they can't find an excuse to do it for me).
We treated dad to Mexican for his father's day lunch. And of course that cheesecake. We also drew with window-crayons (so cool btw) on our big bathroom mirror his father's day "card" :D What fun. I think he got a picture of it.
The pastor's Father's day message was so good too! Mom loved it and sees why we go to the church we do. He was talking about God wanting to be the center of our lives in every respect. That if we do that, all the rest of life should fall into place easily. When we have him at the center, he'll give us what we need for everything else. :)
And now that I have all that out, I'd like to focus... Let's hope it works.
Heb 4. Not really sure what to say about all this rest except -
"Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no oneIf you keep reading, it seems like you can be diligent in being able to enter the rest with help from God's word
will fall by following their example of disobedience."(heb 4: 11)
"For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart." (heb 4:12)
God's word will keep us from missing out on his rest if we'll apply it to our lives.
It is living and active. It isn't just words that make you feel good. God's word, if applied, will change you. It is strong and sharp. It will make a difference. It goes deep. To thoughts and attitudes. Not just what's on the outside that other's see. It's not just changes that will be a mask to make you look good. It will change you from deep inside to make you better.
"Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account." (v. 13)God sees absolutely everything. Which is why his word is so effective. We can't hide anything from him.
We need to be steadfast and diligent about not falling short of God's rest. We need to be in his word so it will be able to change us from the inside. Our faith will be strong.
Oh how nice it must be to have so much help with moving!! I'll bet all the time you guys got to spend together was really nice, too :) I love our parentals :D
ReplyDeleteAnd I love v13 :D I love how you sum everything up so short and sweet, but still get the message clearly... Somehow my posts always end up a mile long and I don't even want to re-read them for errors just because they're SO long. LOL
I <3 you buddy!! And I love reading these little life updates intermingled with your Bible reading; it's fun to see what you guys have been up to :D
It was!
ReplyDeleteYou also read a lot more than me in a sitting. I'm lucky to get through a chapter, whereas you get through ... lots of them. And where you're at is like a story. :) Yours looks like all of it spills out into more thoughts and writing and you relate personal things you're going through, etc. I love reading it. It's way more interesting than mine seem to be. :P
You know what... That's just because... well... My blog had multiple purposes.. but the main one is because I was having a mental breakdown and decided that it was time to be wicked honest with myself, with you guys, and with a few select choice friends who I knew would support me and help get me through and hopefulLy not think I was a freak :P But I knew if I didn't do this or get therapy soon, something very bad would happen... Figured I may as well try this first before spending hundreds to thousands on a psychiatrist (because I would need a christian one, not just someone the military provides). The blogging is definitely working, though. :) I make it a point to discuss difficult topics in *every* post (except the 52 weeks), because I know talking about it is the only thing that will help me come to terms with things. I have to remember my blog is for ME and for healing, and hope that you guys will love me through it all :P
ReplyDeleteThat's a good point! I hadn't thought about it that way. SO proud of you for doing what you're doing! :) And so happy God is teaching you new things and growing and helping you!
ReplyDeleteI love you my sister-friend!