My thoughts on how long it's been since I've blogged were intensified when I signed in and the dashboard layout had changed so much it took me forever to find the "new post" button. Glad we got that out of the way.
Instead of writing out specific details of what a crazy weekend I had, I will just say it was crazy. Crazy, but filled with priceless nuggets of God's grace. I got to sing at a women's luncheon at First Baptist Weston, and what I thought was going to be an act of service on my part, well, I was the one who was blessed and benefited from it greatly. Possibly more on that later. And then Mother's day... I have the best mother on the planet. And after organizing mother's day dinner... well, it made me appreciate her all the more.
Monday was recovery day. I did not feel guilty one bit for sleeping in and just meandering around the house for most of the day. Today, of course, is Tuesday and today has been a day of revelations (also running errands and catching up on work). I'm just gonna go ahead and say it... staying on track while working on my own projects from home is hard. Some days I wonder if this is the best idea (not that I really have any other options) other days I have no doubt that this is where God wants me (the second one wins).
I went to a new Bible study tonight at a friend's house... we're going through this book: "The Disciplines of a Godly Woman" of all things. Discipline has never been a fun word for me because I lack so much of it, but tonight's chapter "Discipline of the Gospel" cut straight to the heart. It was amazing to me how refreshing it is to just go back to the core of the Gospel... reminded me of the book I started reading (and now need to go back and finish) God is the Gospel. "For Christ died for sins... to bring us to God" I didn't come up with this, but the Gospel is not just for the unbeliever, but for the Christian too. I feel strong enough, by God's grace, to tackle this.
I am very excited about what God has in store through studying this book and of course, His Word. I feel like God has reignited passions that have been dormant over the years. Former callings that I was so sure about, but seemed to somewhat come to a dead end, now have resurfaced... the end is not necessarily in sight, but the next step is pending. I was brought back to Jeremiah 1 today. This passage has always captivated me, and I feel like I have had this same conversation with God, so now I'm having it again. Feel free to own it for yourself.
The word of the Lord came to me, saying,
But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am too young.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the Lord.
Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, “I have put my words in your mouth. See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant.”
Jeremiah 1:4-10
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations. ”
“Alas, Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I do not know how to speak; I am too young.”
But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am too young.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the Lord.
Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, “I have put my words in your mouth. See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant.”
Jeremiah 1:4-10
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