Everyday I start by fixing my husband lunch, getting my youngest up for school, brewing the coffee, then settling down to the computer. While my babe is sleeping in dad's easy chair (she has the amount of time needed to get ready for school down to an exact science!) I come here to shake away those thoughts and attacks of the spirit that appear each day! Today my morning e-mail devotions were amazingly on target!
Attack #1: Your blog is stupid! Writing isn't anything worthwhile!
* now these aren't the exact words I heard in my head...but the negative aspect of what I first felt.
Devotional that truly lifted this burden from me..6/25/08
Encouragement For Today from Proverbs 31 Ministry
"The Adventure of Obedience" by Glynnis Whitwer- it sent me to one of my favorite scripture verses, 2 Timothy 4:7 which Paul writes "I have fought the good fight, I have completed the race, I have kept the faith" The fact is I am one of those people who always wants to know how the movie ends. Will my favorite character have a happy ending? By dipping into the waters of salvation through Christ, by pushing further each day, by casting away those thoughts that are hindering my progress and being obedient to God's calling then I too will say as Paul did. Next time my oldest asks "when you gonna write that children's book...I can say, "here, read what I got so far".
Attack #2: Your just plain weird!
* another synopsis of what hindering thoughts that were floating around this morning...boy those buggers always hit me fast and hard! PRAY hard and fast in the morning!!!!
Devotional that helped..6/25/08
In Touch Daily Devotional by Dr. Charles Stanley
Now Dr. Stanley was using this morning's scripture verse from Deuteronomy 6:4-7 to teach on the importance of being diligent in the manner of our children and raising a house filled in faith. But his comment "a person's relationship with Jesus must be real and exciting" fully dispelled my feelings on insecurity about my "dangerous" comment in yesterday's blog post. All of sudden...weirdness, nerdiness, and that cloak of protective darkness was washed away as I allowed the words of the devotional sink in.
Now everyday I receive on average 5-6 e-mail devotionals a day...often they are read quickly, but the strong seed of God's love even though devoured in a flash DO sustain me! Yet I save each one...I have numerous folders from each site saved. I can't junk them, I can't throw them to the trash bin. Why? My Father knows...somewhere down my journey I'll need them, I'll find one that lifts me or someone else.
As for today...in 6 minutes and counting I have to arise my slumbering teen from the easy chair...get her out the door. She is dressed now...she is taking Health for her upcoming Freshman year during summer school because it's quick, less work, and no offense to her teacher...but coming along rather easy! Now she has more freedom to make schedule changes if need be next fall. She tried to tell kids that the small sacrifice of three weeks of 1/2 day classes and getting up early would be only to their benefit.
She's out the door...Thank God!!!! She's NOT a morning person so this really is a true sacrifice for her! Bless her heart she didn't object to this course, but we already knew through her older sis she will appreciate it come fall.
She will have Grandma's sugar cookies by the end of today!
HHHHHH....guess what ...she missed the bus!!!! She sent a text to her friend...her friend sent a 14 yr old version of a joke, "you missed the bus"...my now "fully" awake 14 yr old zips back into the house to tell me, looses signal and can't receive the 2nd text from her friend saying she's kidding and the bus goes zipping by the house! So I am back 30 minutes later...thankful I didn't lose this post because I closed it so quickly and actually in better humor now than before!
Isn't knowing God wonderful!
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