So, now that the girls and I have relocated to Virginia, my mom was kind enough to purchase a navigation system for me (just in case I forget where she lives, I guess...LOL). Seriously, I'm so blessed to have this little gadget, not just because of it's obvious purpose, but really because of one word...REROUTING!
Whenever I do not precisely follow the directions of the system, it notifies me that there is another way to get to where I'm going. And then, after announcing that it is "REROUTING", this little wealth of information reveals a new plan. Today, I went too far...I allowed a person and a circumstance cause me to go too far from who God calls me. I got so angry!
Friends, you don't have to lose your way. We all have moments where we either choose to "pay an extra toll" for a shorter route or take a longer route for a lesser cost. Either way...we WILL accomplish our destiny. The wonderful reason for this is because we have someone who (whether we like it or not) navigates our lives and GRACE is the road map He uses.
I'm using this blog for the purpose of REROUTING...I choose to glorify the solution (God) instead of magnifying the situation. I Corinthians 10:13 reminds me that "God makes a way of escape" whenever we are tempted to go off course.
Question for you...How would you respond to life if there were no such thing as grace? #repentful
Be encouraged and keep stirring!
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Strip Search
This is a paraphrased version of a very familiar conversation (Genesis 3:9-13)
God: Adam, where are you?
Adam: I heard you in the garden and I was afraid because I was naked. And I hid.
God: Who told you that you were naked? Did you do the thing I told you not to do?
Adam: It was that woman you gave me. She made me do it.
God: Woman, what have you done?
Eve: The devil made me do it.
Strip Search: To inspect every crevice and cavity of one who has been deemed a suspect involved in criminal activity or wrongdoing. When was the last time you gave yourself a strip search?
I have heard this point a million times...when God asked Adam that first question it was not because He didn't know where Adam was. God was giving Adam the opportunity to police himself, but instead Adam decided to conduct a game of "pass the buck".
It's just like us:
- We start healthy regimens and stop because "It's too expensive to eat healthy".
- We decide to go back to school and stop because "I'm too old to sit in a classroom".
- We start businesses and stop because "I don't have the support that I need".
- We fail in marriages because "No one ever taught me how to be a good husband/wife".
- We fail at parenting because "My parents weren't there for me".
- We are slack in our faith because we view waiting as "unanswered prayer"...the list could go on forever.
My friends, I ask you...where are you and who or what do you blame for it? If we don't HONESTLY consider and face where we are (spiritually, emotionally, physically, etc.), then we will never allow ourselves the opportunity of landing in the place where we need to be.
Try this: Step (1) Start every morning with a resounding "Thank You Lord for another opportunity!"; Step (2) End every night asking yourself this question, "Am I satisfied with the way I handled this day? Step (3) Before you close your eyes to sleep, pray this, "Lord, help me to be better tomorrow! Then Repeat Steps 1, 2 and 3 over and over again for the rest of your life.
Like Adam, when we are wrong or guilty, we know it. What sense does it make trying to lie to the ONE person who knows where you are hiding all of your stuff. After all, you first have to get naked in order to get washed up.
God: Adam, where are you?
Adam: I heard you in the garden and I was afraid because I was naked. And I hid.
God: Who told you that you were naked? Did you do the thing I told you not to do?
Adam: It was that woman you gave me. She made me do it.
God: Woman, what have you done?
Eve: The devil made me do it.
Strip Search: To inspect every crevice and cavity of one who has been deemed a suspect involved in criminal activity or wrongdoing. When was the last time you gave yourself a strip search?
I have heard this point a million times...when God asked Adam that first question it was not because He didn't know where Adam was. God was giving Adam the opportunity to police himself, but instead Adam decided to conduct a game of "pass the buck".
It's just like us:
- We start healthy regimens and stop because "It's too expensive to eat healthy".
- We decide to go back to school and stop because "I'm too old to sit in a classroom".
- We start businesses and stop because "I don't have the support that I need".
- We fail in marriages because "No one ever taught me how to be a good husband/wife".
- We fail at parenting because "My parents weren't there for me".
- We are slack in our faith because we view waiting as "unanswered prayer"...the list could go on forever.
My friends, I ask you...where are you and who or what do you blame for it? If we don't HONESTLY consider and face where we are (spiritually, emotionally, physically, etc.), then we will never allow ourselves the opportunity of landing in the place where we need to be.
Try this: Step (1) Start every morning with a resounding "Thank You Lord for another opportunity!"; Step (2) End every night asking yourself this question, "Am I satisfied with the way I handled this day? Step (3) Before you close your eyes to sleep, pray this, "Lord, help me to be better tomorrow! Then Repeat Steps 1, 2 and 3 over and over again for the rest of your life.
Like Adam, when we are wrong or guilty, we know it. What sense does it make trying to lie to the ONE person who knows where you are hiding all of your stuff. After all, you first have to get naked in order to get washed up.
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