Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Waiting

Why do we feel like many times Gods has a promise for us but we have to wait what seems like forever to get. Its like we are starving and you know a big steak will come off the grill in about two hours. Its like those two hours are forever and as it gets closer it seems more and more unbearable. Its so hard to enjoy that kitchen conversation with mom when all you can think about is the food.

Though waiting for food is hard when your hungry waiting on a promise the Lord gave you seems to take even longer. When will he give you what he promised, how long will it take, and do I really have faith that we will fulfill his promise to me? Lord remind me daily that you are good.

Just a thought

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Whos Glasses Are You Wearing?

They say not to judge a person with out walking in their shoes. What about looking through their glasses? Not only to you see their surroundings the way they perceive things but you see how they view you. How different would it be to see the way others view you. Some my shudder at this fact and others may not think much of it at all. We continue to put on the glasses of others and even the glasses of this world. The glasses we look through make us look fat, annoying, insignificant, stupid, and unattractive. So why do we chose day after day to put on these glasses? The glasses that have made me second guess my self worth when I see a girl that is pretty or the glasses that have made me wonder if I have any thing to offer. Maybe its because we put them on such a long time ago and we have never made the choice to take them off?
How would our vision change if we decided to put on the glasses Jesus gives us when we are born again. The glasses that change the way we look at everything around us. Its more than a difference of just polarized sunglasses:) its a change that may in turn change the way we act and the way we treat those around us. We are the King's children and we are formed perfectly for the purpose he made us for. We are beautiful, amazing, funny, and a blast to know. It may be hard to change the glasses you have grown to find some comfort in, but in end we know what glasses we were formed to wear.