morning has broken
I know how long it's been. Even if it doesn't feel so long--and in actuality isn't so long--this blog seems to have been happily hybernating over the past month or two.
Noteworthy? I guess not.
I guess I have transfer-student orientation tomorrow for school tomorrow (Did I mention it's tomorrow?). Technically, I already have my bachelor's degree--two of them, I'll add. Nevertheless, it seems necessary that I try and get a third in something that actually means something to others than myself. I'm not trying to people-please here. I just keep finding things in my life that nudge me away from the mirror and toward things that mean more, despite my not-getting it the first time and my not-coming up with the good and true ideas myself (When have I ever come up with a good idea truly mine?). Duh.
So life in the Show-Me State will, I hope, be a life of continual growth, learning, and deeper trust in God's perfect and unpredictable plan. Have I been growing since I've been here? Hard to say, to tell the truth. God's been drawing my attention to the fact that I haven't entirely been heeding his promptings--if that makes sense. I mean, I've kind of been selfish in the ways I've been serving him lately (as ever). That said, you can now jot this one down on your list of prayer requests, if you're so inclined. I'd be grateful.
Noteworthy? I guess not.
I guess I have transfer-student orientation tomorrow for school tomorrow (Did I mention it's tomorrow?). Technically, I already have my bachelor's degree--two of them, I'll add. Nevertheless, it seems necessary that I try and get a third in something that actually means something to others than myself. I'm not trying to people-please here. I just keep finding things in my life that nudge me away from the mirror and toward things that mean more, despite my not-getting it the first time and my not-coming up with the good and true ideas myself (When have I ever come up with a good idea truly mine?). Duh.
So life in the Show-Me State will, I hope, be a life of continual growth, learning, and deeper trust in God's perfect and unpredictable plan. Have I been growing since I've been here? Hard to say, to tell the truth. God's been drawing my attention to the fact that I haven't entirely been heeding his promptings--if that makes sense. I mean, I've kind of been selfish in the ways I've been serving him lately (as ever). That said, you can now jot this one down on your list of prayer requests, if you're so inclined. I'd be grateful.
And I hope you are all splendid[ly eating spoonfuls of Splenda! Seriously.].
*If you're a long-time reader on here, you may have noticed that whenever I start writing down the God-route, there is an inevitable--even if cryptic--confession that I end up making. And I'm still not sure what that's all about. Does hearing my confession of struggling at times along my Christian walk serve to encourage other Christians who are also struggling? Does my confession serve to make things more real to me, and in effect stir me to make the right decision? Why is it that Romans 10:9-10 says this:
"That if you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved" (from NIV)?
posted by B-Go at
6:09 PM
2 Comments:
It most certainly has encouraged me, my friend.
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Megumi, At
12:59 PM
I think it's important to be honest when we're struggling - let's tarnish the invented image that some harbor, the stinking stereotype of self-righteous Christians who never stumble or question. I don't know any Christians like that. Let's be real, so the world can see us for what we are: real sinners with real questions, real thoughts, real feelings, but always supreme, a real and loving God.
And the liar can tempt me into believing that stereotype, too, so as a Christian, it can encourage me at times to know I am not alone in struggling or struggling with particular sorts of questions. Even if, admittedly, sometimes it is discouraging when I see so many of us being attacked at the same time.
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Nikki, At
5:08 PM
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