Today's Sermon

The whole family went to church today. Rueben has not been with me in several months. I enjoyed him coming to church today. We made a few pitstops on the way home and took Justin and Jacob home early. Today was Pastor Appreciation Sunday. We took up a love offering for the Pastor and his family today, members brought a covered dish and honored him with a powerpoint slide show. His sermon today was out of 2 Kings chapter 6 versus 1-7. Pastor explained how Elisha and his disciples had out grown their "meeting" ground and decided to move to the Jordan River. They worked together to build a new meeting place. Pastor explained that Elisha was the symbol of God and it took Preparation, Organization, Direction and Vision to lead the members to a new place. Just as life throws us curve balls sometimes, we have to hold to our Direction and Vision and keep on keeping on and when we want to take our lives to a new level, we have to prepare and organize wait for Direction and have the vision to see it through. I really like my church, our Pastor seems to always keep it simple. I am a simple minded person and it is difficult for me to "read" between the lines. I often tell people that sometimes you have to get the crayons and coloring book and spell it out for me. I think back to the sermon today and think that life is often that way.
Critical times calls for critical measures somedays. In the books of Psalms (chapter 61 I think), it says that when our hearts grow weary we should turn to God for direction. It is hard for me to let go sometimes and trust that God will strengthen my weary heart. Not just weary because of an obstacle, finances, children or work, but weary because of conflcit or not understanding how people work. I like to be honest and open. If you ask my opinion, I will give you an answer based on what I believe is right. I was recently told by my best friend that I am brutally honest. My mama always told me that I lacked tactfulness. I have a hard time sugar coating my thoughts. I have a hard time biting my tounge when people try to destroy others over envy. I have a hard time understanding how some trust in you and confide in you and you use it as a sword to put in that person's back. I have a hard time understanding why people have malicious intentions "just because". I have a hard time why just plain mean people can rest peacfully at night. I have a hard time understanding why cruel people wonder why they have no "true" friends.
I do understand why God has mercy and grace over those of us who honestly love and care for others. Those of us that try to find good in people, even if the good is them walking away. I do understand why God protects those of us who have pure hearts after his own. I do understand why God provides for those of us that reflect his image even when it isn't the popular vote in town. I do understand why God keeps me and my family each day and why God keeps my true friends covered with his veil of mercy and greatness. I understand that God works in miracles in lives each and every day. I understand that God's presence in me will influence other, even if they don't want it to. I understand that my sisters and my brothers in Christ will always been covered and protected at all cost. I would much rather my husband or my children or my friends be my brother or sister in christ than to be my husband or my children or my friend. I can't promise them anything in this life, every aspect of my life is on borrowed time. It all belongs to Christ and I rejoice each day that he allows me to experience the wonderful things in life that he has lent to me.

Thats it Readers...Good Night, Sweet Dreams, and may God bless each and everyone of you that read this. This is another one of those, I dont know where it came from, but someone out there needed to hear this or read this. I love all of you!!