Lately I have been really obsessed with this song. What I love about this song is how small I feel when I listen to it, it uses words like "Child, carries, sustain, love, provide." The whole song is just about our reliance on God, and how much we need Him. Lot's of people would have a problem with that, (kind of like they have a problem with being chosen, not choosing). We like to be independent, we like to be strong! we like to be self reliant and self absorbed, and what humility does, is it breaks through all those poor excuses of living and tears them apart! it leaves us hanging- not even that, it leaves us free falling. . . Down, down, down, to the point where we yearn for security, we yearn to stand on firm ground, we desire to be comforted, to be safe! And the only thing that can catch us and give us that security, that firm ground is a relationship with God our Father through Jesus Christ.
The other night I was driving down View High- one of the highest points of Lee's Summit, I'm told- And anyway I was driving down View High in a lightening storm, and guess what song came on... This song! I felt small, and very weak, yet still carried in the arms of my Lord! It was very peaceful.
It is well with my soul.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Monday, June 13, 2011
"One Lesson To Be Learned. . ."
My Family
This weekend was my family reunion. More often than naught when I tell people that, their response is "Oh, that's neat". While in my head I'm screaming "I don't think you understand! I'm going to my family reunion!", I usually respond to their response "yeah". When we were kids we used to start the count down to reunion in January. Today I told someone "I have a huge family, I'm constantly surrounded by people who are related to me." and it's true, whether it's my amazing cousins, my lovely grandparents, my aunt's and uncle's, my parents, or my siblings I'm always surrounded by them! But only once a year am I surrounded by my Mt. Grove and Indiana relatives, and that is the second weekend in June, at my family reunion!
We eat a lot and play cards, we spend hours at the lake, we walk to the lake, we talk a lot, we go to the gas station and by chocolate milk! We laugh, we stay up late, we get in trouble, we eat some more. sounds simple! and it is, It's simple, yet fantastic!
More on trouble. . .
This year we got in trouble, we've gotten in trouble before (Hiding from younger annoying cousins, jumping on the beds, etc.). But there was just something about this year that was different. First we walked to the lake at night, gave my granny quite a scare, so for that I am truly sorry. Secondly we were to loud, (I'm not sorry for being loud-we were laughing- but I am sorry for being inconsiderate to those who were trying to sleep) once we moved our party further on up the hill were we could still be loud without bothering anyone, we all stood around a small candle and chuckled a bit, "Well." said my cousin Grant "One thing we cant take from tonight." We all listened intently. "We all need the righteousness of Christ.".
This wasn't exactly what I was expecting to hear, but I know it's something that I absolutely needed to hear! Getting in trouble can do two things for your pride, boost it, or tear it down. At first we were "being rebellious." And it felt good, we smiled out of the corner of our mouths, folded our arms and landed against our awesomeness, at one point I hear a cousin say "Gosh do they expect us to be mature?" The answer is yes, they do, and they should! But for me, as soon as these words left Grants mouth my awesomeness faded I lost my prideful balance and took a humiliating stumbled to the floor.
So often I mistake myself for being a good person. . . but I'm prideful, I'm the causer of disappointment, I lie, I hate, and I say bad things behind others backs. And after all this I still think my righteousness is enough? Badly done.
God be praised, that there is an alternative, that Christ came and wore my sin, He bore the wrath that I deserved, so that I could be covered over with His robes of righteousness! God be praised!
This weekend was my family reunion. More often than naught when I tell people that, their response is "Oh, that's neat". While in my head I'm screaming "I don't think you understand! I'm going to my family reunion!", I usually respond to their response "yeah". When we were kids we used to start the count down to reunion in January. Today I told someone "I have a huge family, I'm constantly surrounded by people who are related to me." and it's true, whether it's my amazing cousins, my lovely grandparents, my aunt's and uncle's, my parents, or my siblings I'm always surrounded by them! But only once a year am I surrounded by my Mt. Grove and Indiana relatives, and that is the second weekend in June, at my family reunion!
We eat a lot and play cards, we spend hours at the lake, we walk to the lake, we talk a lot, we go to the gas station and by chocolate milk! We laugh, we stay up late, we get in trouble, we eat some more. sounds simple! and it is, It's simple, yet fantastic!
More on trouble. . .
This year we got in trouble, we've gotten in trouble before (Hiding from younger annoying cousins, jumping on the beds, etc.). But there was just something about this year that was different. First we walked to the lake at night, gave my granny quite a scare, so for that I am truly sorry. Secondly we were to loud, (I'm not sorry for being loud-we were laughing- but I am sorry for being inconsiderate to those who were trying to sleep) once we moved our party further on up the hill were we could still be loud without bothering anyone, we all stood around a small candle and chuckled a bit, "Well." said my cousin Grant "One thing we cant take from tonight." We all listened intently. "We all need the righteousness of Christ.".
This wasn't exactly what I was expecting to hear, but I know it's something that I absolutely needed to hear! Getting in trouble can do two things for your pride, boost it, or tear it down. At first we were "being rebellious." And it felt good, we smiled out of the corner of our mouths, folded our arms and landed against our awesomeness, at one point I hear a cousin say "Gosh do they expect us to be mature?" The answer is yes, they do, and they should! But for me, as soon as these words left Grants mouth my awesomeness faded I lost my prideful balance and took a humiliating stumbled to the floor.
So often I mistake myself for being a good person. . . but I'm prideful, I'm the causer of disappointment, I lie, I hate, and I say bad things behind others backs. And after all this I still think my righteousness is enough? Badly done.
God be praised, that there is an alternative, that Christ came and wore my sin, He bore the wrath that I deserved, so that I could be covered over with His robes of righteousness! God be praised!
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
A Post About Life!
Friendship,
You know what I love? The simple trust, honesty and conversation that passes between best friends! This morning I had a conversation with my best friend in the middle of an slightly empty coffee shop, she trusted me with information about stuff that's going on in her life and I was honest with her about my opinions and thoughts. She talked, I mostly just listened, but it was definitely the highlight of my incredibly long morning. :)
Humor.
Today I went to the grocery store (and because I'm an insane person I didn't bother wearing shoes;) and when I received my change for the 5.28 I spent, I put it in my back pocket, completely forgetting that I had a huge hole in my back pocket, therefore all my change went falling from my pocket onto the stone cold floor "You dropped your change" the cashier snickered. . . How humiliating!?
Family.
Olivia: You know what?
Me: What?
Olivia: I should make a heart shaped cherry pie!
Me: You're so random, Olivia.
Olivia: (Eye's widen and face shows an expression that says "I like that idea.") I'm random?
C.S. Lewis
"There was a man born among these Jews who claimed to be, or to be the son of, or to be 'one with' the Something which is at once the awful haunter of nature and the giver of the moral law. the claim is so shocking- a paradox, and even a horror, which we may easily be lulled into taking too lightly- that only two views of this man are possible. Either he was a raving lunatic of an unusually abominable type, or else He was, and is, precisely what He said. There is no middle way. If the records make the first hypothesis unacceptable, you must submit to the second. And if you do that, all else that is claimed by Christians becomes credible." -The Problem of Pain.
Movies.
Last week I watched the movie 'The Goonies'. Have you ever seen it? Well if not, and your over the age of 11, and under the age of "OLD" I encourage you to watch it, its a classic! And if you have seen it, good. Watch it again. It's a classic! filled with eighties music, cheesy lines, adorable clever kids, Brilliant bad guys, and pirates! Once again that's 'The Goonies' directed by Richard Donner, produced by Steven Spielberg, starring Sean Astin (Heh heh.)
You know what I love? The simple trust, honesty and conversation that passes between best friends! This morning I had a conversation with my best friend in the middle of an slightly empty coffee shop, she trusted me with information about stuff that's going on in her life and I was honest with her about my opinions and thoughts. She talked, I mostly just listened, but it was definitely the highlight of my incredibly long morning. :)
Humor.
Today I went to the grocery store (and because I'm an insane person I didn't bother wearing shoes;) and when I received my change for the 5.28 I spent, I put it in my back pocket, completely forgetting that I had a huge hole in my back pocket, therefore all my change went falling from my pocket onto the stone cold floor "You dropped your change" the cashier snickered. . . How humiliating!?
Family.
Olivia: You know what?
Me: What?
Olivia: I should make a heart shaped cherry pie!
Me: You're so random, Olivia.
Olivia: (Eye's widen and face shows an expression that says "I like that idea.") I'm random?
C.S. Lewis
"There was a man born among these Jews who claimed to be, or to be the son of, or to be 'one with' the Something which is at once the awful haunter of nature and the giver of the moral law. the claim is so shocking- a paradox, and even a horror, which we may easily be lulled into taking too lightly- that only two views of this man are possible. Either he was a raving lunatic of an unusually abominable type, or else He was, and is, precisely what He said. There is no middle way. If the records make the first hypothesis unacceptable, you must submit to the second. And if you do that, all else that is claimed by Christians becomes credible." -The Problem of Pain.
Movies.
Last week I watched the movie 'The Goonies'. Have you ever seen it? Well if not, and your over the age of 11, and under the age of "OLD" I encourage you to watch it, its a classic! And if you have seen it, good. Watch it again. It's a classic! filled with eighties music, cheesy lines, adorable clever kids, Brilliant bad guys, and pirates! Once again that's 'The Goonies' directed by Richard Donner, produced by Steven Spielberg, starring Sean Astin (Heh heh.)
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