I HATE church shopping. For those of you who have been going to the same church forever I pray God will continue to bless you. But for various reasons I have been looking for the perfect church for probably the last 10 years. You know the one that is the perfect building, has the perfect people who love and accept you immediately and aren't pretentious, and has the perfect pastor who always always delivers the perfect message that speaks right to your heart every time. The last few churches I have been to have met some of my criteria but not all. I have gotten to the point where I am frustrated, depressed and if I am very honest don't really even care anymore. But still when we tried another new church about a month ago I was still grading it up against my criteria I had set for what I need to experience God. Of course it doesn't measure up, but one thing is for sure. God was speaking very loudly to me a couple of weeks ago. I listened, put it to the back of my mind and carried on with my life.
Today as we were driving to church He started speaking to me again. He kept saying I am looking for Him in the wrong places. When we got to church I saw the motto (or whatever you call it) underneath the name of the church. It says "It matters what is on the inside". I immediately said to myself, "Well I have seen the inside of the church and it isn't much. It doesn't even have a fellowship Hall". Through the service I kept pondering my thoughts and what God was trying to say. In my head I KNOW the answer. That God is inside me and that a building, people or even a pastor can not take that away. That regardless what my surroundings are God is always with me. But you know what? In my heart I really don't know and believe that. So one of the first things I decided I needed to do was take time to see God every day. In my ordinary life. With my ordinary every day surroundings. Because my head tells me God is with me every place I go. So my challenge to myself is to blog every day until February 1 and tell you where I have seen God today. I have decided to blog it because I want to be accountable to you. I know if I slack off I'll hear about it from a few of you and I think I really need that. So tomorrow Dec 22 2008 begins my...."I saw God today...."
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I also am one of those "people" who will let you down. I guess it has been 4 years ago now that the lesson finally got through to me. I expected so much from others in the way they affected my life because I was so committed to there's. Life is so simple now that I can let people be who they are and play the role in my life that they want to, at the same time realizing when relationships are not healthy ones and being able to lay those down. I have beenso caught up in in getting our home and lives in order so that I can carry out the work God has for me. The cookie swap has really lit a fire under me to get things in order. A couple of the gals have ask me to start a bible study. I'm praying about what that should cover, I know digging into His Word more than any other book is what He keeps impressing on me. Fun and laughter are a must. There are so many people close to us hurting and needing meaningful friendships that we don't even realize. God does and I'm convinced that he leads paths to cross for specific reasons. Lunch bunch starts in January with a little time in the Word (food for our soul), a light lunch (healthy food for our bodies), and fun (so that we can be the heart of our homes). Even if I have to come and pick you and the babies up-YOU are coming!!! We weren't neighbors by chance!
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