Thursday, September 26, 2013

Truth.

Trust is turning down the opportunity to see into your future and telling Jesus,
 "I trust you."

Monday, September 23, 2013

The Sober Truth

Have you ever read something that stopped your emotional hangover dead in its tracks like a cup of gritty black coffee and 1000mg of Tylenol?

The following links will most likely have that effect.

I whole heartedly agree with these writers and encourage you (guys & gals) to take a read.
It takes two to Tango.






                                                                                   #4 "A Womans role in "just talking"


All that being said, I have had a recent conversation with a good friend that reminded me that while this stage can be frustrating and is very real, there is a necessary "talking" season in all relationships. Whether or not it is allowed to progress into a painful cycle is dependent upon individual relationships.

By all means men, be intentional and clear (please) in what your looking for. Women, don't get sucked into thinking that this is all you can ever expect from a relationship. But remember not to confuse the "getting to know you" stage with the "we're just talking" phase. Talking has to happen. Don't rush it.

In the end, trust in the Lord. Pray about it. All of it. He is big enough to orchestrate every conversation. 




Friday, September 20, 2013

Remote Control


I promise this one will be short.

So I was journaling with a pen the other day when the pen suddenly ran out of ink.


Then, it hit me like a brick.
We think we are so in control of everything in our lives when in reality we are in control of so little.

I am so glad Yahweh is bigger than I am and He knows when my pen needs retiring and He provides me with another one.

Also, as I write this, my power has just gone out.

Control will always elude us as long as we are trying to capture it.

Trust in the Lord God with all your Heart. There is real peace in that place.

Trust


As defined by Dictinoary.com trust is:

1.reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
2.confident expectation of something; hope.
3. confidence in the certainty of future payment for property or goods received; credit: to sell merchandise on trust.
4.a person on whom or thing on which one relies: God is my trust.
5.the condition of one to whom something has been entrusted.

  
Have you ever done a trust fall? The one where someone stands in front of you, crosses their arms, and falls backwards into your arms without supporting themselves? If you haven't, find someone that matches the definitions above and do so. If you have, you are aware that in the seconds before you fall trust feels anything but comfortable. It's insecure, unsure, and more than anything, vulnerable.

I am discovering that trust, real  trust, takes more than just a good feeling. It takes courage, true and whole reliance, and complete and utter vulnerability. Trust is most often blind to what is coming. Will you catch me or will you drop me?

Trust. I think it can eventually become comfortable but not because it is based on feeling but because it is based on experience. When you trust someone over and over again and they consistently catch you, trust becomes easier. We have all had a trust like this broken to know that it takes time to build and seconds to shatter. Even then trust is not a feeling. It is still an action, a deliberate thought that often goes against feelings. 

"Infant" trust begins with trusting that when I order food at a restaurant, it's made right and well. "Toddler"trust hopes that a professor will grade me without bias. "Adolescent" trust believes that the lock on my door will protect me. "Young adult" trust can believe my friends will accept me for who I am. 
"Adult" trust hopes that whoever I end up with in life will love me and rather than leave me. "Divine" trust states that the Lord of the Universe is big enough to control when my pen runs out of ink and when it's time for the solar system to grow another 1 billion stars. 

Who do you trust? Who don't you trust?
I know it doesn't always feel good. 
But trust isn't about feeling good. 

       


Tuesday, September 10, 2013

The Voice of God.


  A wise guy once said, "Gods voice sounds a lot like our own." 
Is that so wise guy? 
                                                        
You tell me, when was the last time you heard from Yaweh? 

What did it sound/look like?
Was it a song, lecture, sermon, bulletin board? 
Was it something your friend said? 
Was it your own thoughts?

Hm. 
God's voice sounds a lot like...everything. 
Maybe we're listening for the wrong things.
Maybe He has something to say, but our fear keeps us from opening our own mouths.

“The Spirit of the Lord spoke through me; his word was on my tongue."2 Samuel 23:2