Feeling Like You're Not Enough?

Remember:

Noah was a drunk
Abraham was too old
Isaac was a daydreamer
Jacob was a liar
Leah was ugly
Joseph was abused
Moses had a stuttering problem
Gideon was afraid
Samson had long hair and was a womanizer
Rahab was a prostitute
Jeremiah and Timothy were too young
David had an affair and was a murderer
Elijah was suicidal
Isaiah preached naked
Jonah ran from God
Naomi was a widow
Job went bankrupt
Peter denied Christ
The Disciples fell asleep while praying
Martha worried about everything
The Samaritan woman was divorced, more than once
Zaccheus was too small
Paul was too religious
Timothy had an ulcer...
AND Lazarus was dead!

Aren't you glad you're not the message, and just the messenger? We're all in this together - each a small piece - pointing to a very BIG God!

Brother's Keeper
Rich Mullins

"Now the plummer's got a drip in his spigot
The mechanic's got a clank in his car
And the preacher's thinking thoughts that are wicked
And the lover's got a lonely heart
My friends ain't the way I wish they were
They are just the way they are

And I will be my brother's keeper
Not the one who judges him I won't despise him for his weakness
I won't regard him for his strength
I won't take away his freedom
I will help him learn to stand
And I will ~ I will be my brother's keeper

Now this roof has got a few missing shingles
But at least we got ourselves a roof
And they say that she's a fallen angel
I wonder if she recalls when she last flew
There's no point in pointing fingers
Unless you're pointing to the truth

All for now,
Lisa

Still Working On It

My friend, Karrie, passed me this video link.

Get Service

All for now,
Lisa

4-Wheeling Right Here in H-Town

Well, my first off-roading romp was yesterday afternoon - right here in the thick middle of city! Just love the Heights... truly have a little of EVERYTHING!

All for now,

Lisa

Wrangling in a New Toy

Well, I finally decided to do it! Buy a convertible that is... well, my version of one that is. I bought a 10 year old Jeep Wrangler on Saturday! It's not very practical, but that's not the issue - I'm probably going to keep the daily driver. This will just be something fun. The photo at left is the day I bought it at the Jeep dealership in Huntsville. I'm a little more red-faced today.

All for now,

Lisa

How Fresh is Your Bread?

Editors note: I started this blog entry on Friday, 1 February, 2008 - a day after having a wonderful lunch with a friend of mine. For one reason or the other, I did not finish it in my usual time of 1-2 days. Now, I see why... God had other plans. Oh how I love the way He loves me.

I had a lovely time with a friend of mine yesterday. He had agreed to meet me at my house for a quick lunch while someone looked at my kayak for sale. What a great time we had!!

Toward the end of our time together, he asked me an interesting question, and one in which I've pondered yesterday and today... and I thought blog-worthy. Let me preface this with he and I are the type of friends that can ask each other those difficult male-female perspective questions.

So, the question was this: in dating, and especially dating in the Christian-realm, he asked how I felt about the man not being as spiritually mature as the woman. We agreed that we thought it not only comfortable but also right for the man to lead the relationship.

I thought about it... it's a good question to ask yourself. I told him that while my preference would be that the man was more spiritually mature, what I thought was more important was that he was readily walking with this Lord... daily. And that beat out any knowledge. You see, anyone can be intelligent about God, but to walk with Him is something that is crucial. Actually, I want my man to have to seek God to find me. And I guess it depends on what "spiritually mature" means, but I suppose it would be preferable for me to be with someone who may be newer to the faith (and thus less"mature") than someone who has been a believer a long time (and may even be knowledgeable), but not as obedient. I guess obedience and surrender, to me, is most important.

So, why am I posting now, almost 12 days later. Well, first off, I needed time to really think about it. And second, today's "Our Daily Bread" is just perfect timing. Of course it is! Thanks be to God.
All for now,
Lisa

P.S. Today's "My Utmost for His Highest" is pretty timely also

The Best Advice I've Seen in a Long Time!

I just received my weekly crosswalk.com singles email. And while I feel each week's message is quite good, this week's is especially good. It's probably the best advice I've seen in a long time on the plight of the Christian single in America today. And I know... I'm one of them. So, let me just speak for myself instead of all ACS (American Christian Singles), I've often struggled with what actions I should take... should I step back or step forward or stay still or whatever! And what I've realized in all of this is that it has nothing to do with movements around you but movements in you - and time spent with the Lord. And I'm sure that's not a big aha to anyone (single or not). For I think most big events in your life (and I'd even suggest ANY event in your life) should be wrapped in time spent with the Lord. I learned with dating, I have to listen for Him (with a big H), instead of listening for him (with a little h). There's nothing wrong with getting out there, just don't do it alone (make sure God is leading the way).

It's a good article and I recommend it:
He Said-She Said: Time to Find a Husband?

All for now,
Lisa