Archive for March, 2007

One Thousand Gifts – Part 32

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4 years ago
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  • 267. Birds singing
  • 268. Temps just right for windows to be open overnight
  • 269. Oscillating fans to lull & cool
  • 270. Extra minutes by myself in the morning to spend with God
  • 271. God reaching out to me to draw me back even when I walk away and choose poorly
  • 272. Sisters
  • 273. Super supportive, helpful and caring women at MOG
  • 274. Spring

One Thousand Gifts – Part 31

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4 years ago
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  • 260. Hot coffee w/creamer & Splenda
  • 261. A good friendship with my Mother, who keeps me grounded when I’m prone to flailing
  • 262. Sunshine
  • 263. The opportunity to work from home and raise my son
  • 264. Christian friends to set me back on track – looking to God and trusting him
  • 265. The opportunity to write for A Group Blog for Christian Moms
  • 266. That it’s not rotavirus…

Gratitude

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4 years ago
by Lundie in

[Cross posted at A Group Blog for Christian Moms - March 26, 2007]

Back in November I joined in with some really wonderful Christian women participating in a challenge to document One Thousand Gifts. At the time it was leading up to the Christmas season and the challenge was to come up with the gifts that we already had.

I worked on them faithfully for a couple of months, but then hit a dry spell. About a week or so ago I combined a couple of blogs I had into one in a new location. This new location did not support the numbering method I was using and has required me to open each post and manually number all of my entries. When I first realized that all my record-keeping was lost, the perfectionist in me was screaming! “When am I going to have the time to go back through and put those numbers in?!?” “How ridiculous to not support those ordered list tags!!!” “I’m going to have to write in and complain!”

It’s funny. Whenever I get done having my mental temper tantrums, God quietly steps in and teaches me the next lesson He’s got waiting. And I feel ashamed. (My son, who is 18 months old has temper tantrums and I know only too well how silly and useless it is to throw a fit. Nothing is accomplished. But that doesn’t stop either one of us, I’m afraid.)

But back to my lesson. This afternoon I decided I would take the time to edit just two or three posts. It was amazing. I just took a few minutes and as I was editing the formatting of the HTML, I read through the things I was thankful for in that day. Suddenly the little disagreement I’d had with my husband an hour earlier faded into appreciation as I read little reminders of how good a guy he really is. And feeling that gratitude had this strange side-effect. I was humbled. My pride climbed off it’s ladder and I was able to face my husband lovingly instead of defensively.

Psalm 50:14-15, NLT
Make thankfulness your sacrifice to God, and keep the vows you made to the Most High. Then call on me when you are in trouble, and I will rescue you, and you will give me glory.

I think it’s time for me to get started again on those One Thousand Gifts. My “Gifts” posts are here. Would you consider joining us in taking a few minutes out of your day to make deliberate note of the wonders that God has placed in your life?

Simplify

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4 years ago
by Lundie in

One of the things that God seems to be telling me today is that I need to simplify. I need to stop looking to others to save me. Others can be a help, a loving hug, and an encouragement, but the saving…that’s reserved for Him.

The thoughts He has given me over the past day or so are somewhat random, but point in the same direction:

  • Using my body’s hunger mechanism will take care of the weight my body wants to get rid of.
  • When I am tempted to ignore that God given mechanism, I need to do what is found in James 4:7:

    So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

  • I have been wallowing in the pit for the past few days, and flailing around in either shame or desperation. Not knowing what to do, I get the answer from Isaiah 57:15:

    I restore the crushed spirit of the humble and revive the courage of those with repentant hearts.

So, wait for hunger, repent and humble myself before God, resist the devil, and let God get to restoring my crushed spirit and revive my courage….

Oh, I DOVE in this time!

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4 years ago
by Lundie in

I need to write, just so I’m not running away. Had a friend ask me about Weigh Down. Funny how I can be tempted to return there solely because I had success there.

I need to remember it was my reconnection with God that made the change in my life, not Gwen.

I’m feeling weak and useless today. But I need to remember that the dark times are actually when God’s closest and I need to stop trying to go deeper and hide.

The light will come again.

I surrender. But this time, to God’s hand, not to the temptation.

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