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Have you ever gotten to that place???Have you ever "arrived at that place"?You know when you really sit down, and say: "I am so sick of me.......I am ready to go in a different direction" Let me explain with an example. We home school. Ok, doesn't make us special, or give us rights. It's what the Lord led us to do, and we do it. He directed us to the "type or style" that we use, and it is good. I can't type enough words what a blessing it is to have my kids home......... Ok Now, when we first started, I thought anyone who didn't home school the way I did, was doing it wrong. Their way just wasn't logical or didn't make sense. When we first stated, I felt like I needed to tell anyone who asked the WHOLE story on how we came to this decision. I felt compelled to let everyone know Scriptures. (You can see where I am going with this) Yeah, I talked...........a lot. So I can see why so many people were like, "Woooo dang lady shut up"!! HA HA....... Now, here it is 6 years later. When someone says "YOU HOMESCHOOL" (and I think a lot of it is because I have 3 high schoolers) I just say "yes we do". When they ask questions, my answers are short, and sweet. The smile on my face and the words that come out of my mouth (the few that do are, "I am so thankful for this time with my kids / I love these teen age years / We are so blessed") are my living example. I am sick of myself insomuch.......I am sick of being "right". I can look at someone that rides a loud motorcycle, bearded and in full leathers the same way I can look at someone in a dress with her hair up in a bun and no make up on her face. I am really starting to get my arms around this verse: 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 11 Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands, just as we told you, 12 so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody. The more I read this I think the more I get it. Something really struck me last night at work............... We have a guest that comes in. He is very, very gay. One of the gals at work says: I could totally change clothes in front of him and never worry that he would look at me 'like that'. After much contemplation as to how I would say this, I said......... God created man and woman. He created woman for man. It is how we were knit together. So-in-so has chosen a different lifestyle, but that doesn't change how he was created. I would not change in front of him because deep within the fiber he was knit..............he is still, a man. She was pretty blown away. Really so was I. I don't say smart things like that. But it's sat with me......... This man has chosen everything there is under the sun, against God. I didn't stand there and condemn him. I didn't point out all his sins, his faults, and so on. God showed me HIS Magesty. His Creation. And His Compassion. Not tolerance. But compassion. And He shut my mouth. I didn't spout off 100 Scriptures showing how wrong he was. I didn't get up on my Holy High Horse and slay him with my "sword of the Spirit" or bludgeon him or his choices with The Holy Bible. I am coming to the place where I am sick of my self, my wants, my way, my rights, my my my my my my my................ I'll let you know when I arrive, and what the new place is like!!! 08:05 - Sunday, October 5, 2008
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Description 2 CHRONICLES 7:14 IF MY people, who are called by MY NAME, will humble themselves AND pray AND seek MY Face AND TURN FROM THEIR WICKED WAYS, THEN will I hear from heaven AND will forgive their sin AND will heal their land. Home User Profile Archives Friends The Last Supper Holy Days or holidays? Are you Pretending? ONCE SAVED.........ALWAYS SAVED!!!! Passover Recent Entries - Desperately Seeking the Silver Lining - Pattern of Insanity! - Affirmation is nice!! - There is NO reward for doing the right thing! - Poor thing, she's just not teachable............. |