So This past week has been fun. I found myself wanting to be of use to my Lord. So with that I started volunteering with the youth at our church on Wednesday nights. I felt like a fish out of water and was a bit let down in the beginning.
I don't know what I was expecting but when I got there it wasn't that. I show up and found myself wondering around with people walking past me. No one really seemed interested in striking up a conversation with the "new girl" which I understand, it's not my forte either. I know all of you that know me wouldn't think that it is that hard for me to engage with others in topics. The truth is I fake it til I make it...:) pretty clever hu.
I quickly found a chair to sit in and hunkered down with my tail between my legs. Occationally someone would come by and say Lindsey this is so in so.....and well that was that.
We had a "Yuck" night which consisted of a number of pretty nasty games the youth played against the adults and parents. I concidered this to be a fantastic icebreaker. Even though I still did not get the opp. to learn more about the other leaders and volunteers I got to enjoy some laughs with them. First step done. I know that this next week will be so much more fun now that that awkward first date is over...:)
I know that no mater what situation I am in as long as I am there to better the kingdom of my God it is right and good.
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path. Psalms 119:105
In the meantime our Life group is getting off to a slow start but small is good sometimes I think. We have 3 couples and a dear friend and her little girl. Together with children there are 12 members! Wow that sounds so much better. LOL Okay so there is actually only 7 adults and 5 kiddos. Still the Lord is blessing our mission and I can't wait to see what else he has in store for us. Our name by the way since we had to have one is A.D.D. which is perfect for my dear husband as the leader! :) It also means Adults Deeply Devoted. So pray for us and our Life Group if you will.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Overwhelmed
So it's been a few days since my last entry... okay like a week and a half. I want to make sure that when I do this I do it whole heartedly.
Have you EVER been overwhelmed by HIM?
I have been running a lot lately, and my "workout jams" consist of a montage of christian artist. One being Kim Walker (Thank you Amy). Her rendition of How he loves us I have heard MANY times I listen to her so much I even have her break out preaching sessions memorized. So with that. I am running and that song comes on. Now keep in mind the weather. It is about 6pm, 80 degrees, cloudy (like a storms a brewin cloudy) its about, and the wind is blowing. It's almost like you can feel the Lords power.Okay so I am in DEEP worship with the Lord when BAM the chorus comes on, and in the middle of the street I BURST into tears. Oh....how....he....loves...us.
My heart just ached for my King. No matter what goes on each day. The struggles that we go through, heartache that we endure one thing remains constant. He Loves Us.
This journey is not easy. Making myself stay accountable to me for the glory of Him is harder then I thought. I say that because faking like I "got it together" only carried me so far. Now I'm getting down to business the dirty the nitty gritty and the raw. Bring me to my knees oh Lord. Overwhelm me. Change me. Heal me.
What an amazing creator we live for. I want that fire that tore me down mid stride today to burn like no other. I want you to be able to look at me and crave what He has given me. I want you to have that. It's happening.
People were overwhelmed with the amazement. "He has done everthing well" they said. "He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak." Mark 7:37
BE OVERWHELMED IN HIM.
Have you EVER been overwhelmed by HIM?
I have been running a lot lately, and my "workout jams" consist of a montage of christian artist. One being Kim Walker (Thank you Amy). Her rendition of How he loves us I have heard MANY times I listen to her so much I even have her break out preaching sessions memorized. So with that. I am running and that song comes on. Now keep in mind the weather. It is about 6pm, 80 degrees, cloudy (like a storms a brewin cloudy) its about, and the wind is blowing. It's almost like you can feel the Lords power.Okay so I am in DEEP worship with the Lord when BAM the chorus comes on, and in the middle of the street I BURST into tears. Oh....how....he....loves...us.
My heart just ached for my King. No matter what goes on each day. The struggles that we go through, heartache that we endure one thing remains constant. He Loves Us.
This journey is not easy. Making myself stay accountable to me for the glory of Him is harder then I thought. I say that because faking like I "got it together" only carried me so far. Now I'm getting down to business the dirty the nitty gritty and the raw. Bring me to my knees oh Lord. Overwhelm me. Change me. Heal me.
What an amazing creator we live for. I want that fire that tore me down mid stride today to burn like no other. I want you to be able to look at me and crave what He has given me. I want you to have that. It's happening.
People were overwhelmed with the amazement. "He has done everthing well" they said. "He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak." Mark 7:37
BE OVERWHELMED IN HIM.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
In Memory
So this week was hard. Busy and filled with emotions. As most of you know Jeff's papa Red went home to be with the Lord and his service was Tuesday. The service was beautiful and exhibited what I think we all want to go on at our funeral.
Ralph "Red" Hicks was an amazing man who left an AMAZING legacy. In the small town of Kermit Texas this man planted his feet and made it his home. What seemed to be the whole town showing up for the services, ended up being just that. You see. People will remember Red. They will remember what a Godly man looked and acted like. (minus the horrific gas) Stories were told of Red at work and at home. Even up until the day he passed but all of them had one thing in common. He loved the Lord and it was never about him. You see Red had it right. In all the hussle and bussle of life, the in and out of the day. We must stay focused. I was never able to become as close to him as I should have. However after what I expirienced Tuesday is all I need and I am proud to have had and known him as a Papa in-law.
James tell us to be quick to speak and slow to anger.( 2 ears and 1 mouth). Proverbs tells us as Iron sharpens iron so does one man sharpen another. I want to be that. I want people to go to my funeral and tell stories on me that reflect my walk with the Lord. I want my words of many to have been useful. I want journey to leave hope for others. Just like Red did.
This week Lord I ask for you to silence my tounge. Help me to be silent and alert to what you might have to say. When I do speak Lord may they be words of encouragment and grace.
Ralph "Red" Hicks was an amazing man who left an AMAZING legacy. In the small town of Kermit Texas this man planted his feet and made it his home. What seemed to be the whole town showing up for the services, ended up being just that. You see. People will remember Red. They will remember what a Godly man looked and acted like. (minus the horrific gas) Stories were told of Red at work and at home. Even up until the day he passed but all of them had one thing in common. He loved the Lord and it was never about him. You see Red had it right. In all the hussle and bussle of life, the in and out of the day. We must stay focused. I was never able to become as close to him as I should have. However after what I expirienced Tuesday is all I need and I am proud to have had and known him as a Papa in-law.
James tell us to be quick to speak and slow to anger.( 2 ears and 1 mouth). Proverbs tells us as Iron sharpens iron so does one man sharpen another. I want to be that. I want people to go to my funeral and tell stories on me that reflect my walk with the Lord. I want my words of many to have been useful. I want journey to leave hope for others. Just like Red did.
This week Lord I ask for you to silence my tounge. Help me to be silent and alert to what you might have to say. When I do speak Lord may they be words of encouragment and grace.
Monday, August 2, 2010
August 2, 2010 Challange
Wow. So I thought to myself this morning. "I got this". To be in that quiet, still, focused momment alone with God is so powerful. To go from that feeling into the world is well, to put it lightly is terrifying. The feeling that rushes through me when it's the Lord and I is liberating to say the least. Then I get in my car, go to work, interact with non-christians, hear secular music, watch TV so on and so forth. That is when it gets hard for me.
James says to the Christian church be encouraged during troubled times. James 1:3 tells us that the testing of our faith developes perseverance.
The point is to not "pretend" to be happy when we face pain, but to just try and have a possitive outlook on the results. Most of you know that when I am mad, sad, or any other emmotion I pretty much display that one. I don't put a smile on my face when I want to cry. I simply cry. Okay I cry if I am mad, sad, or happy. I know it's a shortcoming of mine.
It's easy to smile when times are good, but can we do it in the face of adversity?
Today I struggled with thoughts. I would describe my mind as being one similar to a war zone. Somewhat organized but for the most part chaotic and deadly. I thought this journey would be fun, easy. Like my husband says, "It's something I don't know if it's fun."
Three things the Lord asks of me:
1) Read Gods word
2) Ask him to show me how to obey it.
3) Do what he tells me to do.
OOOUUUCCCHHH
If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer. Matthew 21:22
I believe.
James says to the Christian church be encouraged during troubled times. James 1:3 tells us that the testing of our faith developes perseverance.
The point is to not "pretend" to be happy when we face pain, but to just try and have a possitive outlook on the results. Most of you know that when I am mad, sad, or any other emmotion I pretty much display that one. I don't put a smile on my face when I want to cry. I simply cry. Okay I cry if I am mad, sad, or happy. I know it's a shortcoming of mine.
It's easy to smile when times are good, but can we do it in the face of adversity?
Today I struggled with thoughts. I would describe my mind as being one similar to a war zone. Somewhat organized but for the most part chaotic and deadly. I thought this journey would be fun, easy. Like my husband says, "It's something I don't know if it's fun."
Three things the Lord asks of me:
1) Read Gods word
2) Ask him to show me how to obey it.
3) Do what he tells me to do.
OOOUUUCCCHHH
If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer. Matthew 21:22
I believe.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
August 1, 2010
So here is the deal. Most of you who know me, know that I talk a lot. So for me to start a blog may not shock any of you. Well it may surprise you to know that I have ( in the past ) no desire to this. Only today was this laid on my heart.
During the service today at the Heights Fellowship my heart was convicted. It was a great message that basically told us to stop being whiny babies and start diving into the word of God. Usually that fire last for about an hour after the service then is long forgotten until the next Sunday.
Not today. I am making a promise to myself and to the Lord to do my best to live as he would want me to.
I am tired of being part of that 80% of America who calls themselves "Christian". I want to be apart of the percentage that IS Christian.
My friends and family know that I am never short of words. They know that 60% of the time I do talk it is in broken english and does not make sense. LOL. I venture to say that my blogging may also be a reflection of a typical conversation with me. So please take what you can and fill in the __________ wherever you see one. :)
My promise:
I promise Lord is to be obediant in what you may want me to do. I promise to have a softened heart and open mind. I promise to do my best in applying your word and direction to my walk with you. Beginnig today I will learn to know you more.
John 5:39
You diligently study the scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the scriptures that testify about me.
Now that you know this, be prepared for me at times not make sense, misspell words, have fragments and or run on sentances. I will do all these things hoping that through my journey you will see a change in my heart and catch the fire that is burning in my soul right now.
During the service today at the Heights Fellowship my heart was convicted. It was a great message that basically told us to stop being whiny babies and start diving into the word of God. Usually that fire last for about an hour after the service then is long forgotten until the next Sunday.
Not today. I am making a promise to myself and to the Lord to do my best to live as he would want me to.
I am tired of being part of that 80% of America who calls themselves "Christian". I want to be apart of the percentage that IS Christian.
My friends and family know that I am never short of words. They know that 60% of the time I do talk it is in broken english and does not make sense. LOL. I venture to say that my blogging may also be a reflection of a typical conversation with me. So please take what you can and fill in the __________ wherever you see one. :)
My promise:
I promise Lord is to be obediant in what you may want me to do. I promise to have a softened heart and open mind. I promise to do my best in applying your word and direction to my walk with you. Beginnig today I will learn to know you more.
John 5:39
You diligently study the scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the scriptures that testify about me.
Now that you know this, be prepared for me at times not make sense, misspell words, have fragments and or run on sentances. I will do all these things hoping that through my journey you will see a change in my heart and catch the fire that is burning in my soul right now.
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