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Sunday, December 5, 2010
A Lesson To Learn... A Page From My Journal
Tuesday, November 15, 2010
"I'm sitting here in the quiet of the morning, waiting for the full force of the impending storm to hit. Planning my day, examining my life. I read in Isaiah 48 the other day. The chapter is titled 'God's Stubborn People'. When I read that, I knew it was about me. The line that caught my eye was v.2, '...you call yourself the holy city and talk about depending on the God of Israel...' Do I call myself a Christian and merely talk about depending on God? Who am I fooling? Only myself. I'm short-changing my life and my relationship with God.... the most important and dependable relationship I have! You know how they say you always treat the people closest to you poorly because you know they'll always be there? Is that why I treat God in such a 'fair-weather friend' kind of way? Shouldn't I treat Him and the others around me--those that are closest to me with the greatest love and respect?"
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Good word Dorene; thanks for sharing it:)
ReplyDeleteThis is so good...I wrote something very similar to this a few weeks ago!! I ALWAYS say I am not a "fair-weather friend" when I'm talking about friendships and my commitments to my choir, church, etc. Our music dept has gone through some pretty difficult transitions over the past year and that was the one thing I reassured the couple that stepped in to lead us, I told them "I am not a 'fair-weather friend' I am commited to this vision during both the rough and easy times". That is so strange that we use those same words! That's just as eerie as the things we just discovered about Emmy and Janie!! :) Hugs!! Paula
ReplyDeleteIt is so important that we not treat God as just a friend. He is our friend, but He is to be revered at the same time. I struggle with this a lot, because He is my best friend. I find I treat him as such, taking him for granted, taking His salvation, grace and mercy for granted.
ReplyDeleteThis is very convicting. Thank you!
I'm so glad that this speaks to other people. I so hope that I grow in this area even if it is slow and steady. I often feel that if I don't change overnight then I'm not committed to change. I have to remind myself that growth shows commitment.
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