A Nice Break
We were going to go away this weekend to visit our dear, dear friends Michael and Rebeckah in Portland. Unfortunately it didn't work out for us to go (I've cried my tears, I'm over it now). Because I had already arranged for someone else from the church to lead worship I didn't change it. I didn't even put myself on as a singer. As a result I was able to be on the other side of the worship for a change and just take in the music rather than having to be aware of what was going on, how everything was going, what was coming next, etc. I have been feeling recently that I needed and wanted a time where I could just be in the body worshipping rather than leading the body in worship. I know I am still worshipping when I do that, but somehow it is different. So, I am glad I got that oppurtunity today.
Dad's message today really spoke to me as well. He talked about reaping what you sow. He really challanged me to rexamine my thoughts and actions, because as he noted, "Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action reap a habit; sow a habit reap a character; sow a character reap a destiny". Who do I want to be? Do my thoughts and actions line up with that? Say I want to be a woman of God, (which I do), I can't expect to be that way if I am not sowing Godly things. Sowing in the Spirit as opposed to sowing in the Sinful Nature as he put it. It convicted me because I haven't been spending the time with the Lord that I need to recently, and I can't expect to grow to be more like him if I spend no time with him.
The message also challenged me on a not spiritual but still important level as well. It's back to being the kind of person I want to be. I know how I ideally want to be in my life, (active, oraganized, engaging my mind, and the list goes on), but right now I am not doing the things that would make me that way. Instead, I'm inactive, disoraganized, (although I am getting better with that), a mindless television watcher, and the list goes on. I guess what I'm trying to say is that from now on I want to be intentional in my thoughts and actions so that I will have good habits and a godly character here on earth before I reach my heavenly destiny.
Those are my thoughts for now.
Dad's message today really spoke to me as well. He talked about reaping what you sow. He really challanged me to rexamine my thoughts and actions, because as he noted, "Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action reap a habit; sow a habit reap a character; sow a character reap a destiny". Who do I want to be? Do my thoughts and actions line up with that? Say I want to be a woman of God, (which I do), I can't expect to be that way if I am not sowing Godly things. Sowing in the Spirit as opposed to sowing in the Sinful Nature as he put it. It convicted me because I haven't been spending the time with the Lord that I need to recently, and I can't expect to grow to be more like him if I spend no time with him.
The message also challenged me on a not spiritual but still important level as well. It's back to being the kind of person I want to be. I know how I ideally want to be in my life, (active, oraganized, engaging my mind, and the list goes on), but right now I am not doing the things that would make me that way. Instead, I'm inactive, disoraganized, (although I am getting better with that), a mindless television watcher, and the list goes on. I guess what I'm trying to say is that from now on I want to be intentional in my thoughts and actions so that I will have good habits and a godly character here on earth before I reach my heavenly destiny.
Those are my thoughts for now.
posted by Sarah Beth at 4:14 PM
2 Comments:
Thanks Sarah.
That was a very good thought Sarah. No one is perfect, so that message reaches to everyone no matter where they are at in their relationship with the Lord. And I am so glad you had that worship experience as part of the body....I can see how it would be totally different than leading the body. I miss Mike and Beckah too!! I can't wait for them to move back here! It's taking way too long! Anyways...love ya!
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