We Do Life
I have a lot going on in my head and I'm thinking through a lot of stuff which is the reason for this post!
On my drive home from counselling, I passed a wedding. Within 10 minutes I passed a funeral. Now having heard my father in law state yesterday about trying to glean a spiritual reason for something happened, I instantly had the same thought. And God is so beautiful that you know everything just fits together in His timing.
I've had a tough time recently in terms of thought life, negativity, encouragement and friends and where they feed into all of that. I had been sharing this morning too about thoughtlife, and how it is all a process this transformation that Romans promises. How you (with God) have to train yourself not to think certain things and to meditate on the truth. Choosing truth and God over lies and what the enemy wants you to meditate on. It takes a while, its something you have to actively do and discipline yourself in.
Now cheesy christian link if you will, but life happens so quickly. It is only like 10 minutes down the road in terms of eternity (from wedding to funeral). not being morbid but actually I don't want to waste this marriage, this life, struggling with negativity, when the truth is right there. I don't want it to be natural to think negatively when I have the power and resources to choose the truth and to choose life. I don't want to waste time under things that friends have said that haven't been encouraging or lifegiving (whether they mean to or not) and hide who I am away because of bad experiences. What a waste that all just seems like in terms of eternity and our short time here!!!
The things I want to pass onto my children (not pregnant) is that life is for living, for doing, for growing, for learning, for transforming, for thanksgiving. A wonderful woman said to me recently that God didn't promise us security - He promised us peace, He promised us joy. I want me some of that.
On my drive home from counselling, I passed a wedding. Within 10 minutes I passed a funeral. Now having heard my father in law state yesterday about trying to glean a spiritual reason for something happened, I instantly had the same thought. And God is so beautiful that you know everything just fits together in His timing.
I've had a tough time recently in terms of thought life, negativity, encouragement and friends and where they feed into all of that. I had been sharing this morning too about thoughtlife, and how it is all a process this transformation that Romans promises. How you (with God) have to train yourself not to think certain things and to meditate on the truth. Choosing truth and God over lies and what the enemy wants you to meditate on. It takes a while, its something you have to actively do and discipline yourself in.
Now cheesy christian link if you will, but life happens so quickly. It is only like 10 minutes down the road in terms of eternity (from wedding to funeral). not being morbid but actually I don't want to waste this marriage, this life, struggling with negativity, when the truth is right there. I don't want it to be natural to think negatively when I have the power and resources to choose the truth and to choose life. I don't want to waste time under things that friends have said that haven't been encouraging or lifegiving (whether they mean to or not) and hide who I am away because of bad experiences. What a waste that all just seems like in terms of eternity and our short time here!!!
The things I want to pass onto my children (not pregnant) is that life is for living, for doing, for growing, for learning, for transforming, for thanksgiving. A wonderful woman said to me recently that God didn't promise us security - He promised us peace, He promised us joy. I want me some of that.