One Chance

I'm at home listening to the song Human by Natalie Grant.  It says..."gotta do better than this cuz we've only got one chance to make a difference.  Gotta do better than this cuz we've only got one life that we've been given."  Wow.  That REALLY puts conviction in my heart.  Am I God's servant doing all I can to make a difference?  Guys, I've only got one chance, one life to make a difference in the lives of those I come into contact with on a daily basis.  My children, my spouse, my friends.  And we have NO IDEA the impact we make on people we come into contact with on a daily basis that we don't know.  The kindness we show to the grocery clerk or the mailman or the bank teller may be just what that person needed at that particular time.  I'm going to share this to show the difference you make in the life of someone you don't know so please don't take it as me trying to receive a pat on the back.  God knows I'm not.  I watched James Robison for a few mornings and saw him talking about the sex trafficking of young children in foreign countries.  I watched a few times without doing anything.  And one day I had to help because I knew I had the means to help rescue one child.  I don't know her and she doesn't know me but I prayed for God to love her for me.  To comfort her for me.  To hug her for me.  And when I get heaven, I pray I will be able to look her in the eyes and hug her myself.  See, I could have let that moment pass me by once more.  Turned my back on someone that needed a difference to be made in their life.  But God provided me the opportunity and I took it.  I'm sure had I not obeyed, He would have found someone who would.  But that's not what I wanted.  And if He provides a way for me to help rescue 10 more, OMGOODNESS I will.  But I know there have been many times I have not taken opportunities God has put in front of me to make a difference in the lives of my "neighbors."  But I want to start looking!!!!!  At the end of the day I want to lay in bed and hear God whisper...Well done, my good and faithful servant.  Today has not been wasted.

I am in a ladies Bible study at church and just this morning I read in Ephesians 2:10..."For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before hand that we should walk in them.  "  You see, He created us for good works before He even called us!!!!!!  What good work has he called you to?  Are you walking in them?  Are you taking this once chance to make a difference?  Let's change the world!!!!!!!    Like Joyce Meyer has said...Let's do what we can do, and let God do what we can't do!!!!!!!

You Might Be a Redneck

You might be a redneck if your son asks you to slow down to five miles per hour so he can call turkeys out the car window and you see an ostrich chasing a sheep... all on the way to school....in the same day. 

LOL...Oh yeah....we did!!!!!!  In big ole Effin'ham County (correctly pronounced Effingham County!)

Just For Fun

OK....So I'm doing my Bible study this morning and read this verse.  "Then the LORD God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil.  Now, lest he reach out his hand and take also of the tree of life and eat, and live forever-"    Gen. 3:22

And dot dot dot....haha...I can just imagine God looking at the angels and saying, "there is no dagone WAY we can let that happen.  OMGoodness we have GOT to do something.  Can you imagine us letting THEM live forever in THAT state.  WE MUST SAVE THEM!!!" 

Now it's your turn!!!!  What do you imagine God saying after the dot dot dot.   Pull out your Bible and read the passage and comment.  Let this be fun for you!!!   It made me chuckle.  In no way should we be disrespectful to God or His Word.  Not the point here.  It's just to have a little fun.  God wants us to have fun!!!  Join in!!!

Nat

Toooooooo Funny

Ok....This is soooo funny I'm posting it on both of my blogs....

Three of my girls are in the bedroom singing karaoke and it is time for my six year old to sing her song.  She decides on American Honey by Lady Antebellum.  Anyone who knows this song knows it begins with these words..."She grew up...on the side of the road..."  Well, according to my precious little Katherine, she didn't grow up on the side of the road...this is what she did..."She THREW UP...on the side of the road..."   OMGOSH...i laughed so hard.  My other girls were laughing soooo hard and poor Kat had no idea why.  She kept saying "what..."  They just kept laughing.   Of course we finally told her and her reply was..."it's not funny, I'm just learning to read."  I told her we had to learn to laugh at ourselves.  We all do crazy things and say stupid stuff.  Been there done that.  She just came in here and told me she's laughing about it now.  If we can't laugh at ourselves, what can we truly laugh at!!!!! 

I Won't Let Go - Rascal Flatts - Lyrics

Oh my goodnes...I heard this song for the very first time this morning.  And with Rascal Flatts singing it makes it even better for me because I love them.  Those who don't know the Lord will probably hear it and think of their significant other.  However, when I heard it...I heard my Jesus singing to me.  I am crying now listening to it.  Seeing how I have been in such a long battle, this is soooo something I needed to hear.  So please, all you Jesus lovers, listen, sit back and hear him sing to his most prized possession...YOU!!!!!

1 Samuel 22:1-2

1.  "David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam.  And when his brothers and all his father's house heard it, they went down there to him.  2.  And everyone who was in destress, and everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was bitter in soul, gathered to him.  And he became captain over them.  And there were with him about four hundred men."

ok...there are  a couple of ways I can interpret this.  I will tell you both, but start with the one that came to me first.   I must admit that when I first read this...I kinda laughed.  Read the verse again and look at the types of people who "gathered to him."    those is "distress, debt, and bitter" gathered to him.   Can you imagine running for your life, hiding in a cave, and those that come to you are distressed, poor and angry?  Made me laugh!!!  At least to begin with.  But if we are truly people after "God's own heart" don't you think these are the kinds of people he would bring into our lives?  After all...it's easy to love the "lovable."  It's easy to love those with high standing in society..(except for maybe charlie Sheen...but even Charlie is VERY IMPORTANT TO GOD.    And I say this with no disrespect.  But the the fact that God loves Charlie Sheen just as much and equal to as much as he loves me makes me realize that everyone is important to God.  After all, aren't we all His children?   )  God loves and cares for everyone.  I believe God was "creating a pure and clean heart" in David.    Maybe David attracted these types of people because they saw something in David they wanted.   Something to give them hope.  Or maybe David had no heart for these people.  Maybe he couldn't relate.  After all, look at the psalms of David.  don't we all crave the heart for God David had?  I know I do.  I am so far from it...but pray God will create in me a pure heart.  A  heart that follows hard after Him.  OR.....

Could it be that b/c David seemed to have no faith in God (well, once he slayed Goliath)  so those in despair were drawn to him?  Don't we seem to attract or are attracted to those who are most like us? I hate... so bring me people that hate.  I'm angry... so bring people to me who are angry so I can vent with  ease and without conviction.  Even if we think it or not.  Look at the psalms.  He was despairing, he was angry, he feared.  David loved God but where was his faith?  At the moment David was "freaking out" at his circumstances.    Otherwise, he would have faced His giant as he did goliath. 

I don't know your circumstances.  I don't know your heart.  What I do know is that god has a plan for each of us.  What is he calling you to.  Does He want you to minister to the ones in debt,  or to those bitter in soul or does He want you to see the types of people you "draw" unto yourself?  Examine your heart and let God be the judge.

What Do You Think

Good Morning!  I hope everyone has had a wonderful week and hope your weekend is even better.  My last post was about being transparent so that we can relate to more people.  Well, that's what I want for myself anyway.  Kerry commented and asked why we tend to guard ourselves and why transparency seems to be a weakness.  I commented back to her what came immediately to me but is definitely something I would need to think about.  So, I ask you the same question.  Why do you feel people are guarded when it comes to seeing the "real" you.  Why do you, or maybe someone you know, tend to hide the struggles they may face.  And do you see a way to "fix" this?   Your comments and opinions are welcome.  As a matter of fact...I want them.  Me blogging would be no fun if we couldn't and didn't interact with one another.  Feel free to speak your mind. 
Natalie