It's not about me.

I am not the writer in my family, I am the talker. So I am trying to talk less and write more.
Life as a follower of Jesus, a wife, a mom, a missionary, a home school teacher, and so much more truly makes it "not about me". Most of the time I am okay with that, but I will admit there are times when I wish it could be "about me".
My goal in having an online journal is to be transparent, to be honest, and encourage you to grow in your walk with Jesus, as we/I try to make it more about "Him" our Heavenly Father, and less about me/us.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

A new day

      I woke with a migraine and thought...it's gonna be a bad day.
 Then I said to Jacob as I was waking him. "Good Morning Jacob, It's a new day with no mistakes in it."
(Where did that come from? Must be from the Lord). A reminder to me that it is His day, and there is never a mistake in it.!! My headache is still with me, but it is not a mistake. I can still choose to make this a good day!
    I have had this passion to grow deeper with Jesus. But how does one do it? You may advise me to get into God's word more. That is true, But how else does one grow deeper? Church? Fellowship? Teaching? Reading? Praying?
   How do I encourage others to have this same passion? Can I even do that? Does a soul need their own desire to grow? Can it be encouraged or shared?
 What are your thoughts?

2 comments:

  1. Focus. Methinks that is the answer to the questions. Focus. Takes major effort, especially for a homeschooling Mom who is busily helping others! I'm proud of you.
    We encourage by modeling and by telling others what we've been learning etc. (to include by blogging!)
    I am a majorly blessed man to have you as wife and partner-in-life-and-ministry

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  2. I agree! Jack is majorly blessed to have you as his wife! But we are blessed to know you both as our friends. And I'm so glad you've jumped into the blogosphere. Depth, it seems, grows in direct proportion to that into which our roots penetrate. The tree planted by rivers of water produced good fruit. That's depth. And it continues throughout life.

    God bless you!

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