I finished "Simply Jesus" by Tom Wright tonight. Yay for finishing something. Gorgeous book. His closing words are ringing in my ears and I feel compelled to share them.
"This is what it looks like, today, when Jesus is running the world. This is, after all, what he told us to expect. The poor in spirit will be making the kingdom of heaven happen. The meek will be taking over the earth, so gently that the powerful won't notice until it's too late. The peacemakers will be putting the arms manufacturers out of business. Those who are hungry and thirsty for God's justice will be analyzing government policy and legal rulings and speaking up on behalf of those at the bottom of the pile. The merciful will be surprising everybody by showing that there is a different way to do human relations other than being judgmental, eager to put everyone else down. 'You are the light of the world,' said Jesus. 'You are the salt of the earth.' He was announcing a program yet to be completed. He was inviting his hearers, then and now, to join him in making it happen. That is, quite simply, what it looks like when Jesus is enthroned."
Saturday, January 26, 2013
It's nights like these that remind me how much I really love my big, loud, crazy family.
My brothers have invented some modified version of frisbee/catch with a cork trivet (Jolie has volunteered to be their "runner"), Laney is in the kitchen making brownies with a friend, Mom and Papa are working together on finances (pff, grown up stuff), Emily is painting her nails (we LOVE the gel nail polish), and I'm just sitting back and watching it all happen.
God is good. So glad to be home.
My brothers have invented some modified version of frisbee/catch with a cork trivet (Jolie has volunteered to be their "runner"), Laney is in the kitchen making brownies with a friend, Mom and Papa are working together on finances (pff, grown up stuff), Emily is painting her nails (we LOVE the gel nail polish), and I'm just sitting back and watching it all happen.
God is good. So glad to be home.
Friday, January 25, 2013
A thought that occurred to me as I lay awake at 3 o'clock in the morning recently:
I trust God more than I feel the pain of my current circumstances.
Rather than attempting to take control of said circumstances in my own strength and force things in such a way as to make that pain go away temporarily, I have chosen instead to rest and trust in God's ability to work everything out in His timing and according to His good, perfect, and pleasing will.
Honestly, this hasn't always been the case for me. It is incredible to catch these occasional glimpses of the ways God is growing me up.
Needless to say I was able to fall asleep soon after with this comforting truth in mind.
To the faithful you show yourself faithful. Psalm 18:25
I trust God more than I feel the pain of my current circumstances.
Rather than attempting to take control of said circumstances in my own strength and force things in such a way as to make that pain go away temporarily, I have chosen instead to rest and trust in God's ability to work everything out in His timing and according to His good, perfect, and pleasing will.
Honestly, this hasn't always been the case for me. It is incredible to catch these occasional glimpses of the ways God is growing me up.
Needless to say I was able to fall asleep soon after with this comforting truth in mind.
To the faithful you show yourself faithful. Psalm 18:25
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