This will be quick, as I only have a moment before laundry/Nathan/farming/lunch chaos begins:
I have wondered for a looooonnnnngggg time about the words at the end of some of the blogs I follow. They are like little guidance words for your posts, like if I write about kayaking, at the bottom it would say "kayaking" and then anyone could click on that to find what else I've written about kayaking.
Finally figured it out (it's good to ASK for help) and updated my past blogs with this Labels feature. I know. Sometimes I amaze even myself with my sheer lack of tech savvy. It may slow me down, but it's not stopping me!
Secondly, and completely unrelated in any way, I am now okay with giving away my maternity clothes and Nathan's baby clothes. What is it about telling others of your concerns and troubles that frees you from them? I am learning more and more about the power of the spoken word every day. Hope to post more on that at a later date...
Be blessed today! :)
Showing posts with label spoken word. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spoken word. Show all posts
Monday, October 19, 2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
Snipets
Some random thoughts that probably don't belong together, but it's my blog, and I'll put them together if I want to. :)
The spoken word is extremely powerful. In the beginning was the Word...(John 1:14) There is life and death in the power of the tongue. (Prov 18:21) If you confess with your mouth Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart God raised Him from the dead you will be saved.(Rom 10:9)
Why isn't it enough just to believe in your heart? Why do we have to say it out loud, too? One reason I heard lately comes from John Eldredge: The enemy cannot read your mind. Only God knows what you are thinking.
If you want the enemy off your back, tell him so! Out loud! The louder, the better, although whispering does seem to work.
Which came first: the cultural attitude of entitlement or the fact that we do not require our children to say "please" and "thank you" anymore?
The wages of sin is death (Rom 6:23) does not necessarily mean your body will be in a coffin momentarily. It might be the death of a relationship. The death of a dream. The death of a ministry. Of integrity. Of opportunity. Of respect. (major paraphrase of Beth Moore)
It also might not be immediate, but slow and painful. And death is pretty hard to come back from.
Of course, in the great wisdom of The Princess Bride, "There is a big difference between mostly dead and all dead. Mostly dead is slightly alive." If you're still breathing, you (and your situation) are only mostly dead. God can bring anything back to life.
The spoken word is extremely powerful. In the beginning was the Word...(John 1:14) There is life and death in the power of the tongue. (Prov 18:21) If you confess with your mouth Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart God raised Him from the dead you will be saved.(Rom 10:9)
Why isn't it enough just to believe in your heart? Why do we have to say it out loud, too? One reason I heard lately comes from John Eldredge: The enemy cannot read your mind. Only God knows what you are thinking.
If you want the enemy off your back, tell him so! Out loud! The louder, the better, although whispering does seem to work.
Which came first: the cultural attitude of entitlement or the fact that we do not require our children to say "please" and "thank you" anymore?
The wages of sin is death (Rom 6:23) does not necessarily mean your body will be in a coffin momentarily. It might be the death of a relationship. The death of a dream. The death of a ministry. Of integrity. Of opportunity. Of respect. (major paraphrase of Beth Moore)
It also might not be immediate, but slow and painful. And death is pretty hard to come back from.
Of course, in the great wisdom of The Princess Bride, "There is a big difference between mostly dead and all dead. Mostly dead is slightly alive." If you're still breathing, you (and your situation) are only mostly dead. God can bring anything back to life.
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