Change is Constant

I visited my doctor today and have an update: I am now in a cast, and have been told that I have two more weeks with my foot elevated. He tells me its okay to "work out" but don't put any balancing weight of any kind on my foot. (Ha try to do that!) I'm going to have to try to do something, or else I'll just fade into weakness like my little foot is doing under the restriction of a 90 degree angled cast. The caveat to this is that I can't overdo anything (what are the parameters of overdoing something?) I also learn from his nurse that it is illegal to drive with a cast or a corrective boot on, this was news to me and you do know that I am a rule follower, so now I have to rethink many things I had etched on my schedule for the next several months.
As an aside, I have found out that if I was only 12 (according to the doctor) I would be healed and back walking and running in just a little over 4 weeks, thanks J But on the other side, if I was 85, it would 5 or 6 months before I would be able to walk and such, okay, so now I see my great fortune at being at my special age ::big grin:: Total time for the bones to heal, 6-8 weeks (no weight bearing at all), total time I will be dependent on crutches, 12 weeks. Time when I can begin walking without help is in approximately 3-4 months from the date of injury,,,,, hmm that would be February - March. Of course I am just repeating what the doctor has told me, but I want you to know that I serve a God that is able to do abundantly more than I ask or think. Whether I am healed in 4 weeks or 4 months or somewhere in between, I choose to make my journey one of thankfulness, simplicity, joy and praise.
I am not sure what is going on in the bones inside, but I am learning to go through the emotional cycle pretty quickly these days, so I am now in resolve. There is nothing I can do to make my bones heal quicker, and I wish I could say that not driving and being waited on hand and foot is something that I am reveling in, but it would be a total lie. I know that God uses all sorts of circumstances to bring about change in one's life; I guess this is my vehicle for things that I need to learn. I must take an on-purpose attitude. So, I am going to take this time and begin a book of gratitude, and I am going to record daily what I am grateful for and think on things that edify my spirit and my mind. There are a few books that will help me do this, but more importantly than anything, I'm going to spend some time listening… for that still small voice that is God my savior.
I love you all and appreciate my ladies @ Table 18… Thank you for being who you are in my life.
Make it your BEST day EVER!
Chilon

 

What RU Thinkin?

Proverbs 23:7 NKJ ~ So as he thinks in his heart, so is he.

The power of thoughts are documented to be very powerful, both in scripture and in modern research , now bring that up a notch and consider the power of words spoken out, whether to someone else or to yourself. What do these words create? What kind of emotion do these words generate in your soul, in your heart? Design your future to become who God intended you to be!

Joy or Discontentment

Plenty or Want

Satisfaction ~ Dissatisfaction

Freedom ~ Slavery (personal)

Peace ~ Dissention

Unity ~ Faction

Harmony ~ Fighting

Love ~ Apathy

Giving ~ Selfish

Active ~ Passive or lazy

Learning ~ Bored

Forgiving ~ Hold a grudge

Positive ~ Negative

Patient ~ Anxious

Life or Death (or how about dying daily)

Of all the people you and I know including ourselves and on every occasion in our life we all have a choice to demonstrate either Inclination. What we choose determines everything that follows that choice; very much like a domino effect. No matter where our life's journey is taking you, you can make daily choices to fuel your life with the right kind of thoughts and words! Make a difference in the rest of your life; make a difference in your today, make a difference in others around you. Put the high octane fuel in your mind and see how your "engine" runs for you, then get up and do it again tomorrow, and the next day, and the next…. Pretty soon you will find that your entire life is headed on a different course.

Philippians 4:8 ~ Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things. NIV

Have the BEST Day EVER!

Chilon

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lessons I’ve Learned in Marriage

Words are the cheapest form of affection. For most of us, they cost nothing; action is the key that shows love in a practical way. "Greater love hath no man than he lay down his life for another" This doesn't say, lay down your words of consideration, your affirmation, your congratulations, and so on. What have you done for me lately is a familiar line in a song… but really, what is your love doing? In the New Testament, James says that without action our religion ids dead. (Paraphrase mine). As Christ resurrected from the dead, shouldn't we have a resurrected love? Shouldn't that love be alive and shown in ways that are meaningful to God first (of course) but then your spouse? How can one go and evangelize the work place, the city, the state, the world and not love, respect, and honor his/her spouse… If that is you, then I would say according to what I read in the Bible, your love is dead. We must first evangelize and if I may loosely use this term, baptize our homes and our family IN LOVE and I mean the Love is a verb kind of love found in 1 Corinthians 13: Love is patient, love is kind, It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud, It is not rude, It is not self-seeking, It is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always preserves…." We could sit right here for the next 1000 years and never have to have another sermon, if we all lived and acted and walked in this kind of LOVE!

Emotions are not a reliable source for truth (The world says: if it feels right, it must be right?). Emotions, for men and women, ebb and flow like the tide of the ocean. Many things affect our emotions daily, sometimes hourly; we cannot depend on them to make quality decisions for our life and our family. Purpose to ride the tide until the emotional heat has settled to a very low simmer and then, by balancing out your emotions with truth as revealed in God's word; speak that loving correction, encouragement, ask for the raise, write that email that will confront in love and bring healing, ask for forgiveness out of a desire to heal the breach, not from some kind of unhealthy co-dependence or imbalanced desire for a pseudo peace.

If a person is teachable, they will humbly listen to God and their spouse when making decisions. God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. Enough said? Don't think to highly of yourself and your own opinion(s) that you do not need instruction from God's word and other godly people that you are accountable to, i.e. namely your spouse, and then a few others. What, you don't have an accountability partner or two? Run don't walk, pray and ask God to help you forge strong godly relationships so you will not be traveling this road alone, then by all means seek their counsel.

Maintain your love affair with your spouse, sure it's work, but if you don't someone else will. Don't forget that your spouse fell in love with you and you were his girlfriend FIRST. Women, Men!!! ALERT, ALERT, ALERT, if you haven't figured this one out, let me shout it loudly to you; your marriage is the most important relationship you have on this earth, second only to that of a personal relationship with GOD himself (through his son, Jesus). What does God expect of you in marriage? Have you read Song of Solomon? Have you entertained that you will always and firstly be his girlfriend, her boyfriend? Then, as I said in my first statement, let your actions show it. Never forget to treat your spouse like you are still dating.

What is in your suitcase of past hurts, fears, frustrations? Let God mend and straighten out your heart and mind. It is not your spouse's position, or responsibility to fix you, to mend you or to fill in your gaps. Is there is a God sized hole in you somewhere? Past hurts recent hurts? Abandonment, physical or emotional? Unfaithfulness? Addictions? My dear friend, you can't come to me with anything that Christ is not the full and complete answer for. Sometimes he chooses to take his time and other times, he heals quickly if not immediately. Go to him and lay your pain at the foot of the cross, let Jesus love you from the inside out and as you receive HIS love, healing envelope you like a warm liquid. Then be patient with your journey, you are more fragile than you think.

Take 100% responsibility for what you are thinking, saying and what you are doing. No one can "make" you do something & it is no one else's fault for what you are thinking, saying or doing, period. Accept full responsibility for your adult actions, God put in your heart "eternity" and there is a full record of what He says is right and wrong, just in case you think you don't know. Go to God's word if you need clarification of a motive, a harsh word, a callous statement, a cold shoulder, a judgmental thought, an unbalanced measure. Even the tone of what you are saying can cut like a knife. Don't use the worlds standards, put your life up to the mirror of God's word and cry out for mercy, when you see yourself as you are, get ready to accept Gods love and acceptance. He already paid the full payment for your sin so that you don't have to remain the same.

Back off and let God do what God does, HE and HE alone changes people from the inside out. You can't fix you own problems and you can't fix your spouse's problems. God is the master at making things broken whole again; He takes what has been smashed by the harshness of sin and the hardness of life and makes a beautiful mosaic. Look into your heart and find the place that you can welcome God in to begin his work and be confident that He who began a good work in you is faithful to complete it! But perhaps more importantly, don't try to fix your spouse, men marry a wife, not a mother, and women you marry a man, not a daddy, let the Lord chasten and discipline in the way that only he can that keeps our dignity.

Lastly, make the Holy one of Israel your strong tower, the Lord your God the delight of your heart. There is no one that is perfect, every man, every woman will disappoint. Don't let sin deceive you. Don't fool yourself into believing the lie of "my wife, she is the jewel in my crown, she would not do anything to harm, I trust her, or, my child, he/she is not capable of that .. Not my child…, or I trust my husband 100%, he would never do that".
ONLY God is your "I AM"
Whenever we set our husband up as an idol of worship, God has no other choice but to show you he is far removed from that status, and likewise a wife to the eyes of her husband. Nor should we go about trying to make out that our children are unflawed because they are young and innocent in the ways of the world (we are all born with original sin, if you don't' believe me, then watch a baby throw a temper tantrum). We are all imperfect vessels and we love imperfectly, your issues are no better than the next persons issues; they just belong to you so you understand them better. As Christians we are on a journey, pressing toward perfection, but that too is only found in Christ! Look into his perfect law of liberty this day and seek HIS freedom and you will be free, you will be blessed, AND in the happiness of life's wonderful things and in the pain of circumstances you will be able to have the joy of the Lord and nothing in this world will be able to take that away from you!

 

Make it your BEST Day ever!

Chilon

 

 

A Crown of Beauty

Ponder this question:
What is the Crown that you work so diligently for?

When your physical beauty is fleeting and your body doesn't work without the aches and pains of aging, when you look to the fall and winter of your life, where is your lasting beauty? May I encourage you to let your life reflect a humble attitude and a gracious heart for all the blessings God has poured upon us and rejoice in Christ your Savior? That, my dear follower of Christ, is real beauty. The kind that does not fade! And for my time here on earth and I hope it is a long time, is the best and highest use of my life, for sure. Why would I invest my time and my life into something that has no lasting value? That would be like putting your money into a safe and then burying the safe in a sinkhole.

Lord the greatest desire above all else is that you would find me faithful to what you have called me to do, and at the awakening of my spirit into my eternal resting home, is that you would be able to say to me, "well done, my good and faithful servant… Come and share your master's happiness!" (Matthew 25:21)

May you have the most wonderful 4^th of July ever.

Peace, Grace and Mercy to you

Chilon

 

 

I’m not perfect are you?

…So as I travel my earth walk I am increasingly astonished how much we as imperfect beings expect perfection from those around us. We want our little "mini – gods" so to speak. I know for sure that on a regular basis I am disappointed in many things, people, relationships, work, all the things that a typical person would look to for some type of fulfillment, and we continually come up empty.

Is it any wonder that from our own pain, our own hurt our own unmet expectations we lash out and begin externalizing the eternal struggle to become one, completely one with someone? The thing that I see here is that we were only intended to have total and complete fulfillment with one relationship, and that is the relationship we have with Christ, as our Savior, our Lord, our Friend, the Lover of our soul, and our true completeness.

I am reminded of the line that has become so cliché from the movie, Jerry McGuire… come on now you can even recite it by memory "You complete me" yep, that's the one. But a man or woman was never intended to complete an unfinished work of God; we find our completeness in Christ alone!

Yes, the marriage relationship is wonderful, and the wife is the helpmate, and the husband is the protector and defender, but this relationship is, not to over simplify, only a shadow of what is to come with a personal and intimate one on one with Jesus. An image in a mirror cannot completely tell the story of what it is reflecting, as it is only one dimensional, how can it reflect, depth, desire, joy, pain, elation, sorrow, grief and a million other variations of each emotion that we have? It is simply impossible, but when we look into the mirror of the word of God and we see how He sees us, then it is very easy to be fully satisfied, no matter what the state of our life is in.

So as I write this, I not only encourage you, but I speak this to myself, Be of good cheer, our perfection is found in Christ, our perfect relationship is in Him, our full satisfaction is with him and abiding in His Word.
May I leave you with an encouraging word from a book that not only parallels our love relationship with our spouse, but one that is an exact replication of what we can expect to experience with Christ. Now I don't know how that will happen exactly, but it is in God's word, and therefore, I know it to be true.

So, before you consider another relationship, or kicking to the curb your marriage because of unfulfilled expectations, or calling it quits on a friend that has hurt you, or turning your back on the person, but staying in the marriage. Can I ask you to consider that Jesus, the Lover of your soul may be just what you need?

Song of Solomon puts it this way: 5:10 - 16

My lover is radiant and ruddy, outstanding among ten thousand. His head is purest gold; his hair is wavy and black as raven. His eyes are like doves by the water streams, washed in mild, mounted like jewels. His cheeks are like beds of spice yielding perfume. His lips are like lilies dripping with myrrh. His arms are rods of gold set with chrysolite. His body is like polished ivory decorated with sapphires. His legs are pillars of marble set on bases of pure gold. His appearance is like Lebanon, choice as its cedars. His mouth is as sweetness itself; he is altogether lovely. This is my lover, this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem."

Oh my dear sisters if you could fall in love with this Jesus, there is nothing and no one that could ever take him away from you… But to expect a man, a person, a relationship to fit into this mighty God sized space is not only unreasonable, but impossible. Let Jesus take his rightful place in your heart, and the gap will be filled to overflowing, you will be found perfect (in Him).

Make it your BEST Day ever

Chilon

What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?

Such an interesting question to ask one's self at a time in life when you have grown up , graduated from High School, Attended college, had a few children, raised a few and participated in life's happenings for several decades.

Today, I have mostly questions, but sometimes as I ask my questions (either out loud or in silence), the Holy Spirit is so wonderful to begin answering them for me. Does that ever happen to you? You are in the middle of discussing something with your friend and "Bam" as if Emeril Lagasse himself was in your head; an answer to your most puzzling question appears. I credit the most wonderful Holy Spirit with that. I hope that my statement is not an indictment against him, but a credit to the person of the Trinity. I respect the Holy Spirit with all of my being.

There are certain seasons in the life of a believer that the seed of the Word of God has germinated long enough and it begins to sprout. This live organic thing transports your soul to a place that wants to do more, be more, have more influence, touch more lives, and make a greater impact for the kingdom of God. This organic emotion is what begins to grow inside you and scream to be fully realized in a way that in your current state would only sprout and die, much like the parable of the seed that was dropped in the rocky soil. So now the thought begs the questions, what will you do when this, organic thing, this child of sorts as it begins to grow inside of you? What will you do when this part of you grows up?

It is happening again. As I am sitting here writing, the most wonderful Holy Spirit is speaking to me volumes of information to me that I cannot possibly keep up and write about, but I will do my best.

Birthing a dream, the organic thing, this "child" inside of you, takes time. Have we indeed been such a lazy and undisciplined people that we have not nurtured ourselves to become exactly what it is that we need to be in order to give birth to the blessing of God? Have we decided that our career, or search for significance has been of the greater importance? Has our seeking after the perfect mate taken our attention away from seeking after the developing child within us? Is the Lord telling you to seek something greater, education perhaps, service time, learning the Word, teaching a Study, something that will be a tool in your bag when you begin to birth this beautiful child that God has given you?

I don't know about you, but there is a reverential fear that wells up inside of me when I consider the talent that I have buried, or the one that I have not invested very wisely. I am reminded of the words in red, the exact words of Christ as recorded by Matthew. You know him, Jesus the Carpenter, our Lord and Savior; this is what he had to say.

Matthew 25:14-30 (New International Version)

The Parable of the Talents

¹⁴"Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his property to them. ¹⁵To one he gave five talents^[a] of money, to another two talents, and to another one talent, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. ¹⁶The man who had received the five talents went at once and put his money to work and gained five more. ¹⁷So also, the one with the two talents gained two more. ¹⁸But the man who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master's money.

¹⁹"After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them. ²⁰The man who had received the five talents brought the other five. 'Master,' he said, 'you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.'

²¹"His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!'

²²"The man with the two talents also came. 'Master,' he said, 'you entrusted me with two talents; see, I have gained two more.'

²³"His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!'

²⁴"Then the man who had received the one talent came. 'Master,' he said, 'I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. ²⁵So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.'

²⁶"His master replied, 'You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed? ²⁷Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest.

²⁸" 'Take the talent from him and give it to the one who has the ten talents. ²⁹For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. ³⁰And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'

Father in heaven I pray for mercy and for your longsuffering grace toward me. Please grant me forgiveness of my sin when I have not invested my life as I should have. Please forgive my selfishness and strengthen me to get up and do (put into action) that which I know I must do in order to be an obedient servant. What an honor God to call myself your servant, I pray in the name of Jesus that you see Jesus in me and not anything of me and that you would grant me favor to complete the work you have planted inside of me to do here on this earth. Thank you for the opportunity to serve you in excellence. I love you Lord!

Make it your BEST day ever, and may you invest your life into something of eternal value!

Chilon

Footnote – a talent was a sum of money, in this specific passage, it was generally thought of as about $1000 dollars.

In Partnership with God

"The Mind of Man plans his ways, but the Lord directs his steps" The words from a song taken from Proverbs 16:9

The Message Bible states it this way:
"We plan the way we want to live, but only God makes us able to live it."

Isn't it amazing that our God, the only one true God, alive and orchestrating the entire universe cares about humanity in general, but then to take that down to each one of us in our individual lives? He gives us the tools in life and whatever it is that is necessary to work out HIS master plan and we have some kind of input? I think this is a terrific nugget. I am reminded of a wonderful scripture that assures us that the same power that raised Christ from the dead also resides in us. I have been chewing on this particular scripture for about a month, and I am so excited to learn and wait on the Lord to expand my understanding of this.

Just a few random thoughts here, but what if we as the Body of Christ (all believers) acted like we were powerful, instead of powerless? Over comers, instead of being overcome, victorious instead of defeated? What kind of change could we have on our own lives; much less the rippling effect living in that kind of power would have on the entire earth? I am convinced that if we each walked in the power of what God of heaven and earth, has for us as individuals; we would impact the whole earth for His kingdom. I haven't heard much on this subject lately, but I am here to say it loudly, dare to be different, dare to walk in kingdom power, dare to live above carnal temptation, dare to walk in the power of the resurrected Christ! Dare to make a difference in your family, dare to be your family's hero. And when you do, keep no glory for yourself, let it be known that you do so, by the wonderful love and by the grace of God living in you through Jesus. All glory belongs to Him.

Oh, my heavenly Father, My God, would you enlarge my understanding so that I could comprehend what glorious gift (s) are inside of me and help me to learn to walk in the complete freedom that comes with having the power that raised Christ from the dead living inside of me! Abba, my Father, I also pray that you would show me your ways, and teach me your truths, so that I could know you better than I do today and the power of your resurrection.

I pray for your church, that we would as a corporate body come to our own end and embrace your glorious ways. That we would willingly lay down our plans, our ways, and embrace whatever it is that you would have for us. I pray that you would continue to shake us Lord, until there is nothing left to shake so that when we stand, we will stand strong and firm, grounded in YOUR word, in your ways, and in your design for this world. I pray Lord for our leaders that you would impart to them godly and spiritual wisdom, with understanding that they make decisions not for themselves only, but for our future and their generations also. God, please have mercy on us and spare us from your wrath, show us your mercy God, in your loving kindness. Amen!

 

Have the BEST day ever!

Chilon

 

 

There is a WAR going on, and it is right here on the home front!

Romans 7:21-25 (Amplified)

So I find it to be a law (rule of action of my being) that when I want to do what is right and good, evil is ever present with me and I am subject to its insistent demands. For I endorse and delight in the Law of God in my inmost self [with my new nature]. But I discern in my bodily members [in the sensitive appetites and wills of the flesh] a different law (rule of action) at war against the law of my mind (my reason) and making me a prisoner to the law of sin that dwells in my bodily organs [in the sensitive appetites and wills of the flesh]. O unhappy and pitiable and wretched man that I am! Who will release and deliver me from [the shackles of] this body of death? O thank God! [He will!] through Jesus Christ (the Anointed One) our Lord! So then indeed I, of myself with the mind and heart, serve the Law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin.

The war that rages inside of a believer is many times in that sensitive appetite as the Amplified Bible states it. The part of a personality, generally stated, that wants its own way, no matter what, and is going to show up and throw a fit, if it doesn't get its own way. The War is REAL, and the old man that is "dying" daily as we read the scripture and continue to grow in Christ, as we yield to the promptings of the Holy Spirit, as we submit our lives and wills to God, is screaming to get out and LIVE. In the most unlikely times, the flesh will demand to have its own way. Let me give you an example.

You wake up in the morning, everything is great, you go to begin getting your day started, fix your breakfast, or coffee, or glass of whatever it is that you drink in the morning, and in your mind you are thinking how great today is. Then when making the coffee, you spill the sugar, or the cream, make a mess and the natural instinct it to say something negative, now whether or not it is a "G" rated word or an "R" rated word depends on the person, but do you see the "sensitive" yet nevertheless beginnings of what could turn the wrong way immediately. Let me give you another example. What if you spill the coffee grounds and they spill over onto the floor? Does that accelerate or exasperate the scenario for you a bit? You know, it doesn't take much sometimes for any of us to go off the deep end. Sometimes, it feels like we are just waiting for what we think is a "reason" to act like a jerk.

Sometimes it can be a person, raising their voice to you. Do you demand respect (i.e., your own way) and have an inner dialogue that goes something like this? How dare that person raise their voice to me, don't they know who I am, don't they know that I am a mature person of (add your age here) and have "earned" respect, don't' they know that I am a "Doctor," "CEO," "PTA Leader," "Mother of grown children," "own my own business"? What is your response, do you stomp off or close up and get silent, or yell back, give that person a "mean face"? Or do you respond the way Jesus did? Jesus didn't have to demand anything, and he was totally sure of who he was, God in the flesh. He didn't walk around telling everyone in loud declaration that he deserved respect, and he didn't pout and get angry when he didn't get it. I dare say there was more times when Jesus was disrespected, then he was esteemed, but it never detoured him from what he knew was his purpose and that was perfect obedience to whatever the father said.

So, right after Paul admonishes us that whatever it is that we want to do that is good we do not do, and whatever it is that we should not do, that we practice (paraphrase mine), Paul then adds

Romans 8:1 NIV "Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.

Can anyone shout with me about this? I mean how very awesome is it of God to show us that we are going to fail, but in our failings there is no condemnation for us who are in Christ. I find Gods unfathomable depth at work here, I know for sure that there is no human alive, or "other god" that will continue in forgiveness as much as Christ has.

Thank you God for how you love us, thank you that you know that we are indeed frail. Father, I ask that you would grant us eyes to see us the way you do, and that when the old man begins screaming to LIVE, that we remind ourselves that our life is in Christ and in him alone. The old man must die, to bring about the new life in Christ. Open this mystery up to each of us as we go about our daily lives. Teach us how to live gloriously in Christ, while putting to death the old deed of our flesh. It is in Jesus name I pray.

Make it your BEST day ever!

Falling forward, Chilon

And so it begins

My wonderful husband,  bought me a new laptop, and has encouraged me to begin writing again. As a short aside, I used to write quite often, mostly poetry and a few songs, but within the lot, there have been a few stories, letters and the like. The thought that anyone would have an interest in what I have to say is challenging to my way of thinking. It has been said of me on more than one occasion that I have an opinion about almost every topic. However, there are other things in life (most, if you want my thoughts on the matter) that I know only a few things about and I stay quiet about those subjects. For the topics I know little about, I like to say, that I have enough information to be dangerous, but not enough information to productive in conversation or deed so I remain silent. But I digress.
My passion for learning has become quite focused in recent years. I find it most boring to learn about or research anything that has little or nothing to do with eternity. On the other hand, I find it most interesting to read, research, chat, write, talk about and pour my life into the things of God and HIS plan for my eternity with Christ. But how does that affect my life right here, right now? I know that Christ has gifted all believers through the Holy Spirit (as He chooses to gift us).
There is nothing in my mind that is more interesting than knowing that Jesus, the Christ, the Messiah, My Savior lives inside me and God has put this wonderful mystery to work in my life on a daily basis. It is my responsibility (my response to HIS Ability as Wayne Austin http://www.healingplacechurch.org/ , used to say) to be obedient in following that urge, that up from under desire to walk in and spread that very goodness to those who light my world.
So now I come back to this question, what is it that at 47, I am to do with this wonderful desire to write inside of me, this baby in my spiritual womb? If I parallel this to something in the natural and physical world, I could begin thinking in a natural way, but this is not a natural thing for me. Who would want to write about their life and put it out there for all to see (if any are indeed watching or reading)? So I really cannot approach this desire of writing life lessons, mistakes I've made, past regrets, incredible insight, deep passion for the things of God with pure natural insight, it must be with an intent that comes with what cannot be seen or touched. Perhaps my love for the things of God and my love for writing will marry right here before my very eyes.
The first miracle that Christ performed was turning the water into wine, and I do believe that me beginning to write this blog is a miracle. So I am going to name my blog "Water N2 Wine", because for me, it is exactly that.
I pray that The Holy Spirit will take my words of water and turn them into wine for you, and so that anyone stopping by with a thirst can drink in of God's goodness and their thirst will be quenched. I also pray that by reading my blog you develop a thirst for God's word and you begin to seek out his perfect wine, in his Word, the Bible.
Make it your BEST day ever!
Chilon