Monday, November 19, 2007

Who loves more? He who has been forgiven little, or he who has been forgiven much??


Fall for Jesus and Live to fall.
Lately my Family and I have been looking to purchase a high definition T.V. This has been an exhausting journey in itself. With so many to choose from and so many different technologies, which way do you go? As anyone else would you want to get the best for your money. While searching for a t.v. I entered a room with indelible surround sound. Captivated, and since this was the only room all three of my beautiful children would be still in I joined them. Suddenly on this 56" LCD or plasma TV we were on top of a beautiful Canyon, In high definition you felt as if you were there. These people wearing what appeared to be a backpack climbed up to the top of the cliff, looking down you could see a beautiful river and the gorgeous rock the canyon was made of. My heart began to race when I realized they were going to jump. As they stood on the cliff and looked down It looked far but not nearly as far as it was. As they leaned over the cliff one by one and jumped they didn't appear to be falling in the air but rather floating. They free fell a half min. before ever ripping open the parachute attached to their backs. Can you imagine?? Falling a whole 30 secs totally trusting in nothing but gravity, acceleration, and the man made parachute on your back. But as these men fell because it was so far down and took so long to reach there destination they appeared to be floating they were all smiling and even I believe I saw one of them doing flips in the air. They were free falling without a worry in the world.
I believe that is where God wants us to be with him. We are brought into this world without an inkling of an idea what our plan is, who made us, and where we are going. We later realize there has to be more to this life. We search and as Christians we believe we were created to commune with God,our creator. We come in this world ready to begin our fall for God but not knowing it. When things happen in our lives that don't seem right, we learn to believe in him, as acceleration picks up, we learn to look at him and not our circumstances, and as we begin to trust in him we begin to see ourselves floating freely through the air of life, Now that we trust in him we can relax and enjoy the fall and without realizing the laws of gravity, the law of this world and the momentum that we have picked up as we hurl towards the ground, The parachute that God has a timing release on opens up gently and peacefully landing us on the ground. Because He is always faithful.
Well these guys who I watched jump on the high def. tv ,their parachute opened and they landed had a group hug and said "Let's go again" They live to fall and after watching them I myself was ready to jump. But what they live for is the fall, knowing physically what there body is doing but the trust they have, the floating feeling gives them a high they have to go back for. As Christians when we start to free fall, trust in Jesus, so you can defy the gravity of this world. When the world see's you fixing to crash but you feel like your floating. Your falling for Jesus and when he brings you safely down. You'll want to climb back up and jump again. So go ahead. Fall for Jesus and live for the fall.

Thursday, November 8, 2007

"Let us not become weary in doing good, at the proper time, we will reap a harvest, if we don't give up.

I chose this verse from Galatians 6:9 to share with you because I believe, not only will God bless us abundantly if we don't give up, but he finds pleasure in blessing our sowing. Let me explain.
I know I have already spoken of this crazy doll my daughter loves and wants soo.. badly.
Well it's now about 1 and 1/2 mos from her Birthday when I will give her this beloved doll. I will give her this package with the utmost of joy in my heart knowing she's going to love it, and it is just what she wanted, only God himself knows how much she deserves this doll. She has expressed faith unbelievable from the eyes of a child, not even seven. She continues to save everything from headbands to clothes for this doll. Tonight as I sponge rolled her hair she said "Mama when I get my American Doll I am going to roll her hair like this. She mentions this doll at least 3 -4 times a day. Not in sadness and sorrow from loosing the first one, but in faith. So I know she deserves the doll, but part of me is going to be sad as I make her dream come true. You see the doll she so desires and loves, has become a desire of mine to give it to her. Because I love her, It is my desire to reward her, but the common bond waiting on the doll, day-dreaming, and living her dream with her and watching her faith has brought us so close that she has even told me" Mama I know why you don't want an American Doll because You have a real one." talking about her. In my heart I pray "Ohhh. God, I want to make her dream come true but Lord please help us still to share that common bond, and help her never to forget where that doll came from. No I am not jealous of the doll I just want to continue the relationship we were able to build through the waiting.
Thats when it hit me. I believe God is wanting to give me my miracle with Russell just as much as I am looking forward to giving Gracelyn this doll. But this situation has brought me so close to the Lord, sharing my dream with him, believeing in him, building my faith, giving me strength to act as if God had already conquered it,knowing he had that I myself want nothing to come between this relationship he's built over the past 17 or so years with me. Just as I want Gracelyn to remember where her doll came from, I'm positive God wants me to remember where my miracle came from, so that I may Glorify him. And I pray I will never forget the faith he built within me and the relationship he created through out the waiting years and I will never look at Russell without seeing the love of Jesus and saying Thankyou!! Help us to bring joy to you Lord through the gifts that you give Amen