Monday, March 8, 2010
Just another manic Monday...
Hello ladies. It's another great week to work in the kingdom and educate ourselves so the Spirit can have more effect in our lives. Julie already posted this morning so you can read her post on Friday's blog from last week. She really wants you all to keep her accountable - as I need you to keep ME accountable. So if you haven't been studying, don't give up! Just jump in today and go, go, go. Don't try to "catch up" but just start again.
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^hmmmm---interesting. Either he's a scammer or you are a famous blogger, Debbie (which I would doubt you really care about)!!
Anyways--
My lesson today is titled "do you quarrel with your maker?" Upon first glance I was kind of thinking this would be an "easy" lesson--no soul searching because of course I don't argue with God, that would be stupid--but then about halfway through the 1st paragraph I figured out this WAS me. Without getting too lengthy (blabber mouth much) some of my favorite things today were considering the verse in Rom 9:20-21 where the clay is asking the potter why he was made a certain way, and then in Ps 139 where I was created exactly as God intended. I have been in a couple of situations where I was so struck by grief and hurt that I did question God (not that it's right) and although I was pouring my heart out to Him in prayer-I was not begging for Him to use me even in this dark time, but for Him to change it. Looking back (most of these few instances have been in the last 5 yrs) I see that I have grown-although it was hard and it hurt, and I have learned (although it seems the hard way) that I have to trust in God and know that He alone is perfect and He will never disappoint me even though others I love will. I am hoping that the next situation that comes along (because there will more than likely be another) I can remind myself to ask Him for strength & endurance & for this situation to be a tool for my learning so He can use me further. This is what the author calls "Lord heal me vs. Lord use me"
Ok sorry LONG winded again, but this is proving to be so cathartic for me, although it is often difficult for me to actually let the things I write be published because I feel like it will somehow change how people see me--but that is precisely one focus of this book--seeing that my life isn't really about me.
And Julie--I completely agree--knowing you all are here and fitting your studying into your equally (or more) busy days propels me to remember that I too can make the time.
What you write does change the way I look at you, Sarah. I admire you more and more.
Done for today.
:)
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