tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944728693529321260.post671400442015276903..comments2011-02-25T10:13:57.490-08:00Comments on Writing to help appreciate...: self help vs spiritual growthJamie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11199048960955155119noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944728693529321260.post-50067529317100729102010-03-29T08:47:57.707-07:002010-03-29T08:47:57.707-07:00OK girls, both of these comments being written aro...OK girls, both of these comments being written around 5am and you call me the annoyingly productive one? ha, I am betting Micah may have been the joyous reason Gina would be up at that time, but Amanda, if you were up preparing to do Wii Fit, then you're one up on me already! Monday mornings have become my resting time, which is funny to me because it is typically when you're supposed to get back to the grind? I tend to stay pretty busy, or we're gone, on the weekends. So I'm enjoying cozy Monday mornings where nothing is rushed, and I don't feel pressured to be ON until after lunch. anywho - <br /><br />Thank you both for your comments. Gina, your pastor was so right. It should be an intimate time of worship, a time to thank Him for being at work in us and to praise Him for the truths found in His word. I guess maybe that is why I had to start thinking about it as a way to give vs to receive. And although I may not walk away with aha moments everytime, I am walking away having invested time in my walk with Him, and that should never disappoint.<br /><br />Amanda, having been changed in many ways over the last few years, I have found self-confidence to be an enemy for me on more than one occasion. I have learned that sin is so strong inside of me, I can be mastered by it over and over again. I am often reminded that but for God's grace, I'd be right back where I was. I love the Casting Crowns song that says, "Jesus can you show me<br />Just how far the East is from the West<br />Cause I can't bear to see the man I've been<br />Come rising up in me again<br />In the arms of your mercy I find rest<br />Cause you know just how far the East is from the West<br />From one scarred hand to the other".Jamie Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199048960955155119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944728693529321260.post-23815642278659769622010-03-29T05:04:08.700-07:002010-03-29T05:04:08.700-07:00Great insight Jamie.
I too am wrestling with sel...Great insight Jamie. <br />I too am wrestling with self-motivation vs. being empowered by the Holy Spirit. <br />I have once again taken up a vice in my life that has consequences to my health (not meth) and I have to trust God to help me lay it down. Tomorrow, I will have to trust Him again. Even though I think I can not be mastered by anything, I see that I am so wrong! I read this morning in Ephesians, which I turn to frequently, "Be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might." <br />It's so good to dialogue about this! <br />Thanks!Amanda Moorehttp://www.livinginginspired4life.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944728693529321260.post-57036711806228812842010-03-29T04:36:12.471-07:002010-03-29T04:36:12.471-07:00one of my pastors growing up said something that h...one of my pastors growing up said something that has always stayed with me. (concerning quiet time...something i struggle with to this day!) he said we shouldn't do a quiet time or read our bibles with the mindset of "what am i going to get out of this?" or even get discouraged because, "i'm not getting anything out of this." we should spend time with him because we love him, as an act of worship. that's my goal...but i'm SO thankful for grace in this area, as well as every other aspect of my life.ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02599871838824233964noreply@blogger.com