Obedience

Obedient. The root word of being obedient is to obey. Obey means to listen and do what you are told.

I was going to blog about trading your sorrows but instead I wouldn't be obedient if I didn't tell the amazingness (i know that's not a real word but I had no other way to describe it) of Gods love. If you haven't experienced it then you might not know the greatness of His love.

Let me start this story off 6 weeks ago, that's when it all started. We found out that we had a large amount of a credit at Shands. So what would anybody do, they would call about it. So as my husband asked me to call I did that the very next day at work. I called and found out it was going to take a few weeks because they just needed to make sure that we didn't owe any money. Well we waited and waited and still hadn't heard anything for about 4 weeks. So 2 weeks ago Mike asked me to call again about the credit on the account. So the next day at work I called and spoke to a lady that told me that it wasn't a credit it was a debt. So I was a little upset to find out that it was a debt, and to think I had to break the news to Mike.

Well we forgot and didn't worry about it. Well last week before Mike went on the men's leadership conference we had some pretty tough stuff happen to us. Well I stayed calm because I knew that God had us, that there is nothing that he can't do for us. So Mike didn't want to go on this trip because he was so distraught at what had happened to us. He even told me that the only reason he was going was because of me. So Mike called me on Saturday morning and told me he had an amazing time and that he was going to go next year. I wad unbelievably happy to hear everything Mike was telling me. I was thankful so thankful of Gods love. Mike came back a different person.

Well now that we have given it all to God to help us handle the tough stuff that was thrown at us from the devil we decided to thank God for helping us handling it in another way by being positive. Well today on October 11, 2011 we got that large credit from Shands in the mail and immediately Mike yelled Thank you Jesus, Thank you Jesus. Of course I had know idea what he was talking about so I asked him what is it and he showed me the check. It was amazing God had helped us out because we were obedient. It can happen to you if you obey.

Romans 6:17 But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed.

2 Corinthians 2:9 For this is why I wrote, that I might test you and know whether you are obedient in everything.

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You WorryWart

Worrywart, who came up with that and what does mean.

It sounds kind of gross.

So according to definitions I have looked up it means one that worries incessantly. I also found out on ask jeeves that it came from a comic called "Out Our Way," there was a character on there that caused others to worry so they called worry watt.

Hey you worrywarts out there I just want to let you know YOU can't do anything about anything by yourself (by the way this includes myself). Even when you think you aren't worrying, you are. Prime example I have this issue and I was looking for answers online and Isiah told me stop and be still. You are worrying about this and I said no I am not, but then she explained it to me. Because I am looking for the answers I am worrying about it and I am trying to handle it on my own. If we as Christians worry about things then we are telling God that he isn't in control but hello HE IS!!

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Sometimes I feel like a pawn....

Sorry its been awhile I just got wrapped up in this game we call life. I was living my life instead of living the life God wants me to live.

You know life doesn't always go according to your plan. I feel like a pawn in a game sometimes. Do you remember the game chutes and ladders. We let a die dictate what direction we are going in the game. That is kind of like letting our own brains dictate where we go in life instead of listening to God. The die says to take two steps and so you do. You look down and realized you get to go up a ladder. You see when you follow your brain sometimes you get good directions but before you know it you have gotten yourself in a rut just like in the game. You might be doing good so far going up ladders and then you look at the board and you are sliding down a chute. Life happens like that in fact it happened to me last week. We aren't all perfect but we do need to remember to keep our eyes on the Lord. He can be our dice. He can tell us to go two steps forward and say wait don't go any farther. Sometimes he speaks through other people like for instance for me its my husband and my friend Isiah. My husband tells me he needs me and he feels like I am never home, and right after he says that what do I do...go out. My friend Isiah says don't push people into doing something because they might run and what do I do...push. God uses people and himself to help us along the way and then its our decision what we do from there. So the next time you are given the decision between a chute or a ladder I hope you look up to God and follow him.

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