Saturday's Thought

This came to be from 1 Corinthians 6, specifically verses 7, 12, and 19-20.

Even though everything is allowable for me to do, not everything is helpful and good for me to do. And for the sake of others, there are things that may be ok for me, but I need to let go of my right to do them so that I don't cause harm to others. I am not my own because Jesus purchased me. Now that sounds wonderful and all Biblical, but it's hard to let go of something that is "my right". What do I feel is "my right" to hang onto in my life that really isn't beneficial to myself, either for my sake or for others? What actions or what thoughts cause my life to be less than God wants it to be?

Friday's Thought

1 Corinthians 5:6-8 - ...Do you not know that just a little leaven will ferment the whole lump of dough? Purge (clean out) the old leaven that you may be fresh new dough, still uncontaminated... Therefore, let us keep the feast, not with the old leaven of vice, malice, and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of purity, nobility, honor, and sincerity, and unadulterated truth.

Lord, whatever old leaven is inside me, keeping me from faithfulness, or anything unpleasing, purge it out so that I may be fresh and new. That is a scary prayer because purging is never fun. But, I am desperate. Show me the truth about what is in my life that is displeasing to you. Bad attitudes have to go. Self-consciousness and self-centeredness have to go. Show me Lord, and make me new - pure, honorable, and most of all, useable for You.

Faithfulness

God is calling me to be more faithful...in many things, but mainly with spending time with Him on a DAILY basis. Oh, I'm good at running in and out of His temple...spending 3 or 4 days a week reading and/or praying. But God wants me to be faithful. He's telling me this in church AND where I'm reading in His Word. And not just to read so I can say I fulfilled my "obligation", but to hear His voice daily in what He is saying to me specifically.

So, with that in mind, I have a plan. I have decided that I am going to post God's daily thought to me in my blog. It's more of an online diary for me...a way to permanently record the thoughts I get. Anybody who wants to read my journey is welcome to, and any thought I post is what God spoke to me...it's not meant to "judge" anybody else. Comments are welcome, but don't feel obligated. If my journey helps anybody else, then I am the one who is blessed.

Today's Thought

1 Corinthians 4:1-2: so then men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the secret things of God. Now it is required of those who have been given a trust must prove faithful.

In order to become a trustee of the secret purposes of God, I must be faithful. This is why I have a tendency to remain on more shallow ground - because I have not abided with God - not faithfully communed - but run in and out of His presence. So as I am faithful, I become trustworthy with God's thoughts, dreams, and purposes. May the blood of Jesus make me faithful!!

2010 Spring Break

Ok, I realize I may be jumping the gun here, but I found something out about Spring Break for next school year that I am NOT a happy camper about. Josh (my hubby) and I both teach, but we are in different parishes (aka counties). Well, next year, our two school systems have scheduled off DIFFERENT holiday dates. This means that Josh, Beth and Ben will have one holiday week, and Matt and I will have a different one. This happened one other time a long time ago, and it was horrible. When I was talking about this to Josh, Matt was in the room and started crying. (He's my sensitive one!) Phft!!!! :(

Matt's Quote of the Day

Today Matt told me that the "cookie dough in the freezer is lonely. Its purpose is to be made into cookies so I can eat them." He really said this...I am not embelishing!! Gotta love that kid.

Funny Matt Quote

Today we were talking about how quick the Easter holidays are coming to a close. He made the comment that he wanted to go to Toys R Us, but I informed him that wasn't going to happen. He then said, in a joking manner I might add, "Sadness from toes to hair". We all had a good laugh about that one.

Facebook

For anybody interested, I just joined facebook. If anybody is on it that checks my blog and would like to add me as a friend, I'd love it. I'm still figuring out, but I know it doesn't take as much time as blogging. I don't even know how you'd find me to add, but I guess you'd type in Ruth Burton??

Maybe this will get me back to my blog.... I miss you all!!