February 25, 2010
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Perplexion
In life, there are so many choices to make. Which way should you step? When you come up to a wall, do you climb it, go around it, or turn around and go back from where you came? If you see a heavy/large obstacle, do you carry it off and toss it, carry it with you, or turn back to where you came from? The prickly situations are plentiful and sometimes we forget about the power and wisdom that is available to us through Christ Jesus. We get scared, chicken out, wimp out and go back to what we know, even if it is a stale, non-productive state. Be Brave, oh warrior! Call upon the Power of te Holy Spirit and forge on in Faith and Hope! If you love the Lord God with all your heart, then why not TRUST Him with all your heart? (I ask myself!) Perplexion should only last for a moment because love and trust MUST take over. Last night, finally, Hubby and I prayed together and we prayed as comfortably and wonderfully as if we'd been doing that all along through these almost 30 years of marriage. Our biggest issue right now that had Hubby so perplexed yesterday was a churchianity issue. He's in the tight loop of leadership, without a title though. And he is so frustrated with the fact that THE leadership wants to impose such a law on the people. We are under grace, are we not? Well, they (the powers that make the rules, etc.) seem to have forgotten that. Hubby wants to see change that would help our church grow and more importantly, lives changed. He feels like he's against that big rock wall that our redhaired boy so effortlessly climbed up. And there was the answer for Hubby. Climb the wall, take the steps, remove the log (redhaired boy again), have faith that God is in control. His Spirit can power us through ordinary moments in extraordinary ways.
Comments (11)
Absolutely amen!!!! *HUGS*
@Neeka1 - Thanks, Necia! A big amen hug to you!
First of all..do you know what that last picture's plant is? Looks like a cob of corn with a hole in the middle. Secondly...it's hard to go against the "tide" within the politics of church leadership. I hope whatever he brings up to them doesn't find him out the door or shunned in any way. I remember many many years ago when we first began leadership, our pastor saying, "Always remember this: Healthy sheep beget sheep. If you make the sheep you have healthy, then they will naturally reproduce, and their offspring will be healthy too." You can have huge numbers of people in any church, but it doesn't mean anything other than numbers. God bless you...love the pictures.
i feel like i constantly some to walls like that...praying the Lord leads him to go the right path!
Happy Thursday!
May the Lord lead and guide your hubby.
Facing some problems in ministry right now too. Looking to the Lord in it!
Ooh...I love the picture of the poky plant! Cool.
Praying for wisdom for you as well. Hard decisions I am sure.
@jans_corner - @betheelou - I don't know what that plant is, but there are alot of them. I'm too lazy to find out what they're called but those yellow things open into flowers. I'm going back when the weather is nice to take more pictures.
@mellibella - When you come to a wall like that, don't think it's impossible to get around, through or over. God is all about making anything possible if He wants to!
@ABAHM - Thanks, Jenny! As long as you're in ministry, we've found there'll always be a challenge! I'll pray for you!
good good post, Gail. words i needed.
{{hugs}} my friend.
YEAH!! I'm so glad that you guys prayed together!! {{hugs}}
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