Peace

Today was Sunday (well still is, what is left of it anyhow), we had a busy day as usual. Started with the treadmill and then on to church and ended with our small group tonight....so this morning while exercising (I do some of my best thinking at this time) I was feeling really anxious I guess. With the turmoil of the economy, upcoming election, jobs in jeopardy, etc...it was all weighing pretty heavy on me. A song on my Ipod really hit the spot today so to say...its by 33 Miles, Hold on. I will leave ya with the words to the song today but check it out on itunes if you have the chance to listen to it, its worth it! Okay so now off to church~the topic this morning "Godliness" and the Fruits of the Spirit...anyhow the one thing that really hit me today was when our pastor asked questions about how we would rate ourselves on the fruits of the spirit (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self control) A scale of 1-10, one being the coldest 10 the hottest, could not use 5, no average Christians allowed. Anyhow with each one he would ask a quick question to give you an idea of what it meant so you could evaluate your walk a bit. Anyhow to be honest I am feeling not so great about my scores, but the one that hit me the hardest today was peace. I have a hard time saying I am at peace right now with everything going on in my life. I do know in my head and heart that I believe that God has a plan for my life and he will take care of me no matter what this present day has in store~ but to say I am not uneasy with things would be lying. He mentioned today that Fear is the opposite of Faith or having more faith in the devil than in God to overcome it. Anyhow...I guess these are the times when your faith grows more ...or so I have heard anyway. When met with hard times how we handle it says more about our character than anything else. Well today I was challenged really to live out those fruits more and let God take that control at all times...why is it we pull back on the reigns all the time? Its easy when things are going well to say wow God is good. Today when things are so scary and uncertain I am saying GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME, even when we don't know what he has for us next!

The definition of Godliness~ a life long process of becoming more and more like Jesus.

To say I am not there yet is an understatement, but I am going to keep on putting forth that effort! This song below really sums up how I was feeling this past week....the part about the current pulling me under and then when its dark I'll light your way was so real to me. That was the perfect description of how I was letting the world and all its troubles make me lose sight of what the real picture is and that is this world is not my home, I am just passing through. I will spend my eternity in Heaven with Christ and that is the ultimate goal! :)

Lord light all of our ways this week!

Thanks for listening to my ramblings today....

Until next time....

HOLD ON~ BY 33 MILES:
I've been there a thousand times
Felt the rain like a thousand knives and it hurts
I know it hurts
I've been there like a fighter plane
Trying to fly my way through a hurricane and it's hard
I know it's hard
Don't be afraid
You'll make it through
Just call out to me
And I'll come running to you
And hold on, hold on
When the current pulls you under
And your heart beats like thunder
Just give me your hand
And hold on, hold on
Until the storm is over
And I'll be fighting for you
Just give me your hand
And hold on
I'll give you hope, I'll give you faith
And when it's dark, I'll light the way
For you, for you
I'm by your side until the end
Until you're standing tall again
I'm here, I'll always be here
And if the tide sweeps you out to sea
When your strength is gone
And it's hard to believe
Hold on, hold on
When the current pulls you under
And your heart beats like thunder
Just give me your hand
And hold on, hold on
Until the storm is over
And I'll be fighting for you
Just give me your hand
Hold on
Oooohhh
So hold on, hold on
When the current pulls you under
And your heart beats like thunder
Just give me your hand
And hold on, hold on
Until the storm is over
And I'll be fighting for you
Just give me your hand
And hold on
Hold on, oooooooh