5.19.2011
5.14.2011
5.05.2011
significance. the heart.
striving for significance will undermine your significance.
we are never significant because we want to be,
we become significant when we do what He says.
pure, simple obedience.
no one on earth may even know your name,
but heaven records your victories.
[bill johnson]
we are never significant because we want to be,
we become significant when we do what He says.
pure, simple obedience.
no one on earth may even know your name,
but heaven records your victories.
[bill johnson]
it usually happens when i listen to a bethel podcast that the issue im dealing with or the verse ive been pondering over or just a thought im having about god or life, is addressed. last week was no different. and i love that about bethel. and the holy spirit. ;) when i saw that the title of the sermon was, "the battle for significance" i knew i was bound to get encouraged.
as hard as i tried to pull myself out of the feeling-insignificant-hole, i seemed to be falling in deeper.
i feel anxious when i start going by the worlds system and not heavens.
when i decide that the external matters more than the internal.
when i decide that success is based on what i can see.
when i decide that my value is determined by what i do.
deep in the hole, i find myself laying on the floor
surrendered
and he showed up
as usual
and meets me where i am
he sits with me at the well
and tells me everything i ever did
and its not condemning at all
i realize im covered in his feathers
and under his wings
and its the safest place to be
he reminds me for the millionth time that his kingdom is completely opposite of the world.
he reminds me that, "the kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field."
everyone can see the field.
everyone knows about it.
how beautiful it is (or not).
if there's a river.
or good trees.
or animals.
if it produces lots of fruit.
or pretty flowers.
all good things.
but there's a diamond hidden.
a huge diamond under pressure.
and when the fire comes, everything is burned.. except the diamond.
our heart will live forever.
im significant because found in him. period.
our hearts are what is valuable.
the fruit of the spirit being formed in us.
the unseen reality of our person becoming like jesus.
yup.
as hard as i tried to pull myself out of the feeling-insignificant-hole, i seemed to be falling in deeper.
i feel anxious when i start going by the worlds system and not heavens.
when i decide that the external matters more than the internal.
when i decide that success is based on what i can see.
when i decide that my value is determined by what i do.
deep in the hole, i find myself laying on the floor
surrendered
and he showed up
as usual
and meets me where i am
he sits with me at the well
and tells me everything i ever did
and its not condemning at all
i realize im covered in his feathers
and under his wings
and its the safest place to be
he reminds me for the millionth time that his kingdom is completely opposite of the world.
he reminds me that, "the kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field."
everyone can see the field.
everyone knows about it.
how beautiful it is (or not).
if there's a river.
or good trees.
or animals.
if it produces lots of fruit.
or pretty flowers.
all good things.
but there's a diamond hidden.
a huge diamond under pressure.
and when the fire comes, everything is burned.. except the diamond.
our heart will live forever.
im significant because found in him. period.
our hearts are what is valuable.
the fruit of the spirit being formed in us.
the unseen reality of our person becoming like jesus.
yup.
5.03.2011
strawberry salsa
came up with this delicious concoction this weekend.
no specifics.
just eyeball it.
strawberries
tomatoes
avocado
red onion
cilantro
salt (pinch)
lime juice (about 1 tbsp)
balsamic vinegar (about 1 tbsp)
no specifics.
just eyeball it.
strawberries
tomatoes
avocado
red onion
cilantro
salt (pinch)
lime juice (about 1 tbsp)
balsamic vinegar (about 1 tbsp)
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