Babies

Oh how cute those babies are. Just to see their bright eyes and the fascination of simple things just brings me to tears. I love how cute they are and the curious exploration they are encountering with everything new. I haven't regretted my decision with switching jobs.

Thorn- perspective

As I write today, I was frustrated with an outcome that I wanted to know about. God definately refines one by our reactions to situations. I'm reminded that Paul had a thorn that he asked to be removed, but the LORD said My grace is sufficient for you. I'm reminded in my responses that I can be very selfish- yuck. Jesus, You do encourage me- He went to cross so not deserving, and He asked the Father if He would remove the cup from Him, meaning that He wouldn't have to endure the ardous painful event ahead of Him. The Father has the ultimate decision, and because He may not answer the way we want, He has an eternal view- just as He did for His Son, that an outward observation may not understand, but an eternal view that was made out of love. Jesus knows how we feel, I'm so thankful for Him. We don't have to grow weary or lose heart- we can consider Him who endured such evil opposition from men that we may not grow weary or lose heart. So when I think of Jesus my situation is so small, so, so small, but yet He knows and cares for me, even when the outcomes don't come out the way I hoped, the eternal is still assured.

Victory

OK- I haven't realized it's been awhile since I've written in my blog. So, this entry is actually going to be backdated to last Saturday. Sitting amongst a roaring sea of scarlet and gray, my mind starts to reminisce back to a Sunday morning service that I attended many years ago. During the sermon, the minister talked about how excited the Ohio State fans get and when the touchdown occurs we as fans go spastic, and yes, I personally know that experience! I love a Buckeye touchdown. He talked about do we as Christians get that excited about Jesus. And as my mind pondered of these man's words I continued that thought even further. As I watched the Miami/ Ohio State game, I looked at all of the people sitting in the stands as they were anticipating a win. Attentively watching and a full participant in who would actually win the game (however, I don't think we had to ponder too hard, sorry Miami fans out there). I related that then to Jesus, and that He has won the victory. We don't have to wonder and actively watch the match-up, but we can rest assured that He has won. How wonderful it is, that even when I feel like I've messed up- and fumbled the ball, that my God has regained possession and ran it in for a touchdown on my behalf. When I've thrown an interception, again I ask for forgiveness and BAM- my God has once again regained the interception and brought it into the inzone. But thanks be to God who gives us to the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1Corinthians 15:57