Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Love and what goes with it

I don't really know what the title is about other than the fact that I am writing this to my new Sugarland cd (just released today I might ad). It is a beautiful cd balanced with some fun song and some thinking songs....I love this type of cd b/c I believe you need both!
I have also thought alot lately about all that is going on in the world and where Jesus would be amongst the craziness and uncertainty of it all. I am pretty confident that He would just be loving people and meeting them where they are. I am pretty sure He would have no political agenda, and that would not drive His actions but that the very look at the face of God would be what drove His every move. This comforts me during this time. I am proud to know a Jesus like this. I am humbled by His desire to use me somehow in His plans.
I have been reading a lot in the old testament lately, and there is a lot of tradition and the people God uses are richly flawed. I read their journeys and realize that God used deeply flawed human beings but at the same time used those people to do great things. This comforts and encourages me, because I feel so useless at times, but I come to Him in my flaws and He graciously and undeservingly forgives me. What a great God we serve. With all of this said, I see Jesus in the New Testament and I feel like the very love of God is what He poured out on the flawed people He continued to call and use for His glory.
So, these are the thoughts of my heart right now and I am encouraged to just love people like Jesus would and not get caught up in the craziness of the other stuff. I just want people around me to see Jesus.
As for the past few days....we have had some pretty good days and laid a little on the low side. It has been very hot recently so it is trying in the afternoon keeping Eli inside a little longer than normal. Overall though we are just blessed to be healthy.

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