My counselor said something wonderful today. He is so insightful.
I asked him how, if I were to ever be married again, I could know I wouldn't make the same mistakes. How can I know I've truly changed? Some days I feel like I've learned JuJitsu because I read a book, and I can move on the next thing. (Matrix reference for those of you who are lost) Then two days, two weeks, or two years later, the same problems may creep up. How can I know?
He told me something one of his mentors told him. He said:
"There are two days that are God's alone, yesterday and tomorrow. Today is the day you both have. Worry about today, for tomorrow has its own worries, and you cannot change yesterday."
Now, obviously, this has to be taken in the greater context of eternity, but with that in mind, there is so much truth here. I worry so much about figuring out the future, and lamenting the past, that sometimes I leave no room for today.
God is changing me. He is sanctifying me. Let me encounter each day's transformation on its own.
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Who?
- Kent
- Flower Mound, Texas, United States
Down The Rabbit Hole
Welcome
Jesus rescued me on September 19, 1995 in Kirbyville, Texas. Since that time, I have made idols in my life that I let take over my mind, passion, and heart. May it never be again! In March of 2006, Miranda Stephenson, a friend from Kirbyville I had not seen since we threw high school graduation caps in the air nearly ten years ago, called me. After catching up for a while, she asked me if I had a church home.
I cannot express how this floored me. For the past month, I had given up on life. Many times, I asked God to let me sleep forever. I was finished, devastated, tired, done, finished. The only prayer I had left was to ask for help. I pleaded with him to give me a church home. But I had no idea where to start. I felt hopeless.
Jesus, through Miranda, answered my prayer by asking a simple question, "Do you have a church home?" I said, "No." Miranda invited me to her church. She described it as, "A small place with a pastor who is passionate about the Lord, and truth. A place where people love the Lord, and love each other."
The moment I walked into the Village Church, in Highland Village, Texas, I felt like I was home. I cannot explain it. The Holy Spirit just spoke to me tenderly. He let me sink into his arms. He let me collapse into healing hands. What absolutely blew me away about the Village was not the pastor, not the music, but the people. They cared about each other. They hugged with an intensity that burst through. They listened to each other with a passion that compelled questions. They cared.
I drove away from my first night thanking God for his faithfulness, for hearing my cry, and for the obedience of his daughter Miranda. That night changed my life in a way that is second only to the night I was saved.
Since that time, I've had the honor and blessing of becoming a covenant member of the Village. My church is truly my family. God has blessed me with an intimate circle of friends, brothers and sisters in Christ that inspire, challenge, and encourage me every day. Leaders that leave me with stupid grins on my face because of their testimonies, honesty, and care.
I could write forever about what God has done in my life, and the beautiful people he lets me know. Some of their stories are links on the Shadow Forest.
But now I want to help others. He has done so much for me, but I want to move forward, and pour out all that he has given me into those who are hurting, lost, and mired in darkness as I was.
I hope and pray this blog will help do that in some way. Even if it is just a little.
Movies
- Braveheart
- City Of Angels
- Crash
- Dead Poets Society
- Finding Neverland
- Gladiator
- Good Will Hunting
- It's A Wonderful Life
- Lord Of The Rings
- Pride And Prejudice
- Rocky
- Star Wars Saga
Books
- A Sacred Journey
- A Severe Mercy
- Pilgrim At Tinker Creek
- Pride And Prejudice
- The Journey Of Desire
- When People Are Big And God Is Small
1 comment:
The problem with being human, is that we're human. We are all subject to obstacles that the devil WILL throw at us. He will sit back and wait for us to mess up....and then try to set us up again with a similar senario. (and again and again) Nowhere in the Bible does it say that life is easier as a Christian. It says, "When" life is hard, He is right there with you. The Bible says, "Do not fear. It only causes harm." When you become a Christian, you have to do one of the hardest things a human can do. Give up control. And you do that with faith. Faith is the evidence of things unseen. That doesn't mean that you're walking through this life without a map. The Bible is your map and the Holy Spirit is you navigator/copilot/pilot/flight attendant...... That's a flight I'll take anyday!
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