Thank the Lord above that it is Friday! It seems like everyday this week was a Monday.
Anyone that knows me well, knows that I am a HUGE hypochondriac. I think I have every life-threatening disease under the sun. A few weeks ago, I realized that it is a huge problem and that it is considered a stronghold. I read that a stronghold is "anything that exalts itself in your mind and consumes you, making the problem seem bigger than God." I have been brought to tears because there have been times where I have thought that I couldn't get over this. I know it sounds like a petty thing, but it sometimes keeps me from enjoying my everyday life! I have bought a book on this, and also a Beth Moore bible study (by the way, I LOVE HER). At the beginning of the study I'm doing, she writes a note about how she is praying that this will not be a REPLACEMENT for God's word. I realized that this is what I am making it. It is helping, yes, but I am learning to rely on her study more than I am on God. That's why I can't get over this crazy stronghold! It's very humbling when the Lord reveals something like this to you. I begged for forgiveness for choosing her words over God's words. I would find myself underlining things in her book and when I would start to worry, I would read HER underlined words instead of HIS. I just pray now that I can start to focus on the One that can deliver us from all evil! Satan is always prowling around us, like a lion waiting to attack. Sometimes, I feel like it's easier just to let him attack. It shouldn't be that way! It should be easier to stop and pray and realize that Satan is a liar and wants us to believe his lies. When we do believe them, he wins! I pray that I will stop believing his horrendous lies and start putting all of my trust in the Lord.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
A Small Introduction...
Hello! Thanks to the wonderful Jenny Holloway, I now have a blog! I'm so excited, but I'm nervous! Please make me feel at home with this! For those of you who may not know a lot about me, here is a little intro:
I married my husband, Jim, in July 2007. He is amazing and my best friend in the whole world! We just bought a house in Madison and LOVE IT! He is a band director at Madison Middle School and I am 2nd grade teacher at NW Rankin. We go to Colonial Heights Baptist Church and we are both active in the music ministry.
That's us in a nutshell.
On a more serious note, a group of teachers were sitting around talking after school today, when the topic changed to tithing. We were talking about how this shouldn't be just a ritual that you do, but it should be an act of obedience. Yes, it should be habitual, but it shouldn't be something that you just do because you're used to it. It needs to be from the heart. I was thinking about that conversation on the way home and I was floored about how incredibly blessed Jim and I are. Because we were brought up in families who tithe faithfully, there was no question about whether or not we were going to do it when we got married. Because of this, I feel that God has so richly blessed us. Not only with possessions, but also with other things that are not of monetary value. Sometimes we may get an unexpected check or a piece of furniture that our parents don't need anymore. Then we have other blessings such as wonderful friends and families, our health, wonderful jobs, the list goes on and on.But we shouldn't tithe with the mindset of receiving in return of our tithe. I'm preaching to the choir here, but I think we should be happy to write that check knowing that it will help in furthuring the Kingdom of God. We should be happy to know that we are blessing others and should feel blessed in return!
I married my husband, Jim, in July 2007. He is amazing and my best friend in the whole world! We just bought a house in Madison and LOVE IT! He is a band director at Madison Middle School and I am 2nd grade teacher at NW Rankin. We go to Colonial Heights Baptist Church and we are both active in the music ministry.
That's us in a nutshell.
On a more serious note, a group of teachers were sitting around talking after school today, when the topic changed to tithing. We were talking about how this shouldn't be just a ritual that you do, but it should be an act of obedience. Yes, it should be habitual, but it shouldn't be something that you just do because you're used to it. It needs to be from the heart. I was thinking about that conversation on the way home and I was floored about how incredibly blessed Jim and I are. Because we were brought up in families who tithe faithfully, there was no question about whether or not we were going to do it when we got married. Because of this, I feel that God has so richly blessed us. Not only with possessions, but also with other things that are not of monetary value. Sometimes we may get an unexpected check or a piece of furniture that our parents don't need anymore. Then we have other blessings such as wonderful friends and families, our health, wonderful jobs, the list goes on and on.But we shouldn't tithe with the mindset of receiving in return of our tithe. I'm preaching to the choir here, but I think we should be happy to write that check knowing that it will help in furthuring the Kingdom of God. We should be happy to know that we are blessing others and should feel blessed in return!
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