Well I have nothing really exciting to share today--but maybe I do. I guess I'm just a little tired and having a hard time thinking clearly. I would really like to share my thoughs on the value of "sports" like gymnastics but I'll save that one until I have a little more energy. It deserves a solid effort from me.
One great bit of news is that I've been studying the Bible with a friend who's been coming to church some recently. We met once last week and then now have met twice this week. It's so exciting to see her desire to know God's Word and read many of the stories for the first time. It is just so refreshing to see someone who realizes that she NEEDS to know more about God and realizes she doesn't have all the answers. So many people in this world try to do it all themselves and I can't help but think how sad life must be for them. Please pray for us as we continue our study.
Psalm 119:97-104
Oh, how I love your law!
I meditate on it all day long.
Your commands make me wiser than my enemies,
for they are ever with me.
I have more insight than all my teachers,
for I meditate on your statutes.
I have more understanding than the elders,
for I obey your precepts.
I have kept my feet from every evil path
so that I might obey your word.
I have not departed from your laws,
for you yourself have taught me.
How sweet are your words to my taste,
sweeter than honey to my mouth!
I gain understanding from your precepts;
therefore I hate every wrong path.
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Part of me is selfish in working with the church full-time. My attitude might appear altruistic, but it's really selfish. Because it's the best, most amazing thing to see someone understanding the Bible, comprehending connections between the Bible and that person's own life for the first time. I love watching that moment when the words of Jesus suddenly make sense to the person sitting across from me. I love seeing the sudden smile on that person's face. Whatever struggles I have, that moment makes it all worth it.
Hmm. I alreayd tried to leave a comment here, and for some reason it got lost somewhere. Oh well, it went something like this...
One of the most amazing things in the universe is that moment when you're talking to someone about God and *they get it*. I think I must be a very selfish person, because I get so much out of that moment. Whatever troubles I've been through, however much I might complain about things not going the way I want them to.... Witnessing that moment when the gospel touches someone's heart makes all the effort and hardship worth it.
Okay, so I have a cache problem. So sue me. ;o)
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