My 2 year old nephew and his mom sing a song they learned on Yo Gabba Gabba that is to the tune of London Bridge is Falling Down:
Let's be awesome while we wait
While we wait
While we wait
Let's be awesome while we wait
For our ** whatever it is we are waiting for** (usually 'dinner' or 'table' at a restaurant)
2012 is about to end, and 2013 is just about to begin. Looking ahead to a whole new year of unknowns, of most likely more waiting. I start to get fidgety, I start to squirm a little. I have the occasional tantrum. But my God is so patient with me.
The words, Let's be awesome while we wait. Whisper in my head. Let's be awesome while we wait. I am faithful, I am powerful, I put the stars in the sky and I know them by name. And most of all, I love you so very much. So let's be awesome while we wait, my child, my daughter. I created all things to serve a purpose, the stars shine for my glory and so can you. Be salt. Be light. Trust me. Let us be AWESOME while we wait.
New Year's resolutions are, for me, typically forgotten by February. But I am hoping not to forget this one. My New Year's resolution for 2013: I will be awesome for God while I wait for Him. Whatever that looks like. I will strive to have a great attitude at work, to support my husband, to pray for my husband and family and friends, to seek God's will for my moment by moments, to invite others to Him, even to have a better diet and exercise! Only by God's grace! haha! So I sing it proudly back, Let's be awesome while we wait, while we wait, while we wait! In Jesus' Name Amen!
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Psalm 10
I have been meditating on Psalm 10 since Friday when I heard about the tragic shootings in Newtown. Not exactly sure what David was referring to in this psalm, but there are verses in here that give me chills. Psalm 10 sounds almost prophetic to Friday's events. Maybe they are, I can't be sure. But, I have to remember, evil has been in our world a long, long time. And there are no easy answers. It gives me comfort to know that God sees and He carries justice. He is the Lord God of the helpless victim and the oppressed. He listens to them and defends them. I have listened to several commentators about this event. Several counslors and pastors. I think the best thing I heard one say, is that in honor of the victims let us take care of our own bitterness, anger, and rage in our hearts. That we do not put off for tomorrow, what we can take care of today. Present yourself to the Lord God, and ask for his healing, and then set to work to get the appropriate counsel, bring it to light do not hide in the dark alone, talk to a friend who can be trusted, and possibly get the proper medications if needed. Pray with me, friends.
Psalm 10:1-18
"Why, O Lord, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises. He boasts of the cravings of his heart; be blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord.
"In his pride the wicked does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God. His ways are always prosperous; he is haughty and your laws are far from him; he sneers at all his enemies.
"He says to himself, 'Nothing will shake me; I'll always be happy and never have trouble.'
"His mouth is full of curses and lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue.
"He lies in wait near the villages; from ambush he murders the innocent, watching in secret for his victims.
"He lies in wait like a lion in cover; he lies in wait to catch the helpless; he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.
"His victims are crushed, they collapse; they fall under his strength. He says to himself, "God has forgotten; he covers his face and never sees."
"Arise, LORD! Lift up your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless.
"Why does the wicked man revile God? Why does he say to himself, 'He won't call me to account' ?
"But you, O God, do see trouble and grief; you consider it to take it in hand. The victim commits himself to you; you are the helper of the fatherless.
"Break the arm of the wicked and evil man; call him to account for his wickedness that would not be found out.
"The Lord is King for ever and ever; the nations will perish from this land.
"You hear, O Lord, the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry, defending the fatherless and the oppressed, in order that man, who is of the earth, may terrify no more."
Psalm 10:1-18
"Why, O Lord, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises. He boasts of the cravings of his heart; be blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord.
"In his pride the wicked does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God. His ways are always prosperous; he is haughty and your laws are far from him; he sneers at all his enemies.
"He says to himself, 'Nothing will shake me; I'll always be happy and never have trouble.'
"His mouth is full of curses and lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue.
"He lies in wait near the villages; from ambush he murders the innocent, watching in secret for his victims.
"He lies in wait like a lion in cover; he lies in wait to catch the helpless; he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.
"His victims are crushed, they collapse; they fall under his strength. He says to himself, "God has forgotten; he covers his face and never sees."
"Arise, LORD! Lift up your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless.
"Why does the wicked man revile God? Why does he say to himself, 'He won't call me to account' ?
"But you, O God, do see trouble and grief; you consider it to take it in hand. The victim commits himself to you; you are the helper of the fatherless.
"Break the arm of the wicked and evil man; call him to account for his wickedness that would not be found out.
"The Lord is King for ever and ever; the nations will perish from this land.
"You hear, O Lord, the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry, defending the fatherless and the oppressed, in order that man, who is of the earth, may terrify no more."
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Morning Reflection
Hebrews 13: 8-9 and 14-16
"(8)Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever! (9) Do not be carried away by all sorts of strange teachings. For it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not ritual meals, which have never benefited those who participated in them.
(14) For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come. (15)Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, acknowledging his name. (16) And do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for God is pleased with such sacrifices."
"(8)Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever! (9) Do not be carried away by all sorts of strange teachings. For it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not ritual meals, which have never benefited those who participated in them.
(14) For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come. (15)Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, acknowledging his name. (16) And do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for God is pleased with such sacrifices."
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