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S - "so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience" vs. 10-11
O - I don't know if y'all are ever like me, but there are days, weeks, months, years that I wonder who it is I really am and want to be. Verses 10-11 hit the nail on the head. I want to be a person like that! "Worthy of the Lord" "pleasing Him in every way." Doesn't that sound wonderful?!
A - After reading those verses, my next thought is "Well, how do I do that? How do I become a person like verses 10-11 describe?" I've started reading Kelly Minter's The Fitting Room. The one thought that has really struck me is that it's not a matter of attaining such virtues; it's a matter of removing that which hides those Godly characteristics from coming out. Kelly uses the analogy of a sculpture. We start as a big rock, but as we chisel away on what is not needed the real picture comes forth. I believe that in my own life it is what I take away that will bring me to a position worthy and pleasing to the Lord.
P - Lord I pray you reveal to me that which needs to be chiseled first. What do I need to remove? Is it a thought? A priority? A desire? A dream? A stereotype? Please remove what isn't needed, so that the finished product is just how You want it.
***My comment function is still not working at work. I think it's a computer problem b/c it works great at the house. Anyway, in reference to Karlyn's post...I think Colossians is a great idea! I hope y'all have a wonderful time at REC camp and give Knox a big Happy Birthday hug from me!!! This week for me should be a fun one! WW meeting tonight and running, tomorrow is a house show for a friend and then running. Last week was our last choir practice for the summer so none of that, but I am running in a Lunar Lope 5K Wednesday night. It's very fun. We start at 10pm and they pass out glow bracelets!!!! Thursday is just running and this weekend will hopefully be lake and meeting my brother in Abilene to celebrate his 30th bday. Hope you gals have an awesome week! Love you all!!!!
Sounds like you've got a busy week! Have you watched the videos online for the book? They're really good and its fun to get to know Kelly Minter and why she wrote The Fitting Room.
ReplyDeleteHave fun running tomorrow night. What's your time on 5K? I'm so slow! I don't think I'll ever get to an 8 minute mile but 10 or 12 would be great!