Posted on October 15, 2008 at 1:43pm.
I have found a new life verse - James 3:2a “We all stumble in many ways”. Sometimes I feel like the only 48 year old man who has some how not been able to move out of the 8th grade. I thought that by the time you got to be middle aged you were mature. From my vantage point, my parents seemed mature when they were this age. Apparently maturity does not just come from surviving a few more birthdays. Its that same feeling when you go home, back to the place where you grew up, and your siblings and others refer to you or treat you like they did when you were doing life together back in the 70’s. I have those moments in my walk with Christ, and in my battle with sin. Wouldn’t it be great if you could upgrade, or trade your struggles in for a whole new set? We all stumble in many ways. Not an excuse for sin, but for a self deprecating survivor of the guilt club, I find solace in knowing this verse is true, and truer still is God endless grace.
Posted on October 6, 2008 at 1:02pm.
I am looking forward to the Turkey Trot - a race on Thanksgiving morning. I have run this race for the past 15 plus years. A great way to start the day, and set the stage for some well deserved eating. On the morning of the race I have always left the house alone, while the girls stuff their faces with homemade cinnamon rolls. Seeing other dads run with their kids made me long for one of my girls to get off their keister and give it the ole college try. This year, I may get my wish. Megan asked me to run with her last week and get her ready for the big day. She asked me to take her on a 2 mile run, but I knew she had more in her than that. So, I decided to push her a bit. Red faced, but not out of breath, she ran 3.6, which was the first time she ran more than a mile - ever. Mad at me, but proud of herself, she discovered a well of reserve in herself she did not know she had. We ran 3.6 again this week, and she sprinted home - leaving me in the dust. My Father has been pushing me beyond myself, and I am discovering a strength that I did not know I had, a strength that is not my own.
Posted on October 6, 2008 at 6:21am.
The elders met this morning and prayed. Prayed for the families within this church who are facing all kinds of uncertainty, prayed for those who are sick, prayed for those who are in trouble. No noubt, as the landscape of Charlotte is shifting, the rippling effect is still yet to be felt, and experienced. It never ceases to amaze me that one decision, one phone call, one piece of information can chang life as we know it. Praying today that God will make His presence so undeniably present to those who are wondering where He is in the midst of the uncertainty. Praying too that our hope in the Lord will be renewed today, for us, but also for all of those who have been watching our lives and looking for the hope that we have. Praying that Jesus would be seen, and known.
