Long gap...

Things have been completely insane at work. Which, tends to be where/when I do my blogging... I need to start doing it more from my phone. I'm going to work on that.

I read a quote today on a friend's fb status, "God is vastly patient and relentlessly persevering as He intrudes into your life. God’s love is full of blood, sweat, tears, and cries. He suffered for you. He fights you. He pursues you in powerful tenderness so that He can change you. He’s jealous, not detached." -d.p.

I wanted to know badly who DP was (David Powlison) and if there was more to it than this, so I googled and found it here - http://asacrificeofpraise.wordpress.com/2010/02/11/gods-love-is-better-than-unconditional/. Check it out!

Verse shared during worship yesterday...

Acts 4:12

Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.

This stuck with me all day yesterday and into today. I made sure to bookmark it in my bible app. Yay for the iphone working for God!

Book review: Confessions from an Honest Wife

I stopped in a my local library a few weeks ago and took a look through their Christian book section. I randomly picked up Confessions from an Honest Wife: On the mess, mystery & miracle of marriage by Sarah Zacharias Davis. It's so reassuring to know that the strongest marriages go through incredible trials. I'm not the only wife who feels frustrated with her husband at times. I want to share a few snippets over the next few days... Here is the first -

"It's been said that a marriage that lasts has stood the test of time, but I don't think time is a test. Time is a gift - a gift because change, growth, and compromise don't happen quickly. They come with time, and you've got to have time to work things out."

It's SO EASY to think of time as a commodity. We spend it, waste it, invest it, bank it... But rarely do we consider what a precious gift it is. Those that know me know that I want to be a mother, and I want it right now. After reading this passage I've been challenged to see and really appreciate the time that my husband and I have had and continue to have to build our marriage and strengthen the depth of our relationship. I know that when we do have children, they'll be blessed because of it.

Daily message from God... A new facebook app...

I saw that my friend R on facebook added a new thing - Daily message from God. And today what God wanted R to know is

"... that faith is exactly what it takes to get through uncertainty. Faith is not necessary when you know how things are going to work out, - that's knowledge. It's in the time of unknowing that having faith is what sees you through to the other side. Faith is what gives you strength. Faith is that light in your heart that keeps on shining even when it's all darkness outside. Now is the time to keep that faith alive!"

How true that is. If we KNEW everything about how a situation would work out, what would be the point of faith? How would we strengthen, deepen and grow in our faith?

Fear & Faith

A friend of mine updated her facebook status with the following quote:

"Fear imprisons; faith liberates. Fear paralyzes; faith empowers. Fear disheartens; faith encourages. Fear sickens; faith heals. Fear makes useless; faith makes serviceable." - Henry Emerson Fosdick