Oh, I am the difference maker
Oh, I am the only one who speaks to him
And I am the friendliest of friends of God
~NeedtoBreathe
I didn't want to run on the treadmill.... a lot of times I don't even want to run. I wish that my lungs would stay healthy and my body would stay in good shape without having to work at it...But I knew I must keep going and trying. I am thankful for the ability to run and be active. I don't take it for granted. I kept on running and pushing myself when I wanted to stop even with the 2% incline with my feet pounding on the belt. I was to my most excruciating point and I saw this girl out of the corner of my eye. I thought I felt something on my shoulder but I just kept on running. I felt it again, even harder this time and turned and it was the girl tapping on my shoulder to get my attention. Of course, I was thinking to myself "Geez, of all times right now?!" So I turned and had to take my ear-buds out of my ear. "You're doing a great job!" were the words that came out of this girl's mouth and she walked off. My immediate reaction was to mutter out a "thank you." For some reason, it was a very humbling moment for me. I don't know where she went and I never saw her again. Here's this girl not more than 15, that didn't look like she came to the gym that often, getting out of her comfort zone and telling me that I'm doing a good job, when I want to quit. Why me? I don't know why I looked like I was doing a good job to that girl. I do know that those 5 simple words pushed me to the end. I believe that God sends those people or angels in our moments of weakness to push us to keep going. When we want to break, he brings us moments of relief. When we're exhausted, He brings us momentary rest. I'm thankful for that girl and I wish she knew that she encouraged. She was definitely a "difference maker".
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Friday, March 14, 2014
She Reads Truth - Week 2 of Lent
Hi Friends!
I'm bringing back the old B's blog and thought I would come back with a little devotional I wrote for the She Reads Truth blog. This is week two of Lent and we were encouraged to write in our words how Psalm 38 spoke to us...
Psalm 38: 17-22
I am on the verge of collapse, facing constant pain. But I confess my sins; I am deeply sorry for what I have done. I have many aggressive enemies; they hate me without reason. They repay me evil for good and oppose me for pursuing good. Do not abandon me, O Lord. Do not stand at a distance, my God. Come quickly to help me, O Lord my savior.
Psalm 38 is a song from David asking God to remember him and have mercy upon him. This Psalm was very humbling to me and I have often times found myself asking the same questions and speaking the same type of words to the Lord during valleys. If we were to use this Psalm for ourselves, this could be a plea to God about ourselves, that He would remember us. Or it could be flipped and could be a remembrance to us of what God has delivered us from. God has rid our heavenly souls from all these terrible things that David speaks of, sick bodies, festering wounds, pain, grief, fever, exhaustion, anguishing hearts, blindness, distant family and friends, treachery, silence, deafness, enemies, evil, etc. God took those right off of our shoulders and placed them on his son to bear the weight and nastiness of this world. God has answered and heard our prayers even though we call out to him just like David did. Although troubles may come and our earthly bodies will fail, we still have hope because of Jesus. The question should be asked when this verse is reflected on is "If God didn't do anything more for us ever again, would we still praise Him?" He has set our lives free for eternity even though we often have to walk through the valley of the shadow of death in our earthly bodies...His grace, his blood, his eternal gift is the rod and the staff that comforts us and gives us hope and peace!
I'm bringing back the old B's blog and thought I would come back with a little devotional I wrote for the She Reads Truth blog. This is week two of Lent and we were encouraged to write in our words how Psalm 38 spoke to us...
Psalm 38: 17-22
I am on the verge of collapse, facing constant pain. But I confess my sins; I am deeply sorry for what I have done. I have many aggressive enemies; they hate me without reason. They repay me evil for good and oppose me for pursuing good. Do not abandon me, O Lord. Do not stand at a distance, my God. Come quickly to help me, O Lord my savior.
Psalm 38 is a song from David asking God to remember him and have mercy upon him. This Psalm was very humbling to me and I have often times found myself asking the same questions and speaking the same type of words to the Lord during valleys. If we were to use this Psalm for ourselves, this could be a plea to God about ourselves, that He would remember us. Or it could be flipped and could be a remembrance to us of what God has delivered us from. God has rid our heavenly souls from all these terrible things that David speaks of, sick bodies, festering wounds, pain, grief, fever, exhaustion, anguishing hearts, blindness, distant family and friends, treachery, silence, deafness, enemies, evil, etc. God took those right off of our shoulders and placed them on his son to bear the weight and nastiness of this world. God has answered and heard our prayers even though we call out to him just like David did. Although troubles may come and our earthly bodies will fail, we still have hope because of Jesus. The question should be asked when this verse is reflected on is "If God didn't do anything more for us ever again, would we still praise Him?" He has set our lives free for eternity even though we often have to walk through the valley of the shadow of death in our earthly bodies...His grace, his blood, his eternal gift is the rod and the staff that comforts us and gives us hope and peace!
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