Friday, October 15, 2010

A Few Things

Recovery Meeting Last Night

I attended my recovery group meeting last night and it had been two weeks since I had last attended.  It was a good meeting, sharing and we are working on HOPE in our books.  We always open with a prayer and close with a prayer.  It wasn't as large a meeting last night as we have had before.  I usually love the meetings and it wasn't that I didn't love the meeting last night, but there was an awful lot of over talking last night.  We didn't even really get through the question we were working on in the book last night.  That is okay too!  I guess I was just needing more last night and I didn't get what I needed last night.  I know It's not all about me. 

I've not picked up my books for more than a month, until last night and we as a group are working on the first book.  I, as an individual, am working on the third book.  It may take me a long time to finish that book.  It deals with making amends, asking for forgiveness and confronting those that have hurt me.  This is a necessary step, but I'm not sure I can do it, and I know I definitely can't do it without Jesus Christ beside me. 

I still pray the prayers in the books about my hurts, hangups, habits and compulsive obsessive addictions.  I still pray for Jesus to take them, cure me, fix me and make me whole.  I love the joy in my heart, but my peace seems to be gone.  I prayed this morning for it to come back and be restored.  I know my Jesus will fix me, cure me and restore me.  My faith is such that I don't have to see to believe and I know He will fulfill my needs, desires and wants.  My God is Awesome, Strong, and He can set you free.  

We had revival this week with Dr. David Allen doing the services at night.  He gave us a powerful prayer to pray this week, and I will never stop.  I posted this under my status this morning on Facebook and will now share it here:  Jesus do anything in me that You need to do, in order to do everything through me You want to do.  Amen. 

Think about that sentence..  Then pray earnestly with a humble heart.  God will answer, but be prepared for the answer.  Love, L


People & Personalities

We as human beings, wear many different hats in our lives.  As a woman, I am a daughter, sister, mother, aunt, wife, daughter in law, cousin, and niece, but I also wear these hats, janitor, teacher, maid, bookkeeper, writer, student, landscaper, cook, trainer, laundress, friend, confidant, nurse, and I believe the list can go on forever.  The one title that is most important to me is Christian and Child of God. 

I realize that with each hat we wear, we can be a little different.  For the most part, I try to be the same person with all hats because the hat that I never take off is the one "Child of God."  Because of that hat, that is the person I want every one to see whether I am at church, praising God, at home, at the grocery store, cleaning, doing yard work or just living day to day.  I have a hard time understand why our personalities change because of what we are doing, or where we are working.  It doesn't make sense to me!  I know it happens, because when I was in Corporate America I was different than when I was at home.  But should we be?  Why is it necessary for us to be one person at church and another at home, or in the world?   

Any thoughts?  Comments?   Have a Blessed & God Filled Day!  Love, L.

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