The Lord's Day...

First...a few reminders to myself...

The other day we were sitting in the living room playing on the floor and Max was crashing his cars together like all boys do. I hear him say to himself,
"Crashing trains sold separately. Batteries not included."

At dinner the other night Max was trying to think of a movie title. He had seen the preview on tv or a picture of the characters somewhere and was trying to tell his daddy about it. He had that puzzled look on his face telling us that "doggonit, I know the title I just can't think of it".
Finally, he looked at me and said, "Momma, what's the name of that movie with the animals?"
I replied, "I don't know which one you're talking about honey".
He looks back at me like I'm crazy...
"Yea, Momma...you know it, the one from the creators of Shrek."
"Oh!!!!" And of course since he threw that in there I knew he was talking about Madagascar.
You should have heard my 2 kiddos trying to pronounce that one!

I am so grateful for our children's Sunday School program, as well as our own.
The other day I was singing "Jesus Loves Me" to Maggie. (Bless her heart...when I sing to her she looks at me like I have the most beautiful voice of anyone on the planet).
When I was about halfway thru the song, Molly comes running into the room, puts her hands on her hips and says, "Momma, that is my song from my school with Mr. Freddie and Ms. Shirley".
Sassiness aside...I'm just am praising Jesus that she knows who He is.
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Once again, our Bible Study this morning seemed to be just for Aaron and I...especially Aaron.
"Assessing One's Lifework" was the topic of our study this morning.
How blessed we are to have Bill in front of us sending the Lord's message directly to us. No matter where our future takes us, I will ALWAYS believe that the Lord send us to Kentucky, if for no other reason, then to become friends with the people that He placed right in our path. I believe that He lights and clears our paths, but also positions others on that path just for us.
How Great is Our God!!!

We moved from our Bible Study in the worship hour.

Aaron and I just looked at each other when we opened our worship folders and saw that the title of the message was "There Must Be More". He preached on Haggai 2:1-9
In this scripture the Lord says,
"Be strong, all you people of the land, and work. For I am with you....And my spirit remains among you. Do not fear.....In a little while I will once more shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land. I will shake all nations, and the desired of all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory....The glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former house...And in this place I will grant peace."

Our pastor spoke on disappointment and discouragement. That God wants more for us than those 2 things. There is one of 2 things we can do when faced with disappointment and/or are discourage.
We can either give up and say this is all there is and live out your life like that OR you can move forward and try to make to make it better.
First...DESIRE for something more. Don't just be status quo (which was the subject of last week's sermon). It's not all bad to be disappointed because it means that you desire something more...something better.
Second...EMBRACE the hope of something more
Be strong...DO NOT FEAR. Don't give into disappointment. Our relationship with Christ should be a source of hope for us when we are faced with disappointment.
Thirdly...HIS spirit is within us. We are a temple of God. What an honor!!!
He will deal with the disappointment with in us. He is in all things if we just look.
Lastly...the PROMISE for something more. Grab a hold of God's promise...let go of the disappointment. Our pastor told the story of a little girl who got her hand stuck in a vase that held a lot of sentimental value. They tried every which way to get her hand out of that vase. Finally, they had to smash the vase in order to free her. When they broke the vase, they saw that the little girl's hand was balled up into a fist. She opened her hand and saw that she had been clenching onto a penny. Holding onto that worthless stuff crushes our relationship with our Lord. Let go of that disappointment and allow God to work within you.
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Lord, thank you for being my Tower, Upholding me always...even if I'm not aware of you, being the Vinedresser, and being Wonderful. I praise you for sending me your messengers. You are doing amazing work in me through them. Thank you for blessing all of my days...especially this day. Forgive me when I do not recognize your nudgings. I ask that you be with my family this coming week. Please let your will be known to us. Be with all of those that need your comforting and upholding. I know that there are many Lord.
It's in your precious and Holy name I pray....
Amen