I posted on 'rejection' yesterday and then no-one commented....hmmmm, OUCH! ;)
Do you have a 'personal life mission statement'? What is your purpose, what is your goal, what do you strive for?
We discussed this at homegroup this week and it was our 'homework' to come up with one. It's a great idea! I love it! I just have no idea what mine would be...I guess I have a million pieces of what it would look like running through my head but I'm not sure how I'd put it on paper in a sentence (which by the way, will for sure be a run-on sentence)
So...here is the contest.... Tell me your PERSONAL LIFE MISSION STATEMENT (think about it, pray about it, and make one if you don't already have one) and I will randomly draw from the entries and the winner will receive freshly baked cookies, cookie dough or banana bread (your choice). If you live far away, I'm sorry, you'll have to come visit to claim this prize :)
Contest closes May 10.
I realize that some may not want to share their statement, and that's okay...just post a comment letting me know that you HAVE one and you will still be entered.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
Rejection
It hurts.
I was witness to a conversation this weekend that was painful to be a part of. One person brought up a topic that clearly the other didn't want to talk about. It reminded me that even as adults, Rejection Hurts.
No one wants to be turned down when their heart is on the line. Of course, there is reason(s) that someone is picked over another but noone wants someone else to be "picked" above them. As adults we have the knowledge and maturity to understand how someone else might be more 'qualified' or fit the 'spectrum' better but to be told 'you aren't good enough' or 'this other one is better' still HURTS. It's the same kind of pain you experience in grade 1 when you are the last one picked for Red Rover. The other kids are being picked because they run faster, will shout louder, or are bigger... and it hurts to not be "chosen". The hurt still hurts even as an adult.
I used to watch this great little guy name Max. He's the same age as Theo and is fun to have around. I stopped caring for him when his mom increased her hours and I couldn't commit to that much. My schedule has changed and I'm more available, her (his) needs ware not being met at the Day Home they are using and so I offered to take him back. I didn't initially know if she would switch him back. Of course, I knew that the other one was closer and more convenient and offered some things I couldn't but the thought of being turned down 'hurt'. I wanted to be 'chosen'.
Colossians 3:12
Therefore, as God's CHOSEN people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
Isaiah 41:9
I took you from the ends of the earth,
from its farthest corners I called you.
I said, 'You are my servant';
I have CHOSEN you and have not rejected you.
I may not always be 'chosen' by Man, but I AM CHOSEN BY GOD, and therefore I have this promise
James 2:5
Listen, my dear brothers: Has not God CHOSEN those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?
I'm not sure where all that came from today. I was feeling badly and saddend for those who have not been 'chosen' by things/people of this world lately. Thankfully there is a much bigger picture and even though from time to time we all encounter rejection, we are still 'Chosen' at the same time.
I was witness to a conversation this weekend that was painful to be a part of. One person brought up a topic that clearly the other didn't want to talk about. It reminded me that even as adults, Rejection Hurts.
No one wants to be turned down when their heart is on the line. Of course, there is reason(s) that someone is picked over another but noone wants someone else to be "picked" above them. As adults we have the knowledge and maturity to understand how someone else might be more 'qualified' or fit the 'spectrum' better but to be told 'you aren't good enough' or 'this other one is better' still HURTS. It's the same kind of pain you experience in grade 1 when you are the last one picked for Red Rover. The other kids are being picked because they run faster, will shout louder, or are bigger... and it hurts to not be "chosen". The hurt still hurts even as an adult.
I used to watch this great little guy name Max. He's the same age as Theo and is fun to have around. I stopped caring for him when his mom increased her hours and I couldn't commit to that much. My schedule has changed and I'm more available, her (his) needs ware not being met at the Day Home they are using and so I offered to take him back. I didn't initially know if she would switch him back. Of course, I knew that the other one was closer and more convenient and offered some things I couldn't but the thought of being turned down 'hurt'. I wanted to be 'chosen'.
Colossians 3:12
Therefore, as God's CHOSEN people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
Isaiah 41:9
I took you from the ends of the earth,
from its farthest corners I called you.
I said, 'You are my servant';
I have CHOSEN you and have not rejected you.
I may not always be 'chosen' by Man, but I AM CHOSEN BY GOD, and therefore I have this promise
James 2:5
Listen, my dear brothers: Has not God CHOSEN those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?
I'm not sure where all that came from today. I was feeling badly and saddend for those who have not been 'chosen' by things/people of this world lately. Thankfully there is a much bigger picture and even though from time to time we all encounter rejection, we are still 'Chosen' at the same time.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
judgment
Don't judge someone on who they were as a child, in highschool, college, young married, or even who they were yesterday....God can change them in an INSTANT!!
"we sin because we are sinners, we aren't sinners because we sin"
Matthew 7
1"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
3"Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye
Luke 6:37 (New International Version)
37"Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
This thought just came to me as I read an email from a *new* friend that has felt harsh judgment in the past....as most of us have at one point or another. Thank you Lord for the gift of Grace and Forgiveness.
"we sin because we are sinners, we aren't sinners because we sin"
Matthew 7
1"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
3"Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye
Luke 6:37 (New International Version)
37"Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
This thought just came to me as I read an email from a *new* friend that has felt harsh judgment in the past....as most of us have at one point or another. Thank you Lord for the gift of Grace and Forgiveness.