7/29/2010 Bright as Day
Today's post is about Christian behavior. For those non evangelical Christians just skip it cause you won't understand. Lately Holly and I have been doing a couples Bible study on Tuesday night. It feels good to get back into the Word and to keep on learning. It has sparked a remembrance and I have learned of a spiritual gift that I have. The gift of knowledge. Not of wisdom but of knowledge. I used that gift back in the day when I would deliver a message to the homeless. God would show me passages in the Bible and tie them all together for me. I could always see the scarlet thread that is throughout the Bible. This scarlet thread is where Jesus is mentioned by analogy or prophecy hundreds of times. When I gave messages to the homeless God brought them hope through the words I spoke. I could see that bright as day.
So I have been thinking about ways to use this gift in my current state. The gift of knowledge is just the knowing of the Word in deep and it is given supernaturally. When someone has a spiritual question to me I can get at the answer without thinking. I just know. There is alot of stuff I know about current society and knowledge. The thing is, it is abundantly clear there is so much deception in the churches of today it stands out as bright as day to me and is kind of sad. I started writing a book on it a year ago. It is slow going but I think it will help all of us understand God's will more. However, I do not know what will become of it, but I just feel like this knowledge needs to be known by others. You never know. I have faith that what comes of it will be by design.
Anyways, so I am not sure about how to use my gift. I am sure I have been using it for myself. I can tell you that change is in the air, good change. For a while I had some resentment towards God about my business. I questioned why I went through all of it and the only answer I came up with was humility because pride was my weakness I learned that pride could destroy a man and lead him astray. So in due course of time I grew in knowledge of what was happening and why. Now I am ready to come back and do a ministry. But I now want to use my gift to further God's kingdom. If that is in teaching a Bible study I do not know. If it is in some seminary classes that may be possible. We shall see. Anyways it is exciting to have Christian renewal. It is always fun to get back to it all. Peace to all.
So I have been thinking about ways to use this gift in my current state. The gift of knowledge is just the knowing of the Word in deep and it is given supernaturally. When someone has a spiritual question to me I can get at the answer without thinking. I just know. There is alot of stuff I know about current society and knowledge. The thing is, it is abundantly clear there is so much deception in the churches of today it stands out as bright as day to me and is kind of sad. I started writing a book on it a year ago. It is slow going but I think it will help all of us understand God's will more. However, I do not know what will become of it, but I just feel like this knowledge needs to be known by others. You never know. I have faith that what comes of it will be by design.
Anyways, so I am not sure about how to use my gift. I am sure I have been using it for myself. I can tell you that change is in the air, good change. For a while I had some resentment towards God about my business. I questioned why I went through all of it and the only answer I came up with was humility because pride was my weakness I learned that pride could destroy a man and lead him astray. So in due course of time I grew in knowledge of what was happening and why. Now I am ready to come back and do a ministry. But I now want to use my gift to further God's kingdom. If that is in teaching a Bible study I do not know. If it is in some seminary classes that may be possible. We shall see. Anyways it is exciting to have Christian renewal. It is always fun to get back to it all. Peace to all.
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7/28/2010 Play Date
Yesterday, B. participated in his very first playdate. There were 3 boys including him and 3 girls at the hostess' house, so it was admittedly fun. I watched B. interact with the other children somewhat and mostly observe the squeals, chattering, and whining. (By the end B. was doing some whining of his own). He does play fairly well with girls since he is not aggressive or with holding - I notice that girls can be aggressive also. He really enjoyed this LeapFrog play table that was just the right size for him to pull up on. I think we may have to invest in one of those. His second favorite toy was stackable cups that he preferred to hold onto and crawl around with. He interacted with some of the other mommies too - which was great to see since he can turn on his charm. I noticed that compared to other babies he had quite a bit more hair (which some mommies commented on) and the funny thing is that it is already beginning to curl. Will he have curly hair like mom? Yikes! He also looks older for his age, so some are surprised to hear he is only 10 1/2 months old. When I dress him and he stretches out from a nap, I just see this long skinny child with a little bit of baby fat. He may in fact be a skinny child - which wouldn't be bad for us since we would need to keep up with his little self. All in all he had a fun but tiring time. When he got home he konked right out after he threw a "I'm really, really tired" fit. In essence he went to bed a 6 pm. But the flip side is he woke up at 1:30 pm :( I think there is no hope for him sleeping through the night since he desires to go to bed so early. Even if you try to keep him up - he becomes extremely crabby. I have had some advice on it but it is a rare night when he does manage to go to sleep all night. It makes a huge difference for me since I would prefer to just get like 6 straight hours, than to be sleep interrupted. It just lags on my day. But no one said being a parent meant you would get unlimited sleep - so I'll just accept it until he gets older.....