I Surrender All. I Surrender All? I.Surrender.All. Last night we had a concert at our church. The group was pretty good but if you know me at all, you know I am not a fan of concerts. I mean seriously I have an Ipod and I can do so many other things while I listen to my Ipod but at a concert I just have to sit there and listen. Not my style! So anyways. As with any good Baptist concert there was an invitation. And of course we sang I Surrender All. It got me to thinking. Do I really surrender all? I mean really? Absolutely not. I am a fairly selfish person. I like things the way I like them because I like them that way! :) Just sayin... Do I want to surrender all? I think in theory as Christ followers we all want to surrender all. But in reality is this what I want? If this is really what I wanted wouldn't I live my life differently? What would my life look like if I really did surrender all? Oh my....it would look like me letting go of some serious control. That is a lot. It is hard. How do we do it? How do I do it?
SE
Monday, July 25, 2011
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Busy Week
It has been a busy week!! I'm house sitting for some family friends. Which has been really nice because they have a pool and its been about a million degrees outside this week!! Ok....it has only been like 104 BUT the heat index got all the way up to 126!!!! Thats hot. I'm done house sitting now so I get to sleep in my own bed tonight for the first time in a week. I missed my bed...no joke.
Anyways, it has been a crazy week of just some learning! God has really been teaching me to be where I am and to trust Him that I'm here for a reason. That is hard considering I loved my life in Fort Worth so much!! So, I'm working on not only being physically in Louisiana but also being here emotionally. Which means limiting my trips back to Texas....no more trips EVERY SINGLE WEEKEND. Also, that means becoming involved here and putting myself in a position to be used by the Lord. Not that He needs me to do that, but it makes life so much easier when we just go with what He wants instead of trying to forge our own way!!! Well, what does this mean? It means my life is about to get crazy!!!
Starting the 15th of this month I will be teaching the large group for the children's Sunday school at our church. I'm excited/nervous!! I was looking over the curriculum the other day and laughed when it said "remember your cowboy drawl." If you have ever heard me talk you know this will not be a problem. LOL. Sunday's are definitely going to be an adventure. I will be going to the service in the chapel at our church at 8 AM, Singles Sunday School at 9:30, and then teach kids at 11! Yes, that means I will be at church for around 4.5 hours on Sunday mornings by the time everything gets wrapped up. I'm excited (oh I already said that)! Then on Sunday evening I will be going to a class called Journey. We have been meeting for six weeks on Wednesday nights but are moving to Sundays. Well this is a 2 hour class (at least....we like to talk)! Needless to say Sundays will be long but good. I will also be involved in at least one if not two classes during the week but those are still developing so I will save that for later.
Another part of being here is just building relationships. That is the hard part for me. If you know me, you know I'm shy. Meeting new people isn't easy for me. My dad keeps telling me I just need to put myself out there. I'm trying...its hard. I miss my Ft. Worth friends and try not to compare everything to them! I've met some cool people at my church, and we are starting to hang out....its good. Well, I feel like I have rambled enough for the day so I will just stop! Ha.
More sidenotes to come.....
SE
Anyways, it has been a crazy week of just some learning! God has really been teaching me to be where I am and to trust Him that I'm here for a reason. That is hard considering I loved my life in Fort Worth so much!! So, I'm working on not only being physically in Louisiana but also being here emotionally. Which means limiting my trips back to Texas....no more trips EVERY SINGLE WEEKEND. Also, that means becoming involved here and putting myself in a position to be used by the Lord. Not that He needs me to do that, but it makes life so much easier when we just go with what He wants instead of trying to forge our own way!!! Well, what does this mean? It means my life is about to get crazy!!!
Starting the 15th of this month I will be teaching the large group for the children's Sunday school at our church. I'm excited/nervous!! I was looking over the curriculum the other day and laughed when it said "remember your cowboy drawl." If you have ever heard me talk you know this will not be a problem. LOL. Sunday's are definitely going to be an adventure. I will be going to the service in the chapel at our church at 8 AM, Singles Sunday School at 9:30, and then teach kids at 11! Yes, that means I will be at church for around 4.5 hours on Sunday mornings by the time everything gets wrapped up. I'm excited (oh I already said that)! Then on Sunday evening I will be going to a class called Journey. We have been meeting for six weeks on Wednesday nights but are moving to Sundays. Well this is a 2 hour class (at least....we like to talk)! Needless to say Sundays will be long but good. I will also be involved in at least one if not two classes during the week but those are still developing so I will save that for later.
Another part of being here is just building relationships. That is the hard part for me. If you know me, you know I'm shy. Meeting new people isn't easy for me. My dad keeps telling me I just need to put myself out there. I'm trying...its hard. I miss my Ft. Worth friends and try not to compare everything to them! I've met some cool people at my church, and we are starting to hang out....its good. Well, I feel like I have rambled enough for the day so I will just stop! Ha.
More sidenotes to come.....
SE
Friday, July 30, 2010
Hi!
Well, I started this new blog because I didn't want the old one anymore. Thanks to my friend Shelley for coming up with the name. I was at a lose for a name and this seemed like a good fit! This blog is really a way for me to get my thoughts out of my head and onto "paper". I like to write but hate the amount of time it actually take to write with pen and paper. Lets just say I write a little slow. I mean I can write fast but I'm not sure anyone could read it. Anyways, this is just my intro....more sidenotes to come.....
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