Nuthin’

I read and spent time with Papa today, but I got nuthin new for today.  It was a great day, and O.C. was real good, but no new revelation for today.

Wind and Waves pt. 5

I really don’t have anything to talk about.  I am still looking at this wind and waves thing.  Right now I have nothing new.

Jacob still doesn’t get it

I read Genesis 29, 30 and part of 31.  I still am struck by how Jacob didn’t get it.  Jacob is the patriarch of the Twelve Tribes, shouldn’t he get it fron day one?  Shouldn’t he be walking around giving glory to God at all times?  I find it humorous that after the way he fought with Esau that he himself id deceived into marrying Leah and then after he gets Rachel he lives with continuous sibling rivalry.  God can be funny.

Anyway, Jacob makes a deal with Laban to get the spottled, speckled, etc portion of his flocks.  He then goes through some elaborate scheme to make the animals only bare spottled and speckled offspring.  Two things jump out.  First, Jacob is still conniving and deceptive.  Second, he believes that his superstitions are what make the animals bare the spotted offspring.  Did he forget that God told him he would bless him?  How bad must Esau have been for God to not have simply said “This guy is pathetic.  I’m going to be true to what I promised Abraham and Isaac, but I had better go try and do it through Esau.”  Throgh this entire process, Isaac never gives God the glory.  It is only what he has done that makes it all possible.  in 31 he does admit that God protected him during all of this.

I guess I have to wonder if we, if I, ever do this.  God has made promises to me about my future.  So, when things go well do I give God the glory or do I believe that it happened because of my abilities?  I can tell you this, I truly believe that without God I am nothing.  So, if I am not gving Him the glory, CALL ME ON IT!

Scared

In spending some time with Father and listening to my own thoughts as I did, I’ve realized that I have a pretty big fear of failure. I’m pretty sure that it’s the reason I haven’t finished school or started volunteering with youth. I’ve convinced…or allowed myself to be convinced that if I step out and try something I’m going to fail, and I would rather not try and fail, so I just don’t. I read a statement made by someone named Dr. Richard J. Krejicir on a site called “Into thy Word.” He said, “No fear of failure is the ability to take a risk and keep the focus and attention on our call and obedience!” I agree with that in my head, but by my life you wouldn’t know it. My question is this: How do you move past a fear of failure? If I’m scared like a little girl to step out, how do I take steps to work through it? Can you guys please help me with this, it may not be an internet sort of thing, but I’m kinda sorta tired of it.

Jacob didn’t get it

Genesis 28, Jacob takes a nap, has a dream/vision about angels going up and down a ladder, God speaks some promises to him and then he wakes up.  After waking up, he says “If God will be with me, and keep me in this way that I am going, and give me bread to eat and clothing to put on, so that I come back to my father’s house in peace, then the LORD shall be my God.”

Jacob doesn’t seem to really get it.  He seems lost.  He has deceived or manipulated his brother twice.  He has the blessing of his father, but it appears to mean nothing to him besides the monetary gain.  Now he meets with God and he gives an if/then statement.  I am very glad that God held up His end of the deal so that Jacob ended up making Him his God.  Otherwise, things might not have ended up so well.

Wind and Waves pt. 4

Shoe asked a good question on my last post that go me thinking and reading.  What causes the wind and waves.  The wind is caused by pressures of air that collide together and the direction is dependant on the Earths rotation.  The wind blows stronger and faster when the high and low pressure of the air comes closer together. Wind can also be thought of one way that the atmosphere moves excess heat around. All wind is, directly or indirectly, helping to transport heat either away from the surface of the Earth, where sunlight causes an excess of energy buildup, or from warm regions (usually the tropics) to cooler regions (usually the higher latitudes). 

Waves are caused by wind that blows and creates friction against the surface of the water.  Waves can also be cause by under water activity, like an erupting volcano or a shift in the earths surface which actually cause the biggest waves (tsunamis).  Waves are largest out in open water and then slow down and shrink when they get closer to the surface. 

As I started looking at this stuff some spiritual lessons were just obvious to me and still others I am asking Dad to reveal.

Our prayers

In Daniel 10:12, an angel comes to him and says that his words were heard from the first day he set his heart to understand and humbled himself before God.  But that he (the angel) was held up for 21 days.  ???  I don’t understand that.   But then in Acts 10:4 it says ,” Your prayers and alms have come up for a memorial before God.” 
From reading those passages it leads me to believe that ours prayers are said/made and then are like put in a “pot” so to speak.  And as one comes up, God looks at it and answers it.  OR  He answers it a but the angel get distracted or detained while bringing it.  I don’t think that it works like either one of this scenarios, but I don’t understand what they are trying to say.  Or doesn’t work like this?   I would love to get some ya’ll feedback on this.

Thanks and Praise

I read Galatians 2 today and also some of Philipians, which I read and prayed over my wife this morning. I do have some stuff I want to blog about on what I read, but as these last two weeks come to a close, I just want to praise God for what He has been doing in our life and in our hearts. He has really spoken some significant revelation and truth into us recently. This week has been amazing with my wife and with a heart of gratitude, I am thanking Daddy for leading us through some things together to get us to a place of greater understanding and intimacy with Him and subsequently, with each other. One of the most significant and also convicting things that God has said to me in this last couple of weeks, before I went on Quest, was that I don’t give my wife enough credit for being able to hear His voice and for speaking into my life on His behalf. This was huge for me, man! I don’t want to be like that! Daddy, in His faithfulness, worked this out with me while I was at the ranch and continues to do so. There has been some other cool things He’s spoken and revealed to me as well… so tonight I just want to say thank you Lord…thank you for your love…thank you for your goodness…your faithfulness…your mercy and forgiveness…your grace…your patience…thank you for your revelational truth…thank you for Jesus, who paid the debt that I could never pay and purchased my redemption on Calvary. I give you praise and I worship you because of who you are. Bless your holy name!

Genesis 28

Today I read Genesis 28.  It was good!

Being a Son

Today I took the day off and spent it with my son.  We built a fort in the living and racing go karts (very little) around the driveway.  He played in daddy’s truck (his favorite thing to do) and just had a great time.  He makes me laugh so much.  The thing that really got me is that he always want my attention or want’s daddy to go with him somewhere to play, and he does everything I do.  I mean watches me and mimicks the gestures my faces, my words, everything.  Even as I write this I am reminded of when Jesus said, “I only do what I see my Father do…”. 
That is what Isaac does, he wants to be like me.  He does things just make me laugh and has the most fun when I am there with him.  That got me wondering….do I do that with Father.  Do I pursue His time the way Isaac pursue’s mine?  You know, honestly I don’t.  No in the same way.  I do it more as a friend going to friend, rather than a son to a Father.  And well, that’s not all bad, BUT, that not the way it should be.  HE is my Father and I am HIS son.  My relationship needs to be that way.