Lil Tracy Theissen got married last weekend... woot woot
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Do you work out?
If you are constantly eating and never working out bad things happen.. Your spiritual life is the same way. You can go to church all you want and get spirtually fed, but if you never work out what you learn in church you're missing what putting faith into action is all about... So my question to you is.. do you spiritually work out? where are you connecting and ministering to people? Where is your spiritual gym? My goal: To look like this guy with my spiritual workouts
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
NEVER turn your back on the enemy!
Andy & I are doing a Beth Moore video series together on Monday nights called "When Godly People Do Ungodly Things." Last night she was talking about putting on the full armor of God.
Ephesians 6: 10- 17
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes.For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Did you notice as you read this that there is NO armor for your back? I had never realized that before. Beth told this story about how she was in Africa and she was able to pet these lion cubs. She went on and on about how cute they were and how they weighed about 100 pounds and their paws were bigger than her hand.. yadda yadda. When she was getting up to leave the area that they were in the Lion keeper said "TURN AROUND"... she had her back to them as she was walking out. Again he said "TURN AROUND" after she did he went on to say "Never turn your back on the enemy." This hit her really hard. These animals may have been only cubs, and they may be cute but they are still predators and they will often attack from behind.
Satan is the same way. "Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour." - 1 Peter 5:8
So Beth draws attention to that fact that we can put on the full armor of God daily.. but we must still be aware of our unprotected backs. NEVER TURN YOUR BACK ON THE ENEMY!
Let us take from this to always be on our guard against Satan. He often attacks ourselves and those we love when we least expect it.
Ephesians 6: 10- 17
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes.For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Did you notice as you read this that there is NO armor for your back? I had never realized that before. Beth told this story about how she was in Africa and she was able to pet these lion cubs. She went on and on about how cute they were and how they weighed about 100 pounds and their paws were bigger than her hand.. yadda yadda. When she was getting up to leave the area that they were in the Lion keeper said "TURN AROUND"... she had her back to them as she was walking out. Again he said "TURN AROUND" after she did he went on to say "Never turn your back on the enemy." This hit her really hard. These animals may have been only cubs, and they may be cute but they are still predators and they will often attack from behind.
Satan is the same way. "Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour." - 1 Peter 5:8
So Beth draws attention to that fact that we can put on the full armor of God daily.. but we must still be aware of our unprotected backs. NEVER TURN YOUR BACK ON THE ENEMY!
Let us take from this to always be on our guard against Satan. He often attacks ourselves and those we love when we least expect it.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Like a Whale at Sea World......
So, I go to water aerobics at the gym twice a week. I started going to this class because my friend from church was pregnant and didn't have a "buddy" to go with. So I went with the mindset "this will be a piece of cake" .... WRONG! I was SWEATING IN THE POOL!!! The next morning after class I felt like I have paddled down a river for like a year. Anyhoo... I've been all about water aerobics UNTIL last night at class something became very clear to me. The pool is located in the FRONT of the gym and has windows to the outside and windows to look into the pool AT THE FRONT DESK... which means that EVERYONE WHO COMES IN AND LEAVES THE GYM LOOKS IN!!! After about the 50th adult and 20th child stood at the glass and stared and pointed, I realized I'm no different than a whale at Sea World. Everyone gathers around the glass to look at the creatures in the pool... Me and Shamu.. we have something in common!
Its too stinkin hot here!!!
It is going to be 102 here today... that is ridiculous! There is nothing worse than getting into my vehicle in the middle of the afternoon and burning my hand on the steering wheel and then on the metal of my seat belt! UGH!
Saturday, May 2, 2009
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