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Friday, September 21, 2007
Friday, September 14, 2007
How do you feel about your temple?
Romans 12: 1- "Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship."
I Corinthians 3:16- "Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?"
We are so familiar with these verses but do we really ponder what they mean for our bodies? These verses have really been laid upon my heart this week as I live life. I'll share a little of what I've been thinking about.
The obvious reference that people make is that we should not dump junk into our bodies....eating lots of junk food is not presenting our bodies as the temple of God. The case can be made for other things as well: drugs, cigarettes, alcohol, etc.
These verses are also thought of when instructing our young girls how to dress. Dress modestly because you are the temple of God.
I also see an additional view on these verses. We need to look at how we carry ourselves and what we say about our bodies. If you were presenting an actual offering to God, you would not say, "well it's alright but Abraham's is so much better" or "Look how terrible my offering looks!" No! We would want to give Him our very best and we would be proud to present it to Him and hope it is worthy of Him.
The same can be said about a temple. Would we build a temple and then disgrace it by saying, "It's hideous! I don't want it to be in pictures!"? No! We would be pretty proud of that temple and want to show it off to the Lord!
This has made me look at not only how I treat my body but how I offer it to the Lord. Why would I present my body as "substandard" when it's to be dedicated as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God? I could go on and on but I will close for now!
Have a fabulous weekend!
Sarah
I Corinthians 3:16- "Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?"
We are so familiar with these verses but do we really ponder what they mean for our bodies? These verses have really been laid upon my heart this week as I live life. I'll share a little of what I've been thinking about.
The obvious reference that people make is that we should not dump junk into our bodies....eating lots of junk food is not presenting our bodies as the temple of God. The case can be made for other things as well: drugs, cigarettes, alcohol, etc.
These verses are also thought of when instructing our young girls how to dress. Dress modestly because you are the temple of God.
I also see an additional view on these verses. We need to look at how we carry ourselves and what we say about our bodies. If you were presenting an actual offering to God, you would not say, "well it's alright but Abraham's is so much better" or "Look how terrible my offering looks!" No! We would want to give Him our very best and we would be proud to present it to Him and hope it is worthy of Him.
The same can be said about a temple. Would we build a temple and then disgrace it by saying, "It's hideous! I don't want it to be in pictures!"? No! We would be pretty proud of that temple and want to show it off to the Lord!
This has made me look at not only how I treat my body but how I offer it to the Lord. Why would I present my body as "substandard" when it's to be dedicated as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God? I could go on and on but I will close for now!
Have a fabulous weekend!
Sarah
Sunday, September 9, 2007
CONTENTMENT
Webster.com defines it as “satisfied.”
Or the source that many use regularly, Wikipedia, defines contentment as “the neuro-physiological experience of satisfaction and being at ease in one's situation.”
The Bible mentions contentment a few times (see verses below) and Paul says he learned the great secret of being content in any and every situation.
“Being content whatever the circumstances” is a tough thing to do.
Am I really content? There are things I love about my life and make me so happy but are the three things I am waiting to happen keeping me from being content now? Am I truly thankful for what I have now even though I don’t have those things or may never have them? I think I’m content but then something happens that makes me think again. It’s a struggle and one that has been on my heart this week.
Pray for me as I explore this in more detail.
Thanks,
Sarah
Verses mentioning contentment:
Proverbs 19:23: The fear of the LORD leads to life: Then one rests content, untouched by trouble.
Phil 4:11-12: I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.
I Timothy 6:6: But godliness with contentment is great gain.
Or the source that many use regularly, Wikipedia, defines contentment as “the neuro-physiological experience of satisfaction and being at ease in one's situation.”
The Bible mentions contentment a few times (see verses below) and Paul says he learned the great secret of being content in any and every situation.
“Being content whatever the circumstances” is a tough thing to do.
Am I really content? There are things I love about my life and make me so happy but are the three things I am waiting to happen keeping me from being content now? Am I truly thankful for what I have now even though I don’t have those things or may never have them? I think I’m content but then something happens that makes me think again. It’s a struggle and one that has been on my heart this week.
Pray for me as I explore this in more detail.
Thanks,
Sarah
Verses mentioning contentment:
Proverbs 19:23: The fear of the LORD leads to life: Then one rests content, untouched by trouble.
Phil 4:11-12: I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.
I Timothy 6:6: But godliness with contentment is great gain.
Friday, September 7, 2007
It's a Girl!
Don and Christy's baby GIRL
was born today at 1:37pm!
Ava Diane
9 lbs 10 oz
22" long
Congratulations!!!
was born today at 1:37pm!
Ava Diane
9 lbs 10 oz
22" long
Congratulations!!!
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Can't wait to find out!
Please pray that everything goes smoothly for our friends, Don and Christy, in Nebraska.
Tonight, they were checking in at 5pm to be induced as today she is officially overdue at 42 weeks!
We all have been eagerly awaiting this baby and on top of it all, the gender is a surprise so of course we can't wait to find out if Baby Fellows is a boy or girl!!!!
Tonight, they were checking in at 5pm to be induced as today she is officially overdue at 42 weeks!
We all have been eagerly awaiting this baby and on top of it all, the gender is a surprise so of course we can't wait to find out if Baby Fellows is a boy or girl!!!!
Monday, September 3, 2007
Happy Labor Day!
I hope you had a wonderful and restful Labor Day!
We had a great weekend this week. My mom came down to TX and we went to the Star Wars exhibit in Fort Worth and it was very cool! All three of us are Star Wars fans and it was great to see costumes and props used in the movies as well as models used to plan how to shoot certain scenes.
On Saturday, we took a road trip to Corpus Christi. We were there two days and had a great time. It was rainy but we enjoyed ourselves!
Here are a couple pics from our weekend.
In Corpus Christi:
I love being at the beach!
We had a great weekend this week. My mom came down to TX and we went to the Star Wars exhibit in Fort Worth and it was very cool! All three of us are Star Wars fans and it was great to see costumes and props used in the movies as well as models used to plan how to shoot certain scenes.
On Saturday, we took a road trip to Corpus Christi. We were there two days and had a great time. It was rainy but we enjoyed ourselves!
Here are a couple pics from our weekend.
In Corpus Christi:
I love being at the beach!
The view from our room!
In Ft. Worth:
Luke's original landspeeder from Episode IV
C3P0
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