Well, I did it. I have been wanting to set up this blog for a few weeks and here it finally is. Not sure why it took me so long. Actually, I do. It is because I have never set up a blog before. Wasn't sure what was involved, what technical questions or passwords I was going to have to figure out. So I just passed it off to the next day on my "to-do" list. I notice I have that pattern of avoiding things in general. The stuff I know how to do I get it done and cross it off the list. The rest of the stuff - not so much. I signed up to learn Spanish with a 6 months subscription for Rosetta Stone - 3 weeks have passed and I still haven't started. Spanish is hard for me so I say "I'll do it tomorrow" There is always something that I know how to do that I can do instead. See a pattern. I can also be like that with a difficult conversation with a friend or making a call to someone that I keep thinking about but do not know very well and the list goes on...
Well, I am going to celebrate this blog victory today. I hope you all try or attempt something that maybe you are avoiding. Maybe it is this whole "listening to God" thing that we are trying with this book. I hope that you do not just read "Walking with God" and say "that was a great book." We read great books all the time. My prayer is that you will act and do something intentional in your walk with the Lord. Maybe it is asking God a "simple question" and waiting for His response. Maybe it is saying no to the busy stuff of life and slowing down with Him. Maybe it is taking time to reflect and journal. Let's try something new this week and if you feel comfortable share a story with the rest of us on this blog or share it in conversation with whoever is doing life with you today. I would love to hear from you wherever you are at in this journey.
Kristine
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I'm excited to do this with everyone! Kristine, I think we can comment to your posts, but you have to invite us to be able to post our own posts. I'm in the non-blogger world of Kristine, so I'm not sure but think that is right.
ReplyDeleteI'm excited too...finally hunkered down and got the book -- I'm a little behind. But I'll start by saying that I didn't even get 2 pages into the introduction before God spoke to me..."if you succeed without Him, you'll be infinitely further from Him." Not that I am the queen of trying to find success in life...but there are so many times I thumb through life trying to "make it" from one thing to the next on my own. I have this mental list of to-do's in my head and if i've accomplished it, hats off to me for being productive. The list carries anything from laundry to work emails to a tough conversation with a friend...etc. Lately the "mommy" thing has kind of thrown me...the Lord has forced me into a place where i literally can't "succeed" as "mommy" without Him...who knew that it would take a sweet little girl to make me a little more humble? I don't want to live life intimately further and further from Jesus. My mind knows that but the way I walk through life says something different. I'm really excited to see how God moves me and changes me as I read this book and John's stories. I'm excited to take this journey with all of you (whoever you are!) too!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kristine! (Let me know if you and Lisa figure out how to post your own posts.)
I am also excited to do this with everyone. I've started, and am enjoying the book a ton! I've had the enjoyment of one evening at Starbucks with it, but that's been it so far. God has spoken to me though...how can he not! He also spoke to me about how when I succeed, I draw further from him, Jen. Funny how that may be a theme in a mother's life, and just a woman's life! I just loved being reminded that the purpose for our lives is intimacy with Him. I'll be honest...that's the last thing on my to-do list, if it even makes it on there. With three kids, a house that is perpetually dirty and disorganized, and many other pressures on my day, finding time to "get intimate" with Him is not a high priority...why? That's the purpose of my life, and I'm not doing it...
ReplyDeleteI also loved being reminded that he is in the business of reforming and transforming me. It hurts most of the time, but I truly love that he's not finished with me yet. Maybe by that time, I'll get that I'm supposed to spend time with Him as a priority!
I look forward to this journey with all of you, and reading what He's teaching you in reading this book. Thanks, Kristine, for organizing and starting a blog...I never would have attempted!
Like all of you, I am super excited about this book or really I should say journey. I made the mistake of starting "The Shack" right before getting this book so I am little behind (if you have not read The Shack, well, just do!!! it is amazing) I feel like God has some big things planned and I can't wait for it all to unfold!!! Thank Kristine for following God's voice and starting this up!!!
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