crucified to set me free

so in discipleship meeting on tuesday daniel and i talked about the fruit of the Spirit. old news, right?? well sort of. i decided that if it really was second nature i’d like to see myself in action. so leaving out goodness and faithfulness (darn 7 days weeks) we decided to take the other seven, one for each day. wednesday was love so in my best efforts with love written in bold on my hand i went about the day in the lovingest manner possible. skipped lunch with some friends and a certain special friend because i needed to be going to the local high school to minister to some students there who come to LightZone, the ministry at the local boys and girls club on thursday nights where we bring the Bible and Jesus to the kids, so i left to go there. at the high school i talked to a guy who was struggling to believe in heaven and hell. said he believed in God but lived his life however he wanted. so talked with him about that and where he was misguided and explained what i believe. really good talk. but then we had to leave. told him to come to LZ the next night. that night i went to watch the lunar eclipse with two friends and “her” which was awesome. we sat out under the stars and the moon and wow, it was amazing. God is Creator. without question. but then i got home at 12:05am and God was just like, “hey guess what?? today is thursday and it’s time for you to learn about joy!! use this trial to get closer to me. go!!” mom was writhing on the floor in pain from her back and just moaning and it was not a good thing. our physical therapist who is also from our church came out when i called and stayed till two. i ended up sleeping in dad’s bed because he is gone and mom was on a mattress in the bathroom. anyway. she is still immobile. but boy did i learn joy. i think God was just like, “love?? check. joy?? try this on for size.” but friends galore have been offering and supporting and He is faithful through Scripture and blessings. Today is Friday and today is peace. check out the post right before this one, verse 24, for the latest revelation from God about that. pretty sweet. tomorrow we attack patience. ironic that dad gets home tomorrow night?? i think not. God’s no dummy. hopefully it didn’t take mom pinching a nerve to teach me that!! i love learning.

focus on Christ. only He has all the answers. He has the words of eternal life. Thank you Jesus for helping me push me problems and distractions to the wayside. the narrow road for me.