let it settle in

Here's a thought to mull over. Sometimes you read (or say) these platitudes, knowing they're right, but not feeling that they're true. Sometimes we need to mull over the platitudes and let them settle into our DNA. Let them become part of the core of who we are and what we do.

So, let it settle in and remain with you this week.
God rejoices with us.

God rejoices WITH us. So when I smile...maybe that means that God smiles too. And THAT is a God I can get behind.

(Except not literally. Metaphysical reasons.)

(I had a line in there, originally, about how that means that God weeps with us too. But...truthfully, I'm not going there tonight. Because he does, and it's good...but tonight - let's rejoice. You won't be alone.)

(Yeah, I went there and said that).

Get Up and Walk Around

Sometimes we get rooted in monotony.
Sometimes it hurts to look at the lives of the people we minister to.
Sometimes we are uncreative.
Sometimes it seems like we are just repeating ourselves.
Sometimes it seems like no one is listening.
Sometimes we aren't listening.
Sometimes we get stuck.
Sometimes we become complacent.
Sometimes we end up being okay with the status quo and forget about why we do what we do.

Sometimes we need to get out of bed and walk around.
Take a walk today, around your neighborhood, your ministry areas, around what energizes you. Take a wide-eyed look at the signs of the Holy Spirit around you. Listen to some good music, turn off Facebook and get up. Walk around. Get the blood moving. Pray. Buckle down.

As the husband reminded me this morning, the easiest way to wake up starts with getting out of bed and walking around.

So I groaned. I got out of bed. And I woke up.
Sometimes we just need to get moving.

10-Day Chip Proof? 12 hours in and I think not. >:(