Cam is doing well at Grace college in Indy. He was on a break from his soccer training for a few minutes and I grabbed a pic outside the bookstore.Friday, August 27, 2010
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Friday, August 06, 2010
This week, I have been struck by several things every time I have had my quiet time with Jesus.. Can I share with you just a few thoughts I have had?
How often have I found joy in what I have done in my achievements. my passions, my victories, my family... my, my, my. But what is it worth apart from You, Holy God? "Unless the Lord builds the house, it's builders labor in vain." Unless You work through me, labors will be empty and meaningless. If I work so hard to serve my family and those around, but I do it void of any influence from You, Jesus, it is all just ugly and empty. Unless I abide and dwell in your Word I can do nothing... nothing that really truly matters in the light of eternity. Unless I follow after You, Jesus, my life will never bear fruit that will really and truly last. But when I live in Your grace and follow after Your heart, only then, will all this work here on Earth have any sort of meaning. Help me, Jesus, to store up my treasure in Heaven, not on earth... because those are the things that will last for eternity and will be passed down to the next generation...
(ps 127:1, Isa 65:19-23. Mtt 6:19-21 and Jn 15:5)
So? How do I do that? How do I seek after the heart of Jesus? How do I relinquish my will and my ownership? I believe, it's a daily choice to humble myself and become obedient to His commands... reading my Bible and making HIM a moment to moment aspect of my everything. My perfect little world and my hopes and dreams then become HIS everything.
"Not as I will, but as Thou wilt. To be able to say these words and truly mean them is the highest point we can ever hope to attain. Then, indeed, we have broken out of time's hard shell to breathe, not it's stale air, but the fresh, exhilarating atmosphere of eternity."
Malcolm Muggeridge (1903-1990)
How often have I found joy in what I have done in my achievements. my passions, my victories, my family... my, my, my. But what is it worth apart from You, Holy God? "Unless the Lord builds the house, it's builders labor in vain." Unless You work through me, labors will be empty and meaningless. If I work so hard to serve my family and those around, but I do it void of any influence from You, Jesus, it is all just ugly and empty. Unless I abide and dwell in your Word I can do nothing... nothing that really truly matters in the light of eternity. Unless I follow after You, Jesus, my life will never bear fruit that will really and truly last. But when I live in Your grace and follow after Your heart, only then, will all this work here on Earth have any sort of meaning. Help me, Jesus, to store up my treasure in Heaven, not on earth... because those are the things that will last for eternity and will be passed down to the next generation...
(ps 127:1, Isa 65:19-23. Mtt 6:19-21 and Jn 15:5)
So? How do I do that? How do I seek after the heart of Jesus? How do I relinquish my will and my ownership? I believe, it's a daily choice to humble myself and become obedient to His commands... reading my Bible and making HIM a moment to moment aspect of my everything. My perfect little world and my hopes and dreams then become HIS everything.
"Not as I will, but as Thou wilt. To be able to say these words and truly mean them is the highest point we can ever hope to attain. Then, indeed, we have broken out of time's hard shell to breathe, not it's stale air, but the fresh, exhilarating atmosphere of eternity."
Malcolm Muggeridge (1903-1990)
Summer winds down
Suza March featured brass section (far left)
Cam was asked to play along with the Blue Lake Northern Winds band that toured Europe. It was an honor to step in and play first chair. His director, Mr. Dobos is just amazingly gifted and we are excited thatTori will be under his direction thsi fall at OCS. What a whirlwind of a week!
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