Gone Fishin'

A dear friend of mine asked me to write on the topic of obedience and I obeyed. I am such a willing servant, aren't I? I'm being sarcastic but I do enjoy writing about my walk with God and my experiences -- so here we are. I remember thinking that I couldn't articulate obedience because it couldn't be taught, I see it as more of a heart posture but then I was reminded that I am not the teacher. Thank God for the Holy Spirit, our helper. Ultimately, it is God who works in us and wills us to do His will and follow His lead.  Philippians 2:13 As listed in Strong's Greek Concordance, the Greek word for obey is hypakouo: acting under the authority of the one speaking, i.e. really listening to the one giving the charge (order). I wanted to define it to get a better feel of what it meant in those times and how it was defined in one of the original languages of the Bible so that nothing is lost in translation.  The word reminds me of children being told to ...

Happy New Year All! We made it! Praise God! You didn't think it was by chance that you made it to see another year, did you? We are blessed to see another day, whether you believe in a higher power or not, He is the ultimate life saver and preserver and I am thankful to be here.  I remember starting off 2014 and feeling pumped, amped, hyped (I'm so NY, ha) about new beginnings and I was very eager to see what the Lord had in store for me in my second year of walking with Him. I was ready! Let's go God, me and you! 'Till the wheels fall off!  Such excitement, I know. I still feel that way but, and this is a huge but, somewhere along my journey I bought into the lie that everything would be hunky dory. I knew there would be some pain, some suffering (tis life) but the stripping and dying to 'self' daily (becoming selfless) - um, where they do that at?  I didn't sign up for that! Right? I mean, I kind of did and I knew that but I was hoping that I ...