An "AHA" Week
This week was in many ways a difficult one which is probably why I was in the mood to really listen to anything that would get me through it.
It started earlier in the week listening to the radio on my way home. I heard the story of a woman who was half Korean and all that she had gone through growing up and then how God brought her healing and so much change in her life.
The womans' name is Stephanie Fast and she was speaking on Focus on the Family.
She got me to thinking about some of my deep down pain and how I have been hanging on to it as if I deserved it instead of repenting and letting God begin to heal.
Next I remembered it was my turn to sing in church this Sunday and the same song kept rattling around in my head, "I'm in His Hands. So I sang this morning and had the congregation join me on the last chorus because I was about to disolve into tears.
Then I got beautiful emails from a couple of friends telling me how much I am appreciated.
then I read a friend's blog and she talked about how we tend to think the world revolves around us and it doesn't it revolves around God.
My response? ok God you have my attention, I am listening.
I have been so wrapped up in my own little world and that is wrong. There is a tendancy to take myself seriously as if I was somehow irreplacable and I know that is not true.
Now I am loved by God and my family and am truly blessed in many ways and I need to get myself and my problems into perspective. Making mountains out of mole hills has begun to take over in my life and it may literally kill me.
I need to change my focus and remember that God keeps His pormises so I don't have to worry about my job or my family or what people think of me.
This "AHA" week, may it long continue as I redefine who I am in Christ.
Thank you to all who have been a part of this "AHA" week.
— Kareen
Sun, Nov 19
Well Kareen,
I’m glad you were listening to God and I’m glad that I was a part of your “AHA” week!
Thanks for being available.
Love,
Carolanne
— Carolanne · Mon, Nov 20th , 2006 · 12:02am · §