A Writers Block

I came across a thought this past weekend and realized I only had half of the idea. Kind of like when you go to your boss and say “this doesn’t work” and he tells you to go back and come up with a solution instead of just telling him the problem. Pain should not be the arrows we fling at God , the never-ending “why” questions, the shaking of our fists at Him, or the blame-game… but what should it be? In each of our lives we have experienced psychological pain, like when someone close to us dies or someone else hurts our feelings. However we experience this type of pain we choose whether to ignore it, nurse it, or heal it. In the first two choices, it is easy to be angry or bitter. “I can’t deal with this right now,” or “Why did you let this happen, God!?” Blame can play a big part in our lack of healing. What if pain is intended to help us build a bridge to God, taking us to the very presence of our Comforter and Healer, becoming a pathway to His grace and healing. Through Christ, the

Why don’t I run to my time with the Lord? When I’m there I am so full and so happy. At peace, even. But it seems like study time is the last thing I do in a day, if I do it at all. I was reminded today of His presence and love in my life. How did I go so long without really “checking in” with Him? I feel so dull and wall-flowerish when I'm not in communication with Him. I’ve started another Beth Moore study on Daniel and it hopefully has me back on track to feeling vibrant again. There were a bunch of moments when things hit home today but the biggest was the simplest. I need to be deliberate in being an influence in the world so that I can be prepared against the influences of the world. “If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything.” “You’re either with us or against us.” “It’s black and white.” Wow, is it really? Does that idea really go that far? It seemed like a natural progression of thought. And when it comes right down to it, I think it does go that far. We ar