Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Who Am I To God?

During and after a brief bout of the ‘flu’ - (thankfully, I’m feeling better) I always ponder the things of life a little more than usual. Sometimes I believe that God uses these times of ‘imposed quietness’ to refocus my thinking, and sometimes, my present lifestyle. It has been a whirlwind of a summer. Honestly, spending two and half days on and around the couch was not my plan for the last week of summer vacation. However, in between long naps, I read, prayed and fellowshipped with the kids….from a safe distance, of course.

A special thanks to Bob for ‘filling in the gaps’ while I was doing the snooz-a-rama.

I spent a significant amount of time thinking about who I am to God. Dearly loved child, the ‘bride’ waiting for her bridegroom, unworthy sinner transformed by grace and mercy. Those were some of the realities that ran through my mind. Do I always embrace those realities as they are stated in God’s Word? Unfortunately not - but I’m doing better. I was reviewing the story of Job. A man of integrity, blameless, favored by God. And God felt the same about him when things were smooth, as when things were unbelievably challenging.

I know it’s hard for us to fathom how important we are to our Abba Father. But, that doesn’t change the fact that we are……adored, highly valued and never beyond the reach of His hand.

Posted by Lisa at 05:41:57
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4 Responses to “Who Am I To God?”

  1. Amy says:
    August 19, 2008 at 10:13 pm

    awesome blog Lisa :)

  2. Anonymous says:
    August 21, 2008 at 12:55 pm

    Hmmm, apparently we are reading the “same book” wonder where you got it? It too has been speaking to me. My son Chris was saying something one of his prof’s said about the book of Job.He said “what if that book was written as a “story” and not actually about someone real? It bothered me a lot. How could anyone make up a story like that?

    Glad you’re feeling better!

    Becki

  3. Anonymous says:
    September 5, 2008 at 4:44 pm

    Glad you are feeling better. Great post. A good read for me today.
    T
    http://www.theartfullife-tina.blogspot.com

  4. Anonymous says:
    September 11, 2008 at 3:26 pm

    Lisa
    I did not know that Dan Meininger had died until just this moment. I had dropped out of touch with him over the last few years since I have moved further away. Dan was instrumental in my life a few years back. My story is much like the story of so many others that he has helped. I don’t know what to think at this moment and I feel a sense of sadness and guilt because I didn’t contact Dan when he was apparently dieing. My name is Stephen McLaughlin - pastorstephen@peoplepc.com. I am the Pastor of Milan Friends Church 2018 Mason Rd. Milan Ohio. The way I stumbled upon your site was in doing a search for Dan’s name on the net when I couldn’t get him on his old phone number… As Dan would say at a moment like this, “I’m stunned!”

    Stephen
    pastorstephen@peoplepc.com
    Huron

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