I received a chance to get to know who God is. So I unwrapped the gift of God that I had been given in its original form and low and behold, I had received (albeit a well intentioned gift) a "God Box". You probably have one too. Its all wrapped up nice and neat and explains God in a way you can understand and fits Him ever so compactly into this manage-able portion that we humans can understand. The only problem is that all of the things that fit neatly into that box, only give you a fuzzy picture of the true God.
DISCLAIMER ALERT: I AM BY NO MEANS CLAIMING I HAVE GOD FIGURED OUT, I DO NOT.
I am saying right here and right now that God is unwrapping the gift I received and He's showing me all the things I didn't know. Its kind of like the PDA my husband got for his birthday... Its got this really cool game on it, and everyone in the house is always asking for the chance to play with the toy. There is a problem with that thinking.
#1. It IS NOT A TOY. ( We hear this a million times a day if we hear it once)
#2. We have NO IDEA how cool this little gizmo is unless we read the instructions and if necessary ask the guy who owns it, "hey what all does this thing do that we can not possibly understand without some help from you?"
We often see God this way. We view Him in a way that only shows us one part of who He is and even the part we see isn't a full picture.
Lately I have been reading some literature that is pushing against what I have in my God Box. What I am finding is, that now that the wrapper is off, God CAN NOT AND WILL NOT fit into that box. I gotta wonder, 'How'd they get Him in there to begin with?'.
Monday, May 17, 2010
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Friendship For Grown - Ups (Book Review)
Friendship for Grown-Ups
Lisa Whelchel
Lisa Whelchel takes an honest look into her life and discovers that she lacks true friends. She discloses in a very open and vulnerable way why she did not have the true emotional bonds that women generally share with one another. Ms. Whelchel plainly walks a path that brings her to points where, if she chooses, she can know other women in the profound and life changing vehicle of friendship. Using scripture and personal, sometimes painful, stories Lisa shows the reader how to experience friendship in a more intimate way.
‘Friendship for Grown-Ups’ was written in a manner that allowed me to imagine Lisa actually saying the words to me; as if she were personally present in the room.
I have always thought that I have much to offer in my friendships. After all, I am loyal and affectionate, and I also know how to just ‘be’ in a moment. This book made me re-examine myself as I read. I found there were places where I had not been the best friend I could have been. I felt challenged to return to my cooled relationships and reaffirm them. I realized I couldn’t wait to get to my next women’s bible study group so I could share what I had learned.
I wrote down the gems that spoke to me most on the first read through, and I have already recommended this book to several of my friends.
Thank you to Thomas Nelson for this complimentary copy of ‘Friendship for Grown-Ups’ so that I could preview it.
Lisa Whelchel
Lisa Whelchel takes an honest look into her life and discovers that she lacks true friends. She discloses in a very open and vulnerable way why she did not have the true emotional bonds that women generally share with one another. Ms. Whelchel plainly walks a path that brings her to points where, if she chooses, she can know other women in the profound and life changing vehicle of friendship. Using scripture and personal, sometimes painful, stories Lisa shows the reader how to experience friendship in a more intimate way.
‘Friendship for Grown-Ups’ was written in a manner that allowed me to imagine Lisa actually saying the words to me; as if she were personally present in the room.
I have always thought that I have much to offer in my friendships. After all, I am loyal and affectionate, and I also know how to just ‘be’ in a moment. This book made me re-examine myself as I read. I found there were places where I had not been the best friend I could have been. I felt challenged to return to my cooled relationships and reaffirm them. I realized I couldn’t wait to get to my next women’s bible study group so I could share what I had learned.
I wrote down the gems that spoke to me most on the first read through, and I have already recommended this book to several of my friends.
Thank you to Thomas Nelson for this complimentary copy of ‘Friendship for Grown-Ups’ so that I could preview it.
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