While sitting at an Independence Day celebration awaiting the evening fireworks display, a friend remarked, “I wonder how many of the hundreds of people here stop to think about the true reason we celebrate tonight. It is not about the fireworks or the cookouts. It is because a group of men drafted and signed a document that would ultimately lead to our nation’s freedom. Countless others believed in fighting for that independence—even though it cost many of them their lives.” I thought about his comments on the way home that night. I said a prayer of thanksgiving for our founding fathers, ... Read the Post
Archives for June 2010
Can You Hear God?
My 5 year old son asked me after we came home from church last week, “Mommy, how do we know God is talking to us if we can’t hear him?” This seemed to him and to me a fair question to ask. I had to think about how I would answer him. I laughed first at how cute he was and then said, “Well, you just have to be real quiet and listen to your heart where God speaks to us the most.” He and I have been very committed to our new relationship with God and our church. I am proud of his question, even if it is not quite on the right track. I asked him if he understood what I meant, and he said, ... Read the Post
Burdens and Yokes
I came across this in a Bible study recently. The study guide brought out the idea that a yoke harnesses two oxen to a plow—not one. Jesus’ yoke partners us with Him. We are no longer carrying our burdens alone. But the more I thought about this concept, the more I realized that this is no ordinary partnership. We are not giving the fullness of our burden to our friend or our spouse. When we are in these relationships, we at most enjoy an equal partnership or equal sharing of our burden. When we share a burden with Jesus, we should be giving the burden to Him. We shouldn’t be carrying it ... Read the Post