Falling In Love

I've had this on my heart for a couple of weeks now and wanted to share. Every morning on my way to work (I drive 45 minutes each way), I here this song on KLOVE. My relationship with God has grown in marvelous ways lately, due to struggles I have gone through, and this song has just touched my core.

So often, when people ask if we're Christians or if we go to church, our first response is, "Yes." Most of us probably grew up in church, whether it was Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Church of Christ, etc., because we grew up in the South. Church is wonderful, and I believe that it is a place that God wants us to be as often as we can attend. It is a place to worship Him, to learn, to grow, and to fellowship with other believers. But before we can do that, He wants a commitment from us; He wants us to fall in love with with Him much like we fell in love with our spouses or boyfriends or girlfriends. I remember that feeling so well; being willing to give up anything to be with this new person you love; being willing to change the negative things about yourself to please this new love; putting away the old loves of your life to concentrate and give yourself wholly to this person that you want to be with for the rest of your life.

That is what it feels like to give your life to Christ. To believe in Him and to accept the sacrifice of love that He so willingly made on the cross. The believe that He is the only person that can lead you, that can take your life and make it something better, that can save you from the person you were born to be...a sinner. To commit your life to Him, just as we commit our life to our husbands and wives and to promise to follow Him through everything. Because, if you don't know already, He loves us far more than anyone on this earth can or ever will. If you have not "fallen in love" with Jesus, if you haven't been "...caught up (and) called out..." in your relationship with Christ, I pray that you make that decision and begin following Him.

"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." Romans 3:23

"God demonstrates His own love for us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8

"...If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Jesus from the dead, you shall be saved; for with the heart man believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation." Romans 10: 9,10

Much Needed Update

It has been far too long, I know. Please forgive me, but with Henry so active and so many changes, I have not kept up. For a quick update: Henry is almost 17 months old and a mover! I am 27 weeks pregnant with our second and working as an advisor/instructor at a local community college. We are expecting this second one (sex unknown) at Thanksgiving.

I don't think Henry has any idea what to expect, but he loves babies, so maybe he'll enjoy being a big brother. Oddly enough, I'm not terribly worried about it. I am very excited to be expanding our little family. Satan has been attempting to attack my peace of mind lately, but God will pull me through.

Henry is proving to be very much the little "boy." He's has fallen and busted something on his face at least five times in the past couple of months. Today, for example, he fell forward off of a chair and busted his bottom lip. I am getting used to the blood, but will be glad when his reflexes catch up with his curiosity.

I know this was too quick, but for now it will have to do!