Saturday, December 5, 2015

My Defining Moment

In Shelia Walsh's book "5 Minutes with Jesus", she talks about a woman that she ended up sitting next to on a plane.  A woman who was reading one of her books.  The woman talked about how she felt stuck.  Shelia asked her why and she told her it was a long story.  Don't we all have them?
Shelia told her she wanted to hear the long story, but give it to her in 5 minutes. In her book, she says, "I have found that this exercise effectively reveals what we consider the most significant moments in our lives."

I decided to do that.  What would be my story in 5 minutes?

Of course the main thing I thought of was my sin.  That was a defining moment in my life.  Changed my whole world.  That's what I was hanging on to.  What I did.  That's how I defined myself.

Today, I'm giving myself a new defining moment.  March 16, 2015.  (Look back at that post)


Day I decided to tell God, "I'm back!"  

It's been quite a journey since that moment, but today marks yet another defining moment.  
I'm no longer living in my old self.
I am redeemed
I am restored
I am greatly loved by God.  

My defining moments will no longer be what I did, but what God has done in my life.
It's about Him.  
His healing
His love
For His glory

Friday, December 4, 2015

Be the one

Be the one that soothes my soul
Be the one that kindles the fire
Be the one that brings me to life
Be the one that loves all of me
Be the one that puts me first
Be the one that seeks me
Be the one that pursues me

Be the one that I pursue
Be the one I can't live without 
Be the one I love completely
Be the one I put first
Be the one I think of first 
Be the one I I live for
Be the one I take every breath for

Heavenly Father
Be the One