Climbing Life's Mountains

Because I just have to talk about it . . . Every time I watch this video clip, I can't help but laugh. Even though I think it's funny, I also recognize the seriousness of it.  Did she really say, “When you worship and obey God, we’re not doing it for God, we’re doing it for ourself, that’s what makes God happy!” Really?!?!?! God has been dealing with me on the topic of worship at a time when I’ve been struggling with the whole church thing. We don't really have a church home right now and because of my husband’s crazy work schedule, it’s just been easier to stay home.   Don’t get me wrong, I am still growing in the Lord, listening to online sermons and reading my Bible. Sometimes I just enjoy sleeping in on Sunday morning and then listening to an online sermon while cooking dinner for the kids. Other times I just want to head over to the mountains and enjoy what God has created and Sunday afternoon is really the only time Mike and I have to go hiking. This has ...

So this girl who hates to read has read the entire Old Testament. As one of my Facebook friends always says, High Five That! My husband and I began in January with a one-year chronological reading plan. Mike has been reading on his phone but not me, I have to have Bible, pen, and paper in hand and somewhere quite. I have a hard time understanding what I read which is why I take notes and underline. Yes, I write in my Bible. My Bible has wide margins to lend itself to note taking and there are no chapter headings so I write in my own which I’ve done now throughout the Old Testament. To me the overall theme of the OT is about how disobedient God’s people were and how patient God was with them even though He got angry and I would guess very frustrated. Just like we get with our children when they don't listen and don't do what we tell them. I can just hear God saying, if you people would just do what I tell you to do, things would be so much easier. Why do you have to lear...