Learning

Ok everyone: this is going to be an earful (or in the case of a blog, an eye full) of things I have learned in the past couple of weeks.
The following is from one of my favorite websites: www.myoneword.org "God is the only one who gives us the desires of our heart. By thinking our thoughts- by taking control of our minds- we go on the offensive against the enemy. This clarifies our perspective. Our struggles don't come about randomly or by coincidence. There is a purpose behind it an a natural path with a definite direction. The thoughts that trip us into temptation don't just randomly show up. They have points of origin. When we allow our thoughts to stay long enough to take root, they can then lead to great physical and emotional pain. Surrendering this thought is a declaration that you are seeking God as your source for life, fulness and joy. We do this through reflex thinking- when a thought creeps into our head, we capture it and surrender it over to God, regardless if it takes one time or a thousand to deal with it. Stack each thought up against your standard. It is not enough to eliminate your old system of thought- it must be replaced with a new system. This is why it is so crucial to understand what it means to bring every thought into obedience to Christ."
"Change will always be met with resistance. Maturity is found in those moments when we embrace the struggle by facing it head on. Our transformation is a process in which struggle is inevitable and resistance is expected. This struggle, this resistance, builds strength, but only when we surrender to God. God wants to meet us in the midst of our struggle."
All of those teachings are so beautiful and so meaningful. It is taking me some time to truly make them a part of my life, but the time I take to do so is time I would not change. We all have the time we need to do what our Heavenly Father would have us do. We can never really use the excuse "I didn't have time." What we really mean when we say those words is that we chose to do something else instead.
Here are some hilarious things I got to hear and laugh about this week. One morning when I was at D's school, a little boy came up to the secretary/nurse/knower of all things and lamented, "A bee stung me for no reason!" I did not laugh in his presence since I did not want to embarrass him, but it was SOOO FUNNY. I got to wondering if he had been stung by a bee before "for a reason." And everytime I have told the story this week, I laugh even more. How many of us have ever been stung for a reason?
This week at school was teacher appreciation week, and one day, I was cleaning up the teacher luncheon. I brought home a box that had had a cake in it, and M asked, "Are we goin' to sing Happy Birthday to the cake?" I never thought about it that way before, but to little children, it probably does seem like we are all singing to the cake, especially when it is all decked out with candles! So after opening the box, we sang happy birthday to the cake!

Love you all, thank you for your prayers, K