Two things...maybe three
I am doing the Beth Moore study, Esther, in my Bible Study class on Thursday mornings and I am really enjoying it. I am wondering how fast I can get back after the baby is born so I don't miss much. :)
Two things really stood out to me today...
First, God loves our weakness because it allows us to NEED Him, to give Him room to step in. Obviously, He wants us to cloak ourselves in Himself and His strength but when we are trying to do it all ourselves and be "strong" we don't leave room for Him. When I am weak and acknowledge that it is Him that will fill that void He is delighted to step in and rescue me.
I can relate this to my relationship with Jason also. We're doing a sunday school Fireproof study and we just did a marriage conference last weekend so we are relating a lot to our marriage right now.
When I take care of getting everything done on my own, making sure everything is handled, I don't allow Jason to step in and be the leader in our home. Thus, he feels that I am "running" things and steps back and we create a little circle for ourselves that doesn't go anywhere productive. But when I allow myself to truly be myself and be "weak" in certain areas that are Jason's responsibility and domain then I allow myself to need him and allow him to be needed thus creating a great circle of leadership, submission and just good old working together.
It's so neat how the Lord allowed me to have such a tangible example to truly understand His desire to step in and care for me, to lead me and to be exactly what I need.
Secondly, the study reiterated for me, again, how much our past is important in who we are today. There might be things in our pasts that are difficult and things we have done that weren't right or that we would not choose to do again, hurts and wounds that we've experienced that we wished we hadn't - but those experiences create our destiny. They are what makes us who we are today. Our past, present and future create our destiny in Christ and His plans for us - how freeing! It isn't all a waste. Instead we get to know that we lived our past, and all the pain it entailed, because we are living out this incredible destiny that He has planned for us.
What reminded me of this neat revelation? Tonight I told Jason that I thought it was funny how keeping the baby's name a secret has been such a big deal wherever we go and it wasn't such a big deal with us not telling the other kid's names. He said he thinks it is because we actually know that she is a girl this time. With the other two we were able to say that we didn't know if they were girls or boys and that ended it but with this little sweetie it's harder to not know the name when you know she is a little girl. I told him I hope everyone likes it after all these guesses and wonderings.
He reminded me that it is the perfect name for this little girl and that our Father knew this would be her name long before we ever knew she would be created. Her destiny has been written since before the beginning of time. How awesome is that knowledge. This little life growing in my tummy has only been seen and known by her heavenly Father at this point. And here I am thinking that I am going to be jealous to share her with the rest of you in three weeks time...I can't imagine what her Father must feel...to give up the true intimacy He has had with her during this time. All those months of carrying her can't compare to all those months of CREATING her.
Ahhhh, what a wondrous knowledge to know that this little girl has been in His hands this entire time as He has woven her little body together for His purpose and in His image.
Oh, I can't wait to meet her!
Two things really stood out to me today...
First, God loves our weakness because it allows us to NEED Him, to give Him room to step in. Obviously, He wants us to cloak ourselves in Himself and His strength but when we are trying to do it all ourselves and be "strong" we don't leave room for Him. When I am weak and acknowledge that it is Him that will fill that void He is delighted to step in and rescue me.
I can relate this to my relationship with Jason also. We're doing a sunday school Fireproof study and we just did a marriage conference last weekend so we are relating a lot to our marriage right now.
When I take care of getting everything done on my own, making sure everything is handled, I don't allow Jason to step in and be the leader in our home. Thus, he feels that I am "running" things and steps back and we create a little circle for ourselves that doesn't go anywhere productive. But when I allow myself to truly be myself and be "weak" in certain areas that are Jason's responsibility and domain then I allow myself to need him and allow him to be needed thus creating a great circle of leadership, submission and just good old working together.
It's so neat how the Lord allowed me to have such a tangible example to truly understand His desire to step in and care for me, to lead me and to be exactly what I need.
Secondly, the study reiterated for me, again, how much our past is important in who we are today. There might be things in our pasts that are difficult and things we have done that weren't right or that we would not choose to do again, hurts and wounds that we've experienced that we wished we hadn't - but those experiences create our destiny. They are what makes us who we are today. Our past, present and future create our destiny in Christ and His plans for us - how freeing! It isn't all a waste. Instead we get to know that we lived our past, and all the pain it entailed, because we are living out this incredible destiny that He has planned for us.
What reminded me of this neat revelation? Tonight I told Jason that I thought it was funny how keeping the baby's name a secret has been such a big deal wherever we go and it wasn't such a big deal with us not telling the other kid's names. He said he thinks it is because we actually know that she is a girl this time. With the other two we were able to say that we didn't know if they were girls or boys and that ended it but with this little sweetie it's harder to not know the name when you know she is a little girl. I told him I hope everyone likes it after all these guesses and wonderings.
He reminded me that it is the perfect name for this little girl and that our Father knew this would be her name long before we ever knew she would be created. Her destiny has been written since before the beginning of time. How awesome is that knowledge. This little life growing in my tummy has only been seen and known by her heavenly Father at this point. And here I am thinking that I am going to be jealous to share her with the rest of you in three weeks time...I can't imagine what her Father must feel...to give up the true intimacy He has had with her during this time. All those months of carrying her can't compare to all those months of CREATING her.
Ahhhh, what a wondrous knowledge to know that this little girl has been in His hands this entire time as He has woven her little body together for His purpose and in His image.
Oh, I can't wait to meet her!
Wonderfully written Elizabeth. So very true.
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