Well, it seems I've been ignoring this blog for a while now. Sorry about that. Busy running the other one and getting stuff off to publishers. Leah is an incredible help on that front.
The big news is we're headed across the country to Virginia in October. I will finally get to prove to my friends that Leah is real, not a robot I made, and hopefully convince them she's not an actress I paid to have a wedding with me. They might subject her to various sanity tests, but she's a trooper and is willing to go through with them if need be.
Yay for visiting friends!
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Trust
Whom do you trust most in the world?
For me, that's easy: I trust my wife. I would have no problems giving her access to all the money I've made, complete access to my secrets, or putting my life in her hands. I've done the first two and I effectively do the third every time I sleep next to her or ask her to drive.
It's odd that trusting God is a more difficult thing for me to do. He has more power to work good in my life than Leah does. He's proven Himself good by giving me her, saving me from my destructive thought patterns, giving me money while I pursue a writing career, blessing us at every turn, and protecting us from more than we know. By those same blessings, He's proven that He cares about me personally and wants the best for me.
Why then do I still have such a hard time having faith? Our money has been blessed. We actually have more in savings now than when we got married. Some of that is people giving us wedding money, some is from her old employer needing for part-time work for a few months, and some is from totally unexpected sources, like the IRS. God has been providing, but the human side of me is wondering how long the blessings will hold up and what I'm going to do to provide for my wife and I.
This is not an inspirational post. It's kind of just a get-it-out-there post because I need to get out of my own way and trust in God. He's been providing for us so far. There's no reason to believe He'll stop so long as we're in His will.
For me, that's easy: I trust my wife. I would have no problems giving her access to all the money I've made, complete access to my secrets, or putting my life in her hands. I've done the first two and I effectively do the third every time I sleep next to her or ask her to drive.
It's odd that trusting God is a more difficult thing for me to do. He has more power to work good in my life than Leah does. He's proven Himself good by giving me her, saving me from my destructive thought patterns, giving me money while I pursue a writing career, blessing us at every turn, and protecting us from more than we know. By those same blessings, He's proven that He cares about me personally and wants the best for me.
Why then do I still have such a hard time having faith? Our money has been blessed. We actually have more in savings now than when we got married. Some of that is people giving us wedding money, some is from her old employer needing for part-time work for a few months, and some is from totally unexpected sources, like the IRS. God has been providing, but the human side of me is wondering how long the blessings will hold up and what I'm going to do to provide for my wife and I.
This is not an inspirational post. It's kind of just a get-it-out-there post because I need to get out of my own way and trust in God. He's been providing for us so far. There's no reason to believe He'll stop so long as we're in His will.
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
A Lover, Not a Fighter
I don't know how well you keep up with politics. I do a little, partly because of the poisoning of the northern VA climate, and there have been some major developments over the last week, most notably the striking down of DOMA and the Texas filibuster on the vote to restrict abortions.
I'm not going to get into these decisions or what I think of them. This is not a political blog. What I will say, though, is that anger if you're against what happened doesn't help. Jesus had the power to call down legions of angels to do His bidding, even if His bidding was to kill every last living creature on the planet. He could have taken over the Roman Empire in a day if He'd wanted to, destroying all temples and idols, showing people His glory and how they should worship Him.
You never see Him do that, though. He didn't even run for a city office. He wasn't about trying to change the law; He was about trying to change hearts.
The only thing He did about the law was fulfill His own because that's the law that mattered to Him. He paid taxes and lived by Roman laws, yes, because He knew God had given the Romans power over that part of the earth for a period of time, but He wasn't concerned with what laws they enacted or fighting them if He didn't like them. He wasn't campaigning against those who were for the disagreeable laws or appealing to have His case heard. He simply loved others and He could do so because He followed a higher law.
He wants you to live as He did. This means that we're not to concern ourselves with what laws our government puts out as much as following His laws: love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength and love your neighbor as yourself. Fighting against those who disagree with you is not letting His love flow through you. Love changes people far more easily than fighting. If you want them to live and believe like you, show them the love they could live with rather than the anger they want to avoid.
I'm not going to get into these decisions or what I think of them. This is not a political blog. What I will say, though, is that anger if you're against what happened doesn't help. Jesus had the power to call down legions of angels to do His bidding, even if His bidding was to kill every last living creature on the planet. He could have taken over the Roman Empire in a day if He'd wanted to, destroying all temples and idols, showing people His glory and how they should worship Him.
You never see Him do that, though. He didn't even run for a city office. He wasn't about trying to change the law; He was about trying to change hearts.
The only thing He did about the law was fulfill His own because that's the law that mattered to Him. He paid taxes and lived by Roman laws, yes, because He knew God had given the Romans power over that part of the earth for a period of time, but He wasn't concerned with what laws they enacted or fighting them if He didn't like them. He wasn't campaigning against those who were for the disagreeable laws or appealing to have His case heard. He simply loved others and He could do so because He followed a higher law.
He wants you to live as He did. This means that we're not to concern ourselves with what laws our government puts out as much as following His laws: love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength and love your neighbor as yourself. Fighting against those who disagree with you is not letting His love flow through you. Love changes people far more easily than fighting. If you want them to live and believe like you, show them the love they could live with rather than the anger they want to avoid.
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