I feel like I talked a lot today. That’s not a bad thing, I suppose, though I do feel as though I used up my allotment for the day. I’ve heard it said that women use about 3x as many words per day as men. I might have even dipped into my quota for tomorrow.
My brother-in-law Joe flew into State College today, and since Bret Mavrich is still in town, we gathered at my house for some good discussion about life–following Jesus, wrestling with the mission of the church, and how we’re supposed to live as men. Good stuff. We don’t agree on every point, but I think that we’re all on the same page in terms of priorities.
Tonight our lifegroup hosted a couple who work overseas with a ministry that translates the Bible into other languages. They also have a heart for adoption and caring for orphans, so our time with them was sweet. Our lifegroup listened to their story, asked a bunch of great follow-up questions, and beat the heat with some ice cream. After all the lifegroupers departed for home, we got to sit outside with the couple and talk about things a little more in depth, sharing our adoption story and learning more about them.
To cap off the night, Kim and I had a good prayer time with Levi. It’s not easy being 15…but the Lord is faithful. When we go through tough times, it’s good to remember that he uses adversity to shape our hearts, to build character, and to rub of the rough spots in our lives.
Today’s Bible reading from the LifeJournal had me in James 4, where I read the following:
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you…James 4:7-8
Good stuff. The kind of stuff that you can draw confidence from, the kind of stuff that you can build on, take action on…
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