"The Great I AM"

Apparently sermons notes is becoming a regular thing for me.  I think it's a good thing.  I will continue as long as I'm getting value from it. 

This weeks' scripture was from Exodus 3:1-15.

God appears to us everyday if we recognize what we see.  He is in our everyday lives.  We just need to recognize it.

The ground is Hole when we recognize God is present.

He doesn't call the qualified.  He qualifies the called.  God will be with you.  God was with Moses in his work; He will be with us too.

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This was so wonderful for me Sunday after I'd written about this in my paper journal earlier in the week.  It had a slightly different turn to it, but along the same lines.  I'd read a portion about it in Becoming More by Lysa TerKeurst.  The summary a section of the book I read this week was that if you want to see God in your life, you will.  And you will learn and grow to see him in your life more and more if you seek him. 

Kitchen Towels

I have two towels in my kitchen that I just adore. 

The germs one is a gift from a dear friend of mine.

The second, I bought from Mercy House Global.  Check them out!

https://mercy-house.myshopify.com/

Flowers

Elinore picked little clover flowers out in the yard the other night.

She brought them in to me as a gift and told me: "Since I wasn't at your wedding, I wanted to bring you these mom."

First Day of School 2017

Caden, grade 5
Caleb, grade 5
Elinore, preschool

One more hug!

When we go to leave the house without Ruth, she comes running after us saying in her sweetest little 2 year old voice.  "I need to give you a hug!"  "One more hug!"

And I melt and hug and hug and hug some more.  :)

"A Child is Born"

Sunday's sermon was titled "A Child is Born." 

I only took notes on a single bit toward the end of the sermon that resonated with me.

What can ordinary people do to live out their faith?  Use our gifts, serve God.

Ordinary people make a difference in our lives.  We can do that for others too.

Job - Thoughts

As I've been reading through the Bible I take two different kinds of notes.  The main page, or the page on the right side of the composition book I'm using is my notes on what's happening; the story, what I'm reading.  On the back of the other page, or the left side I write things I'm thinking or that drive points in the Bible home, or things I ponder on more.  These are the left page notes from Job.

• Job didn't blame God when bad things happened. - How quick am I to blame God?
• Satan appeared with the angels, twice.
• I want to be a friend like Job's friends that come and sit with him for days just to be with him.  (Not the part where they go on to give him bad advice!)
• Job suffered because he'd been strong in his faith; lean in to Jesus when it gets hard.
• Job 8:7 "where you began will seem unimportant because you future will be so successful." (Bildad speaking)
• The book of Job is a long conversation between friends about God.
• Job & those speaking to him are seemingly getting tired of these long speeches and debates, but they continue.
• Job sees God as the cause of his pain; his friends see sin as the cause of his pain.
• Wisdom/understanding comes from the spirit, not age.
• Job's friends give bad advise & blame his sin for his suffering, but God is growing and testing Job.