Whew.  It’s been like a pep rally around here.

I like a good pep rally.  My man does, too.  But then he’s right back into practicalities.  That’s why he’s so good for me. 

Been thinking about this verse:

“Do not be deceived:  God cannot be mocked.  A man reaps what he sows.  The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from that Spirit will reap eternal life.”  (Galations 6:7&8)

And this one from our group’s study:

“Sow for yourselves righteousness,

Reap the fruit of unfailing love,

And break up your unplowed ground;

For it is time to seek the LORD,

Until he comes

And showers righteousness

On you.”

(Hosea 10:12)

I’ve been reaping what I’ve sown (or not sown) in a couple of areas. 

On the way to my class yesterday, I told God how I haven’t been doing anything extra to learn some new moves to keep the Low Impact class fresh for those ladies.  Nothing.  Then my supervisor showed up on a whim to evaluate me.  It went fine.  But after class she mentioned I should learn a few more steps to keep it fresh.

Gulp.

I hear You, God.

Maybe doesn’t seem like a huge deal.  But I want to love those women well and put forth excellent effort in my job.

So there’s that.

Then I’ve had this nagging feeling about how the boys have had too much screen time lately.  Mostly because I’ve had too much screen time lately.  So been convicted about pouring forth my best energies into those two little souls. 

And, finally, in light of all this money & giving talk:

“Paul said,

‘I do not mean that others should be eased and you burdened, but that as a matter of equality your abundance at the present time should supply their want, so that their abundance may supply their want, that there may be equality.  (2 Cor 8: 13-14, emphasis added)

What an astonishing principle for modern ears.  In essence, Paul is suggesting a certain economic balance among the Christian community. 

Now Paul is not seeking some kind of precise financial leveling.  Gospel liberty was too deeply embedded within him for such pharisaical gymnastics.  But he is pointing to a generosity of life that cannot rest in abundance while others suffer in need…

….  But  …….

Grace and latitude should mark our relationships.  All too often we can injure each other unduly in our zeal for justice and truth and righteousness.  The spirit of condemnation can creep into our relationships terribly subtly.  We can begin to look at each other’s possessions with a mental calculator. 

But there is a more excellent way:

We simply need to be with one another, loving, supporting, caring. 

Of course we live and speak the truth as it has been given to us, but the business of straightening each other out belongs to God, not us.”

Freedom of Simplicity, pgs. 189, 190, 193

Anyway, all this to say:

God’s Word is our standard.  The Holy Spirit is our guide. 

Let’s listen to Him, knowing He will never direct us to something that is contrary to His beautiful, flawless, revealed Word.

Have a great day!