I'm not the horrible Christian I thought I was. That it's something I need to be continually working on and knowing that most everyone else is in the same way was a huge relief. It isn't because I want control or I think he can't handle it.I JUST DON'T THINK OF IT till much later. I have given myself a lot of guilt over the years (and probably discouraged myself as well) because I struggle with turning to God with everything. Question to Consider: What can I do to remind myself to think about God and talk to him more often throughout the day?Ī very liberating thought for me in this chapter was that practicing the presence of God is a skill we have to develop and force (train) ourselves to do every day until it becomes a habit. So, excuses made, here's where I try to catch up.but I doubt I can post on 5 days right now. I spent the rest of the day planting flowers and working in the yard. Smiling, happy family members to have Mothers' Day breakfast together, attend church and walk through the flea market. It was actually one of those days when it would have been better if we hadn't. Not one of us was in a good mood, but we spent the entire day together. We ended up doing what he needed to do and then driving around and stopping at places we hadn't been before. Saturday Tim had to drive up to Johnstown and insisted we all go. Kinda helps make up for the huge mess I had to clean up this morning (spilled drinks and food and lots of garbage). Ah well, a sunny May evening at the ballpark, great seats and $5 hotdogs.not too shabby. Good thing it was also fireworks night so the folks got to see a very nice display. It was not a good game and it was over in slightly under two hours! It took us longer than that to drive to Pittsburgh. Well, they stood on the field while the Dodgers played. Friday night I drove one of 11 buses (over 600 people) from our school district to a Pittsburgh Pirates' game. I just haven't had the time to post lately. I really am reading The Purpose-Driven Life everyday. I don't know what else to do other than keep plugging along as I have been and allowing some time to heal. I've been burned and I'm still trying to find my place in a church so I feel like I'm not really connecting yet. My public worship right now is pretty reserved. Even though I don't do enough of it, it is accurate, authentic, thoughtful and practical. Right now I'd have to say my private worship is more pleasing to God. Question to Consider: Which is more pleasing to God right now-my public worship or my private worship? What will I do about this? God wants our bodies as living sacrifices because they are the tool by which our work here on Earth is done. If worship is mindless (vain repetitions) it is meaningless. Since we are all unique, we will all respond differently. Worship is your spirit responding to God's.

It must be based on the truth of scripture.

K.i.s.s. keep it simple stupid