The other day I was purging my phone’s text message inbox when it dawned on me that I find it to be a rather cleansing experience. I had gone through and unlocked some messages I had been saving in an attempt to feel free of those words or sentiments. So, I was keenly aware of exactly what words were dissapearing from my phone forever – never to be retrieved again (at least in my lack of technical knowledge there is no retrieving them again). As the little symbol showed the messages were “Erasing”, I felt strangely free, a sense of finality.
And then it hit me, as brief a time as it took to erase those messages, it takes even less time for my Savior to erase much worse from me than those little messages. All I have to do is confess my sins to Him, and in my mind I can see the little “Erasing” word and symbol going to town, faster than lighting. Such a blessing to feel that kind of cleansing, to embrace His forgiveness. To know that I don’t have to be who I was just one second ago or wait for new year’s resolutions. I can start over Now or Now or Now or any Now I want when I look to Him to give me a fresh start.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
It's That Time of Year!!!
Hoodies, college football, hot apple cider, pumpkins, beautiful leaves, and time to turn on the fireplace again! I love this season in Ohio!!! I think I could live in it all year long…
And this year, for only the second time in my life, fall did NOT mean the start of another school year…oh what a blessing to spend my time void of studying, classrooms, and reading endless textbook pages.
This fall season is a new chapter of fall seasons for me. I’m finally settling in to a contented routine of ways to fill up my time post-school, and I’m pretty happy about it!
And, although this season is a time to prepare our Ohio world for the quiet, resting period of winter with no life and no movement, I am looking forward to all of the ways my very much alive Lord will move in my life throughout this season and those shortly to follow.
And this year, for only the second time in my life, fall did NOT mean the start of another school year…oh what a blessing to spend my time void of studying, classrooms, and reading endless textbook pages.
This fall season is a new chapter of fall seasons for me. I’m finally settling in to a contented routine of ways to fill up my time post-school, and I’m pretty happy about it!
And, although this season is a time to prepare our Ohio world for the quiet, resting period of winter with no life and no movement, I am looking forward to all of the ways my very much alive Lord will move in my life throughout this season and those shortly to follow.
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