The name speaks for itself - Rhapsodies and Anecdotes. This is the venue in which I share (often ecstatically) personal stories about what God teaches me as I dive into His Word each day. I hope you like what I post and that it challenges you as it does me.

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Whatever you do and for whatever reason you're reading this right now, know this: I'm praying for you, reader. I'm praying that God works in your heart to draw you more and more to Himself.

1.28.2009

No Inhibitions

I was reading this morning in Psalm 12 and the Psalmist is asking the Lord for comfort and encouragement because he feels like he is the only faithful one left out there doing the work of the Lord (similar to Elijah or Ezekiel, I think?).

Anyway, contrast that with Acts 4 (which I was also reading) and it is the story of Peter and John before the Sanhedrin for healing and speaking in the name of Jesus.  The thing that struck me the most about this chapter in Acts was that when told to stop preaching in the name of Jesus, Peter answers,

"Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God's sight to obey you rather than God, for we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard."

Why is it easy to get me to shut my mouth about things I have seen and heard in my walk with the Lord?  Why am I not more bold about my faith?  I have faith.  I learn new things about the Lord and I try to apply them to my life.  Some days are better than most, but I'm praying for the courage to be bold because there is no excuse for me in my safe little world to not be bold about the faith I have, about the lessons I'm learning, about the magnificent God that I serve!
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1.26.2009

Long Time, No Blog

Incredible how long I can go with out updating this thing.  I have so much that I would write if I could only find the discipline to do so.  To some degree I would much rather sit down and spend quality time with the people who read this, or go share real life with people who are new and old...I agree with Beth on this one - it's great to update these things for the people who are far away and can't spend that much time with me and for the people who just want to know what's going on since yesterday - but at the same time I need to make a better effort to spend face-to-face time with the people I care about and invest in their lives in the here and now.

Anyway, I really just got on here because I was reading in Exodus about the crossing of the Red Sea and I saw a verse I hadn't seen before.

"And Moses said to the people, 'Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will work for you today.  For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall never see again.  The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent." ~ Exodus 14:13-14

How many times has my mouth gotten in the way of the Lord fighting for me?
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