Monday, March 20, 2006

How Many Times?

My mom asked me recently "How many times will you have to start over?" Did she mean in love? In life? Both, probably.

Each time, I ended up with more than the last. Each time, financially and emotionally, I've been better off. And each time I lose all of my financial gains, my job, my friends, or my home, valuable lessons are learned.

Just this morning, the Purpose Driven Life (tm) devotional filtered its way into my in-box. The writer said:

"So how do you know if you are dealing in the success of God’s power? You are at risk; you are Johnny on the spot; you are way over your head; you are not completely sure what you are doing; you are acutely aware of your own weaknesses; you have ventured into a place where, if God doesn’t show up, you are a dead duck. Believe it or not, this is what the Bible calls: “walking in the Spirit.” (Don’t you love it?)"



So I guess that this time, along with every other time... I've been walking in the spirit.

Yay God.

1 comment:

Darlene Schacht said...

Awesome post. It's no wonder that Rick Warren had a major best seller on his hands. That book really speaks to people today. I loved it.