So… Do you think I did it?
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Our vacation spot in Asheboro! :( but… its nice to be able to share some time with my parents until monday. Heres a few pics I got of Caleb & Taite I thought id post… I took them at a field near where we stayed… they came out ok :) the field was pretty scary though… I was waiting for a snake to bite my heel HAHA. ![]()
Seriously, how did my baby get to 3 months so fast?… CRAZY!! Owen has def. had some big changes lately! 1. He has lost his newborn look :( & here he is now at 3 months…. He looks more like a “baby” to me, than a newborn now… He goes to the Dr. for his 4 month check up… we missed his 2 month :-\ – so ill know more then on his percentages. I think its fun how each month he changes… last month I thought he favored Caleb more… this month I see more of Taite in him. I think he def. has Taites eye shape… but his eyes are still green instead of blue or brown. He has Calebs hair for sure!! and I think Calebs eye brows :-) Its so fun having all boys. Sleep?? Hes done fantastic for the past week!! Sleeping 5 hr stretches, 6 hrs… and last night he had an almost 9 hr stretch!!! He is drinking close to 6 oz at a time… doing very well on formula. Hes super content. ADORES being worn… Oh and hes still in size 1 disposable diaper. This morning Ive been thinking a lot about people I know who are believers… who have let Satan take the victory recently… Im not writing this to point fingers! This does not apply to one given person... but I felt led to share my burden with this… From things like believers putting sports… hanging out at the pool… coming before Christ & the church. How are we suppose to raise our children according to the Word… and to see how important Christ really is in our lives… when we’d rather skip church and hang out at a pool or sleep in? I understand we sometimes need a vacation.. thats understandable… but I honestly dont know how someone can profess to be a believer… yet not desire this… and skip sunday… after sunday… after sunday. If they did this and had no conviction Id really begin to question their salvation… because as a believer, Christ is the CENTER of my life… not the caboose.
Where spouses put themselves at #1… forgetting what their choices may do to those in their family… having unforgiveness in their hearts… Things may not always go “our way”… but that is no reason to throw in the towel and want out. Marriage IS NOT EASY.. and I will be the 1st to admit we have our problems… but to think divorce is the answer for being unhappy… or a way out because you don’t “feel” the same… is foolish! Seek counsel no matter what!!! Don’t just give up and harden your heart to your spouse thinking theres no way to save things… Through Christ there is always a way!! and I have seen situations where pornography infested marriages have been saved through counsel and LOTS OF PRAYER! When we marry we do not make a covenant with just our husband… BUT WITH GOD! Christ HATES divorce… and theres good reason. I had a friend share with me this afternoon this song… and It was so strong!! I had to share it. Really listen to the words. *The wedding photo I took at my friend Aliesha’s wedding… I just love that picture of them and thought it go well with the post.. they are still newly weds but you can totally see how important their commitment was on their wedding day.* Update to post:
Since writing this post… I have since gotten email… after email.. from people thinking I AM JUDGMENTAL because of the above post. & leaving a few other choice statements to me as well. I want to clarify ONE thing. I DO NOT THINK YOU ARE LOST IF YOU DO NOT ATTEND CHURCH. BUT… I am not going to sit here and say I think Christians shouldn’t be involved in a church body. As one of my husbands fav. pastors John MacArthur wrote: “Active local church membership is imperative to living a life without compromise. It is only through the ministry of the local church that a believer can receive the kind of teaching, accountability, and encouragement that is necessary for him to stand firm in his convictions. God has ordained that the church provide the kind of environment where an uncompromising life can thrive.” Since becoming a believer back when I was 15… I honestly could not imagine my life not in fellowship with a church. Now maybe thats just me. But I am not going to numb down what I believe to be TRUTH according to Gods word… My heart aches for those who do not know the Lord… I pray that the Lord would reveal to those in our church body the importance of worship… the importance of accountability and discipleship in the church. Sure the church is full of hypocrites, and sinners (Im one of them!)… and lost people… but that should only push us more as believers to speak truth and serve in a local church! I am going to CLOSE the comments on this post. But I will end with this scripture:
If you dont attend church, fine. But that scripture right there does a lot better job at summing up what I wanted to say. - Scripture taken from a sermon by John MacArthur called: Living in the Light |
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