Reading between the lines

When turning frantically through the Bible for answers does not provide
When calling your minister doesn't provide significance
When prayers come back unanswered
Read between the lines

When you don't think food on the table, a roof over your head, or heat is enough
When you grow tired of those who won't leave you alone
When church grows tiring
Read between the lines

When you get bored, read Scripture and don't seek to answer questions
When you're done with that, watch the news and compare yourself
When you've done that, go back and ask
Is this between the lines

Listening

How much do we really listen to those around us? In an exercise in youth group, we had friends, colleagues, and even spouses share in a question and answer time in which they went into a time of intentional listening. During this time, there were facts that we learned about one another even though we really thought we knew people. Intentionality in those around us led to intentionality in sharing which led to intentionality to listening to God in a later exercise. How true this is of life, intentionality of listening to others can lead us to be intentionality in listening to God.
Cool stuff

Life's a changing

So since the last update
-We have one baby on the way
-We have one new car
-We have one new apartment
-We have lost 3 family members
-We still love one another

Moral of the story: Life is a changing and we remain blessed, but not favored...following but not fallen...amazed but not surprised...awed but not allover...working but not worked...open but not hollow...moral but not pompous...reading but not read...