In 25 hours my big sister, Kaitlin, will be walking down the aisle, saying her vows, getting kissed by her prince charming, dancing the night away, and then flying to Hawaii as Mrs. Harrison.
Kaitlin and Marcus have dated for 6 and a half years and let me just say that I absolutely love Marcus. Him and Kaitlin were made for each other and I'm so happy they found each other so early in life and have gotten to make so many great memories together before married life (and having lots of babies :) hehe).
But, as much as I love Marcus and as prepared as I should be, I would be lying if I said I wouldn't miss her being home with me, at least a little bit. If you know anything about mine and Kaitlin's relationship, you know that we have hardly ever fought. We have always gotten along really well...She always wanted to lead me, and I ALWAYS wanted to follow her. It has been a pretty sweet set-up. She has always been like a mother to me...I have went to her for almost every situation I needed advice for. She has been the best older sister anyone could ask for. We would sit up late every night and solve life's problems... and I'm going to miss that.
BUT, my selfishness for my sister ;) is far out shadowed by how happy I am for her and Marcus!! They have such a bright future ahead of them as a couple and I can't wait to play a part in it. I have been praying for them daily since they got engaged...that they would keep God their central focus and remember that He is the only reason they even get to experience the blessing of marriage. I have prayed that their love would be just as it's illustrated in the Bible: for Marcus to love her as Christ loves us--sacrificially and all-encompassing, and Kaitlin would love him with the kind of love Christ's followers have for Him--sacrificially and all-encompassing. They are going to make such a great team!
Friday, May 21, 2010
Sunday, May 2, 2010
RAIN
"The seas have lifted up, O Lord,
the seas have lifted up their voice;
the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.
Mightier than the thunder of the great waters,
mightier than the breakers of the sea-
the Lord on high is mighty." Psalm 93:3-4
Today is day #2 of flood2010 and I'm in utter amazement. First of all, I didn't even know it was possible for this much rain to fall over a 48 hour period, secondly, I never imagined there would be this much damage. This is unbelievable. But oh, the application that this flood has produced has been remarkable for my life (and many others, I'm sure).
You know the expression "when it rains, it pours"..yeah, I know you do, we use it all of the time because it is so true. Most of the time, in our lives, when one thing goes wrong..EVERYTHING goes wrong. I've had these moments in my life and I know that everyone else has had them too. And in those instances, most of the time I try to look ahead to the next big event in my life to detour my thoughts from how crappy my life seems to be in that moment. But, that's not what I should do..at all.
During my devo today, I read about "abiding in Him" and it talked about the fact that God only shines His light on TODAY. He doesn't shine His light on my life 10 days in the future, He only gives me knowledge for today. So, even if the moment does feel like absolute torture, the way to cope with it isn't to run from it and focus on future events, because God hasn't even promised me those events yet. Instead, I need to draw closer to Him, let Him love me, hug me, hold me. That's the only way to get through those tough days when the rain never seems to stop falling all around us. Because God promises that, "No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it."-1 Corinthians 10:13. God isn't going to give us more than we can handle with His help, so why do we let it get us so down?
Just like the verse in Psalms from the beginning of this post says: God is mightier than pounding waves and raging seas...He's got it under control!!
the seas have lifted up their voice;
the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.
Mightier than the thunder of the great waters,
mightier than the breakers of the sea-
the Lord on high is mighty." Psalm 93:3-4
Today is day #2 of flood2010 and I'm in utter amazement. First of all, I didn't even know it was possible for this much rain to fall over a 48 hour period, secondly, I never imagined there would be this much damage. This is unbelievable. But oh, the application that this flood has produced has been remarkable for my life (and many others, I'm sure).
You know the expression "when it rains, it pours"..yeah, I know you do, we use it all of the time because it is so true. Most of the time, in our lives, when one thing goes wrong..EVERYTHING goes wrong. I've had these moments in my life and I know that everyone else has had them too. And in those instances, most of the time I try to look ahead to the next big event in my life to detour my thoughts from how crappy my life seems to be in that moment. But, that's not what I should do..at all.
During my devo today, I read about "abiding in Him" and it talked about the fact that God only shines His light on TODAY. He doesn't shine His light on my life 10 days in the future, He only gives me knowledge for today. So, even if the moment does feel like absolute torture, the way to cope with it isn't to run from it and focus on future events, because God hasn't even promised me those events yet. Instead, I need to draw closer to Him, let Him love me, hug me, hold me. That's the only way to get through those tough days when the rain never seems to stop falling all around us. Because God promises that, "No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it."-1 Corinthians 10:13. God isn't going to give us more than we can handle with His help, so why do we let it get us so down?
Just like the verse in Psalms from the beginning of this post says: God is mightier than pounding waves and raging seas...He's got it under control!!
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