Some Stuff I Need to Tell You
Wow. My last post was heavy, huh? Didn’t mean for it to be. Sometimes I just have to purge the fire in my bones and when I read it later I wonder what I was thinking. I hope you heard my heart and that you know it bleeds for you. I’m really not an angry, snot-slingin‘, maniac though in print you may feel the need to wipe off the screen. I guess what I’m trying to do here is make up to you if I came across belligerent. I’m not sorry for what I wrote because I was compelled. I’m just sorry if it came across harsh because you couldn’t see the concern that motivated it. (Nobody has communicated this by the way…it’s my own tendency-to-second-guess-myself speaking here. And I’m not fishing for reassurance either. Just doin’ some truth tellin’.) To make myself feel better, I’ll just claim Luke’s verse that he preached Sunday morning and say it is because I am jealous for God’s people, his women specifically, that I get all bent out of shape. I just can’t stand to see you (or myself) a compliant victim.
Pat Benatar’s “Hit Me with Your Best Shot” just popped in my head. That couldn’t have been from Jesus.
Anyway, I really intended to lighten the mood by making you a little video clip as a reminder for our Spectacular Sin Book Club beginning on Monday, but the truth is my hair isn’t cute today and why would a girl video herself with a less than acceptable ‘do?
Anyway, what I was going to tell you is REMEMBER OUR BOOK CLUB STARTS MONDAY! If you are participating, have your Introduction read. If you aren’t playing along, please read anyway. I think you will still be able to gain from the conversation. Missy and I talked on the phone this past week (while she was on the way to Beth’s Houston Bible Study – I’m so trying to get over my envy) and I can tell you we are equally thrilled and equally unsure the best way to present this material. I think we have a great game plan: We’ll alternate leading weekly discussions and determine what we are going to do next by attempting to outdo the previous week. HA! I’m SO KIDDING! Just messing about the typical way we females do things – in comparison with one another instead of going to God on a thing. That’s a total rabbit – let’s not chase it.
In all seriousness, I love that crazy Missy and can’t wait to team up with her to dig into some meaty doctrine. My prayer is that we’ll serve it up hot and that you will throw aside any tendencies toward theological vegetarianism. I have no idea what the heck I just said but it came to mind so there ya go.
In other loose ends, I’m about to determine the winner of the John Piper Conference tickets a day late. I’ll have the winners posted Saturday. Can’t wait to see who gets to travel to Minnesota to hear all the fabulousness!
GAH! I just deleted my signature again!
And this is the perfect post to tell you to be sure and read my post from last night! :-)
And can you give us a button for the book club?
New to your blog and I love it. Will visit often.
No apologies….no regrets…NONE of it. Yesterday’s post was spot on and sometimes we all need to hear it straight up. I didn’t get any snot on me…just a good dose of His truth! Preach on!
Carrie
OK, I had to go back and re-read the previous post because I thought I missed something. I certainly didn’t get any “harsh” sense from it at all, the first time OR the second. Just good, sound, solid WORD both times!
Intro read…check!
Heart prepared for great conversation…check!
Eagerly awaiting Monday…check!
Xandra
I know you werent fishing for reassurance but please be reassured, God is using you!
I know that when Jesus spoke it came across as hard hitting and right to the point. I say… Bring it on!
And I laughed out loud at your pat benatar bit!
thanks!
I was actually stopping by to thank you for yesterday’s post. You have nothing to apologize for.
It may not be more peaceful, but it is definitely easier to live as a victim. Sometimes I need to be reminded that as a daughter of the King I have no business living as a captive.
It has been a rough few weeks, and this was a message I needed to hear.
~Bethany
Can’t wait for Monday! I had such a hard time restraining myself and ONLY reading the introduction! This should be categorized as cruel and unusual punishment… what a tease! :)
Never apologize for being obedient to God! If He was leading you to say it then it needed to be said.
I have been going back and reading your posts on the married to the ministry surveys. As a PW I have them to be very enlightening and even funny. I would love to connect with other PW – it’s good to have common ground…
In Him,
Beth
I’m glad you’re not apologizing and I can totally relate to the whole second-guessing thing. I do that myself a little too often!
Oh and I am SO EXCITED that you will be speaking at the A Woman Inspired Conference!!!
I just THOUGHT it was for me the first time I read it…..I think He was actually preparing me for things to come. About 12 hours after we chatted Thurs. morning Madeline and I had the confrontation I have known would come but have dreaded for years. Nothing serious, but enough to leave me hurt, sad, bitter, and defeated……or flat on my back.
Thank you for your post and your prayers!
Love ya~ Brooke
……..and I will RISE! (I hope.)
Lisa, I needed the exhortation from yesterday. Actually the Lord has been giving it to me for the last couple of weeks, and you merely reinforced it. For too long I’ve let the stabs and wounds of ministry (we’re going through a very difficult situation right now!) paralyze me and sap me of my JOY! I’m thankful to say the Lord is bringing me up out of the Valley and back to the Mountaintop!
Oh, I just wanted to add that I’m REALLY looking forward to the start of the Bible Study!!
Yay! Can’t wait for Monday! The Introduction left me about ready to preach! (Can you imagine just how scattered a sermon THAT would be?)…as for your previous post, I thought it was perfect! You really should stop second guessing yourself. You should know by now that if you “get in somebody’s business” they are going to tell you….no second guessing required!
Much less work worrying about it! ha!
Ready for Monday! And the intro blew me away and like Deedra, I was just ready to preach it. See ya on Monday!
You have NOTHING to apologize for. You’re doing just fine, keep on keeping on!
Enjoy the blog! You make me laugh and make me think – a good combination I think! You’re doing good – keep it up!