The Glory of Christ

 

Pondering and rejoicing in this truth today…

The Christian Gospel is about “the glory of Christ,” not about me. And when it is- in some measure- about me, it is not about my being made much of by God, but about God mercifully enabling me to enjoy making much of him forever.

-John Piper, “Seeing and Savoring the Glory of God”

2012

“God is the God of our yesterdays. It is true that we have lost opportunities that will never return, but God can transform this destructive anxiety into a constructive thoughtfulness for the future. Let the past rest, but let it rest in the sweet embrace of Christ. Leave the broken, irreversible past in His hands, and step out into the invincible future with Him.”

-Oswald Chambers, “My Utmost for His Highest”, Yesterday

Questions One Must Ask

For example, my little brother, the great intellectual.

as the sun goes behind the cloud,
"Is it getting dark out already?"

when a singer on the radio came on,
"what is he saying?"

while peering down into his snack this afternoon,
"Do you think God likes peanut butter and pretzels?"

My Own Personality

“I am not, in my natural state, nearly so much of a person I like to believe: most of what I call ‘me’ can be very easily explained. It is when I turn to Christ, when I give myself up to His Personality, that I first begin to have a real personality of my own.”

From Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis

counting blessings of being me in Christ…

#409-421

school over on the college front

mailed off books

finals finished

deep breaths and prayers

finding… seeking and finding…

green everywhere

work!! in an economy where many are searching for work that they enjoy, I feel so blessed to have found a job I love!

sneezing at all the green everywhere :) and Claritin to help

khaki pants

new bank account and checks with my name on it

my messy desk

my favorite big NWC sweatshirt in the morning

windows wide open

 

blessings on this beautiful Monday!

Kaye

blessings... in the summer?

90 degrees.
That’s what they are predicting for today.

And all I can say after a long MN winter is YES!

Counting blessings with Ann as the sun climbs higher…

(no pictures today, just a bunch of links in the list to check out...)

#367-408

classes over
planning a senior year
1st week at new job
 building my library
C.S. Lewis quotes- "I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else".
trucks talking on my desk
a clean floor
willow tree angles
R in that sideways Twins hat
"from this one place..."
Colossians 2: 6-7
that He's in charge

watching L and M skip rocks across the pond with their slingshots
new slingshots
bald eagle soaring over house
piano back in the living room
R and Kira, or Henry and Mudge
ice cream cones on the front lawn
scrapbook supplies
the lady at my new job who talked to me about going to the symphony
the "Basket Test" :)

her smile
her dress and at-ti-tude
claritin for these allergies of mine
warm oatmeal cookies
:) on emails from friends
patient friends teaching me
invites to grad parties on the fridge

learning new things at the new job
knowing God wants me there
frogs
L looking at the stars with me
running inside from watching stars after hearing a coyote...
water in glasses always on the counter
FAITH

Kelsey's patience with my questions and willingness to answer them all... thank you!
deep breaths
Keens
muddy feet
my smiley dog- the Tick Taxi
talking to R while new bandaids are going on... and the trust that has grown between him and our family
Bob and Gob- R's owls


Blessings to you this wednesday!
Kaye

Searching for the Lampost and Cair Paravel…

Can’t chat long today…

snow fell last night…

and Narnia awaits discovery…

Off searching for the Lion of Judah this advent weekend…

Kaye

From Dreaming To Waking- C.S. Lewis

“This is how I distinguish dreaming and waking. When I am awake I can, in some degree, account for and study my dream. The dragon that pursued me last night can be fitted into my waking world.