The Musings Of A Lump Of Clay

Hi Ya’ll

I just wanted to invite youto a little project of mine, the first blog explains it all.  I would like any feedback, even negative.  Thank you!

http://animmodestproposal.wordpress.com

Have you ever wondered who they name Lorna Dunes after?  Well, I don’t know either, I suppose I could google it, but I probably won’t.  I do know a peach of a gal named Lorna.  She is one of the strongest women I know, and now, now folks, she reads my blog.  I have arrived.  Maybe I could get her into blogging…I’d like to know what she has to say. 

“You must know… surely, you must know it was all for you. You are too generous to trifle with me. I believe you spoke with my aunt last night, and it has taught me to hope as I’d scarcely allowed myself before. If your feelings are still what they were last April, tell me so at once. My affections and wishes have not changed, but one word from you will silence me forever. If, however, your feelings have changed, I will have to tell you: you have bewitched me, body and soul, and I love, I love, I love you. I never wish to be parted from you from this day on. “

If your heart didn’t just skip a beat…you are not female.

I love that one of the greatest love stories in history displays two totally imperfect people.

“…whoever will not receive you nor hear your words, when you depart from that house or city, shake off the dust from your feet.”  -Matthew 10:14nkjv

 So, at what point do you stop trying to give your words to the ones that you love, you know, the ones that are either backslidden or unsaved, the ones that you want to help, but won’t let you.  At which point of turning the cheek or being ignored (or whatever situation) do you just shut up, step back, and just pray?

Anyone out there care to give their opinion or example?

p.s. Jesus loves you.

This quote has always stuck in my brain…

Anyways, the Lord has been showing me a lot lately, and I have desired to blog…for me.  That is right, for me.  So, I will no longer fret about lack of comments, I am just going to pour out my heart, learn from myself, and be delighted to see any comments.  I have compiled a stack of books I am reading…so it will take me awhile. The  one I will finish first “Me, Myself and Bob” .  It is a great book, and I totally think that you should make your way over to you local Christian bookstore and demand it…so there.

Alright, that IS it. 

 You know, it is one thing to be afraid to call sin sin.  That in and of itself is a huge problem amongst the church.  We are so afraid of saying the wring thing and stepping on people’s toes that we turn our backs on the WORD of God.   It is totally another thing to sway so far to the other side that you misrepresent God.

I saw on the news this morning that a church from Kansas (I think) is boycotting and picketing the funerals of soldiers who have died in Iraq.  Not only is this tacky and unloving, but they are using the pain and sorrow of others as a platform to speak out against homosexuality.  I can barely believe this.  First we have churches who embrace people living a lifestyle of homosexuality when it clearly goes against the Scripture they claim to believe as the inspired Word of God.  THEN we have churches misrepresenting God so much that they are holding signs at FUNERALS saying that this is God’s punishment and that He HATES them!

I clearly remember John 3:16 saying that He sent His son to die for us out of LOVE for us.  Call sin, sin.  Call black, black.  But do NOT go out and misrepresent my Lord and Savior and make all Christian sound totally and utterly insane,not to mention hateful.

When will the church turn to God and what HE tells us?  When will we really read HIS words and take them for what they are?  Seriously, when will we hear a woman “pastor” teaching on the subject of women not being allowed to teach men?  When will they put down what they want to stick to what God has layed out?  When will pastors stop imposing their view of the spirit on others?  The Bible says not all men have the gift of tongues, so when will they stop putting others down for not having the gifts that they have?  I don’t speak in tongues, God has not given me that gifts, He has given me others, and that does NOT mean that I am living in sin, not as close to God as someone else.  WHEN, will christian colleges stand for the Scripture and stick to it?  Why are we so into differing views and raisin up pastors with flawed ideas?  We cannot interpret Scripture however we want, and it is never okay to misrepresent God.  Look at Moses, he misrepresented God when he struck the rock, and he missed out on the Promised Land.

 We need to pray for the church.  We need tio not be afraid to stand for what it right, and we need to NOT be afraid to show God’s love.  People are hurting.  They need to see God’s love, they need to see that even though they are in sin that God loves them and can heal them like nothing in this world can.

Please join me and pray.  It seems that we have stopped listening for that still small voice and have gotten caught up in our own agenda.  The life of striving to live in righteousness for GOD has turned into a lonely road.

So, I woke up this morning and realized it is getting to be my favorite time of year.  Sunny Califonia is starting to chill enough to wear a sweater or too, in fact, I was so cold last night that I wore an oversized long sleeve thermal shirt to bed!  I woke up this morning and sought out my kitten and held his warm little body close and listened to him purr.  THEN, then, folks, the clincher.  I was eating my faithful LIFE cereal and looked up to see a puffs commercial….A PUFFS COMMERCIAL.  I mean, when I hear the words “A nose in need needs Puffs indeed”  I knew it was that time.

I was going to apologize for not posting, but it doesn’t seem like my lack of postage has made a huge dent in the world wide web seeing as I apparently have no readers.  Go ahead, prove me wrong, COMMENT.

I was reminded today of another place in time.  A time about 6 years ago when my dad left home a misguided soul searching for what he thought would make him happy.  My moher and I were not doing so well, and were in search of anything that would lighten our moods.  On a particularly grey day, the rain was pouring, and we decided to wash the car—-in the rain.  However odd it sounds, it actually works, seeing as you do not have to rinse or dry.  We subsequently spent probably the funnest time ever laughing and throwing suds and water for all the street to see. 

Sometimes the Lord allows us ot go through hard times that will make us stronger. While it seems so hard, He still allows beauty in the shadows.

Oh…and dad came back  =D

So, today I was thinking about what I should post about.  I was  wondering how many people have been affected by breast cancer.  My mom was diagnosed May 1, 2006, and was recently declared cancer free.  This after five months of chemotherapy, a mastectomy and some reconstruction.  I cannot even begin to describe the pain and hardship we went through.  However, we came out stronger and more resilient.  The horrors my family experienced will never go away, but we got through it as survivors.

The scary thing is insurance companies.  My mother recently got something in the mail saying that insurance companies are making it harder for patients to get the drugs that they need to treat cancer.  They will only cover certain drugs, drugs that may be someone’s last hope. 

As a person who almost lost a loved one to cancer…I think we need to do anything we can to fight against people who care only about money instead of saving the lives of people who are loved.  What exactly that is, I do not know, but let’s do SOMETHING.

Forever His Clay ><>