Deconstruction

Have you ever gone to a retreat, camp or simply a good morning at church and you loved how you felt inside? Only to have the circumstances around you fall apart and you wished you were back in that place where you felt refreshed? It's normal and if God is doing a really good thing in your life then the enemy doesn't want it to continue. Maybe you are like me and He doesn't want the retreat to end. God wants to keep teaching me, sanding me. You know, the rough edges that hurt other people and get in the way of becoming more like Jesus. I dug up this picture up to show how yucky it looks when there is deconstructing going on. It's the "before" picture of my kitchen wall. I'm one of God's projects. Are you? Praying for you!

Be bold! Leave a comment about your own deconstruction!

More about this subject soon! Read aholyexperience.com today. Really good!

Good Stuff

At retreat I mentioned Sheila Walsh and we listened to two of her songs. Two days ago, Ann Voscamp posted a devotional from Sheila Walsh that's so good. Take time to read "When It's A Bummer, It Might Be Perfect".

Also if you are interested in talks by Timothy Keller, go to Youtube and look for Timothy Keller sermons. "Getting Out" is the one with the Red Sea story, and Counterfeit Gods is his fantastic talk about idols.

Lastly, yesterday I glanced at the T.V. in our main dining room at work and the View was on. The young Christian woman on the panel was holding up a "Jesus Story Book Bible" showing all the viewers my favorite children's book! I also saw it in the hands of a Haitian orphan child's hands, living in a Compassion orphanage! Amazing! You can't stop God's Word!

Ann Voscamp's blog

Hi friends! Take some time to read Ann Voscamp's blog this week. We talked about worry on Saturday and you might like her piece called When you are tired of worrying from February 28th. I also love Kings and Queens by Audio Adrenaline. She's got lot's of good stuff lately! Check her out.
Blessings-Janice

Zip Codes

We are frequently asked for our zip code, as we go about doing our errands. And often, when I repeat those 5 numbers, I think about the places around my neighborhood- the two rose gardens where my grandkids and I have smelled countless roses, the architecture of a beautiful old bungalow, and the local library. Because I have been dwelling in Romans 8, I have been thinking about my real address- my real life! Romans 8: 9-11 reminds me that I live in God’s realm- the realm where the Holy Spirit tells me that I am alive because of Christ’s righteousness. Then it reassures me that I will have an eternal life in Heavenly realms. Wow! I like that zip code! “…you’re real life is hidden with Christ in God.” Colossians 3:3