Rise and Sing by (Steve) Fee

New Post

Sometimes you need a hard kick in the bottom to realize you’ve got to change something...whether small or a big deal, sometimes you need a jolt of reality to get you to take some action. I have had a few such weeks and got a big ol’ kick in the pants recently. This has forced me to evaluate how I’m doing life now, in the present…with work, as a mom, a sister, a daughter, a friend …and how that could affect how I do life in the future…as a wife, as a mom, and as a friend, sister, daughter, and employee. Something had to change. I was hit with the realization that I was trying to carry everything myself…but I was dropping things…stuff was getting broken as it fell…I wasn’t being incredibly loving in my interactions, and people were getting hurt as I continued to try and carry myself through this life on my own. Even though my mind knows that’s not how a relationship with Christ is supposed to go, my life was being lived out in such a way that someone who didn’t know me probably would have no idea that I claimed to have a relationship with Jesus that I was continually leaning into.

Something God reminded of a couple of weeks ago and I’ve been clinging to it as though my life depended upon it: “Do not be anxious about anything; instead pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all He’s done. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your heart and your mind in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4.6-7 When I’m truly hanging onto the Truth, I find incredible rest and peace. I have had a few times over the past week or so where I’ve just grabbed my 3x5 card that I wrote that verse on, walked into the other room and just begged Jesus to take away my fear and anxiety about things I have NO control over and to please grant me His peace that I can’t even comprehend, it is so unprecedented. He has promised “I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.” Hebrews 13.5 God has a beautiful plan for my life, even though I feel like I've made it ugly, and a beautiful plan for yours…He really does and the great thing is, we’re living it right this minute. Yeah, it might not feel like such a beautiful plan today, May 19^th 2010, but I am confident we will look back on this season of life and know that God was IN it, lovingly walking us through our days, showing us how to love more like Him and do life the way He intended for us. Lean into Him...He loves you; even when life sucks, He is crazy about you.

Update on us - Kate and I are really doing great. Kate is now 2 years old, has moved into a “big girl bed” and we are getting ready to begin potty training…really big things happening in our house :) Work is going very well for me…I continue to be amazed that God brought me to such an incredible company. We are still loving being by our family, minus Bekah, but miss Dallas mucho. We are attending Newspring Church here in Greenville and the pastor is one of the most authentic and genuine people I have ever heard speak. My world is rocked every time I hear him teach. Still trying to find the “place” that we fit and can plug in, but I am confident that God has something for us and that He’ll lead us to it.

In closing – You and I have no idea what the person next to us might be going through, in secret, all by themselves…maybe a hurting or broken heart, a painful loss of a friend, parent or love, or a seemingly impossible situation with no end in sight . Go love on them…I guarantee you they need it.