I've been doing the Beth Moore Breaking Free bible this semester at my church and it's really gotten my brain going this time, and I don't always get to share some of my thoughts with my group and I want to share them with someone! So I'm going to try to blog about them, so I can share them!
I seem to always have these great thoughts on the drive home from class! And then I get all teary and it's hard to drive! hehe
I'm a little behind on my homework, but I always get something out of the videos we watch. Today one of the points that really hit me was seeking the approval of man and how that can become a bond of slavery for us, because we are seeking that persons approval and all we can focus on is doing what that person wants from us.
Galatians 1:10 says "Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ"
We were asked the question "Who is it you are trying to please?"
My answer was my grandparents. I was quite caught off guard at that answer, why my grandparents? But it's true--God showed me this on the drive home!! I thought about it in class and came up with trying to be approved by them because they always want me to come see them and help with the church in Floresville, and I feel so bad always saying no, but I just can't always say yes when I teach class on Sunday morning, and three kids with school, practices, soccer...And that's just from my mom's side. On the other side I have my grandparents who are in their 80s and not doing well, so I feel guilty for not spending more time with them.
Then on the drive home, I thought of some other ways I have attempted to seek the approval of my grandparents. My dad's parents have always worked with many churches in England, and the setting up of many of the churches there (Church of Christ) So he's always been of the mind that I should move over there to be a missionary. And I think it would be cool, but the point of the lesson today is saying would I be doing that to please and seek the approval of Grandpa? Or am I actually wanting to seek that on my own?
Another way I was shown I was seeking approval of them was when Oak Hills Church of Christ decided to go to Oak Hills Church. I wasn't too keen on the idea, but I knew that they were just trying to be more outreach in their walk with God and trying to reach more people. So I was sooo worried what my grandparents would think of me to be involved in a church that wasn't offically called Church of Christ. We even moved our family to a Church that was closer because I felt it was the right thing to do. But I just never felt at home there like I do at Oak Hills even though there are so many people there!! I sometimes dislike that, but I feel like Oak Hills is where we need to be right now. And I know that my grandparents are still proud of me and love me no matter what.
So there. There are my thoughts!! I promise there will still be some fun posts and pictures of the kids! I just need an outlet and this seemed like a good place for it!! So Thanks for reading !!
She named her doll Madeline Summer. And my mom thought Cabbage Patch dolls were expensive....
I know we don't go visit as much as we should. The boys talk about how they miss their Granddaddy every night. We get to see Nanna and PawPaw all the time, but I know it's not the same. I consider myself pretty close to both sides of my grandparents even though I didn't really see them all that much when I was little, well until we moved in with my mom parents for a little and I saw them pretty much everyday after that even after we moved out. I don't spend as much time with them as I should but I try...anyway I digress...I know I need to get them to the grandparents as much as possible!! ;)
