right between the eyes

here's a tip: if you go to a church that preaches TRUTH, don't expect to get the warm fuzzies. expect the sling shot approach. here's what i mean.

the last few weeks have been.... kind of brutal. lots of hard stuff. lots of hurt. loss. suffering. stretching my faith. i've done lots of wondering. i've done lots of asking, "why do i believe what i believe? why do i do what i do in light of what i believe?" we've been studying through colossians and each sunday i've been perched politely in my pew waiting for the Word to pierce some part of my life that needs to be changed. amazingly, i can think of 5 OTHER people that needed to hear the message. *are you picking up the sarcasm? b/c i'm laying it on pretty thick.* it's as if uncle david has a sling shot that he's holding... but God has the rock pinched between the little rubber bands. each time i think of someone ELSE that needs to change, the sling shot gets pulled back a liiiiiitle bit more. and then....

......THWAP!......

....right between the eyes.

i'm just thankful that God doesn't reach down and pinch my brain. He knows my frame. He doesn't give me more than i can handle. He gives strength. He gives hope. i have confidence b/c of Him. not me....... phew!

check out some of the colossians sermons. it's always been one of my top 5 books of the new testament..... is that allowed? are you allowed to have a top 5? i don't know...