Whacked

Went shopping with Lindy yesterday...shopping isn't all that bad if you choose to be very intentional about your attitude. Pretending you've got a whole lot of money to spend just on yourself helps that a lot!! Anyway, it was Friday in Tallahassee...lots of people...lots of traffic...one GOOD thing...we got to hit Starbucks twice!

It was kind of cool to just observe all the people...all kinds...everywhere. I couldn't help but see something most of them were missing...hope. There just wasn't any joy, any contentment, any real positive anticipation in their eyes.

It's gotta' be a focus thing. So many of us are depending on our leaders to get the country right...which, in our minds, will make everything else right, translated, "it's the economy stupid", really translated it's all about increasing personal income. The problem is, our government is just plain whacked right now. Must of been the same deal for Isaiah when he wrote...

"For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called; Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. His government and it's peace will...never end." Is. 9:6,7

That's translated HOPE. Can you imagine our government "resting" on the shoulders of Jesus? That's PEACE. Isaiah was definitely writing in a prophetic mode but now, Jesus has come...will come again...and, you, me, all of us have the amazing opportunity to choose to "rest" on the shoulders of Jesus.

Christmas is a great time to, not only remember that, put apply that. And just think, if enough of us choose to do it, just maybe...our government will too!

Fresh Start

Was reading in Psalm 51 this AM...amazing heart song from David after he made the worst choice of his life...having an affair with Bathsheba. Here's how the Message paraphrased a very familiar passage.

"God, make a fresh start in me. Shape a Genesis week out from the chaos of my life." (vs. 10)

So perfect for David...so relevant for me. To know that every day I can ask my heavenly Father to create something new, something right...to experience a new beginning out of all the stagnant stuff that I've created. Don't know about anybody else, but that gives me hope and continually brings me back to where I need to be.

Relationship...that's what He's after...that's what's best...that's what brings us the greater joy in life.