Saturday, November 21, 2009

make it go away

I've decided the rain sucks.

Now that I've officially stated my position on the weather, maybe life can continue on. Maybe I can focus on the important things, like living the Gospel and talking about God. Maybe I can use some precious time to enjoy the family I've been given. Maybe I can practice loving the beautiful people in my life.

But it really sucks to have so much rain. It never even got light out today!

There's this struggle in my heart, that maybe God doesn't understand why I just can't live here! Maybe He's lost count of how many days it's rained! Maybe He's forgotten to let the sun shine through.

Still, I realize that I'm more likely the one who forgets. A quick search on the word "rain" brings up this succinct promise:

"The LORD will open for you His good storehouse, the heavens, to give rain to your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hand; and you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow." Deuteronomy 28:12 NASB


1 comment:

  1. Pom PomNovember 22, 2009 at 6:20 AM

    Your mom and I used to try to bust out of the "Sunday blues" by going out for rainy walks. We'd gather big umbrellas and set off up the hill. We were afraid of hawks - I'm not sure why. Grandma bought us new coats one year and we immediately put them on and rushed outside to ride our bikes in the pouring rain. We completely ruined the coats - your mom's had to be returned! We were sluggish children and spent a good bit of time in front of the television watching (and cheering!) for the Let's Make a Deal contestants and bachelor number 1,2, or 3 on The Dating Game, so I guess it didn't matter to us if it continued to rain. I think you need the sunshine in Colorado, my dear. You'd like it here.

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Ephesians 5

Therefore, be imitators of God as dearly loved children and live in love, just as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God. But among you there must not be either sexual immorality, impurity of any kind, or greed, as these are not fitting for the saints. Neither should there be vulgar speech, foolish talk, or coarse jesting – all of which are out of character – but rather thanksgiving. For you can be confident of this one thing: that no person who is immoral, impure, or greedy (such a person is an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

Let nobody deceive you with empty words, for because of these things God’s wrath comes on the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not be partakers with them, for you were at one time darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of the light – for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth – and find out what pleases the Lord. Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. For the things they do in secret are shameful even to mention. But all things being exposed by the light are made evident. For everything made evident is light, and for this reason it says:

“Awake, O sleeper!

Rise from the dead,

and Christ will shine on you!”

Therefore be very careful how you live – not as unwise but as wise, taking advantage of every opportunity, because the days are evil. For this reason do not be foolish, but be wise by understanding what the Lord’s will is. And do not get drunk with wine, which is debauchery, but be filled by the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music in your hearts to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for each other in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, and submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.

Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord, because the husband is the head of the wife as also Christ is the head of the church – he himself being the savior of the body. But as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives just as Christ loved the church and gave himself for her to sanctify her by cleansing her with the washing of the water by the word, so that he may present the church to himself as glorious – not having a stain or wrinkle, or any such blemish, but holy and blameless. In the same way husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one has ever hated his own body but he feeds it and takes care of it, just as Christ also does the church, for we are members of his body. For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. This mystery is great – but I am actually speaking with reference to Christ and the church. Nevertheless, each one of you must also love his own wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.

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