For Such A Worm As I

  It wasn't very long ago that I first "met" Roger Flournoy Jr. via a short documentary of sorts produced by the Austin Stone Community Church.     Mr. Flournoy has cerebral palsy, but despite the challenges that this presents, he is a passionate and convicting example of choosing to have faith and be joyful in the Lord.     Today as I was reading some of his tweets, I found this excellent quote :   "My goal for this year is only to love people the way that Jesus loves them."   Mr. Flournoy's goal challenges me.     In a world that knows "love" primarily as "showing affection (or doing whatever it takes) to gain whatever I want", the sacrificial love of Jesus Christ is completely baffling.     If I were to passionately, honestly pursue this goal, what a drastic change would take place!  Of course, it is necessary to find out what the love of Jesus Christ really looks like; therefore, a continual taking in and meditating on Scripture is

  Finally rejoining my fellow-writers at Kate Motaung's mighty-Friday link-up!  Today's word, forget, is just right for sharing some great thoughts I caught at Desiring God today!  So, without further ado, here we go!     Why is it so easy to forget something that is so vital to life?  In his article, "Rest in the Prince of Peace," Jon Bloom talks about the power and blessing of prayer when we come to the Lord with all that is on our mind and let Him take the weight for us.     Bloom indicates that prayer is like a natural exhalation for the faith-filled believer and further says that "prayer is the native language of faith" a quote which I fell in love with.  Maybe the reason I relate to it so much is due to the topics that are on my mind of late.     Namely: missionaries who are ministering to tribes in their own "heart language", the issue of worry that at least three of my friends have noticed in me (a fault that sneakily has flown under my r

Today joining Five Minute Friday after long last!  The word is Focus.  (Why don't you come along with me and see what my fellow FMF writers have to say about focus ing?)  Start.    "I have trouble focusing sometimes," he said.  I smiled; I had noticed.  But then, I had trouble with getting distracted easily myself, so who was I to judge?  Still though, inside I thought, "Just focus."    In life, besides getting distracted with irrelevant movement and noise, we're bombarded with irrelevant information, even faulty news that can have a damaging affect on our lives if we're not careful.     Recently I got a jolt to realize that, spiritually, I was looking pretty bankrupt.  I began to take in large chunks of Scripture, trying to focus again on Christ, trying to get back into alignment with my Lord.      Mercifully, it is working.  The Lord has worked (and is working) to " regain my full face " that was pulled away and not focusing on His wonderful