i decided to re-read A Gentle Thunder by Max Lucado. it was one of the very first books i read when i first decided to follow Christ and it has some gooooood stuff in it. so i thought, hey..why not? i bet i'd get a lot more out of it this time around. i was worried that it would be all marked up [i'm definitely a marker in my books] but even the first chapter wasn't! & it is SO GOOD. so, there's proof that i'm definitely going to be getting a lot more out of this book than i did eight years ago.
here is a little compilation of the first chapter. read on, it's good stuff. it'll make your heart go pitter-patter for Jesus :).
"good pilots do what it takes to get their passengers home. so how far do you want God to go in getting your attention? God does what it takes to get our attention. isn't that the message of the Bible? the relentless pursuit of God. God on the hunt. God in search. the Bible has a simple story: God made man. Man rejected God. God won't give up until he wins him back. & God is as creative as he is relentless. tender & tough. faithfully firm. patiently urgent. eagerly tolerant. softly shouting. gently thundering. God will whisper. He will shout. He will touch & tug. He will take away our burdens; he'll even take away our blessings. if there are a thousand steps between us & him, he will take all but one. but he will leave the final one for us. the choice is ours. please understand...His goal is not to make you happy. His goal is to make you His. His goal is not to get you what you want; it is to get you what you need. & if that means a jolt or two to get you in your seat, then by jolted. earthly discomfort is a glad swap for heavenly peace."
what a gracious & faithful God we have. mmm..so wonderful. our warrior. our safe place. He is so many things to us...& so consistent.
our last regular club was monday & it was senior club. this group of seniors MADE me young life experience here in milledgeville. & it's kinda like your first love. the group of girls that i have hung out with for these past 3 1/2 years will never be replaced. they were my first group of girls that i was so close to & shared life with. & in West Cobb next year, & for the next three years, i know that i will meet wonderful girls that i will grow close to...but nothing will replace this certain group of girls.
but i don't think that just cause people move on to different places & different things there should be any "replacings". no one will replace jeff & kathy. no one will replace y'all. not one. y'all are my best friends, & will remain that way for an awful long time :). so get used to it. like i said that one sunday, my walk with Christ would look completely different if it weren't for y'all..& that is for the future as well.
ok, i'm done being mushy :).
tottles bloggers, haha.
-erika.
