Temporal or Eternal

I forget how fast life can pass you by.Why do we worry more about monetary things than relationships?How can we get so caught up in our own lives that we forget about others around us and around the world?.I've been thinking alot today about my childhood friendships and I've lost touch with alot of those people and they only live a few minutes down the road from me! i can make the excuse that I'm busy with Chris and the boys but shouldn't I really take time out of my schedule to spend time with others.And not just my regular friends and family i see on a normal basis.That's one of the things i love about the Hawaiian culture. They care more about relationships than having a great job and making alot of money.They make time for their family and friends.When we visited Molokai the church and another family made all different kinds of food for us. Those people sacrificed something to make us that meal. Most of them really couldn't afford to do that. But that was their way of showing love and gratitude.Why have we lost sight of that? They don't rush to get somewhere, they don't worry about time they just make time for others.We get up go to work and work our life away and why?Just to have stuff. Think about how ridiculous that sounds. We work just so we can spend it.What if we worked to help others? What if we went without less stuff and gave more of God's money to help someone else? Our Pastor said something that caught my attention this morning.We need to examine ourselves and see how were spending our time.Is it on temporal things or are we spending time making a difference eternally.This world will not be here one day.But there are people who need our love and need us to show them God's love.That is what really matters.So maybe you can do as I am today.Examining myself to see if I am making a difference in other peoples lives.God has really been working on me this week. And I'm starting to see how selfish I have been.I guess I'm just realizing I don't really want the life I thought I did before.The "American Dream".

Venting for a bit

As a stay at home mom i feel like people are watching every move i make. Maybe waiting for me to fail or wondering why i do what i do. i don't know.Some days i feel like I've done a great job with the boys, other days i feel like a failure.i really don't want to admit it but here it goes. its been a little tough this past year.Isaac has needed a good bit of help.and i have gotten really frustrated at times. Isaac still cant communicate with us.He cant tell you what he wants, he cant even point and grunt at what he wants.some times i know what he wants other times i just have to throw my hands up.Its hard watching your child cry and you cant even figure out what it is he wants.Alot of nights (here lately in particular)he wakes up screaming and i have know idea what to do.But Isaac has come a long way and I know he will get there its just going to take time. God has brought us down this path for a reason and i wouldn't change it for anything.even on the hard days. This past year has taught me more patience. But sometimes I get tired of being patient.I just want to get to where we want to be. But then I remember its not about me or even my family. Its about GOD and bringing glory to HIS name. This post may not do that but I'm just being honest about where I am today.I do want what GOD has in store for us. Because I know its best.And "GOD's BEST" doesn't mean everything wonderful. A friend of mine says that "God's best for JESUS was dying on  a cross."I'll take what GOD desires for me to have and try to bring glory to HIS name. I haven't always done this and I'm sure  Iwill fail at it in the future.But as Christians it is our job.I'm gonna close this post with a paragraph from the book Radical.  "He created human beings, not only to enjoy his grace in a relationship with Him, but also to extend HIS glory to the ends of the earth.Enjoy HIS grace and extend HIS glory.This is the twofold purpose behind the creation of the human race.

MONEY and SUCCESS

Dave Ramsey said "Your priorities, passions, goals and fears are shown clearly in the flow of your money".Our society has measured our success by how much money we make and how many material things we own.As a stay at home mom i guess I'm considered poor! But that's not my  point.This line comes from a favorite song of mine "maybe our success is measured best by nothing less than our obedience"How different would our lives be if that was our way of thinking.I want to teach my children that they have to work hard for their money but its God's money, on loan for us to use for HIS kingdom.We need to seek God's wisdom in how we spend our money.God doesn't care about money or possessions.He cares about people.Philippians 2:5 says "Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus".So if Jesus loved people more than money, don't you think we should have that same attitude.Many of you will look at that statement and think its absurd to love money more than people,but look at your priorities, passions, goals and fears and see which category you fall in.What is it that you are wanting to do today tomorrow and the rest of the time we have here on earth.Is it about you and your "success' or is it about others.