Just some randomness from the past few weeks. While I seem to be on a yank about aging, guess these little pieces of observation felt the need to bubble up and out...hopefully the last of them for awhile as I sense Jesus moving me deeper!
Fashion... I went shopping and I realized just how much wiser I have become. For instance, while shoe shopping in Marshall's, I definitely knew that the obnoxiously tall high heels (Hooker Highs as I like to refer to them) were not going to work for me for a variety of reasons that I shall leave to your imaginations, even though that's the "in style". It is not an attractive thing to hobble around in shoes, and if you can't flow gracefully in the shoes you are trying on (regardless of your age), you have no business buying them. Trust me, I've witnessed a few teen/20 somethings clomping around sounding like a team of draft horses on a cobblestone street while looking like they are walking a trapeze in the local circus. Bless their hearts, someone clue them in please... Save them for the hookers.... and on a side note, a Glamour "Don't" outfit was spotted by one of my other compatriots...hooker highs and sweatpants....really? All this said... I know I will never be a 'fashionista' and I really don't care.
Embarrassment.... yeah, it just doesn't happen as often as it used to. Let's face it, I've done some pretty stupid stuff back in the day ( as in yesterday....), so there isn't much left that would make me blush. Another thing... I don't get as embarrassed by the things that others traveling with me on this road of life do either. I figure they are responsible for their own and if they look like an idiot, that's on them. And on that note...if you purposely embarrass me, I will out you to God and all of his creatures for the idiot you are...just sayin'. :D
Speaking my mind.... we laugh at my Mom because she says when she turned 50, she quit caring what people thought and decided to speak her mind! Now, that can be dangerous if one doesn't run that through the filter of scripture (quick to hear, slow to speak), but there is some validity to that thinking. I am finding that I am not as afraid of telling the truth, even if the words are hard to say, without putting a sugary spin on it. I do not ever want to hurt someone just because I can say something, but rather if the hard words must come, I pray that I won't shy away from them. I wisely believe that if I filter them through the process of His Way (in love), in His Truth (the Word of God) then the recipient will become part of His Life (salvation/repentance into reconciliation with Him).
Forgiveness.... I've decided that this is my life word. Nothing is sweeter to me on this planet than the act of forgiveness. I have needed it so many times that I couldn't begin to count. I've learned to give it better as the years have progressed - especially towards myself. Still working on the humbling part, but know that will continue to come.
Eternity ... Maybe because it gets closer with each day or maybe because each day seems to move a bit faster than the previous ones, but I tend to look at each activity, meeting, social event, even small moments in the light of eternity. I heard a message this weekend that reminded me that all I do or say, and the motives (OUCH) behind all I do or say will be tested by Christ for eternal rewards. It rocked me out of the comfortable, complacent rut I've been dwelling in of late. It all boils down to this for me...will _____________________ (you fill in the blank) reconcile, point, or bring glory to Christ? If yes, go for it. Will ________________________________ (again, fill in the blank) detract, repel or bring shame to the name of Christ? If yes, then stop. Is _________________________ (you know what to do here...) a neutral thing for the eternal kingdom of Christ? If yes, well then I have to decide if there is something better to do with my time, and if not, go for it.
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