Friday, March 27, 2009

Erick and I almost bought a house


Well we had the contract papers written up but we did not sign them. Especially when we found out that 18 other people had already submitted a contract. It was a house out in Golden Gate City that was only 56,900. But we were going to offer 65,000 for it. Which would have been a good deal, but it was a fixer-upper, and I don't think that we really wanted to put all of the money into it let alone time and work into it.

Anyways...we are looking since the market is so awesome right now! Only thing is, HOA's are really high, and the foreclosures can come with a lot of fixing up.

But it we can have a mortgage of only 400 a month...whoa that would be awesome!

Pray for us.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Walk Worthy



Our spiritual walk can be like learning to take our first steps, especially when we are taking our first steps as a new believer. We stumble and fall. We get up. Then we stumble and fall again. It is all part of growing spiritually.

In Ephesians 4, the apostle Paul speaks to us about our spiritual walk, about how to walk spiritually.

Walking is an act that speaks of effort and of having a direction with a destination in mind. It speaks of steady motion, regularity, consistency, activity, movement, and progress. In Ephesians 4, God is telling us that it is time for us to walk in light of what we have already learned.

Prior to these verses, Paul has spent three chapters telling us what God has done for us, what God has given to us, and what God has provided for us. He has reminded us that we were all separated from God, alienated from His promises.

We were aimlessly walking through life with no purpose or direction, heading toward a certain judgment. But God loved us so much that He chose us before the foundation of the world.

Then He redeemed us. He bought us out of slavery to sin, adopted us into His family, and sealed us with the Holy Spirit.

If that were not enough, He then placed all of His resources into our spiritual bank account so that we would have everything that we need to grow spiritually.

In Ephesians 4, we learn more about what we are supposed to do for God. Notice the order. First, Paul tells us what God has done for us (as you read the Bible, you will find that the primary emphasis is just that). Then he tells us what we must do for God.
"I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called" (Ephesians 4:1 NKJV).
We may read that verse and think, "I am in trouble. How could I ever be worthy? There is nothing I could ever do to deserve God's grace." But that is not what the word "worthy" means here.

This word could be translated as, "to balance the scales." In other words, what is on one side of the scale should be equal in weight to what is on the other side of the scale. This word can be applied to anything that is expected to correspond to something else. Another way to translate it is, "I want you to live a balanced life."

But what is the balance he is referring to? Paul was telling us that there needs to be a balance between our belief and our practice, between our doctrine and the way that we live. The two need to go together.

Some people are lopsided. They may be strong in one area and weak in another. I have met people who have an incredible and impressive knowledge of the Bible. They know Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic. They dazzle you with what they know. But their personal life is in shambles.

The problem is that they are imbalanced. They have the knowledge. They have the doctrine. But their life is out of balance.

Then there are those who don't know much doctrinally. They don't really know what the Bible teaches on certain subjects, but they love the Lord. They are passionate about their faith in Jesus Christ. In fact, you might hear them say something like, "Let's not quibble over doctrine. I just love Jesus."

That sounds admirable, but it is a dangerous statement. If they are not careful, they might end up loving the wrong Jesus. They might end up believing the wrong gospel, and that is where doctrine comes in.

We need the balance of having both of these areas working together. That is what it means to walk worthy of the Lord.

(Copied from Harvest Weekend- Greg Laurie)

Friday, March 6, 2009

Whats new in the land of infertility

So for those of you that have been following along with the infertility issues of mine, I wanted to update you.
Erick was retested and the results were still abnormal. So the next step is for my sweet husband to get a "Male Exam"? I don't know what this entails but I think it will end up meaning that he is going to have to change his diet and take those vitamins that I have been nagging him about :)
I wonder if there are such foods that can zap your sperm production? I pray that it could be a diet fix and nothing to invasive.

So Erick is the one getting all the work done at the moment, I will let you know when they move on to my issues, because I know that even if he is "healthy", I still need some work done on my part...unless god intervenes! Which I need to Hold on to Hope that He will.

Monday, March 2, 2009

Want to get your car washed?

Come out to FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH NAPLES this Saturday between 10am-3pm there will be a car wash...the junior class will be washing and detailing cars for a measly 15$. We are trying to raise money for our junior class trip!!