June 20th....the day my daughters move back to Minnesota. Abbey and Hayley fly today back home. We had a wonderful day yesterday, it had a lot of laughs and tears as we said until next time (I don't believe in good byes it is until next time) to Hayley's friend Amy and her family. The honey do list is big today after I drop them at the airport best thing is to just jump into it and knock it out!!
In my reading time this morning I was brought to Romans 12. Romans 12 is Gods plan for how to live your life and the road map Jodi and I are following as we venture off in the our journey. I have posted it below for you to read.
Romans 12:1-21 NIRV
"Brothers and sisters, God has shown you his mercy. So I am asking you to offer up your bodies to him while you are still alive. Your bodies are a holy sacrifice that is pleasing to God. When you offer your bodies to God, you are worshiping him.
Don't live any longer the way this world lives. Let your way of thinking be completely changed. Then you will be able to test what God wants for you.
And you will agree that what he wants is right. His plan is good and pleasing and perfect. God's grace has been given to me. So here is what I say to every one of you. Don't think of yourself more highly than you should. Be reasonable when you think about yourself. Keep in mind the amount of faith God has given you. Each of us has one body with many parts. And the parts do not all have the same purpose. So also we are many persons. But in Christ we are one body. And each part of the body belongs to all the other parts. We all have gifts. They differ in keeping with the grace that God has given each of us. Do you have the gift of prophecy? Then use it in keeping with the faith you have. Is it your gift to serve? Then serve. Is it teaching? Then teach. Is it telling others how they should live? Then tell them. Is it giving to those who are in need? Then give freely. Is it being a leader? Then work hard at it. Is it showing mercy? Then do it cheerfully. Love must be honest and true. Hate what is evil. Hold on to what is good. Love each other deeply. Honor others more than yourselves. Never let the fire in your heart go out. Keep it alive. Serve the Lord. When you hope, be joyful. When you suffer, be patient. When you pray, be faithful. Share with God's people who are in need. Welcome others into your homes. Bless those who hurt you. Bless them, and do not call down curses on them. Be joyful with those who are joyful. Be sad with those who are sad. Agree with each other. Don't be proud. Be willing to be a friend of people who aren't considered important. Don't think that you are better than others. Don't pay back evil with evil. Be careful to do what everyone thinks is right. If possible, live in peace with everyone. Do that as much as you can. My friends, don't try to get even. Leave room for God to show his anger. It is written, "I am the One who judges people. I will pay them back," (Deuteronomy 32:35) says the Lord. Do just the opposite. Scripture says, "If your enemies are hungry, give them food to eat. If they are thirsty, give them something to drink. By doing those things, you will pile up burning coals on their heads." (Proverbs 25:21,22) Don't let evil overcome you. Overcome evil by doing good."
See it at YouVersion.com:
http://bible.us/Rom12.1.NIRV-ENG
A big part of what we are doing is living opposite of what the world says we should do. That sounds easy when you look at choosing good verse evil. But what if the world says you have to have more and that you should strive to succeed and have more. The first and most often asked question is Mike, where you going to work whats your next job? Folks, I don't know but God does. I do know I am suppose to be in Alexandria Minnesota and god has cleared that path big time to get there. Jodi said it best yesterday we are going to where God wants us to live and not where some company wants me. Doesn't that go against the worldly norm?
It really boils down to these simple rules in this scripture, offer up our bodies when were still alive, do opposite the world, be humble, love, use our gifts, honor others more than ourselves, be joyful with those who are joyful and be sad with those who our sad and let God do the judging and punishing of our enemies. Most of all trust God's plan in faith.
This is the map, I know will be constantly refering back to it to make sure were on the right roads as we head out into the unknown. Man God must just be smiling right now!!
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