i feel a paradigm shifting in me... listening and responding to the Lord is the heart of discipleship, but for me that generally is a vague listening and then expecting the Lord to do the response in me. like a puppet on a string. "ok, Jesus, if your saying to do this, or change this, i want to see you do it in me." i don't know how i got that. the issue of sonship/friendship with God has been popping up a lot lately. the Lord has bought me, redeemed me, my life, thoughts, creativity, time, energy, etc. i am the "hands/feet" (to be cliche) of the kingdom, a co-worker with the Holy Spirit to bring the Kingdom of God. He releases us/gives us authority/entrusts us to administrate the Kingdom on a level. i have the responsibility to actually respond, to move, and move while i continue to listen. i feel released by the Lord to make decisions, "powerful decisions" as Bethel's Danny Silk would say. it feels good.
so Kelly and i are praying, brain-storming to make our life's mission statement for the Kingdom, with our unique gifting, dreams, passions, quirks... which will be a loose map for "major" decisions in our life. get ready.
on another note:
congrats to the phillies
okc thunder is on - i thought it funny that they were referred to as "a good and perfect gift" from God to our city... did Seattle value the team on that level?
30 rock season 3 tonight - or whenever i have time to watch it online. i'm happy to have it back.
