Edith Schaeffer's " Ten Things Parents Must Teach their Children (and learn for themselves)"
Lady L'Abri approached the ten commandments in a way that I had not viewed them before. She continually asked the questions of "Who am I" and "What fulfills me?" She states: "The warped view forgets that God has made people and that He has made the rules in line with who they are, and with who they really are." The really are is what kept me sorrowful as I read this book. I know that I'm not patient, kind, humble, or bear well with others. But I had always thought that as far as the 10 commandments were concerned I was earning (ha,ha) a pretty solid B. How wrong I was.
I have many examples (more than the 10!) but I will leave you with this one quote that struck me into a stunned silence as to how I break # 3:
" How often do people forge God's name to a request, or an order, or a promise, or a message of some kind? It is a serious thing to say, "God told me you were to give this," or "God told me I should come and give you this message" unless it is absolutely certain that the command, the request, the message came from God. There is too frequently a very light and easy use of the phrase, "God told me" when the ideas have come from a person's own mind and have not at all been revelations from God. The use of God's name, as if one had a signed note from Him, is a very serious thing to attach to a request one is making of someone else to do something in one area or another of Christian work. A claim to have the right to use God's name in this way can be a serious forgery. To clam to know exactly what God wants another person to do is to usurp the place of the Holy Spirit who is meant to lead the people of God, the sheep of the Shepherd, the believers, individually."
God has revealed himself in His word and I as one of his representatives on this earth, should be pointing others back to His word. His desires for me are simple and yet I misshape them into incongruous lists and pharisaism. This was a great encouragement to be in the Word and continue to commit it to memory. My prayer is for His words to come from my mouth untainted.
amusing amusements
28 February, 2011
06 February, 2011
Super Bowl sickness
....hmmm, maybe not the best title. This has nothing to do with the bowl in the bathroom; feel free to read on.
We've all been fighting a monstrous cold around here; with me at the forefront. It's one of those super congested, thoroughly tired, and super whiny varieties. And I'm just describing myself! I'm extra aggravated because we actually had plans this weekend; some friends for dinner on Friday and me serving in sacraments this morning (you're welcome Redeemer). So, since we've been holed up at home, I've been mentally regathering my focus for the month of February on my True North plan.
I finished reading "The Rest of God" by Mark Buchanan and can wholeheartedly recommend it. So much so that I have lent it out already and can't give you some of my favorite quotes. I even have a backlog of people who want to borrow it. I'm so glad that this was the book to kick off my year. It calmed my soul in a unassuming fashion and called me to account for my lack of rest. As I've shared with many of you in person, I determined to set aside Sundays as restful, pleasant, and dare I say- enjoyable. One of my indulgences is reading and I knew that I was in for a reorientation when it took me 20 minutes of knee bouncing, eye darting, and list making to finally retreat into my book. But, triumph! I did it; sitting in my favorite chair in the sunlight encompassed by toys. I will say that one of the points that stuck out for me was the practice of resting and enjoying God in order to experience bits of heaven here on earth. Resting on Sabbath also gives freedom to work really hard during the week. The guilt of "I ought to, or if I could just" is removed. God really does know our needs and to deny this gift of rest is truly assumptive on my part. I know that I will cross the finish line once a week at least! (or else run in circles)
February's book is Edith Schaeffer's "Ten things parents must teach their children (and learn for themselves)". Okay, spoiler alert, it's about the 10 commandments. I didn't know this when I bought it online. I just knew that after reading her book "The Hidden Art of Homemaking" I wanted to sop up Lady L'Abri like a Southern biscuit absorbs honey. Imagine my duh! moment when I receive the book and realize it's the commandments. Go ahead and chuckle.
My pleasure reading is Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv; though it's not fiction. It's a expository on how the youngest generation is out of touch with nature and how it can affect their general health and psyche. I'll let you know how it ends, but I'm definitely moving up yard projects on our to do list.
We've all been fighting a monstrous cold around here; with me at the forefront. It's one of those super congested, thoroughly tired, and super whiny varieties. And I'm just describing myself! I'm extra aggravated because we actually had plans this weekend; some friends for dinner on Friday and me serving in sacraments this morning (you're welcome Redeemer). So, since we've been holed up at home, I've been mentally regathering my focus for the month of February on my True North plan.
I finished reading "The Rest of God" by Mark Buchanan and can wholeheartedly recommend it. So much so that I have lent it out already and can't give you some of my favorite quotes. I even have a backlog of people who want to borrow it. I'm so glad that this was the book to kick off my year. It calmed my soul in a unassuming fashion and called me to account for my lack of rest. As I've shared with many of you in person, I determined to set aside Sundays as restful, pleasant, and dare I say- enjoyable. One of my indulgences is reading and I knew that I was in for a reorientation when it took me 20 minutes of knee bouncing, eye darting, and list making to finally retreat into my book. But, triumph! I did it; sitting in my favorite chair in the sunlight encompassed by toys. I will say that one of the points that stuck out for me was the practice of resting and enjoying God in order to experience bits of heaven here on earth. Resting on Sabbath also gives freedom to work really hard during the week. The guilt of "I ought to, or if I could just" is removed. God really does know our needs and to deny this gift of rest is truly assumptive on my part. I know that I will cross the finish line once a week at least! (or else run in circles)
February's book is Edith Schaeffer's "Ten things parents must teach their children (and learn for themselves)". Okay, spoiler alert, it's about the 10 commandments. I didn't know this when I bought it online. I just knew that after reading her book "The Hidden Art of Homemaking" I wanted to sop up Lady L'Abri like a Southern biscuit absorbs honey. Imagine my duh! moment when I receive the book and realize it's the commandments. Go ahead and chuckle.
My pleasure reading is Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv; though it's not fiction. It's a expository on how the youngest generation is out of touch with nature and how it can affect their general health and psyche. I'll let you know how it ends, but I'm definitely moving up yard projects on our to do list.
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