Just My Thoughts...

Upon joining the network Facebook, I worried about having my life out there for the world to see. Admittedly not for sake of being stalked by a crazed lune- (although it crossed my mind), but for the mere fact that I wasn't sure my life was "up to par". Like I lead a very normal life. I married, two kids-girl and boy, a dog, a cat, a nice house in an established neighborhood, we're not rich, we're not poor, I teach elementary school, and my husband is super duper normal. I have no talents to speak of and I'm not an exotic traveler. So why would I be ashamed of my lifestyle? I'm not "ashamed"...I'm richly blessed. I know that in my heart.. but there should be no comparison at all. What matters is who God wants me to be, right? So I added some new friends to Facebook today. It's funny they are called "friends", but I guess that is the best way to sum it up and make people feel good about themselves. The point of this little entry is that I came head-to-head with my insecurities and God intervened..beautifully. Those people who were once in my life and led a no-so lawful life made me feel like I wasn't cool if I did not engage. So I dabbled back in the day, but we're THIRTY! Time to grow up. I'm proud of my plain accomplishments. I'm proud of my husband and our family. I'm proud that my life in in God's hands, and I'm proud of the people that I can call Friends- not the label, but the real deal.

I consider myself grounded in my faith, but to be shaken by something as petty as this is pretty scary. I do not understand how or why people choose not to love the Lord. Why would you not want to be in His plan and live His way? But the fact is, people do. And I have to make sure that I grow my children to love God and live in His word so that when they face questions, doubts, etc on all levels, they too will have the peace that I experienced in this mere example of daily struggles we go through.

I'm in the process (actually the beginning stage) of trying to commit to learning scripture. So here's it for this week:

Phillipians 4:6-7 "do not worry or be anxious about anything; instead pray with Thanksgiving to the Lord about EVERYTHING. Tell Him what you need and thank Him for all He has done. If you do this, you will experience God's peace that passes all human understanding."