me and my big mouth

I was scrolling through my facebook newsfeed this morning and happened upon a post about the universe being a rather big place for us to be all alone.  After hearing Louis Giglio speak on this matter, i have some new thoughts about just why the universe might be so big.  Here is the post i ran across:

‎"I'll tell you one thing about the universe, though. The universe is a pretty big place. It's bigger than anything anyone has ever dreamed of before. So if it's just us... seems like an awful waste of space. Right?" ~Ellie Arroway, character in the movie 'Contact'

So I commented: "Maybe  the universe is so big because its there to show God's glory in all His splendor, and to that i say its just the right size." 

this is the response i got:

"Because, Amber, I don't believe that God, in all of Her infinite wisdom, would make this big, beautiful universe and leave us all alone in it. I don't fancy myself that wise a being to be so arrogant as to think we're the only intelligent life out here. It's too vast."


WOW! I was not expecting to get this kind of response.  Now this is someone who is a Christian.  So why shouldn't i be able to post my comment?  Apparently i have offended her.  Obviously I have offended her!  I would assume that all Christians believe that God is a he.  I would also assume that all Christians would be believers of The Word.  And this is what happens when i assume things, i offend others and look like an idiot.  I feel awful that i have stirred up so much emotion in my friend.  I would never even think that my comment about the universe being so big to show Gods glory and splendor would offend a Christian.  So now i sit here wondering where i went wrong?  How do i know when its okay to give my opinion and how can i do that without offending others and opposing their beliefs?  If i had an idea that this fellow Christian felt so passionately about the fact that God is a her, or the fact that she believes very strongly in aliens with intelligent life exist in the universe, then i never would have said what i said!  Once again i hear God telling me to be careful about my mouth.  To listen more and speak less.  Is this just another lesson to keep my mouth shut, or am i supposed to open my mouth sometimes to get others thinking?  Even if they are upset with me, does that really matter if God is trying to use me to speak to them?   

Now i am not suggesting that i know whether or not there is intelligent life in the universe. I am saying that Louis gave me some food for thought and a very possible explanation as to why, if there is not intelligent life out there, it is so big. 

"and i want to grow up and be an astronaut and i want to be big like daddy and i need a helmet and a phone to call you on!" Isaac

"All Things New" -- Brett Younker

My Cousin, My Inspiration, My Friend

I have this cousin, her name is Emily Maxwell.  She is so very amazing and I am truly blessed to have her in my life!  She inspires me to be a better mom, wife, friend and Christian!  She makes me laugh, cry and grow.  I am forever thankful to my Heavenly Father for putting her in my life.  [wipes tears from eyes]  Emily is the homeschooling mother of four very wonderful children, the wife to a very lucky man, the daughter (and daughter in law) to some very proud parents and my cousin!  I like to think that when The Heavenly Father looks down on her He must think, that is my daughter and I am pleased. I am honored to call her my cousin and am blessed to have her as a friend on this journey of life.  You should follow her blog, its great! :)

http://wearesoparents.blogspot.com/

All Things New

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ukYnqfpngU
its up on You Tube :) Yeah!!


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All Things New
Like the sun Your mercy shines
A brand new day a brighter life
Jesus Your grace restores our life

At the cross the a great exchange
Your righteousness for all our shame
Jesus Your grace restores our lives

You can make all things new
only Your power can raise us
You can make all things new
only Your love can save us
all hope is not lost
cause You make all things new

All our words and broken dreams
We lay them down at Calvary
Savior Your grace restores our lives
When we're weak you make us strong
You lift us up You lead us on
Savior Your grace restores our lives

You can make all things new
Only Your power can raise us
You can make all things new
Only Your love can save us
All hope is not lost
cause You make all things new

You give beauty for our ashes
in a hope that everlasting
The past has been redeemed
Now forever we will sing
You give beauty for our ashes
in a hope that's everlasting
The past has been redeemed
Now forever we will sing

You can make all things new
Only Your power can raise us
You can make all things new
Only Your love can save us
All hope is not lost
all hope is not lost
all hope is not lost
Cause you make all things new

by Brett Younker

God knows your heart and you are the very best dressed of them all!

"the thing is God knows your heart and you're one of the very best dressed of them all"

My very own quote, my words of encouragement, my conviction?  Not condemnation because i am sitting here with a smile on my face, but conviction because i know my heart is not the best dressed.  Perhaps my first very clear understanding of the difference between conviction and condemnation.  An example of my growth in Christ and a new revelation by The Spirit.  God knows our hearts, our every thought before we even think it! How indescribable is that!  I can't even fathom the idea of someone knowing what I am thinking before i even think it, but that is how big our God is!  And so when we go out of the house thinking "i haven't showered, brushed my hair, put makeup on, or even wiped the snot off my shoulder", we should try to remember that what really matters is that we woke up this morning with God on our heart and mind and that the condition of our heart is His will and His love and His worth and then and only then will we be the very best dressed of them all.

Fasting...

So I am fasting today to prepare for a medical procedure i have to have done tomorrow and it stinks!  I am getting hungry and weak and my mind begins to wonder....  I can see how one would be able to get something spiritual out of fasting now... not that this is a spiritual fast, but I can see how one might get something out of it in prayer constantly.  Learning to depend on the Father for strength and not relying on bread alone.  I always wondered how you could learn something while fasting, i thought "that's silly, shouldn't you nourish your body while trying to grow spiritually"  but its quite the contrary and i see that now.  This is only a 36hour fast and I did one last summer for a medical procedure too, so i am confident i can make it through the next couple days, but now I am intrigued.  What might come of a spiritual fast for me?  Would God tell me to fast? I know it has to come from God and you have to be very purposeful and intentional when fasting, and i know about some of the different types of fasting, but i have no idea what God could do with me if I was fasting for Him!    Our strength needs to come from our Heavenly Father only and we tend to rely on ourselves and our world for our nourishment.  Thank you Father for revealing something about yourself to me today and for growing me daily!

Beautiful Women

For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.  For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.  For beautiful hair, let a child run his/her fingers through it once a day. For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone. People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone. Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you will find one at the end of each of your arms.  As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands; one for helping yourself, and the other for helping others.
Audrey Hepburn



 

Isaac reads

"this is the best book i ever did read mommy" says Isaac holding daddys book "i can read it"
me "really, what does it say?" and Isaac says "it says Isaac, it says Isaac."

More Love, More Power - Michael W. Smith (w/closed caption)

more love more power more of you in my life
and i will worship you with all of my heart
and i will worship you with all of my mind
and i will worship you with all of my strength
you are my Lord