Comfort

I constantly struggle with comfort.
I can't sleep with it too hot, I HATE close-toed and tight shoes (the inventor of the flip-flop is one of my heroes), and I generally don't like dresses (thanks to an odd body type i seem to have).

But another area in my life that i struggle with comfort is in my spiritual life. God calls us not to be complacent, but to go where we're probably not very comfortable.That includes going to other countries, or just to someone that we might not like that much. God has been showing me so much that I'm using the excuse of comfort to not move in the direction that He's attempting to get me to go. While I know that I will not be happy if I don't listen to the Father, it's hard to remember that I may have to give up things I've come to love, whether it be foods, activities, or relationships with others.
God's been hitting the relationship button lately. My heart doesn't want to give it up, but then the other day I read in Jeremiah: 'The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked. Who can know it?' (Jeremiah 17:9).
Please pray that I will listen to the spirit that lives within me, not to the deceitful heart with its fleshly desires, and that I will see my comfort in my Savior .

-Whitney

Special Moments

There were some special moments Saturday. I can't deny it.
I took the little sisters to see the Swingin' Medallions for the first time, and they had a ball. Especially Ellie, who is a little more outgoing than Josie-Tatum. I think it's fair to say that she stole a couple of hearts

especially this guy in the blue. Ellie's new best friend (and possibly mine). His name is Josh, and he was SO very sweet to Ellie. Josh took this picture of Ellie with my camera...silly guy loves to steal cameras...he also took the below picture of Justin, the guitar player (who is really, really awesome). Promises for more pictures later, and a sweet story about a sweet duet :-)

troubled spirit

I was reading up on a church somewhere that's famous for spewing hatred. It saddens me, as this is how many people decide to perceive Christians.

God does not hate 'fags'. God loves them as much as any other person, and as much as He loves me or any member of that church. He hates their sin, not them.
For that matter, the sin of homosexuality is just as great as any other sin, whether it be adultery, stealing, coveting, or idolatry.
I would honestly look hard into commandment number one, that says 'You shall have no other gods before me,' because it would appear that the majority of these people are putting their leader and in front of God, and that their leader is putting his own self-righteousness in front of the truth of God.
God doesn't hate America, or any other country for that matter. God is displeased with their sins, which will result in judgment, which is something that only God can do. God is loving and just, not full of hatred.