and then the Truth reminds me of many things... that it's an honor to share in Christ's sufferings because believers share in His comfort too (2 cor. 1:5). that the desires of my eyes are full of fleshly filth and are not from the Father (1 john 2:16). there is great gain in godliness with contentment (2 cor. 9:8), when i am weak, He is strong (2 cor 12:10), and i must learn to be content no matter what (phil. 4:11). keeping my life free from the love of money and being content with this amazing but simple Truth: He will never leave us or forsake us (heb. 13:5). so, in light of my actions verses the enlightenment i am given in the Word of God, who is it that trumps the "wisdom" of this adult? my 13 month old son...
hunter was fussy, crying in his playpen, dying to get out, and i needed to finish drying my hair (which, if you've read past posts, you know takes me at least 30 min. yuck.) so i reached in and handed him his favorite toy. he pushed it aside and grabbed my arms. he wanted me. just me. no toys. no gifts. no simple pleasure. he wanted to be in his mommy's arms. nothing less, nothing more. it was a great glimpse of how i should be towards my God. how often do i ask for His blessing (toys, gifts, etc) rather than simply asking for His presence?
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What a lovely way to bring this home to us!
(But 30 minutes to dry your hair? I don't know how you do it!)
My fingers aren't cooperating today...my first comment had too many misspelled words:) This is such a great reminder of how we should view our relationship with God! We have talked a little bit about this exact same thing in our Beth Moore bible study at church.
Great analogy! I've learned some similar lessons through babies as well!
I feel ya on it taking so long to blow dry your hair, I have really thick hair and when it was long it used to take me forever. Now that it's short it's a lot faster!
What a great reminder Carissa of how we should view our relationship with God! Well said friend! That is so funny I did a post on faith this morning too!
O.K. girl it takes you 30 minutes to dry your hair? Sorry I had to mention it LOL....My arm would fall off if I had to stand there with the hairdryer that long LOL....
xoxo
Summer :0)
Hi Carissa! What a wonderful way to put things and I hope little man was happy to have you (such a good momma!) I am reading this book called the Relationship Principles of Jesus... it talks about similar things and how to measure greatness by your relationships with others and not things. I am not sure if you have read it, but it's interesting and yet so hard to do. I will post about it once I am done. Have a wonderful Wednesday!
beautifully written. spoke to my heart!!
((and total side note: love the pictures in the post below!!))
So very well written and well referenced. I needed to read this today as I was just talking to my husband about my battle with envy. I do need to reach only for Him and be fulfilled in Him. Thank you.
sadly, this is so true for many of us. we don't realize how truly blessed we are & continue to ask for more. i love that line in derek webb's song that says "you don't want the Son, you want a vending machine."
thanks for sharing.
Beautifully put, thank you.
I love this post Carissa. It's just so true.
That is how I feel so often! I love how our kids remind us of God's love and comfort and how we need to lean on Him more often than our 'things' and own control :)
Awesome, awesome post! Thanks for the reminder...and I bet your hair still looked good :)
you are such a great writer and you always make me think about things. so often I ask God for everything but just His presence. you're right. i'm going to challenge myself to really think about this today... thank you so much for sharing. :) hope you have a great day!
Great post! Your thoughts were very closely related to a conversation I had with my husband last night. Thanks for sharing!
today must be HS speak through the bloggers Wednesday. Can you all link up? I have about 5 tabs open of blogs that totally are speaking much needed words of truth to my heart today. What a true post... I often think towards Helen "What do you NEED??" When all she wants is ME. And honestly...that is just SO inconvenient sometimes. But God never thinks that towards me. I am never an inconvenience to Him...I am never a bother to him. Rather He would probably prefer if we would simply just want Him. Thanks for the great encouragement!
We are such stubborn little children....nothing satisfies the way Jesus does
Love the analogy. This post was wonderfully written.
I struggle with the same thoughts too. I think God often uses our babies to teach us things because its one thing we kind of "get" if that makes any sense.
SO true! Thank you for sharing. I need to be reminded that daily. God is so good. I am so fortunate.
Xoxo.
Great post ~ so true!
Wow, I got a little teary! Thank you for that beautiful reminder!
Wonderful post! I am finding him in the simple things so much more lately, and this is another excellent reminder. He wants us to want Him because He IS. Not for any other reason. Have a great day!
Carissa, you are so amazing! I love the fact that you think about these kind of things and you live your life for Him. You are such a beautiful person and a beautiful writer and I look forward to your posts everyday! Love ya girl!
Carissa, thanks for the perspective this morning! I think God must be trying to get this firmly in my mind, because I've been coming across scripture after scripture over the past few days that just further confirm this truth. I haven't been relying enough on Christ for my ultimate gain and happiness--I've been looking to myself and my gifts and looking at Christ as a simple advantage. I can get so blind to how magnificent He is, when I'm too busy looking at all of the fancy things he's given me!
Thanks for the refreshing post!
--Abigail
Great post! Thanks for your honesty and Thanks for sharing it with us! Have a Blessed Day!
wow - beautiful post! I adore that last paragraph. What if we all just came to God because we simply wanted Him... nothing more or less... just Him.
PS - it takes me FOREVER to dry my hair too :/
"how often do i ask for His blessing (toys, gifts, etc) rather than simply asking for His presence?"
WOW!!! that is sinking in right now.
I think as American Christians, we tend to forget this because of the society we live in.
I really love that quote. I'm going to write it down!!!
Perfect post to make one stop and think! Love it Carissa (:
Beautiful thoughts...I love how God uses our kids to help bring things to us on a deeper level.
I think I struggle with this every..single..day... I am always asking God "why cant I just be happy with what I have!!" I hope one day I will never have to ask him that again. Beautiful Post!
What a beautiful post!
what a beautiful post sweet girl!!!!! I got teary eyed for sure while reading!!! Thank you for sharing this!!
this literally sent chills down my spine. what beautiful words from a beautiful girl....
xoxoxooxxo
Great thoughts..and so true. Isn't it amazing how much you can learn from little ones?! My son has taught me so many little leassons like that. And I love what you shared here, I need to spend more time just wanting God and nothing else.
Seriously got chills. Couldn't have said it better. So so true. Thank you for that! Needed it today.
just lost my comment. . .
sweet encouragement from a woman
who is much wiser than her years.
blessings and psalm 131,
lea
Oh what a sweet boy! :0) You're not alone...I get caught up in it too and I hate that I do. It's so hard...Definitely something I have to work on. Thank you for sharing this! Thank you also for stopping by today! I was very excited to share the news with you all!
Wow, that is an amazing way of looking at it! AND I may or may not have gotten a little teary eyed. ;)
This is such a sweet post, and such a good reminder. I got a little teary eyed reading it, needed this today!!! Thank you!
that is such a sweet post!
On a side note, I've found that wrapping my hair in a towel for a bit before I blow dry cuts down on the time a lot. But you've probably tried that already.
beautifully put - a great reminder :) Lisa
(and I, too, hear ya on the hair "thang")
Beautiful post. I love the analogy.
Blessings,
--Hannah
I got cold chills reading this. I love how God speaks to us through the little moments we often pass up. Love this post and every ounce of it's meaning. Thanks for passing on this message.
Nothing can cure an icky mood for me more than my lil' dude reaching for me! Nothing material could ever compete. : )
Thanks for the wonderful reminder this evening : )
HI, I am new to your blog. I feel you on the hair mine is the same. But more importantly. I was thinking the close to the same thing earlier, about asking for his presence and guidance more instead of asking the common question WHY? This is such a wonderful post!
Beautiful post! Also, I love your header. :)
Blessings,
Megan
www.followinghispath2.blogspot.com
Amen! I love this post, everything you said is so true, thank you for sharing!
Beautiful! So true! Love this post.
Thank you for the very sweet comment on my blog. Your thoughts are beautiful and very inspirational. I look forward to following you!
This was SUCH a powerful post...it really touched me!
Fabulous post! It's awesome how the Lord speaks to us through the everyday.
I'm glad I found your blog.
that was so well written! also wanted to say i'm liking the new blog layout :)
soooooo true. simplicity = his presence = peace
what a beautiful post. I love that!
Great post!! Thanks for sharing your heart!
So well said. Sometimes a hug is better than anything.
Beautiful. I really admire your spirituality.
That was beautifuly said. Being a stay at home I too can get envious at times, and it is hard to step back from that. This post was motivational for me. Thanks you!
wow, what a powerful way to put it. i love your blog!
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