Tag Archive for: Zion

The Bee Stings of Life

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We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they are good for us—they help us learn to be patient. And patience develops strength of character in us and helps us trust God more each time we use it until finally our hope and faith are strong and steady. (Romans 5:3-4, TLB)

A couple weeks ago I took my boys to a splash pad nearby. It was a beautiful day. The sun was shining enough to provide warmth for the fun times in the water and the breeze was great for me as I sat on the bench and embraced the joy of my son Zion splashing through the water.

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Living with No Regrets

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Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 3:13-14)

Lately, I’ve been thinking what’s the key to living with no regrets. I would love for this year to be marked by triumphs and victories in Jesus. When I get to the end of 2016, the last thing I want to do is look back in any kind of regret. I want to look back and see that I lived the year to the best of my ability. I want to learn what it means to live without regrets.

I’m finding this means that I need to slow down and evaluate what’s really important. I can honestly say that I’ve never regretted slowing down to hug my 2 year old when he says, “hug mommy”. Those two words melt my heart every time. Even when it’s late at night and I would love my son to just fall asleep. His little mind looks for ways to prolong the bed time process. And the last few words of the night tend to be, “rock mommy and hug mommy”. This means I slow down to rock my son in the rocking chair and love him just a little more before he heads to bed. It means that even though I’m wiped out and looking forward to a little rest, I still stop to get one more hug. And at night when my baby cries just to be comforted, it means getting my weary butt out of bed to hold him and love on him.

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Making the Most of Every Opportunity

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Be very careful, then, how you live–not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.  (Ephesians 5:15-16)

Something that has been on my heart lately is to be more intentional with my time.  The days tend to pass pretty quickly and if I don’t make the most of the time I’m given then very little gets done or at least the wrong things get done.

I’m a visionary at heart.  I have a thousand things running through my mind.  There are so many things that I want to do.  And I often have to slow down to find out if they are “God Things” or “Sarah Things”.  To tell you the truth… there are a lot of “Sarah Things” that cloud my mind.  I’m pushing through those things and taking a step back.  I’m asking God to reveal how I can make the most of the time I’ve been given.

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Happy Birthday Sweet Boy!

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Except the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; except the Lord keeps the city, the watchman wakes but in vain.

It is vain for you to rise up early, to take rest late, to eat the bread of [anxious] toil—for He gives [blessings] to His beloved in sleep. Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. As arrows are in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one’s youth. Happy, blessed, and fortunate is the man whose quiver is filled with them! They will not be put to shame when they speak with their adversaries [in gatherings] at the [city’s] gate. (Psalm 127, AMP)

Redefining Success

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Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. (Colossians 3:23-24)

A few weeks ago when I received the news that I would have a book signing at LifeWay, I thought wow now I feel like I’m an author.  It was a beautiful place thinking that God was rewarding my efforts for writing.  I walked around thanking God all day.  But in one moment, one moment with my son.  One precious moment when he wrapped his little arm around me, which is what he is doing in this picture…  in that moment that was true success!

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