I started to write about robins moving into a nest in front of my house and got off on the Santa Hat track...someone must need to hear this...because this is what God has laid on my heart this morning.
As I was writing I was reminded of a story...might as well share it...one Christmas the folks I work with had their annual Christmas lunch where we all went out together...So, we play this "Santa hat" game...everyone wore a Santa hat...someone quietly slipped theirs off...and if you saw there was someone without a hat you slipped yours off until there was only one person with a hat remaining...they were the person who didn't have a clue...it was our boss...to this day when something is going on around us and someone can't see it or doesn't have a clue we say "Santa hat"..."He's having a "Santa hat" moment...not a clue...
...I have those moments too...not a clue...On the road to Emmaus there was a Santa hat moment...
In Luke 24 we hear how these two guys are walking along and someone walks up to them (it's Jesus) and they don't have a clue its him and tell him all about all that has happened to the prophet Jesus.
Luke 24:17 He asked them, “What are you discussing together as you walk along?”
They stood still, their faces downcast. 18 One of them, named Cleopas, asked him, “Are you the only one visiting Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?”
So, I think Jesus knew what happened in Jerusalem...he was killed...but poor ol' Cleopas...not a clue...
Now I see where this is going...God moments...are like that...if you aren't open to them...they can be happening all around you...you close your eyes...put on your Santa hat and don't have a clue...open your eyes and your heart...and look for the confirmation there is a God...let him tell you through God moments...take off that Santa hat...and get with the program..
God walks beside you, just like on the Emmaus Road...every day..reach out and touch him.
Experience God moments.
Showing posts with label god moments. Show all posts
Showing posts with label god moments. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Friday, March 18, 2011
blog fodder
Any time something happens in my life...Nick will laugh and say...more blog fodder!!
It is funny how you can see God in anything...
You can see his handiwork in many places and see his humor in places, too.
Does everyone see it this way?
Does everyone see God making moves with their lives?
I have started writing down blog ideas...things that I can tie to God and things that make me think of God.
My list right now includes:
bubble baths
prostrate on the ground
big days
going global
the tractor
bitterness
don't want to work anymore
Grace U2
Words with Friends
It happened to me
Some times I use these ideas and sometimes I start with one idea and go off in a completely different direction. It is those times when I know God has the pen...when God has the key board.
The amazing thing about this blog...the ease at which it comes...the direction that it takes...the things I say and then look at and say "wow" where did that come from?!
I just added : pillows and girls night out with Taylor and Jenn
Look for your own God fodder and you may be surprised the places you see God...in the every day and in the mundane, in the humor and in the sadness...God is always there. We can't hide from or walk away from God because he knows what we are up to and what we don't want people to know...what we try to hide from others. Every action has a reaction. Our choices have consequences. One day we will all stand before God and answer for the way we've acted and the way we haven't acted.
There is a lot of work to be done here. There is a lot of word to spread. So get busy, get out there and look for God.
It is funny how you can see God in anything...
You can see his handiwork in many places and see his humor in places, too.
Does everyone see it this way?
Does everyone see God making moves with their lives?
I have started writing down blog ideas...things that I can tie to God and things that make me think of God.
My list right now includes:
bubble baths
prostrate on the ground
big days
going global
the tractor
bitterness
don't want to work anymore
Grace U2
Words with Friends
It happened to me
Some times I use these ideas and sometimes I start with one idea and go off in a completely different direction. It is those times when I know God has the pen...when God has the key board.
The amazing thing about this blog...the ease at which it comes...the direction that it takes...the things I say and then look at and say "wow" where did that come from?!
I just added : pillows and girls night out with Taylor and Jenn
Look for your own God fodder and you may be surprised the places you see God...in the every day and in the mundane, in the humor and in the sadness...God is always there. We can't hide from or walk away from God because he knows what we are up to and what we don't want people to know...what we try to hide from others. Every action has a reaction. Our choices have consequences. One day we will all stand before God and answer for the way we've acted and the way we haven't acted.
There is a lot of work to be done here. There is a lot of word to spread. So get busy, get out there and look for God.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
kroger parking lot
So the story continues....135 kids at a lock-in at church..and we run out of pop about 1:00 am...so i took off for Kroger..not a soul in the parking lot...i went inside...every time I rounded a corner with my shopping cart I would run into an older gentleman...nice looking with gray hair...we would laugh about being the only people out...when it was time to check-out he was behind me in line...
The cashier asked what I was doing with so much pop to which I replied...all the kids at church, come out and join us...the older man was behind me in line and he laughed and talked about having so many kids he couldn't count them and so many grandchildren, too many to count...to all of this the cashier and I had several smart remarks. He told me to wait and he would help me out...
He had credit card issues so I went on to my car...as I was loading my car with soda he came and we talked...he said "I've never been to a church only once, because I am Jewish. I go to synagogue, he said. We talked about how Christianity is based on Judaism and he told me "you have been blessed for the good deeds you do". He talked about being Jewish and as he left me he said words over me that were in a foreign language...I laughed and said " I hope that was good" to which he replied "you've been given a Jewish blessing" Of all of those words I only remembered something that sounded like Marakesh...
He got into a beat-up blue pickup truck with a large air conditioner in the back end...I looked to see where he was from and there was no license on the truck. He was parked right beside me.
I thought no more about the encounter until Sunday at church. Our Sunday school lesson talked about Abraham who was given the promise of so many children he would not be able to count them. This is when the hairs on the back of my neck stood up. Later at service Greg's sermon talked about Jesus being a good Jewish boy to which I stopped and wondered, could it be? Then it hit me like a ton of bricks. In my darkest moments God was with me. Physically he was with me..he was telling me...I am here. I truly believe that night I met God face to face. Tomorrow more on that Jewish blessing.
The cashier asked what I was doing with so much pop to which I replied...all the kids at church, come out and join us...the older man was behind me in line and he laughed and talked about having so many kids he couldn't count them and so many grandchildren, too many to count...to all of this the cashier and I had several smart remarks. He told me to wait and he would help me out...
He had credit card issues so I went on to my car...as I was loading my car with soda he came and we talked...he said "I've never been to a church only once, because I am Jewish. I go to synagogue, he said. We talked about how Christianity is based on Judaism and he told me "you have been blessed for the good deeds you do". He talked about being Jewish and as he left me he said words over me that were in a foreign language...I laughed and said " I hope that was good" to which he replied "you've been given a Jewish blessing" Of all of those words I only remembered something that sounded like Marakesh...
He got into a beat-up blue pickup truck with a large air conditioner in the back end...I looked to see where he was from and there was no license on the truck. He was parked right beside me.
I thought no more about the encounter until Sunday at church. Our Sunday school lesson talked about Abraham who was given the promise of so many children he would not be able to count them. This is when the hairs on the back of my neck stood up. Later at service Greg's sermon talked about Jesus being a good Jewish boy to which I stopped and wondered, could it be? Then it hit me like a ton of bricks. In my darkest moments God was with me. Physically he was with me..he was telling me...I am here. I truly believe that night I met God face to face. Tomorrow more on that Jewish blessing.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
introduction to me
January 18, 2011
My name is Kim McHenry. I am the survivor of a recent divorce that stunned me and was totally unexpected. During this time I prayed and God became my constant companion and confidant. As a youth director at a local church and a Christian my entire life I questioned all that I was doing and how could God let this happen to me? Someone who thought they were doing his work... but through it all my questions were answered and every time something bad happened or something would knock me down... God would be there with something good that would pick me up and put me back on my feet. I was recounting my "God moments" with someone at work recently and she said "Kim you HAVE to write those down and share them." I have always wondered what God had planned for me when this was all said and done and maybe this is what it is...sharing the realization I know there is a God. We have come face to face. I know he was with me every step of the way and after you read my posts you will believe, too! Over the next few months I will share my God moments with anyone who wants to read or anyone going through a really tough time and wants reassurance that God is with them. So come back and visit often!!
My name is Kim McHenry. I am the survivor of a recent divorce that stunned me and was totally unexpected. During this time I prayed and God became my constant companion and confidant. As a youth director at a local church and a Christian my entire life I questioned all that I was doing and how could God let this happen to me? Someone who thought they were doing his work... but through it all my questions were answered and every time something bad happened or something would knock me down... God would be there with something good that would pick me up and put me back on my feet. I was recounting my "God moments" with someone at work recently and she said "Kim you HAVE to write those down and share them." I have always wondered what God had planned for me when this was all said and done and maybe this is what it is...sharing the realization I know there is a God. We have come face to face. I know he was with me every step of the way and after you read my posts you will believe, too! Over the next few months I will share my God moments with anyone who wants to read or anyone going through a really tough time and wants reassurance that God is with them. So come back and visit often!!
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