Week 3 & 4 Cindi

Week 3
Question 1
What has satan told me that was true without being the truth? I think that the biggest lie I have bought into is that I can be total self-sufficient. Yeah,right! I sooooo need God. I am a mess on my own. I will run into a wall, bounce off and do it again and again and again


Question 2
Genuine Faith puts its letter in the mailbox and lets it go. Distrust, however, holds onto a corner then wonders why an answer never come.

You know this is kinda funny because I had a realization this week and that is that I am in the middle of a "hard time" in my life. I have read many devotions from people who have had a rough time and I wonder how I would react in that situation and it dawned on me that I am in a rough spot. Now how I am handling it is another story. I have to let go of the letter and see what comes back. Easier said than done! I really want to see the plan for my future. I would like some time lines and dates but that is not how God works.



Week 4

Question 3
I am not sure that I have an example of a relationship that started off with an idolatrous beginning and ending with a positive relationship. I know of several people who were "important" to me for a short period of time but when that phase of my life was over they drifted away. I am think specifically about other moms I met when my girls were involved in different activities through out the years. There were people who I had contact with everyday for months or years and now I don't even think about them. When the girls moved on so did I. I just wonder if I left anybody behind wondering why I never call anymore. I don't feel that way about any of them but maybe I missed out on something. I was so wrapped up in the girls lives that I moved on when they did but what if there was somebody who still needed a friend? I let my idols at that time dictate my life. I don't regret the time I spent with my girls but I was very jealous of anything that took me away from them. I put them 1st in my life and maybe I left somebody out that really needed me.

Question 4
Cost of desperation?

Hmmmm, that one has me stumped. I am sure I have done things in desperation before and disguised it as quick thinking, you know desperate times call for desperate measures. That saying really should be" in desperate times call for God". God is never out of options but I just want a quick answer but I know that a quick answer is usually not from God.
The story of Leah and Rachel really breaks my heart. Two women fighting over one man, so typical of our society today. I have always told Rod I would fight for him but not over him. I hope to never have to put that one in to action because I have seen totally rational women go crazy in those situations and we all know I can be irrational at times. (No comments please)
If I think of a specific situation I will add it on later.

Cindi