News to the world

Hey everybody, whas up? I just happened to be having a little personal worship time here, listening to some Lee Mcderment, just talkin to God a little, and alluva sudden my wife pops into my head...again. For those who don't know, my wife (I call her Wendy Lady) is the very gift that God gave me to keep me occupado and under control while I live here on the blue/green marble, the EARTH. This may sound corny & all that, but she really completes me, she is everything good on earth to me. She is Compassionate. Patient. She loves the unlovely (me included). She enjoys life. She will definitely let you know what's on her mind. She is Kind. Giving. Nurturing. She is ALL that I consider to be worthy and valuable on earth. She is the thing I needed in my life... then, and now. And God knew that I would need her. She would probably say the same things about me, but I gotta tell ya, when I married her, I done good. She mighta messed up, but I did good. Anyway, this whole little post is just to let you, the world, know that I Love My Wife, and She Loves Me. I don't know why I capitalized that, maybe for emphasis.
She is all that is great in my life, and she would say the same about me. She is God's gift to me, and I thank God for her everyday of my life.

Blinded by Faith

Faith transcends my rational thought, and I feel like I'm lost in this space,
feels like I've turned a corner now, but still can't see past my hands..
And in the time it takes to count the cost, will I ever claim the gain,
or do I take that step of faith, and leave the gain to claim itself?

And in the faith of the blind, be led by Your hand
in the wisdom of the young, be glad in your grace?
Yours is the Light, Yours is the Truth, Yours is the Son.

Yours is the time tested stone, the cornerstone, my foundation.
Would you bring the rain, would I be dismayed?
My shelter, from the storms, would I stand?

copyright ez37 music,2009

As this new year is here, I feel like I have rounded a corner. God's grace is evident everywhere I look. Why is it that I still can't see past my hands in my own life? Which way is God carrying me, what's His time frame? Why is it that even though my wife and I have continued to bless those that are less fortunate than us (and believe me, we ain't rich), we receive even greater blessings yet? I'll tell you why.. because "Faith transcends rational thought". We have received God's blessings... in more than one way. "Receive" means "to take into one's possession", and also "to take into the mind; apprehend mentally", here's the catch, it requires an action on my part. I have to TAKE it, ACCEPT it, physically and mentally.
God knows the heart, my heart, and yours. Faith is the demonstration on our part of our faithfulness to Him. Notice that to demonstrate, you have to do something, it requires action, not passivity. Hmmmm... interesting. Now, Why do I feel blind?
Easy question, easy answer. I choose to walk in faith... some would say blindly, know what I say? I walk in God, and He sees what I can't. Puts a new twist on what the world would call "blind faith" doesn't it? It's not easy, but it is worth it... walking "Blinded by Faith".... With God's grace, and a little time, I'm gonna start running.