The other day I was surfing around on the web and reading about other Girls Ministries and came across a blog that just made me "giggle". I would say that I would have to agree with the entry and wanted to share with you....this pretty much sums up why I love what I do.
This is the top 10 reasons to love girls ministry.
10. Girls come in all shapes, sizes, colors, and personalities. Like snowflakes or fingerprints, no two girls are exactly the same. And they are loved by God as uniquely as they have been created.
9. Wherever you find girls, you'll find purses and cute shoes!
8. Girls dream. They want to be athletes, musicians, artists, and creative thinkers. They are chemists and doctors and balerinas and Marines and writers and shoppers and apologists. The world is wide open to them. Their optimism is contagious.
7. Girls have brains! Girls are smart, thoughtful and contemplative. And they will challenge you—often when you least expect it.
6. Girls have heart! Girls are full of feelings and emotions and can be expressive and demonstrative. They are passionate, caring, confused, apathetic, enthusiastic, angry, sad, happy, perplexed, perplexing, vexed and vexing, discouraged and full of hope. To know them is to see the full range of human emotion—sometimes in a matter of a few minutes!
5. Girls giggle. At everything and nothing. They are a reminder not to take myself so seriously.
4. Girls talk. And talk…and talk…and talk…and talk….
3. Girls are immature. While this can be extremely frustrating at times, it can also be a gift. Watching girls transform from a gangly sixth grader to a confident college student is amazing. And to know that you had a just a small part in that change is a reward beyond any dollar amount.
2. Girls love. They love each other. They love you. They love God. And to get to watch them love is a gift.
1. Girls can change the world. And their neighborhood, their school, and your church. The potential in each of them is immeasurable.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009
"Living Room Intimacy"
...At least that is what it is referred to in the book I am reading.
Luke 10:38-42
I am studying the hearts of both Mary and Martha right now and what it means to have a Mary heart in a Martha world. So often I have the intentions to sit down and have intimacy with Jesus and then I will think of the things I did not do or need to do only to jump up and do them at that moment because they just HAD to be done! A lot of times we are opening our homes but not our heart only to find that we are missing the opportunity to know Jesus. I feel I more often fall on the side of Martha...do, do, do...there is so much to do!
From the book; 'Having a Mary Heart in A Martha World'
by Joanna Weaver
"We get caught up in the same performance trap, feeling as though we must prove our love for God by doing great things for him. So we rush past the intimacy of the Living Room to get busy for him in the Kitchen-implementing great ministries and wonderful projects, all in an effort to spread the good news. We do all our works in his name. We call him "Lord, Lord." But in the end, will he know us? Will we know him?"
" The world clamors, "Do more! Be all that you can be!" But our Father whispers, "Be still and know that I am God."
Why is it we find it so hard to put God first in our day? We get so busy with the things we NEED to do but in reality the NEED is God. Joanna gives such a great analogy in this book that I think will make sense to so many of us...
"When we put work before worship, we put the cart before the horse. The cart is important; so is the horse. But the horse must come first, or we end up pulling the cart ourselves. Frustrated and weary, we can nearly break under the pressure of service, for there is always something that needs to be done.
When we first spend time in his presence-when we take time to hear his voice-God provides the horsepower we need to pull the heaviest load. He saddles up Grace and invites us to take a ride."
Matthew 11:28-29 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls."`
"Jesus invites us to come and rest, to spend time with him in this incredible Living Room Intimacy. Intimacy that allows us to be honest in our complaints, bold in our approach, and lavish in our love. Intimacy that allows us to hear our Father's voice and discern our Father's will. Intimacy that so fills us with his love and his nature that it spills out to our dry, thirsty world in Kitchen Service. In the Living Room. That's where it all begins. Down at His feet."
Today I will sit at the feet of our Savior prepared for intimacy. Opening my heart to truly know Him. I know that in my days are not in order until I have met with my Father. Let's all put the 'horse before the cart' today and allow Jesus to guide us.
...Chapter 2 tomorrow
Luke 10:38-42
I am studying the hearts of both Mary and Martha right now and what it means to have a Mary heart in a Martha world. So often I have the intentions to sit down and have intimacy with Jesus and then I will think of the things I did not do or need to do only to jump up and do them at that moment because they just HAD to be done! A lot of times we are opening our homes but not our heart only to find that we are missing the opportunity to know Jesus. I feel I more often fall on the side of Martha...do, do, do...there is so much to do!
From the book; 'Having a Mary Heart in A Martha World'
by Joanna Weaver
"We get caught up in the same performance trap, feeling as though we must prove our love for God by doing great things for him. So we rush past the intimacy of the Living Room to get busy for him in the Kitchen-implementing great ministries and wonderful projects, all in an effort to spread the good news. We do all our works in his name. We call him "Lord, Lord." But in the end, will he know us? Will we know him?"
" The world clamors, "Do more! Be all that you can be!" But our Father whispers, "Be still and know that I am God."
Why is it we find it so hard to put God first in our day? We get so busy with the things we NEED to do but in reality the NEED is God. Joanna gives such a great analogy in this book that I think will make sense to so many of us...
"When we put work before worship, we put the cart before the horse. The cart is important; so is the horse. But the horse must come first, or we end up pulling the cart ourselves. Frustrated and weary, we can nearly break under the pressure of service, for there is always something that needs to be done.
When we first spend time in his presence-when we take time to hear his voice-God provides the horsepower we need to pull the heaviest load. He saddles up Grace and invites us to take a ride."
Matthew 11:28-29 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls."`
"Jesus invites us to come and rest, to spend time with him in this incredible Living Room Intimacy. Intimacy that allows us to be honest in our complaints, bold in our approach, and lavish in our love. Intimacy that allows us to hear our Father's voice and discern our Father's will. Intimacy that so fills us with his love and his nature that it spills out to our dry, thirsty world in Kitchen Service. In the Living Room. That's where it all begins. Down at His feet."
Today I will sit at the feet of our Savior prepared for intimacy. Opening my heart to truly know Him. I know that in my days are not in order until I have met with my Father. Let's all put the 'horse before the cart' today and allow Jesus to guide us.
...Chapter 2 tomorrow
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