Monday, June 9, 2008

Little Things

Wow! The weather here is so hot and humid -- almost a 30 degree jump from last week! Yesterday in church it was hot! When it gets that hot it becomes so hard to focus.

Isn't it amazing the things that can distract us? We let the heat rob us of effectively worshipping the Lord. This would almost seem like whinning and complaining . . . good thing I'm just writing in my blog! It's not really complaining when it's in your blog -- a little known blogging fact!

Recently I have been reading about Exodus, not the band, but the journey of God's people out Egypt toward the promised land. These folks were absolutely incredible, and had brought whinning to a whole new level -- by their standards I'm still an amatuer! Instead of celebrating what God was doing for them, they chose to focus on what He was not doing.

Two sundays ago we handed out bracelets to place on your wrist. The thought is to wear it for 21 days on the same wrist without complaining. If you complain you have to switch it to the other wrist and start all over again. The reason for the 21 days is that it takes that long to make something a habit. i'm still working on day two!

So what do you need to stop whinning about? What can you do to focus on what God has done for you? If you need to -- get a bracelet.