Conformed or Transformed?

by Ted Heatherington Today we talked. I said, "I'm confused." You asked about my devotions. I said, "I get angry." You quoted a verse. I said, "I hurt." You said "Believe." I said, "I'm depressed." You said, "Rejoice." You said I could call. I said I would try. You said you would pray. I suppressed my doubts. You said things would get better. I wondered, When? As we parted, you waved with a smile. Today we talked. neither of us listened. And though we talked, there was silence. Nobody said, "I care." Today we talked. I said, "I'm confused." You asked, "About what?" I said, "I get angry." You asked, "When?" I said, "I hurt." You asked, "Why?" I said, "I'm depressed." You said, "I care." You said you would call. I said, "Please do!" You said you would pray. I knew you would. You said things will get better. I tried...

I received this great list today in an email. Good thoughts for life! Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want. When you say, "I love you ", mean it. When you say, "I'm sorry", look the person in the eye. Be engaged at least six months before you get married. Believe in love at first sight. Never laugh at anyone's dream. People who don't have dreams don't have much. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling. Don't judge people by their relatives. Talk slowly but think quickly. When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, "Why do you want to know?" Remember that great love and great achievements...

Our family will be spending the next week at the Free Methodist Family Camp. We have been camping every year with them for the last 15 years. It's great to go back "home" and catch back up with old friends. We, as a family, are looking forward to the break from the hustle and bustle of life and have some much needed "fill up time". So, no blogging this next week. Look forward to sharing what God does in our hearts when we get back. It's always a Spirit-filled week.

This is an incredible song about what God is and does for us....and what our response should be..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE1_l6bGBoI

It has been an extremely difficult month, hence the reason for the lack of posting here. I have been working two jobs and spent very little time on the computer. It has been a month of hard work and lots of thinking, discussions, praying and seeking God's heart. We have finally made some decisions and it will mean change for our family. As much as we know this is the direction we are to take and have such a peace about these decisions, the transitions and goodbyes are difficult. I will be posting more about what it will look like in future posts. For now, I am working for Homeless Outreach Ministry Exchange, which houses the homeless and transition house clients. It is very demanding, but rewarding. My job includes doing the books, working one on one with the women and a little work at the 4 men's houses that we have. We are a faith-based ministry, so I am allowed to talk freely about my faith and share it with them. I am very thankful for these opportunities to present hope in...