Sick Daze

Happy Sunday from our family to yours. Sunday is my favorite day of the week. I find it most humbling. Good for the soul. Today, the whole house has a cold. We're all snotty, coughing, groggy, just all around blah! We discovered we could watch church live online so we wouldn't miss week 2 of "Transformed: How God Changes Us" at Cedar Creek Church Banksmill Campus. One of my new year goals (I call them goals instead of resolutions) was to go to church every Sunday in the year 2015. Today was the first Sunday I missed actually being in church but I am happy to say I didn't miss the sermon! Jonathan and myself sat down and listened the whole way through! And we learned a lot.

I took notes and here are a few that really hit home:
1. The biggest barrier to being transformed is unwillingness to confess your sin.
I have learned lately that I do not confess sin nearly as much as I should. I need to do this every day before going to bed. Because we all know, no matter how perfect we try to be, every day is filled with sin. But He forgives, and change occurs when you confess and try to do better.
John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."
2. Selfishness is at the core of all sin.
I am selfish. 50% of the time. I say 50% because I spend most of my time making others happy. Making sure my husband is satisfied, making sure my kids are happy, being a good friend, daughter, it goes on and on. But the other 50% goes to me. I hate to admit it. But it is something I struggle with. Most of the time I think about what I am going to get from something. Not what I can put into it.  When I am mad at someone, I tend to focus on what they are doing to hurt me or make me mad. Not what I am doing to hurt them or what I could be doing to improve the situation. This needs major work, so it is something I am currently working very hard at. 
3. Let every moment of every day be an expression of worship.
EVERY MOMENT. In the moment, when I am mad, and I let a fire spark in my soul, and anger takes over, I am not living in expression of worship. As cliché as it sounds, I need to be constantly asking myself, "What would Jesus do?"

1 Corinthians 13:5
Paul says that love "is not irritable." Sometimes we are irritated or angered by others, and we don't know why. Those who are easily irritated need to remember that perfection exists only in God. We are going to our first session of FPU (Financial Peace University) today. I can't wait to share what I learn. I am so ecstatic for my family to get out of debt and be comfortable financially. 

This little guy learned how to sit on his own yesterday. He's getting pretty good at it!