Monday, November 10, 2008

Times, they are a changin'

I'm in the third book. Is the thing.
Someone should put the tome down and get a little exercise, or Some one's going to turn into a bowl full of Jello.
I read the first one in 24 hours, flat.
I couldn't really justify the expense of buying the second one, but the magnetic pull of the bookstore swept me in. I bought it, and consumed it within a day.
So, there I was yesterday, looking at the book at Target....book #3. It was discounted. What was I supposed to do?
I am going to pace myself on this one, though. I have become a text glutton.

You know how much I love my house church? It's about the most wonderful thing ever in the world of Christian fellowship. There's this group of people who really love the Lord, they really love good food, and they really love to be together. It's been a whole social circle, like the Christians in Acts. Meeting needs in one another's lives, and so forth.
Only, people keep leaving the group. Why are these folks not insanely committed to each other? I don't get that.
We are down to a very small group at this point, and it makes me wonder why such a treasure is so easy to walk away from.
However, I suspect that God will do something remarkable here. That's kind of what He does. Any time there's a big shift in circumstances, it makes me sit up and pay attention. See, the God I know gets tickled by taking a situation that looks unpleasant, and morphing it into a wonder of breathtaking beauty. I've seen Him do it over and over again. Whatever God is up too, I want a front-row seat. I want to be a part of His plan. I want to watch Him work.

So, maybe I should get my nose out of the vampire book, eh?

5 comments:

Jenn said...

I love a totally engrossing book. The problem with them is that I relinquish all of my other duties and gorge myself on the book until I am finished and then I have a mountain of work to catch up with and I feel a deep sense of loss for the world I just stepped out of. Still, I need to go back to the library and get some more books.

Anonymous said...

You made me want to pick up a book for like 20 seconds and then I came back to reality with a "nahhhh"

missed you last night, hope don is feeling better!!
~paj

Lynda said...

Favorite chapter is Fire and Ice. OD just started reading the 1st book, mad that I won't let her read after 2 (right now). You are in for some surprises in #4. WOW

Robin said...

Kelly~
The comments from your heart about your love for your house church touch my own heart...because I am SO jealous.
I long for that terribly...church minus programs, just people loving the Word & Jesus together. I miss that so much. Be encouraged that you DO have your house church, people go through seasons when they need different things sometimes, so its about where they are at, not you.
Maybe I could start an online house church...whaddya think?
lol
Happy reading:)
hugs~

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