I am going through my old e-mails looking for old documents for school curriculum and such and well I ran across this e-mail I sent to a few friends back on 3/21/2010. It was good to be reminded of this.
In dealing with a several trying issues/ circumstances lately I have found
myself a bit agitated here and there. I have been irritated, frustrated
and inconvenienced so much lately and it has felt like almost too much to deal
with at times. I have had the thought “Calgon, take me away” more than a
few times. Anyways I have recently been encouraged by a friend of mine that
recently said something that was just so good I thought I should share it with
you. God is amazing and complex and the Bible says so much, but
it all goes back to one main theme. Our relationship with Him. The main point is listen to me, spend time with me, talk to me, acknowledge
me, I am here for you and with you, nothing gets to you that I don’t know
about, I love you and so on. She said she feels like there’s this
and that which she wants to teach and impart to her children, but instead of
thinking about this training, this opportunity, this situation, etc.. she
should listen to the voice of God and follow Him like the sheep do with their
shepherd.
Wow, just be quiet and still and listen to the voice of God! It sounds so easy!
I got to thinking about it all. Sometimes life can be overwhelming and when
it’s said and done the only real important thing is God himself and Jesus in
our lives. We ourselves, our children, our relatives, our friends, -
Do we all listen, obey, spend time with him and call upon him for help in
the midst of our troubles? It’s all about going back to the basics and trying
to keep it simple. Be Quiet – Listen and Obey – Period.
Today in Sunday school class they were talking about John 10 and this guy said
in his travels he was in a foreign crowded market square and he saw a shepherd
throw a rock to get the attention of his sheep and he called out for him.
The stupid sheep looked up, bleated and turned to follow the voice that he
knew. I thought it was funny; but I think God does the same with us in a
sense as he is always trying to redirect our attention back to Himself. If we
have accepted Christ and we are Christians we can hear his voice and we know
it, just like the sheep know their shepherd’s voice; but we get so busy
thinking we know so much and we run around trying to take care of this and that
we can’t hear him in the midst of it all.
I have been reminding myself since church of that cute kids song that
says “I just want to be a sheep – ba ba ba ba”. I just wanted to
remind you He’s there
and your just a stupid sheep – ha ha ha.
O.K. Gotta go now – sheep need to eat too.
Love Karri
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