WWJD club

[cristianna]

Yes, it was very rewarding and gratifying!

 

[wolfman544]

Yes, it was very rewarding and gratifying!

also awesome

 

[cristianna]

Yay!! Did you notice a change in your in laws' behaviour, or is it more your reaction to it has changed?

Nope, it was definitely *MY* reaction; they were the same as always. I was just overall more accepting unconditionally, more carefree (generally I would be on edge trying to avoid and prevent any conflict amongst any of them with each other or myself), etc. It truly, truly was great. Amazing huh?

 

[Eldaah]

I love hearing about the change God is working in all of your lives. It is very encouraging. Please share any stories you have. I gotta get off the Comp now, so, God bless you all, and DWJWD.

 

[GreenMunchkin]

Nope, it was definitely *MY* reaction; they were the same as always. I was just overall more accepting unconditionally, more carefree (generally I would be on edge trying to avoid and prevent any conflict amongst any of them with each other or myself), etc. It truly, truly was great. Amazing huh?

It really is, sis. Did you feel more peaceful, or was it a case of consciously staying calm? Either way, God is seriously awesome

 

[cristianna]

It really is, sis. Did you feel more peaceful, or was it a case of consciously staying calm? Either way, God is seriously awesome

Excellent question GreenMunchkin! No, there was absolutely, positively no conscious effort on my part by any means whatsoever.

 

[wolfman544]

Excellent question GreenMunchkin! No, there was absolutely, positively no conscious effort on my part by any means whatsoever.

Awesome, God IS GOOD

 

[GreenMunchkin]

Excellent question GreenMunchkin! No, there was absolutely, positively no conscious effort on my part by any means whatsoever.

Gosh. Then I really think that genuinely comes under the category of miracle. You made a commitment to Him, and He absolutely stuck to His part of the bargain. How amazing. You went out on a limb of faith in a way, and He totally met you half way by giving you serenity. Jesus is so lovely.

 

[cristianna]

So here's an update on me. Words cannot relay how all the different areas in my life are changing. I really feel extremely close to God. He's in the front, back and middle of my mind at all times. Before, yes I always talked to Him, or so I thought. This has been an eye opener to say the least.

Anyway... onto some things-- good and not so good. We'll start with the good and end with the lesson of the bad.

I've noticed an huge increase of patience with my children. I'm normally very patient anyway, but like any parent and child relationship my patience does get tested. When they didn't clean their rooms like I told them, and it was more than apparent their time spent *cleaning* was really playing and goofing around, I didn't get angry, frustrated or irritated. They were simply told they would finish after dinner instead of being outside in the warm weather. And when they finished in record time I didn't comment about why they couldn't do it in the first place.

My youngest (8) is like me (God bless my husband for tolerating me!). She is a go getter. There is no procrastinating, it's... get it done and get it done NOW. Well she has a major project coming up (take that lightly-- it's not due for some time) and in her opinion it must be done, and done now. (Yes, I now know how my husband feels when I need something done and done now! ). Instead of brushing her off or anything else we sat down and worked out a time plan. She has her duties and knows when they are to be turned into me. Whereas before I would've told her let's talk about it in a week or so, or come back to me when she had her game plan ready.

I'm also much more tolerable of the non-stop desire to chit-chat as I'm putting them to bed. Some nights I would tell them I was really tired and could we talk in the morning at breakfast or whatever. But now I genuinely cherish those extra two to twenty-two minutes spent talking at bed time.

Goodness I may be sounding like some crazy non-tolerable mother. And that statement would be just as accurate as it is inaccurate. I'm more tolerable than I probably should be, but at the same time I may not have been totally focused (making a list in my mind as we chatted) or grumbled under my breath even though I still did it. It's not like that at all anymore.

Now, where I did stumble was yesterday. Instead of allowing God to take over and help me I fought it. We've been talking about an upcoming vacation since last fall. Hubs had me book it last night. And I couldn't because there are literally NO rooms available. I was angry, hurt, frustrated and disappointed. Let's add cranky and tired to it also!

I was lead to walk away and deal with the dilemna today, but instead I dealt with it last night. Big no, no. It ended up causing an arguement about me being angry hubs took so long to give me an actual date; frustrated because this happens ALL the time; hurt because the kids will be heartbroken since we've been looking forward to this; disappointed because I was also really looking forward to a nice Spring Break weekend getaway. But you simply cannot book a hotel reservation with less than two weeks notice this time of year.

I'm certainly not perfect in obeying, and that was a prime example. But I am learning how easy it is to turn everything over to God, to listen more closely to Him and to speak to Him about everything. It's been awesome!

 

[Eldaah]

So here's an update on me. Words cannot relay how all the different areas in my life are changing. I really feel extremely close to God. He's in the front, back and middle of my mind at all times. Before, yes I always talked to Him, or so I thought. This has been an eye opener to say the least.

Anyway... onto some things-- good and not so good. We'll start with the good and end with the lesson of the bad.

I've noticed an huge increase of patience with my children. I'm normally very patient anyway, but like any parent and child relationship my patience does get tested. When they didn't clean their rooms like I told them, and it was more than apparent their time spent *cleaning* was really playing and goofing around, I didn't get angry, frustrated or irritated. They were simply told they would finish after dinner instead of being outside in the warm weather. And when they finished in record time I didn't comment about why they couldn't do it in the first place.

My youngest (8) is like me (God bless my husband for tolerating me!). She is a go getter. There is no procrastinating, it's... get it done and get it done NOW. Well she has a major project coming up (take that lightly-- it's not due for some time) and in her opinion it must be done, and done now. (Yes, I now know how my husband feels when I need something done and done now! ). Instead of brushing her off or anything else we sat down and worked out a time plan. She has her duties and knows when they are to be turned into me. Whereas before I would've told her let's talk about it in a week or so, or come back to me when she had her game plan ready.

I'm also much more tolerable of the non-stop desire to chit-chat as I'm putting them to bed. Some nights I would tell them I was really tired and could we talk in the morning at breakfast or whatever. But now I genuinely cherish those extra two to twenty-two minutes spent talking at bed time.

Goodness I may be sounding like some crazy non-tolerable mother. And that statement would be just as accurate as it is inaccurate. I'm more tolerable than I probably should be, but at the same time I may not have been totally focused (making a list in my mind as we chatted) or grumbled under my breath even though I still did it. It's not like that at all anymore.

Now, where I did stumble was yesterday. Instead of allowing God to take over and help me I fought it. We've been talking about an upcoming vacation since last fall. Hubs had me book it last night. And I couldn't because there are literally NO rooms available. I was angry, hurt, frustrated and disappointed. Let's add cranky and tired to it also!

I was lead to walk away and deal with the dilemna today, but instead I dealt with it last night. Big no, no. It ended up causing an arguement about me being angry hubs took so long to give me an actual date; frustrated because this happens ALL the time; hurt because the kids will be heartbroken since we've been looking forward to this; disappointed because I was also really looking forward to a nice Spring Break weekend getaway. But you simply cannot book a hotel reservation with less than two weeks notice this time of year.

I'm certainly not perfect in obeying, and that was a prime example. But I am learning how easy it is to turn everything over to God, to listen more closely to Him and to speak to Him about everything. It's been awesome!

God is definately moving in your life! Satan is definately fighting hard though. He hasn't given me much of a break from his attacks either. Living as Jesus would is not easy, but it is definately worth it. The rewards outweigh the trials.

 

[Eldaah]

I guess I'll give my update now as well. I don't have much time, so this will be short and to the point.

I have been planning on going on a foreign missions trip for quite a few months. I finally found one that I was interested in going on, and was already getting excited. But, last night, my parents said that they didn't think I should go to a foreign country on my first missions trip. They wanted me to stay in the country so they would be able to come and get me if anything happened. I feel called to foreign missions though, and was really looking forward to going on that trip. So, when they told me that if I was going to go on a missions trip, I would have to do it in the US, I wasn't to happy. I didn't want to, but I submitted to their authority. I didn't get mad and tell them what I thought about it like I was tempted to. I just calmly asked questions about it and tried to understand their point of view.

I did understand the reasons why they had said this, but I still felt that I was old enough to handle a foreign missions trip. I did submit, but I still had a few angry thoughts go through my head. Now I understand completely why they said what they did, and as long as I can do something useful for God on my missions trip, it doesn't matter that much if I'm in the US or some other country.

I still do and say wrong things, but with God's help I am drawing closer to Him and walking a path that will lead to a better life. My life has already gotten better. I already feel as if I am drawing closer to my Savior.

 

[wolfman544]

God is definately moving in your life! Satan is definately fighting hard though. He hasn't given me much of a break from his attacks either. Living as Jesus would is not easy, but it is definately worth it. The rewards outweigh the trials.

I can totally relate to that.
I need to spend time in prayer suring up some weak spots in my armor, and trusting more and more on God's strength to get me through.

 

[wolfman544]

I guess I'll give my update now as well. I don't have much time, so this will be short and to the point.

I have been planning on going on a foreign missions trip for quite a few months. I finally found one that I was interested in going on, and was already getting excited. But, last night, my parents said that they didn't think I should go to a foreign country on my first missions trip. They wanted me to stay in the country so they would be able to come and get me if anything happened. I feel called to foreign missions though, and was really looking forward to going on that trip. So, when they told me that if I was going to go on a missions trip, I would have to do it in the US, I wasn't to happy. I didn't want to, but I submitted to their authority. I didn't get mad and tell them what I thought about it like I was tempted to. I just calmly asked questions about it and tried to understand their point of view.

I did understand the reasons why they had said this, but I still felt that I was old enough to handle a foreign missions trip. I did submit, but I still had a few angry thoughts go through my head. Now I understand completely why they said what they did, and as long as I can do something useful for God on my missions trip, it doesn't matter that much if I'm in the US or some other country.

I still do and say wrong things, but with God's help I am drawing closer to Him and walking a path that will lead to a better life. My life has already gotten better. I already feel as if I am drawing closer to my Savior.

That's good to hear, obeying our parents is a command, even if we don't like it.
But, there's always a but, never forget a calling, fit the foreign one next time

 

[Eldaah]

Yes, they said that I can probably go on a foreign one next year.

 

[cristianna]

I guess I'll give my update now as well. I don't have much time, so this will be short and to the point.

I have been planning on going on a foreign missions trip for quite a few months. I finally found one that I was interested in going on, and was already getting excited. But, last night, my parents said that they didn't think I should go to a foreign country on my first missions trip. They wanted me to stay in the country so they would be able to come and get me if anything happened. I feel called to foreign missions though, and was really looking forward to going on that trip. So, when they told me that if I was going to go on a missions trip, I would have to do it in the US, I wasn't to happy. I didn't want to, but I submitted to their authority. I didn't get mad and tell them what I thought about it like I was tempted to. I just calmly asked questions about it and tried to understand their point of view.

I did understand the reasons why they had said this, but I still felt that I was old enough to handle a foreign missions trip. I did submit, but I still had a few angry thoughts go through my head. Now I understand completely why they said what they did, and as long as I can do something useful for God on my missions trip, it doesn't matter that much if I'm in the US or some other country.

I still do and say wrong things, but with God's help I am drawing closer to Him and walking a path that will lead to a better life. My life has already gotten better. I already feel as if I am drawing closer to my Savior.

Oh Eldaah! I'm sorry to hear of your parents disapproval, but I'm glad you handled it with grace and dignity. I find your willingnes and desire to do missions at your age very commendable.

I can totally relate to that.
I need to spend time in prayer suring up some weak spots in my armor, and trusting more and more on God's strength to get me through.

Praying for you wolfman.

 

[GreenMunchkin]

You're all so encouraging Is lovely seeing God moving in your lives.

Am sorry it's so hard for you, though, Eldaah. Just remember, with God, all things are. If He wants you as a missionary, He'll clear the path

 

[HeReignsInMe]

Thanks Eldaah for the compliment. I too agree wolfman is doing great.

Goodness me, I can't believe I didn't post about Saturday. It was GREAT! Really it was. Remember how I said it was time to stop talking and start walking? Well, I really wanted to do that because I know I've been wrong in how I've acted, thought and moved forward with them. And He was there helping me step-by-step. PTL!

Glad to hear that, happy for you, God is so great, when we let Him take over he can do such awesome and inspiring things through us and for us, Amen!

 

[pete56]

I guess I'll give my update now as well. I don't have much time, so this will be short and to the point.

I have been planning on going on a foreign missions trip for quite a few months. I finally found one that I was interested in going on, and was already getting excited. But, last night, my parents said that they didn't think I should go to a foreign country on my first missions trip. They wanted me to stay in the country so they would be able to come and get me if anything happened. I feel called to foreign missions though, and was really looking forward to going on that trip. So, when they told me that if I was going to go on a missions trip, I would have to do it in the US, I wasn't to happy. I didn't want to, but I submitted to their authority. I didn't get mad and tell them what I thought about it like I was tempted to. I just calmly asked questions about it and tried to understand their point of view.

I did understand the reasons why they had said this, but I still felt that I was old enough to handle a foreign missions trip. I did submit, but I still had a few angry thoughts go through my head. Now I understand completely why they said what they did, and as long as I can do something useful for God on my missions trip, it doesn't matter that much if I'm in the US or some other country.

I still do and say wrong things, but with God's help I am drawing closer to Him and walking a path that will lead to a better life. My life has already gotten better. I already feel as if I am drawing closer to my Savior.

Eldaah

You are clearly a very mature young man with a heart for God's will, and I aplaud you for that.

I am so glad that your reaction to your parents resistance to the trip overseas was graceful and full of humility.

Let me say that I believe God will honour you for this and He will open the door to give you the opportunity for great things in your future.

Remeber the story of Joseph, how he dreamed of his family bowing to him, and remember where it landed him for the next 20 or so years!?

Well it may feel like a backwater mission field but believe me the lessons you learn in the US will enable you to serve God to your best. Do not see this as second best - see it rather as a training ground, a place to hone your skills and find your weaknesses with the safety net of your parents and their love for you right there behind you.

I wish my parents had been half as supportive and caring as yours clearly are. Do not think harshly of your parents, they have been given the charge of your well being and training, they would have failed in their duty if they recklessly allowed you to venture into an area of testing beyond any hope of their support.

Remember also that even Jesus was obedient to his parents until the age of 30 years! You still have time! Do not rush in, God has a plan, wait for His timing, do not get ahead of Him!

Bless you brother.

Pete

 

[HeReignsInMe]

Nope, it was definitely *MY* reaction; they were the same as always. I was just overall more accepting unconditionally, more carefree (generally I would be on edge trying to avoid and prevent any conflict amongst any of them with each other or myself), etc. It truly, truly was great. Amazing huh?

Yep............totally amazing, good job cristianna.

 

[HeReignsInMe]

So here's an update on me. Words cannot relay how all the different areas in my life are changing. I really feel extremely close to God. He's in the front, back and middle of my mind at all times. Before, yes I always talked to Him, or so I thought. This has been an eye opener to say the least.

Anyway... onto some things-- good and not so good. We'll start with the good and end with the lesson of the bad.

I've noticed an huge increase of patience with my children. I'm normally very patient anyway, but like any parent and child relationship my patience does get tested. When they didn't clean their rooms like I told them, and it was more than apparent their time spent *cleaning* was really playing and goofing around, I didn't get angry, frustrated or irritated. They were simply told they would finish after dinner instead of being outside in the warm weather. And when they finished in record time I didn't comment about why they couldn't do it in the first place.

My youngest (8) is like me (God bless my husband for tolerating me!). She is a go getter. There is no procrastinating, it's... get it done and get it done NOW. Well she has a major project coming up (take that lightly-- it's not due for some time) and in her opinion it must be done, and done now. (Yes, I now know how my husband feels when I need something done and done now! ). Instead of brushing her off or anything else we sat down and worked out a time plan. She has her duties and knows when they are to be turned into me. Whereas before I would've told her let's talk about it in a week or so, or come back to me when she had her game plan ready.

I'm also much more tolerable of the non-stop desire to chit-chat as I'm putting them to bed. Some nights I would tell them I was really tired and could we talk in the morning at breakfast or whatever. But now I genuinely cherish those extra two to twenty-two minutes spent talking at bed time.

Goodness I may be sounding like some crazy non-tolerable mother. And that statement would be just as accurate as it is inaccurate. I'm more tolerable than I probably should be, but at the same time I may not have been totally focused (making a list in my mind as we chatted) or grumbled under my breath even though I still did it. It's not like that at all anymore.

Now, where I did stumble was yesterday. Instead of allowing God to take over and help me I fought it. We've been talking about an upcoming vacation since last fall. Hubs had me book it last night. And I couldn't because there are literally NO rooms available. I was angry, hurt, frustrated and disappointed. Let's add cranky and tired to it also!

I was lead to walk away and deal with the dilemna today, but instead I dealt with it last night. Big no, no. It ended up causing an arguement about me being angry hubs took so long to give me an actual date; frustrated because this happens ALL the time; hurt because the kids will be heartbroken since we've been looking forward to this; disappointed because I was also really looking forward to a nice Spring Break weekend getaway. But you simply cannot book a hotel reservation with less than two weeks notice this time of year.

I'm certainly not perfect in obeying, and that was a prime example. But I am learning how easy it is to turn everything over to God, to listen more closely to Him and to speak to Him about everything. It's been awesome!

Wow.........keep it up I think you're doing great.......I cheer for you.

Much Love,
Melissa