Psalm 11:1-3
"In the Lord I put my trust; How can you say to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain? For Look! The wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arror on the wrong, that they may shoot secretly at the upright in heart. If the foundations are destroyed what can the righteous do?"
The challenges of a spiritual plateau seem inevitable. This passage has resignated in my heart the past few weeks because it gives me a vision of reason, an explanation of some sort.
I feel as though the closer I get with God and the more I 'spread my spiritual wings' the more my heart hurts with frustration. None of us can ever be whole hearted like Jesus, we always fall short. It's like a tease. Sure we all want to be great disciples and live like God intended, it's like a race where the finish line keeps moving farther and farther.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Jesus on TV
I've been a fan of American Idol this season, simply because I enjoy the acoustic sounds that most of the contestants are prone to this year. I'm sitting here both amazed and impressed with what I just saw on tonight's episode.
Dolly Parton's songs were covered and she was the 'vocal coach' for this week. She just preformed a song called "Jesus and Gravity". The song talked about the only thing she will ever need is Jesus to pick her up when she falls. She preceded to tell Ryan Seacrest that "She has Jesus, he (Ryan) can keep Simon." This 5 minute presentation continued on national TV.
I'm surprised that national television let this happen, and I wonder just how much flack she'll get for speaking the Truth and her beliefs. Way to go Dolly.
Dolly Parton's songs were covered and she was the 'vocal coach' for this week. She just preformed a song called "Jesus and Gravity". The song talked about the only thing she will ever need is Jesus to pick her up when she falls. She preceded to tell Ryan Seacrest that "She has Jesus, he (Ryan) can keep Simon." This 5 minute presentation continued on national TV.
I'm surprised that national television let this happen, and I wonder just how much flack she'll get for speaking the Truth and her beliefs. Way to go Dolly.
A "Mutual" Fit
I've been at my job as the Director of Recruiting at Northwestern Mutual for about a month now. I can't being to explain how I feel.
For starters, my boss is a very Godly man. He has challenged me personally, spiritually and professionally. Because of him I now have written goals and feel completely supported in whatever decisions I make for the company. That same feeling carries over to the other men (and staff women) in my network office. They are awesome people who genuinely love and care about helping others.
I find myself looking at the clock after 5, not realizing how fast the day goes by. I enjoy waking up in the morning to come to work. I have a lot to do, but it's an exciting overwhelming, not stressful. I meet a lot of new people daily!
Yesterday I was in Champaign for the day to meet and train with some of our network employees. I'm in charge of Contract & Licensing employees so I've been in touch with them a lot, it was great to finally put the faces to the names & voices. Four of us who work directly together had a nice lunch at Biaggi's. We talked about personal matters and then I decided to ask them about their history with the company. Every one of them had a great story of how they got involved and one in particular brought me to tears. Her name was Cheryl and as she told her story she was speaking what I was feeling about life. She told me, "Leslie, God's timing is always perfect." I was sitting with my new co-workers feeling the presence of God, and feeling re-assured that this feeling I had about my new job wasn't just 'too good to be true'. Everyone I've met at Northwestern Mutual truly loves what they do, and it really is like a family here.
For starters, my boss is a very Godly man. He has challenged me personally, spiritually and professionally. Because of him I now have written goals and feel completely supported in whatever decisions I make for the company. That same feeling carries over to the other men (and staff women) in my network office. They are awesome people who genuinely love and care about helping others.
I find myself looking at the clock after 5, not realizing how fast the day goes by. I enjoy waking up in the morning to come to work. I have a lot to do, but it's an exciting overwhelming, not stressful. I meet a lot of new people daily!
Yesterday I was in Champaign for the day to meet and train with some of our network employees. I'm in charge of Contract & Licensing employees so I've been in touch with them a lot, it was great to finally put the faces to the names & voices. Four of us who work directly together had a nice lunch at Biaggi's. We talked about personal matters and then I decided to ask them about their history with the company. Every one of them had a great story of how they got involved and one in particular brought me to tears. Her name was Cheryl and as she told her story she was speaking what I was feeling about life. She told me, "Leslie, God's timing is always perfect." I was sitting with my new co-workers feeling the presence of God, and feeling re-assured that this feeling I had about my new job wasn't just 'too good to be true'. Everyone I've met at Northwestern Mutual truly loves what they do, and it really is like a family here.
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