Wandering Heart

Recently, or maybe I should say, not so recently, I've been reading through the book of Hosea. I started it at least two months ago, but haven't been able to leave and move on.

If you've read the book, you know it tells the story of a godly prophet, Hosea, who is commanded by the LORD to marry a prostitute, Gomer, and stick by her. God wanted to give Israel a poignant picture of how they had been unfaithful to Him, yet He still continued to love them. Go take unto thee a wife of whoredoms... for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD. Hosea 1:2

As I've been reading, I've seen how I can apply the same story to my own life. One of my favorite hymns, Come Thou Fount, has the following lines for its last verse.

O to grace how great a debtor,

Daily I'm constrained to be.
Let Thy goodness like a fetter

Bind my wandering heart to Thee.

Prone to wander, LORD, I feel it,

Prone to leave the God I love.

Here's my heart, O take and seal it,

Seal it for Thy courts above.

The story continues: She said, I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink. Hosea 2:5. Gomer didn't realize just how good she had life with Hosea.

In what do I seek to gain satisfaction that God alone wants to fill? What is it that, though not necessarily wrong is placed before God in order to bring comfort? For me: craving delicious food, losing myself in a good book, enjoying comedy and having a nap are among the various things I'll do to bring myself comfort. None of them are wrong, but when used to to seek comfort in place of God... I'm wandering from Him. Sigh.

God responds with His proven method for wandering ones. Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths. And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find them: then shall she say, I will go and return to my first husband; for then was it better with me than now. Hosea 2:7





When I try to get fulfillment out of my favorite hobbies, the LORD often says, "No!" and removes the comfort. So frustrating, lol! When I finally understood what He was doing, then I was able to praise Him for keeping me in His path. God is so good! One of my favorite verses is Philippians 1:6. Being confident of this very thing, that He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.

I hope somehow this is a blessing to someone.

With love, Sarah

Have a Blessed Resurrection Sunday!

An Idea for the Perfect Bridal Shower Gift

Foreword:
I didn't intend this to be a brag post. Just wanted to share a cool discovery. Actually, wrote this with you in mind, Jessica. It seemed like something right up your alley. Enjoy. :)

The Official Beginning:
Buying gifts is one of The Most Fun Things To Do. But it can get complicated; especially when it's for a bridal shower that doesn't have a registry, and you're worrying about the girl getting doubles of every gift. So we came up with an ingenious idea. It's so unique that there was no possible way that anyone else would think of it. After all, who thinks of giving a future bride a toilet brush?


Packaged up like this in a handy bucket, who wouldn't think of giving a future bride a toilet brush, glass cleaner, all-purpose cleaner spray, paper towels, toilet bowl cleaner, all-purpose wipes, scrubbing sponges, and microfibre cloths? It's a kit of supplies that every girl will use (let's hope, for pity's sake).



Tying a microfibre cloth around the handle, sticking a couple of the same in the sides at odd places, and rolling or folding up the rest and nestling them in the cracks gives the whole thing a cute, gifty look. The cleaning detergents and sprays were people- and eco-friendly, which seemed to give it a more original flavour than just using Glass-Plus and Pine-Sol.

Let's hope that some meddling entrepreneur doesn't happen on this blog and start flooding the marketplace with the bloomin' things. If that happens, wave goodbye to originality. It's back to--ugh--gift cards.

Inspired,
Jenn

P.S.
How's this for a neat thought: when we are being creative and resourceful, we're being like God, and we actually glorify Him by developing those characteristics in our lives. After all, He is our creative Creator--just take a look at the Venus Fly-Trap, or a hippo's teeth, or your bruised elbow that healed perfectly!

A Little Bit of British Humour...

Hope all our American friends are able to get this! Lol! Love you. ;)

Another One of Those Random Posts that You See When Its Crazy-Busy

Hard-working lassie

... or at least shes doing a good job pretending. ;P

Shining morning faces

Hafta plant ... all ... these ...

Looks like a cemetery.

Hope it doesnt become one, since I planted some of them .

Here lies Herb.

R.I.P.

Hoping that Im not the only laughing at my over-sensitive sense of humour*,

Jenn

*anything can trigger it off. :D

Thumbs up for the greenhouse

Yeah girl, get some dirt under them fingernails...

That should be a song. :)

The other day, Sarah and I were marvelling at how many chances God has given us to witness at work this year. From little things, like praising God for strength, to bigger things, like finding out where people stand, and building foundations. One woman literally witnessed to Sarah, and well! That kicked things off nicely.

I've started praying for each person that I work with through the day, that God would help me to be a blessing to them. Now, when I'm working, I wonder, "God, what are You going to do today? I can't wait to find out."

Reminds me of the verse, "Call unto Me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things which thou knowest not." I can imagine what a difference God could make for them. And just think: if my limited human imagination can visualize what God could do, then what could God REALLY do, according to Jeremiah 33:3... Wow. God, help us to be faithful, to make You look good. So good, that they would long for You to be in their lives, as well.

Looking forward to tomorrow, :)

Jenn