I have such incredible people in my life.
From my family, incredible friends, and amazing volunteers in my ministry, it seems like God has always surrounded me with truly remarkable people.
I am so humbled to be surrounded by such greatness.
It is amazing how much stress and busyness can dilute one's perspective.
I took the day off today. I slept in. I stayed in my PJs until lunch. I took my Daddy out for lunch on his birthday, at a normal lunch hour, instead of having to wait for me to retun from church. We watched the Texans lose to Vince Young (I mean, the Tennesee Titans) and then I napped while the Cowboys were stomping Adrian Peterson (I mean the Vikings).
I have done laundry, organized my personal finances, and sat here thinking about what to blog.
This is what I have been mulling over lately......
As Christians, do we become somewhat conditioned to "doing the right thing" that along the way we lose our own identity?
I guess what I am asking is have we lost our own heart along the way?
Do we simply do the right thing because it is the right thing to do; or do we actually desire the right response from the depth of our soul?
I would love to hear your thoughts on this, and look for more along this line of thinking coming this week.
Sunday, October 21, 2007
So, this thing called a weekend....
Posted by Ashlee Liddell at 5:58 PM
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I'm so glad you enjoyed your day off! Well deserved, and very helpful to have those days off.
It's interesting about the "right thing to do." I think partly, we make thousands of decisions each day, and it would be difficult to try and genuinely consider each one rather than doing what is automatic. When this concept is really important is in the bigger decisions, and I think that "right thing to do" idea can really cause you to trip and stumble along the way, because so often, with our limited experience and various levels of maturity, what we think is the blanket "right thing to do" is not actually right.
It's interesting that you blogged about this. I had noticed in the past week or so that the things that I normally love to do have not been as joyful for me. I don't think it has anything to do with those "things" as much as it has to do with my attitude or something I'm supposed to be learning. I'm not really sure if that has anything to do with what you're talking about, but I felt like it did...
When it comes to right things to do, I really believe that there are many right things to do. Maybe not for every situation or every person, but is there really a more "right" way to give than another? On the other hand, I think there are definitely very wrong ways to do the "right thing," which maybe makes them less right.
I think I need to stop before I start rambling.
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