I have lost 4 lbs since last Monday! Bringing my grand total to 14.2 pounds lost! Yay! So my weight is now 166.8, only 6.8 pounds to go until I do a giveaway. My goal for today was 165, and honestly after my weigh in last week I didn't think I would even be down this low today. So I'm excited!
Yesterday in Bible study we were talking about "strange" things that God might ask us to do, well things that may seem strange to us anyway. You know like when he asked Gideon to fight thousands with only 300 men and they totally kicked butt, and didn't lose one single soldier! Or when Joshua and the children of Israel just walked around the walls and they fell down flat to the ground. Or when he asked Noah to build a GIANT boat on dry land, in a time when it had probably never ever rained!
Strange requests from God usually always mean something great is going to happen. If you think about it all the "heroes" of the Bible were asked to do "strange" things. And I got to thinking about that, and ya know if God isn't asking us to do "strange" things, it's either that we aren't listening, or He doesn't ask us because He knows we wouldn't do them and we aren't "hero" material. I want to be "strange" for Him. I don't want to live an ordinary life, I want to do those things that people will ask each other what in the world is she doing now! We are called to be a "strange" people, so let's do it, let's be strange together!
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Hi Jennifer, I stumbled across your blog and I just enjoyed reading this post. My husband has said in a sermon before..."faith always trumps common sense!" All those stories, Noah, Gideon, David, Joshua...etc. common sense should have told them that they were crazy...but faith trumped their common sense and they were victorious!!! I with you ~ I want to "strange" Stop by and visit anytime!
Sorry...one of those typing days...meant to say I'm with you ~ I want to be strange!!!
Grace & Peace dear sister
Congratulations on being closer to your goal! =D
I love that God asks some pretty strange things and the results are amazing! Definitely not "man's ways".... LOL!
YEAH! I'm glad to hear you are doing well toward your goal.
Loved this post, I'd like to be strange too. :)
Wow, Jennifer. I really enjoyed your post. I needed to hear that today about being "strange" for God. Do you know about the Jabez prayer in the Bible? I have been doing that the last 5 months and God has asked me to do some strange things. It is all about "enlarging your territory for God" and asking Him for more ministry, recognising what He is showing you to be a "Jabez appointment" and not letting fear hold you back but listening and doing it even if it feels strange and then receiving the blessing that God pours out on your life because you stepped out for God. It is awesome. Every now and then I get discouraged and then I read what you wrote and that is some awesome preaching :-) Thanks. God is good.
Well done on losing that weight! You are really going for it and I am proud of you!
Love Charisse
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