Chapter Five

Chapter 5:  Crazy Love

Question of the week:

After reading this chapter did you have any doubts over your own salvation?  Francis talks about this not the working harder, but the actual falling in love with Jesus.  Where did this chapter leave you?

My Feedback for chapter:

So scrap my first crack at chapter five, I will say minimally as possible some thoughts, but it won’t be the ranting and raving that I went through the first time I tried to type this up….I was so caught up in being frustrated with myself and the rest of the world for not loving God how we should or how I think we should, and how he deserves that I couldn’t see straight, I couldn’t think straight….I just couldn’t believe how I treat my Lord and Savior, and how much more he deserves of me….but putting myself in his word daily, praying often asking him “what do you want from your servant Lord for I am listening and willing”……this should be my prayer throughout the day….I am able to see more clearly the needs of others when I’m focused on God and his love for others….even finding purpose and meaning in serving him in the little things….the cleaning of the laundry for the umpteenth time, the  cooking and serving of the food that will be gone in minutes….knowing what I do for others I do for God…..telling myself, “I am washing these dishes for God, I am making this meal for God, I am changing this poopy diaper for God”…..and that’s what I think this chapter is all about….living for God, loving him more deeply, and giving our first fruits, our VERY BEST for God…..not the leftovers, end of the day, tired as all get out, here’s a little face time, goodbye sort of treatment….but a full loving devotion that says, heres my best, I give it to you, because I love YOU that much!!!  More than that, I can present myself, knowing I can give my best, but with HIS help I can do HIS best….which is SO over the top better than anything I can pull off humanly possible….so here’s to GODS best my beautiful ladies in Christ!!!!  It's not about doing more church things, it's not about finding what will "make God happy"!  It's about taking what God has given me, the roles he has put me in as mother, wife, friend, and servant for him and saying I am giving my all to this, not half heartedly,.....but my all full time and devotion!

My hope has returned people, and praise God for it….it is HE that brought it back, but it was rebuking Satan’s lies and focusing on the truth that brought this restoration about as well…..I mean how in the world am I supposed to be some wonderful witness for God when I’m walking around all discouraged myself?!  LOL!  The time has come to allow God to prune me, refine me, mold me, and use this little Mama to five soon to be six for HIS glory, and forget about what I think or how I feel…..cause, “IT’S NOT ABOUT ME”…..praise God!!!!