Irony At It's Best....

So, a little background to set this one up.......

I love it when I get emails from my IP that tell me that my mailbox quota has been exceeded....
Like this.....

An e-mail sent to you by T on Sat Feb 9 20:22:02 2008

was not delivered because it exceeded your current mailbox quota.

* The incoming message has exceeded the maximum "total bytes" that your
mailbox can still allow.

* The maximum "total bytes" your mailbox can hold: 15729664
* The maximum "total bytes" your mailbox can still allow: 5996162

The following is some additional information about the bounced message

* Incoming Message Subject: Fwd: [WARNING - NOT VIRUS SCANNED] Sheep news
* Incoming Message Size (bytes): 9733599

To fix this problem, log into Webmail and delete your e-mails from the server. This will increase the maximum .total bytes. that you mailbox can still allow. Webmail can be accessed at <http://webmail.telus.net>

If the incoming message size is too large, contact the sender to resend the message after reducing the message size.

For e-mail tips, visit us online at <http://www.telus.net/emailtips.html>.

For more information or if you need assistance please visit <http://help.telus.net/email> or e-mail us at helpdesk@telus.net.

Thank you.

TELUS

Rolling on floor laughing!!!! I prolly would have had enough room if they hadn't have sent me the email!!! (Okay, I went back and did the math, and I didn't have enough room, but STILL!!!! Funny stuff!)

Just thought it was really funny..... Can you tell it's almost my bedtime?? :D

C.

Oh Lent......

Well. It's official. It's Lent, y'all. *sigh*
So, waaaaaaay back in January, I really felt convicted that the Lord wanted me to participate in Lent (which shows that God has a sense of humor - we're Pentecostal!). He also told me what I was supposed to give up. :sob:
He wanted me to give up sugar in my beloved tea.

Now, I realize that giving up sugar in my tea seems somewhat minor to some..... But do you KNOW how much tea I drink????? I counted 1 day and found out that I drink 8 cups of tea a day, easy. My fave right now is Vanilla Earl Grey from Tetley (quite possibly the yummiest tea ever. Period.). I drink tea like most people drink coffee..... It's like a part of me..... it's what I do. I drink tea.

And, to add insult to injury, He wanted me to give up snacking after dinner. (Which, okay, I needed to do it anyway.... But to have God tell you to give it up? OUCH.) And, yes, it took a few days to get the "after dinner munchies" under control, but I am so proud to say that I'm actually enjoying not eating after dinner. I sleep better, I'm actually HUNGRY at breakfast time, and I just feel not so sluggish in the morning. (Yay, God!)
But I do still miss my popcorn...... And that's all I have to say about that.

But back to the tea thing.... So I find that I'm not enjoying tea as much as I normally do (since, duh! Tea - sugar= not so yummy anymore :( ) As a result, it's AMAZING how much less tea I drink on a day-to-day basis! Like WOW!!!
I do miss it's yummy warmth though..... Herbal tea just isn't the same. *sigh*

I did join another Bible Study though..... Which is exciting! The previous one that I belonged to is on a bit of a "hiatus", and then they are jumping into a Joyce Meyer study that I just didn't feel led to. So, I was praying to God, and saying that I really enjoyed the homework from the Beth Moore studies (yes, I know I'm a nerd), and that I wanted homework. I wanted to learn, to go deeper with God.
So I really felt led to another Bible Study that happens in the morning.... which is great. AND, it has free child care! SCORE!!!!! (I think it's as close to a MDO that I'll ever get!) It's a great study, and I know God wants me there. (Which is neat.)
Somehow, I get the sense that God is trying to work on my obedience (which sucks because it implies to me that I've been DIS-obedient! LOL).

Lord, in this time of Lent, open my eyes to what You are doing, both in me, and in those that I love. Teach me not to kick against the goads that You've placed around me. Grant me peace, serenity, joy and love for those around me, Lord.
Lord, please give me wisdom, knowledge, understanding, and a keen set of ears and eyes to see what You are doing. Open the eyes of my heart, Lord. I want to see You. I want to see You in all your Glory - whether You are happy or sad, I want to see You.
Teach me, Lord.

C.

Oh dear God.... Can it be?

Guess what I read today??????



The New Kids On The Block are reuniting, and have put out a "teaser" for the public to listen to!!!
Hello, flashback to neon, sky high bangs, tightrolled jeans and big ole tee shirts with matching hair scrunchies, Batman!!!!


Check it out for yourself.....

http://www.nkotb.com/

SHA! NO Way! (Like, gag me with a spoon!!) Exsqueeze me!

C.

Best. Computer. Accesory. Ever.

Ever wondered what would happen if you took your earphones and magnified them times 500? Well Fred & Friends has created an actual pair of earbud speakers that they claim are "bigger, better, louder, and cooler." When I spotted them on the Uber Review, I instantly thought they were a concept design, but they are in fact the real deal! These 500XL speakers come with a built-in amp and you can connect it to your computer's USB port with the included cord. If they are bigger, better, louder, and cooler then I'd have to say they are totally geek chic! What do you think?


I thought that was SO FUNNY!!!!! It would be worth it to buy them just for the pop culture-ness of them!

Have a great day!
C.

Funny Things Kids Say.

So my 8 year old son, Michael, and I were talking over dinner about how God created Adam and Eve.
He was very earnest in telling me that he was amazed that God could do such amazing things. In fact, he didn't know that Adam liked to eat ribs too!

I was kind of puzzled, so I asked him,"Well, what do you mean?"

Michael looked at me and replied,"Well, you know - after Adam was done his dinner of ribs, God took them and made Eve out of them!"

I tried so hard not to laugh, but I explained that Eve came from Adam's ribs in his chest, not his dinner.

Maybe that's why my husband likes ribs for dinner so much! :D

C.

Standing in the Word...

I had the coolest thing happen last night. I was at my Ladies Bible Study, where we were finishing up the Beth Moore "Believing God" study, and afterwards we broke off into one large group to discuss stuff. And the leaders started to talk (and I felt that they were attempting a rebuke) - I felt this condemnation and judgment start to fall upon to my Spirit and all of a sudden a Scripture popped into my heart/mind:
"Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus" (Romans 8:1)

As I said that to my inner man, I felt this condemnation slide right off of me, and I felt the peace of the Lord once again. It was so cool.

Just my 2 cents worth....
C.

A Word From The Lord....

Now, I KNOW that it seems like a presumptuous title for a blog post, but hear me out.....

Yes, I sort of feel like Jonah by saying that I got a word from the Lord. (All I need now is a half caterpillar, half worm named Khalil who follows me around. LOL)

Here is what I received from the Lord while I was in church today......

I really felt led to sit down and write and journal my conversation with God while I was praying, so I sat down and took out a piece of paper (that my 2 year old had so thoughtfully pre-decorated for me with a nice teal blue marker), a pen, and asked,
"God, what would You like to say to me today?"

This is what I felt He was saying.....
"CINDY. I have spoken you forth before the beginning of time. What makes you think that the calling and the mandate that I've put on you since before the foundations of the world were laid is now null and void? Am I that small of a god?"
"I AM Jehovah Nissi! I Am that I Am! Look before you - I AM stretching out my right hand of GLORY out before you! The mountains shall be as the valleys - and they will be under your feet! I am your deliverer! I am your justice! I am your righteousness! Am I not the King Of Kings, the Lord of Lords? I am ready, willing and able. Trust me - your many foes shall be conquered. Wait, and watch the LORD!"
"You are right to bow face down in the presence of My Glory. You have been asking for wisdom. For understanding. For knowledge. The your eyes of your heart to be enlightened. And so they shall. They shall."
"See, Cindy, you are in a transition. No longer of the old, newly ushered into the new."

So I asked, "What does that mean, God?"

"It means, look! See! I do a new thing in you! No longer are you the same as you were 10 years ago, 5 years ago. All that disappointment is washed away. You are cleansed.
You are an oak, planted by the River. I diverted the River for a while, and caused your roots - your trust in Me - to go deeper and deeper. Now, you've tapped into the underground Spring Of Life."

So, I asked God, "What does that mean for me, God?"

God replied,
"A new mantle I lay upon your shoulders. You are not limited in My Kingdom.
Arise, and see your God - your Daddy God in action."


I realize that not everyone has these sorts of conversations with God that I do. All I can say in my defense was it was how I learned it from Mark Virkler (thank you Mark, where ever you are!) at the Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship School Of Ministry.

Part of me is SOOOOO excited to have this sort of conversation with God - it's what I've been begging Him for. Part of me is petrified - I looked it up, and Jehovah Nissi means "LORD Our Banner" (which, we all know, armies fought under banners to declare their allegiances). God has also been talking to me about the wisdom and strength of Deborah - that God mightily used her both as a judge and as a prophetess.
To get this sort of chat from God is just breathtaking in it's authority and in it's other-ness. I guess that's why they call it a rhema word - a talk/breath right to the inner core of who you are, right from the Holy Spirit's proverbial lips.

I do want to be used by God - absolutely. I don't see myself as a warrior, or as a judge or prophetess (saints preserve me!). However, as I am just finishing up the study called "Believing God" by Beth Moore, I have to state that:
1. God is who He Says He is.
2. God can do what He says He can do.
3. I am who God says I am.
4. I can do ALL things in Christ.
5. God's Word is alive nad active in me.
I'm believing God! (pointer finger at myself, point at my head, point up to the sky)

So I don't really think that I have the option to disagree with God on what He says I am. As I read today, delayed obedience is full disobedience.
So I am choosing to believe that I am who God says I am - even though I don't see it myself.

Lord, come. Speak to me - speak to us. Open the eyes and ears of our hearts - of our inner spirit man to hear and see you better. Lord, we long to see you in full - not as through a glass dimly. Teach us. Make us.
Teach me, Lord. Teach me who I am in Your eyes. Show me how to be the daughter of God that You've made me to be.
I know I can only exist by Your grace, Lord.......

We have nothing to give
That didn't first come from Your hands
We have nothing to offer You
Which You did not provide
Every good, perfect gift comes from
Your kind and gracious heart
And all we do is give back to You
What always has been Yours

Lord, we're breathing the breath
That You gave us to breath
To worship You, to worship You
And we're singing these songs
With the very same breath
To worship You, to worship You

Who has given to You
That it should be paid back to him?
Who has given to You
As if You needed anything?
From You, and to You, and through You
Come all things, O Lord
And all we do is give back to You
What always has been Yours

We are breathing the breath
That You gave us to breath

"Breathing the Breath" by Matt Redman