Clarity

It's interesting how one can experience clarity in their lives - another person's story - the Bible - a song - etc. Often it just appears, and sometimes it takes a great deal of thought. I used to be one of those people who saw everything in absolutes - don't get me wrong I still have a lot of strongly held opinion and surety about specific theology(the deity of Christ, etc.) and ideology, but I used to have absolutes about everything and that got me into a lot of trouble. An example would be thinking that x band was the greatest band in the world and anyone that didn't think the same was a moron - just as an example.

But back to clarity - so recently I have really felt the Lord speaking to me about my life, about my future; gaining clarity on the flow of my life and the import of what God has called me to do in His kingdom and gifted me for in this world. 40 and still gaining clarity - how do you like that! This clarity has really helped me set some priorities and relax about stuff that isn't in my control or that I don't have to worry about or even have influence over. But it has also focused my approach to work, family and God. I just think it is so cool how God is continually at work in our lives.

To other things - for those of you who haven't figured this out yet - I love music and particularly worship music and I love to play the guitar - so on Sunday I get to play in our P&W band after a long hiatus - excited and nervous about it at the same time - pray for me.

Almost finally(feel like my Dad in a sermon close now) LOST is frustrating me to no end - so last week we were supposed to get 3 big answers - I counted one - anyone out there know what the other two - btw - my one is that the others live on another island but work on the one that we have been seeing. Here are the shows that I watch - Survivor, Lost, 24, The Office, Heroes, and Studio 60.

Finally, I appreciate your prayers as I prepare for an upcoming series in March that will deal with holiness - it's called My Secret.

Talk at you next week.