Thoughts and Pics

First, I must say that I don't agree with all of Elisabeth Elliot's thinking especially on submission, but I read this on another friend's blog and thought the thoughts were excellent. The only thing I'd add to it is that wounds caused by people we love are not always intentional; however, the outcome is the same as those intended to cause pain. So for whatever that is worth, I think the thoughts below are valuable.

Wounds Can Change Your Heart

Living in a world broken by sin, we suffer wounds of many kinds. Perhaps the most painful are not the physical ones but those of the heart. No one has power to hurt us more deeply than somebody we love, somebody we counted on to understand and support us. But there are two ways to receive wounds. One leads to larger life.


The other leads straight to death, that is to destruction--of those we influence as well as of ourselves.By grace we can receive the wounds of our friends as our Master received them--in the strength and for the glory of our heavenly Father. Being sinners ourselves, however, we need to be brought low at the cross. Nothing will do this better than some piercing heart-wound, provided we seek Christ because of it and pray Him to purify us.

There is another way--the world's way. It is anger, resentment, retaliation, retreat into pride and self-justification. These are quite natural, and quite lethal. The choice is ours.

"The wound which is borne in God's way brings a change of heart too salutary to regret, but the hurt which is borne in the world's way brings death" (2 Cor 7:10 NEB).

These words hit me right between the eyes as I've gone through many of these emotions and am learning much - for sure!

Things to do on a hot day:

Water Wars

Have a messy Batman Ice Cream treat!