Sabbaths haven't really been sabbaths lately and so this morning we skipped Sunday School and I had a good quality quiet time with God instead. Sometimes you get so much into the habit of doing things, you forget that the purpose of church and Sunday School is really help us grow closer in our relationship with God and not just to be in attendance. So while I don't advise it on a weekly basis, I think sometimes skipping is good for me so I can refocus and remember the purpose of all the church stuff I do!
Honestly I wasn't looking forward to going to church too much this morning, and to be honest, I had a bad attitude, but as Kev and I drove to church, I remembered what Jesus said in the bible about how the healthy don't need a doctor, but the sick do. And then I remember how I always learned that church is supposed to like a hospital for those who are broken and so while i was grumpy going, I tried to remember that I was just visiting the doctor, because my bad attitude needed some fixing.
And I shouldn't have doubted, because once I got to church, God worked his number on me. I think at these times I'm amazed by really how easily God can soften our hearts. One cool thing was that my brother in law, Jason, was preaching so that was good for a change. It can be weird listening to family preach because you know them in a different way, but God continues to speak and today through Jason God spoke to me about faith and reminded me to Go HARD after him.
Dinner is calling me so I must go, but I must mention that one thing I am so thankful for is a husband who can still woo me with his cooking skills. Sometimes I forget how good he is!
