lets ponder

So I have been reading Fresh Wind Fresh Fire by Jim Cymbala and here is something I have been trying to let soak in the past few days. think about it. let me know your thoughts, hopefully mine will come soon.

"if we dont want to experience God's closeness here on Earth,
why would we want to go to heaven anyway?
...
if we dont enjoy being in his presence here and now,
then heaven would not be heaven for us."

"Who do you say I am"

This semester at CCF we are looking at the question Jesus asks his disciples in Mark 8:29 "who do you say I am?" it has been great! The list below is the list we are working through...

Commissioned One
Teacher
Risen One
Song of God
Radical
Exorcist
Glorified One
Crucified One
Mistreated Sufferer
Humble
Healer
Bridegroom

So far, the adjective i have felt most convicted by has been Jesus as Healer. It seems so weird to me that i would be struggling here because of all the healing i have witnessed, mainly through my mom. so i was caught off guard to be convicted by this attribute of Christ. As many of you may know I am going on a 2 years of knee problems and do not seem to be progressing. What i realized was that this physical pain was creating more emotional and spiritual pain in my life. I have a bitterness due to my inability to run, bike, even walk more than a mile some days... I have embraced that healing is a process and that the Lord wishes to come heal me and i must be patient so that my physical healing will glorify Him. I am grateful for days that i am able to go for a walk-like this past wednesday- and spent the time thanking the Lord for such an opportunity. I pray that not only would i be healed physically and spiritually but that all those suffering would know that the Healer is waiting to meet any need they have. I want to show that to others by meeting their needs...