Monday, June 25, 2012
Time Lapse
My brother in law showed us this the other day and we felt to put it up on our blog. There is something very powerful about the beauty of creation. This video is a time lapse of a satellite going around earth.
Monday, June 11, 2012
Garden
God never ceases to amaze me, never. You know those amazing God moments that you think can never be topped but then they get topped. I feel like this is my life. Every new day I wake up and step out the door into the Love of a Father that doesn't know how to love less. At the peak of my amazement with this awesome Daddy is the fact that He cares about not only the big things in our life but also the little things.
My wife and I just recently purchased and moved into a house that was previously a rental house. The house was in great condition and needed little work, with the exception of the yard and gardens. 2 weeks ago I decided that I wanted to get at those gardens and get them ready to be a thing of beauty. The only thing is, is that plants aren't cheap and we didn't have a ton of money to go and buy plants. With that in mind I did what any man would do, go ahead anyways and get the garden ready. The end result was a beautifully edged garden with lots of dirt. It was the most beautiful dirt I had ever seen. But the next day the most amazing thing happened. A friend of my wife's family called and asked if we wanted any plants because they are getting older and are getting rid of all their gardens because it is too much for them to take care of anymore. We took a truck and dump trailer over to their house and filled them up with beautiful plants and planted them in our beautiful dirt and now we have a beautiful garden. Simply Amazing.
A few days later my wife and I were on the phone with some spiritual parents and we were telling them what happened. I told them, "All I had to do was get the garden ready", then it hit me. God was not just blessing us with plants but teaching us something very special. If we didn't have the garden ready then we would never have been able to receive the plants. The whole thing sounds a lot like Noah's ark. He was preparing for something that he could not yet see. In fact he was preparing for something that had yet to been seen. IT HAD NEVER RAINED BEFORE. Noah's preparation was not an over night thing, it took years BUT if he had not taken those preparations then he would not have been ready for what was coming and he would have missed it.
Before Jesus could come, John the Baptist had to till the ground and prepare the way. We also must till the ground in our lives and in whatever season we are in so that the ground will be good for the promises of the Spirit to grow.
My wife and I just recently purchased and moved into a house that was previously a rental house. The house was in great condition and needed little work, with the exception of the yard and gardens. 2 weeks ago I decided that I wanted to get at those gardens and get them ready to be a thing of beauty. The only thing is, is that plants aren't cheap and we didn't have a ton of money to go and buy plants. With that in mind I did what any man would do, go ahead anyways and get the garden ready. The end result was a beautifully edged garden with lots of dirt. It was the most beautiful dirt I had ever seen. But the next day the most amazing thing happened. A friend of my wife's family called and asked if we wanted any plants because they are getting older and are getting rid of all their gardens because it is too much for them to take care of anymore. We took a truck and dump trailer over to their house and filled them up with beautiful plants and planted them in our beautiful dirt and now we have a beautiful garden. Simply Amazing.
A few days later my wife and I were on the phone with some spiritual parents and we were telling them what happened. I told them, "All I had to do was get the garden ready", then it hit me. God was not just blessing us with plants but teaching us something very special. If we didn't have the garden ready then we would never have been able to receive the plants. The whole thing sounds a lot like Noah's ark. He was preparing for something that he could not yet see. In fact he was preparing for something that had yet to been seen. IT HAD NEVER RAINED BEFORE. Noah's preparation was not an over night thing, it took years BUT if he had not taken those preparations then he would not have been ready for what was coming and he would have missed it.
Before Jesus could come, John the Baptist had to till the ground and prepare the way. We also must till the ground in our lives and in whatever season we are in so that the ground will be good for the promises of the Spirit to grow.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Courage
I have been pondering the last couple of days what it means to be courageous. Simple enough question, right? You would think that there would be a simple enough answer. The question of courage is a subject that carries a weight and depth that in my own life, up until now, has been unexplored. If you would ask me if I were courageous, I would stand up, look you in the eyes and say a most definite "I think so". At the very depth of all of us there is something that wants to say "yes, I am courageous" but not 100% sure.
This whole thought process about courage was stirred up in me by a quote from Kris Vallotton. He said, "You can always tell the size of a man by the size of the problem it takes to discourage him". The word that stood out to me in this quote was 'dis-courage'. Discouragement is the result of courage coming up against opposition and losing. I began to examine my own life to find myself easily discouraged in different areas. In other words I began to examine areas in my own life that lacked courage.
I feel that my own personal view of courage, over the years of growing up until now, where molded and shaped by a hollywood heroic movie character that was never afraid of anything. I have never been so wrong. Courage is not the absence of fear but the ability to confront fear (and pain, danger, uncertainty, intimidation...) and stomp on over it. 4 times in the first chapter alone of the book of Joshua God speaks to Joshua and tells him to be courageous! Why? In Joshua 1:9 the Lord says to Joshua, "Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest." BE NOT AFRAID, NEITHER BE THOU DISMAYED. God was en-COURAGING Joshua in the face of fear to rise above what he was afraid of and press on, in courage. Courage is found in the word encourage. God was encouraging Joshua and the word encourage means 'to inspire with courage, spirit or confidence'.
Throughout time there have been countless historic figures that displayed lives of courage. In our house the walls are littered with pictures, posters and speeches of courageous men and women from the past. I never realized why I collected them or why I was drawn to them until recently. They were people who transcended the caste system of society. They were not perfect, dressed right or talked right. They felt fear, opposition and pain. They were Courageous.
We have been fooled into believing that courage is an easy road without fear or opposition. But the irony of it all is that without fear, opposition, pain, danger, uncertainty, intimidation etc. then there can be no courage, for courage is the very ability to face those things that face you and win. Never forget that God did not ask Joshua to be courageous, He commanded it. Let us take hold of our sling and stones and not just face our giants but RUN AT THEM!
This whole thought process about courage was stirred up in me by a quote from Kris Vallotton. He said, "You can always tell the size of a man by the size of the problem it takes to discourage him". The word that stood out to me in this quote was 'dis-courage'. Discouragement is the result of courage coming up against opposition and losing. I began to examine my own life to find myself easily discouraged in different areas. In other words I began to examine areas in my own life that lacked courage.
I feel that my own personal view of courage, over the years of growing up until now, where molded and shaped by a hollywood heroic movie character that was never afraid of anything. I have never been so wrong. Courage is not the absence of fear but the ability to confront fear (and pain, danger, uncertainty, intimidation...) and stomp on over it. 4 times in the first chapter alone of the book of Joshua God speaks to Joshua and tells him to be courageous! Why? In Joshua 1:9 the Lord says to Joshua, "Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest." BE NOT AFRAID, NEITHER BE THOU DISMAYED. God was en-COURAGING Joshua in the face of fear to rise above what he was afraid of and press on, in courage. Courage is found in the word encourage. God was encouraging Joshua and the word encourage means 'to inspire with courage, spirit or confidence'.
Throughout time there have been countless historic figures that displayed lives of courage. In our house the walls are littered with pictures, posters and speeches of courageous men and women from the past. I never realized why I collected them or why I was drawn to them until recently. They were people who transcended the caste system of society. They were not perfect, dressed right or talked right. They felt fear, opposition and pain. They were Courageous.
We have been fooled into believing that courage is an easy road without fear or opposition. But the irony of it all is that without fear, opposition, pain, danger, uncertainty, intimidation etc. then there can be no courage, for courage is the very ability to face those things that face you and win. Never forget that God did not ask Joshua to be courageous, He commanded it. Let us take hold of our sling and stones and not just face our giants but RUN AT THEM!
Monday, April 30, 2012
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Where Have We Been?
So, Its been a while since we have posted much of anything on this here blog. Many reasons have contributed to this but really the biggest reason of all is that we have not had much to say. When one doesn't have much to say then one should not try to write. That sounds like a silly excuse but when you are walking through certain things in life, and with God, there are times when you really don't feel like you can say anything.
We have been back in Canada for almost 4 months now and it has been an interesting time of transitioning, not what we were expecting at all but its just like God. I'm not sure how the majority of human brains work but mine skips the steps between A-Z and thinks it will jump from A directly to Z. God has spoken so many Words and Promises over our life and we feel that this is the time of stepping into those Words and Promises. I don't exactly know where we are in that process but I'm confident that we have taken a giant leap from A.
The Weaver clan has stepped off the edge of the mountain, taking a leap of faith, we've fallen headlong into the endless arms of grace. We have come to the realization that every word spoken over our life is impossible for us to fulfill on our own. What Freedom! Every morning we wake up and find ourselves doing the front stroke in daddy's arms of grace and in the after noon the back stroke.
When you live out of your head and not your heart you will find so many variables to stepping out in faith. When you live out of your heart and not out of your head you will find so many variables to not stepping out in faith. I'm not going to lie, somedays are hard but those are usually the days that I have allowed my head to be the front runner instead of my heart. When you are believing in those things which have yet to manifest and the days keep going by and the bills keep coming in you have to make a decision. Am I a Israelite that would rather go back to Egypt or am I a Caleb and Joshua who already possessed the promise land before they even set foot there.
Yes, We have left Egypt and the slavery that it held and have stepped eternally into Sonship. We are taking one step at a time towards the promises of God and the dreams of our hearts and like Caleb and Joshua we echo that the land is good.
We have been back in Canada for almost 4 months now and it has been an interesting time of transitioning, not what we were expecting at all but its just like God. I'm not sure how the majority of human brains work but mine skips the steps between A-Z and thinks it will jump from A directly to Z. God has spoken so many Words and Promises over our life and we feel that this is the time of stepping into those Words and Promises. I don't exactly know where we are in that process but I'm confident that we have taken a giant leap from A.
The Weaver clan has stepped off the edge of the mountain, taking a leap of faith, we've fallen headlong into the endless arms of grace. We have come to the realization that every word spoken over our life is impossible for us to fulfill on our own. What Freedom! Every morning we wake up and find ourselves doing the front stroke in daddy's arms of grace and in the after noon the back stroke.
When you live out of your head and not your heart you will find so many variables to stepping out in faith. When you live out of your heart and not out of your head you will find so many variables to not stepping out in faith. I'm not going to lie, somedays are hard but those are usually the days that I have allowed my head to be the front runner instead of my heart. When you are believing in those things which have yet to manifest and the days keep going by and the bills keep coming in you have to make a decision. Am I a Israelite that would rather go back to Egypt or am I a Caleb and Joshua who already possessed the promise land before they even set foot there.
Yes, We have left Egypt and the slavery that it held and have stepped eternally into Sonship. We are taking one step at a time towards the promises of God and the dreams of our hearts and like Caleb and Joshua we echo that the land is good.
Friday, April 13, 2012
Thinking.
If you think you are beaten, you are;
If you think you dare not, you don't;
If you'd like to win, but think you can't,
It's almost a cinch you won't.
Life's battles don't always go
To the stronger or faster man;
But soon or late, the man who wins
Is the man who thinks he can.
-Walter D. Wintle
If you think you dare not, you don't;
If you'd like to win, but think you can't,
It's almost a cinch you won't.
Life's battles don't always go
To the stronger or faster man;
But soon or late, the man who wins
Is the man who thinks he can.
-Walter D. Wintle
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