My Sunday check-in

First of all, two years ago today we made the excruciating decision to put one of our dogs down (this was my very best, best furry friend) and it broke my heart.  I miss him so much.  After crying myself to sleep last night and waking up with a monster headache, we ventured off to church this morning and I am glad we did...but my heart is still sad.  And my head still hurts.

This week - I apologized to someone that I was rude to (through email) a few weeks ago, and I realized that it is hard and humbling to walk out the Word and ever so much easier to talk about it/teach it to others.  

I did my Bible study lesson (ironically the Bible study and our church are in the same books of the Bible right now and I love that!).  This morning, our minister repeatedly reminded us - it is always easy to do what is easy, but we need to concern ourselves with what is right.  I am also jolted by the realization that not a lot of the Kings in the Bible - the ones that started off with hearts set upon God - not a lot of them finished well.  That reality is jarring and timely for me. As I inch closer to fifty years old, I need the constant reminder that finishing well is just as, if not more important, that beginning well.

Next week's goals:

Finish Watchman Nee's Normal Christian Life

Listen to Romans every morning as I exercise

Finish this week's Bible study lesson

What are your Bible study plans this week?