Distracted

Ugh.

"They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator--who is forever praised. Amen."

"Although they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them."

Romans 1:25, 32

Those verses make me saddened but also condemn me and make me think of the idols in my life that consume all the time I could be spending with the Lord. There are so, so many distractions in our culture, it's gross.

I feel like I've been hearing this message a lot over the last several weeks. I hear, but do I really hear? I dislike how distracted I can be from what should matter most in my life, God.

How depraved have we become that we don't know what it means to live for Christ or live by faith or suffer for the Lord. How sad that we are so comfortable that we can't even see what our relationship could be with our Creator. We are too comfortable to follow Christ with our whole self. It's too easy for us to follow the temptations and desire of the culture around us. It's so difficult to be different. Boy does our enemy have us fooled!

"While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, [a beautiful city of art, philosophy, and literature] he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols." Acts 17:16 What would Paul say about our culture now? What 'distress' or sadness would he feel after walking a moment in our world with our modern day idols? We're so easily distracted, we're so comfortable we can't even know.

Yuck.

Lately

Lots going on lately:

• I bought a new phone. I'm not a talk-on-the-phone kind of girl which is what makes this phone so fun. (and it's a huge step up from my last phone)

• I discovered how easy it is to make tater tot casserole and how yummy it can be.

• Another school year has begun... and I'm excited about it! So far, I'm loving second grade. I already love my 20 little babies. It's a little overwhelming to learn to be a second grade teacher, but I think it's worth it.

• In small group, we've started this great series on knowing the enemy. It's all around us, working in more ways than most of us are aware. It's a video series called the Fuel Project. I really like how it is also connecting biblical events with secular history. I've always thought it would be awesome to take a class like that. Those two topics often seem separate from each other in my brain (though I know in reality they are not).

• Waffle bar and movie night with friends... with added Yoga Booty Ballet bonus! Ha! Too bad it was a school night...