Captain's Blog

It's completely amazing to feel the peace that comes with Holy Spirit being in charge.

2 Corinthians 3:15-18 15Even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts. 16But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. 17Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect^[a] the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

Wow life at 30 is more learning than ever.

I have been walking through grieving processes, and God has been there. I have been learning to respect more, and God has been there. I have been working on spending quality time with my kids and God has been there.

The coolest thing is when I forget things (mom brain) it is ok because what I need to remember Holy Spirit will bring it to mind. And what I don't need to remember we'll I can't stress it when I don't remember what it is :)

I just want to tie this in to submission in marriages. This is something I learned about 2 years ago. The freedom in submission. Ladies we must submit to our man. If it isn't a truth to you yet, I want to hear from when it is.

Blessings,

Alanne.

If there is a natural body, there is a spiritual body. 1 Corinthians 15:44b

Truth. There's nothing quite like it. Straight forward. No crap.

Later in that chapter it says, For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.

Sci Fi can't even compare with the scriptures and the battles that go on on a daily basis.

Stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

Hard, brutal, persecution, heartache, but not in vain.

It's hard to keep in mind that our battles are not against flesh and blood but against principalities and powers. Especially when it is people we see and that are often used to get to us.

Lord please help. I need you.

Alanne.

Here's what we talked about at Mom Moments (or renamed Life Therapy :)

Everyone has at least one spiritual gift. What's your gift? How are you you growing that gift? Our goal is not perfection it's improvement. Yah! Where are you going to grow your gift? Through your father, husband (1Corinthians 14:26-end) Cell Leaders or Leaders that you are regularly accountable to.

Life Therapy. - People pay for therapy, self help books. You can get the Bible for free. Cell's are free. (If you don't have a Bible and want one talk to your pastor or cell leader.)

Bless you as you grow.

Alanne.

PS. It's tough to grow. Like I shared at the end of the Mom Moments, I'm not going to loose weight by simply having an elipical in my living room. You have to use it. Learning is work. The results are worth it.

Do you have an unhealthy fear? I found out I do. And it affects my relationship with God and everyone around me.

I have felt some rejection as a child and as an adult and I just blew it off. It has affected me more than I thought. So how does this affect my relationships now? Well in order to not feel rejection I keep busy. Now I'm not always busy in order to not feel rejection. I am a go go go kind of person and I have a lot going on in my life that is not a coverup for the rejection I feel. I'm talking when it comes down to actually just sitting and spending time with someone getting to know them and actually loving. It freaks me out! I am extremely outgoing to a fault. I want to make everyone feel welcome and in and of itself that is not wrong. I like people to feel good. To the point where I'm not being honest to myself and to them. And because relationships freak me out when I meet people and they want to hang out I end up rejecting them. Go figure how fear of rejection turns into rejecting.

So what now? Well I say that admitting where you are at is the first step. So there. I'm one step closer to perfection!!! Yeah right I mean my goal of improvement. (As we will never be perfect so give it up now:)

Lord it's really tough to not be perfect. Thank you for your blessings, thank you for my family and for my friends who love me dispite my faults. Lord you are good and your mercies endureth forever.

Blessings to you as we improve together!

Alanne.

Idols of the heart is what we talked about this week. Anything that is more important to you than God. And God tied it in nicely with the second part that He wanted us to learn. "If you're hungry eat at home!" A book I'm definately checking out "Idols of the Heart Learning to Long for God Alone." by Elyse Fitzpatrick. Thanks Laurie for sharing!

If church or some kind of meeting is where you feel you get "fed up" :) I mean get fed in a week, and that's it, that is a major problem. God wants an initmate one on one relationship with you. EAT AT HOME. It's like interacting with someone you love only at a celebration like their birthday party. Great Party. Where's the intimacy in that?!

Check out 1 Corinthians 11:17-end.

Love you,

Alanne.

Wow it's been a tough 2 days! All I have to say is laundry! (and not just that i have a lot of it either :)

It has been hard saying good bye to a great friend and mentor Pastor Dave Wood. He left for Edmonton yesterday and it was pretty tough. I have to say I haven't been hit like that since my dad died.

I definately have a lot of questions and will have to go through a grieving process.

In the mean time I am thankful for the trememdous example they set and standards they set and reached by being who God called them to be. I have and will continue to learn by the examples they set.

I am blessed and truly grateful for the relationship I had and will continue to have with the Wood family. I love you lots.

Alanne.