Day 7: Language Lesson #2

Well, it has now been a full week since we began this fast. I am still thinking about how refreshing a Diet Coke would taste every once in a while, but as that feeling fades, I continue to learn more about myself and more about my faith. Today at church, God revealed even more things that I need to work on. One of the Pastors came up to share Hebrew 3:7-14 which says:

So, as the Holy Spirit says:

   “Today, if you hear his voice,
 do not harden your hearts
as you did in the rebellion,
   during the time of testing in the wilderness,  where your ancestors tested and tried me,
   though for forty years they saw what I did.  That is why I was angry with that generation;
   I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray,
   and they have not known my ways.’  So I declared on oath in my anger,
   ‘They shall never enter my rest.’ ”

  See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God.  But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.  We have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original conviction firmly to the very end.

In general, the scripture is saying that we need to just confess those areas in our lives that have been outside of the will of God and give those areas to Him so that we can live a free life. It was a message of freedom. It is only once we can realize these things and release them to God that we will be able to feel the joys of true freedom in our lives. Freedom from condemnation and freedom from the oppression of our own sins.

There are a few areas of my life that I need to give to God so that He can work them out in my life. 1) Anger & frustration as it relates to our kids and discipline. 2) Unforgiveness as it relates to my husband's ex, and 3) My turning away from what God has shown me to be the call on my life, due to fear. We had the chance to get prayed for in these areas and I know that God is doing a great work in my life in these areas and also those that I am focusing on during the fast. Wow! God is busy with me! :)

So, as far as the task for today, I have purposed to appeal to yet another one of my hubby's love languages. I want to get well-versed in these languages so that he can receive love from me in a way that truly shows him how I feel. I can tell that when I show him love in my love language, he can't fully understand how much I appreciate him and how thankful I am to have him in my life. So today, I will make sure to show him how much he means to me in a way he can understand!