Life is weird

Just about the time you think you've got it all figured out, God throws a monkey wrench at you to keep you on your toes.

Tonight I found out about some very disappointing, awful news.  Without going into details here, a ministry was destroyed.  Two marriages will now have to battle to stay afloat.  Enough said.  (by the way, MY marriage is not one of these!!)

I guess it just goes to show that we have to always & forever fight to protect the things God holds sacred.  Marriage, ministry, our families, children, life itself.  We can't get complacent in our relationship with Him for one instant.  I am reminded of the Rachel Lampa song "Shaken".  She talks about how God will shake things up if we get lazy about our relationship with Him.  If our focus is on Him 24 hours a day, He will handle all the details of our lives.  But when we get lazy about focusing where we should, He has to shake up things to get our attention.  Do you really want Him to have to shake things up or are you going to fight to make your relationship with Him a priority?

I think Larry & I have been shaken & stirred & broken enough, thank you very much.

Rachel Lampa:  Shaken

Take a ride back in history
Let's review the facts of eternity
To the children of Israel
And the burning sands and the desert heat
Bitter hearts in the wilderness
God saw that they would not confess
With a velvet touch and an iron hand
He dragged them to the promised land
And everything that can be will be
Everything that can be will be

Chorus 1:
Shaken, shaken, shaken, shaken
Shaken, shaken, shaken, shaken
Shaken, shaken, shaken, shaken
God is going to shake the whole thing down

Raise your hands children
Lift them high
Let's join our hearts
Walk in the light
There's a desert there's a wilderness
Seperating us from a better life
See, together we can walk through fire
We can face the flame
We can reach the higher
Ground that wait is the promised land
'Cause only faith and love would stand
And everything that can be will be
Everything that can be will be

Chorus 2:
Shaken, shaken, shaken, shaken
Some things last forever
Shaken, shaken, shaken, shaken
Some things fade away
Shaken, shaken, shaken, shaken
God is going to shake the whole thing down

Everything that can be will be
Everything that can be will be

Chourus 2:

Faith, Hope and Love will last eternally!