Discernment
I’m a little freaked out by myself. For a while now God has been teaching me about discernment. Discernment has always been considered one of my spiritual gifts, and in the past 6 months or so, I’ve had quite a few instances where I have been shocked with what God has revealed to me. The first case had to do with some friends. God revealed some things about their struggles to me, and I started praying for them. They later opened up and told me that what I had “heard” about each of them was true. It was kind of scary.
Then, I’ve also felt it happen around other people and with my kids. Most recently with my kids, I’ve had several instances where I felt like I needed to do something or offer them something, and then once I followed through I realized why. Its really strange to me.
Anyways, on Thursday night / Friday morning, my daughter was having a tough time sleeping. She had an upset stomach. Once she fell asleep, my son woke up. I was awake in bed after my son had fallen back to sleep, and I felt like I was awake because I needed to pray, and I needed to pray for our country’s safety. I also felt like I was being called to fast something the next day so that I could pray for New York and our country. I honestly thought I was crazy, but I did it. I must admit that it was kind of half-hearted though, because I really thought it was just some kind of middle-of-the-night panic attack. So, last night I happened to check the news (I never watch it anymore - it scares me too much), and I saw all that is going on in New York and that there’s a threat right now. It really freaked me out. Now I’m feeling bad that I didn’t do it with more heart. I feel like such a scumbag. I really should’ve trusted and given it 100%
In much more frivilous news…. It is chilly this morning! According to the forecast, we’re supposed to get snow on Monday. That’s crazy! First snow is usually Halloween weekend. Brrrr! I’m looking forward to it though. They said that people at 9000′ (altitude) could get up to 2 feet. We’re at 6550, and we’ll probably just get a few flurries. It’ll still be nice.
Joe is hiking Pike’s Peak. Here’s a picture of it from our front porch. Right now its not snow covered though. The snow looks melted off as of this morning, but I know that means there’s still plenty of it up there. Its just not 6′ deep or anything (I hope!). Its going to be totally covered in snow after the storm comes. Pike’s Peak is over 14,000 ft. high, so it’ll be quite a hike for him. I’m just praying for safety.
My kids are obviously very good at doing what marketers dream they will… Yesterday we received a newsletter in the mail from the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. As soon as my son found it, he decided that we need to go to the zoo today so that we can check up on all of the animals. The newsletter has pictures of many of the animals with little news blurbs, and they are begging to go. I think I’ll probably take them, since we have an annual pass. At least we get our money’s worth out of it.
Oh, and if you have a chance to say a quick prayer, I’m leading Sunday School tonight (for the first time) for the 2 1/2 - 3 1/2 year old class. I’m a little nervous just because it is something new. I have been so blessed by the teachers there and what they have taught my son, so I’m happy to give back, but I’m still a little scared. I’ve been the assistant in this class quite a few times, but never in charge. I hope it goes well!
I’ll update later. Have a great day, everyone!
PS When Joe saw me reading this book, he said “I really hope that’s fiction and not a self-help book.”, LOL.