This morning over coffee I went to my new favorite site, Pintrest! I love Pintrest, I love being creative, mostly planning parties, but I also am an avid scrapbooker and now because of Pintrest I am enjoying cooking and coming up with ideas to decorate and manage my next home. My next home, well that's one of the reasons I am starting this blog.
Many friends don't know what is going on in the Anderson's life right now, let alone where we are living. Even more, friends from 4 years ago would be amazed at where our life is today from where it was then. It is all part of God's work in my life, conforming me to his image. I want to share my story, and that of our families so that I can be an encouragement to others that are going through what we have been through and for those that will be going through what we have gone through if the economy doesn't get any better. I also hope I can share with others my faith, about struggles and triumphs in homeschooling as well as many other ways this blog can be a blessing to others.
But for now (I need to homeschool my daughter as well as get ready to go to Walmart for Valentines Day Goodies) I want to share what I learned while studying the word of God this morning....oh yeah back to Pintrest :) A friend pinned a picture of verses to pray over before starting to Homeschool. I pinned it of course and wrote down all of the verses. The first Verse was Philippians 4:13. As I usually do, I read the verses before the main verse so I can read it in context and also have more of God's word implanted on my heart.
As I was reading Paul's letter to the Philippians in Chapter 4, I came across a word that made Chapter 4 come alive, LEARNED. In the past it has been burdensome since I know I need to be content in all circumstances, and if I am a Christian who has a relationship with God I should be content always right??? So why am I not content, why am I still struggling, why do I still covet and wish things were different. Since I have been justified by faith and am being sanctified doesn't mean I am going to be content and living a perfect life. No, I am being sanctified, I am learning to be content whatever the circumstances(4:11); I am learning the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want (4:12) I CAN DO EVERYTHING THROUGH HIM(CHRIST) WHO GIVES ME STRENGTH (4:13)!!! Paul had learned and I too am learning and knowing that it is Christ who strengthens me and gives me hope. I am learning to be content in all circumstances today in ways I would have never known 4 years ago. Praise be to God!
