Do you see what I see?

I love this blog, because everyone sees something different in the same reading. I never got past the first couple of verses today, "My teaching is as precious as your eyesight—guard it! Write it out on the back of your hands; etch it on the chambers of your heart." Jesus is fond of saying, "Let those who have ears to hear, hear." In other words, PAY ATTENTION! The kingdom is unfolding here and some, maybe most of you are missing it. There is nothing you can do with your life that's more fulfilling and uncomfortable than serving God with everything you are.

A couple of years ago, Heidi and I started taking vitamins every day. When I say every day, that is our intention. But what if we had to take them each day or we would lose some of our eyesight? You can bet that we would take them EVERY day. On the days that you read Scripture, do you see more clearly? Do you listen more closely?

In regard to seductress, two thoughts come to mind:
#1. No matter who seduces who, adultery sucks. My dad cheated on my mom when she was pregnant with my little sister. It tore our family apart. But good has come of it. I have vowed to NEVER let that happen to me.
#2. I know a guy named Dave. His wife of many years cheated on him with his brother. Dave firmly believed the message of the Gospel and forgave his wife. They are still happily married after all of these years. I just did their daughter's wedding and I have no doubt that she will be married forever, largely due to his example.

Here's the description for next Wednesday's Nooma that I promised everyone at Soup, Song, Story, and Sacrament tonight. It's called Kickball:
We always think we know what's missing from our lives in order to really make us happy, don't we? If only I had that car, or that job, or if only I could lose those 15 pounds, then I'd be happy. Really? How often do we want something only to find out that it wasn't that great after all? Sometimes we ask God for things and if he doesn't deliver right away, we start questioning whether God really understands or even cares. Do we really trust God? Do we trust that God is good and sees a bigger picture than we ever could? It's easy to want what's right in front of us, but maybe God knows what's better for us, and sometimes we just can't see it.