Uhhhhh, GB, clearly you will have 300 suitors if you decide to venture "out there" again! They'll be lined up around the block!!!

Ok- you asked for it! Lol went to church tonight. Life changing message for me. Here's the quick and dirty:

All summer the theme is Scandals of the Bible. Basically God used these people who we normally would scoff at to be his messengers and servants.

Started out with the parable of the two servants who had their debts forgiven. One had a debt of 50 (whatever the currency) wiped clean and the other had a debt of 5,000 wiped clean. Who was more grateful? Obviously #2- people who are forgiven major things in life know what true love feels like versus someone who hasn't had to worry about it.

Ties into the concept of 3 days throughout the Bible. Jonah was in the belly of the whale after he was acting a fool. After 3 days the whale spit him out. Saul/Paul was denying Jesus was real when he had the Damascus Road experience that left him blind for three days. And of course Christ arose from the dead after 3 days. There are more examples in the Bible but these three were key stories. The point:
Everyone has experiences in life that humble you. LUCKY people have MAJOR experiences that absolutely knock you on the floor- the lowest point of your life. It is at this point where you come face to face with God; you realize you can't do this alone and you DO NOT WANT THE LIFE YOU HAD BEFORE. And you LEARN WHAT IS IMPORTANT IN LIFE. You are then left to sit and think about what truly matters and appreciate all life has to offer. Here is where you learn in a way no other experience could have taught you.

^^^^ this is your "3 days", so to speak.

You have 2 options: go back to the way you were living and repeat the process, or learn from it, change and be blessed for the rest of your life.

Once you turn the corner and get spit out of the whales belly wink you get a second chance at life,where you are able to love deeper and receive love more than you could have ever imagined.

The pastor ended his sermon saying he genuinely hopes we all have such an experience. Because as painful as it is to endure, the payout on the other side is amazing.

Maybe it's just me, but I think we're all in our 3 days right now!!!

...this is where the car with the "300yes" goes zooming by!! wink

Last edited by artsy; 07/27/14 02:18 AM.
Me: 39
H: 45
Second marriage for both
H left 12/2013
M:4 T:5.5