Is anything really "ordinary"?

Well - I have officially taken the first step! I got into the rhythm of reading the Bible in a year program by doing today's reading. The O.T. reading was in Zachariah - a book I have to admit I'm not as familiar with as I should be. Today in Chapter 14, Zachariah was talking about the return of Christ vs 20, "At that time the words "Dedicated to the LORD" will be engraved on the bells worn by horses. In fact, every ordinary cooking pot in Jerusalem will be just as sacred to the LORD All-Powerful as the bowls used at the altar. Any one of them will be acceptable for boiling the meat of sacrificed animals, and there will no longer be a need to sell special pots and bowls." In other words, when the Lord returns, everything we do and use is going to be holy, sacred, set apart for Him - even to the harnesses of the horses and the cooking pots. It gets me wondering why I seperate my life into so many little "compartments" now. Since the Lord brought up cooking pots - I just this morning bought some new storage containers for our kitchen because we have several that have no lid and we have some lids that have no container and it was driving me to distraction!!! So I had finally, completely had enough!! But did the Lord consider that money that I spent on those storage containers any less sacred than the money we spend sponsoring a child in the Philippines through a Christian organization? Or is it all His money "Dedicated to the LORD"? And is the time I spend at work any less sacred than the time I spend at church - or is it all His time "Dedicated to the LORD"?
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts - and see if there be any areas in me that are not wholy "Dedicated to the LORD". (see Ps 139:23)

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Getting Started......

Welcome! I'm Lisa and this blog will be about my journey through 2010. I have two goals for 2010 that I wanted to blog about. The first and most important is to grow spiritually as a Christian woman, wife and mom. One of the ways I want to do this by reading through the Bible in a year and journaling about what I learn through that experience. I am also involved in our church's women's ministry and am doing a Bible study with the women of my church - Calvary Chapel of Raleigh, NC. My second goal is to loose 50 pounds by June. This will allow me to be back to the weight I was at when I got married 15 years ago - which would be great. It would also be a very good thing for my health.
I was reading an article earlier today about the different seasons of marriage that really touched me as I thought about beginning this journey and this blog. They talked about Springtime and the wonder of the newleywed stage - how everything is fresh and new and there's wonder to each moment. And then you move into Summer and often children come along and there's busyness and constant growth. And then comes Autumn with it's accompanying harvest, richness and color. Finally you move into Winter - a time for enjoying the fruits of your labor and reflection on a life well lived. I see Paul and I as right smack in the middle of Summer - my least favorite season!!! I actually despise summer. The good news, though, is I am beginning to see that all the hard work of Summer is beginning to pay off and we're moving rapidly towards my very favorite season, Fall!! But I know I won't be able to reap the rewards in Fall unless I invest more in my spiritual and physical health now.
So that's my goal as I enter this New Year - to make significant investments in my spiritual and physical health that will carry me in to a healthy Fall and Winter of my life.
More to come!
Monday weigh in: Starting weight 179lbs