My brother!

What to write about today. That is the question. It's been a few days and life has been extremely busy. Settling into a new home and a new area just takes time. For the most part our home is settled in. I have way too much stuff that I don't know what to do with. Hope to clear out a lot of that later.

Life looks a whole lot different for us now. Planning wedding #3 and watching our daughters begin lives of their own is a bittersweet feeling. Praise God for their lives and praise God for our relationships with them.

So as our family changes one thing does not change. I was reading in Mark 3 as Jesus was told that his mother and brothers were outside looking for him. His response was "Then he looked at those seated in a circle around him and said, 'Here are my mother and my brothers! Whoever does God's will is my brother and sister and mother.'" Our family is more than by blood - our family is to be our fellow christians around us. Do we see them as our brothers? I think that is a good question for all of us. I know it is for me. We have a new body of believers to gather with - to share life with - to grow together with - and to love. Our hearts should see them as our family. Jesus didn't put his own family above anyone else. He saw everyone as his family and that should be our example as well. Isn't it great to know that Jesus sees us that way? That he sees you and me as a brother or a sister. Wow - that is pretty amazing to me. This Jesus who we love and strive to live our life for, loves you and me like a brother or a sister. A faithful brother who will always look out for us. This Jesus who died on the cross for you and for me wants to stick close beside us. What do we do with this? Do we resist him? Do we really recognize his presence in our lives? This Jesus is even closer than any family that I have here. He doesn't judge me but loves me for who I am. He wants me to know that I am a beautiful daughter of the King.

Claim the truth of who you are in Christ.