Speed Racer

We took Pearl to see Speed Racer with her cousin Jared and her PapPap Russell. She started to have a hard time paying attention after awhile and even asked to leave. I thought, 'this is not like Pearl' because she usually does so well at the movies. Then I realized she didn't start acting up until an hour and fourty minutes had passed into the movie. It was a good time and Pearl did great for the movie being over two hours and twenty minutes.

Here is a clip from the first seven minutes of the movie compliments of Yahoo and Speed Racer:



From: http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/speedracer.html?showVideo=1

Praising God

It is so amazing to see Pearl, my daughter, praise God.

We were driving down the road, just me and her, and I look back to make sure she is doing good and I see her lifting her hands and pointing her fingers to the heavens as our radio played a praise and worship song. It was uplifting for me to see her excited for her Jesus and then while pointing up she started singing the words, at least I think she was singing the words. No matter what it was it was music to my ears.

Yet again I am reminded we have much to learn from children... possibly more then we teach them, at least spiritually.

Getting back to the heart of worship

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I remember hearing about the story that surrounds the song "Heart Of Worship' by Matt Redman and thinking about what it means to have an innocent, pure, simple, and humble heart that seeks after Jesus, that continually connects and remains in Love with Jesus, Our Lord and Savior.

Two days ago I was amazed again as God reminded me of this same thing. I was getting my daughter ready to leave the house and you have to remember she is only 3 years old. We were all ready except she did not want to come down stairs, put on her shoes, and actually leave. So I run upstairs get the phone I left up there, but more importantly to remind her it is time to go and as I approach her at the top of the stairs I hear in a sweet, soft, and beautiful voice, "I am sorry, My Jesus". Pearl reminded me of how my relationship with Jesus needs to be.

What did my three year old do, say, or think that she wanted to tell her Jesus she was sorry I may never know, but what I do know is that I want to encourage her to continue this and maybe I need to set aside the busyness of life and like the song get back to the heart of worship. Worship is not just at the Sunday service or on Saturdays or Sundays alone, but every single day and should be during everything we do no matter what.

We could all be so blessed as to say today, "I am sorry, My Jesus" and get back to the heart of worship.

Sometimes it is easy to talk or preach about the greatest commandment, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind." from Matthew 22:37 the NIV which references Deuteronomy 6:5. I mention this because it is not always easy to point the way for people to walk more deeply with Jesus, to love Him more deeply, to fill our minds completely, or have all of being focused on Jesus, but maybe, just maybe it is the things we consider little like coming before Jesus and being sorry, your Jesus, my Jesus, the Jesus that died so that all who believe may have everlasting life as John 3:16 proclaims moves us along the journey of better loving the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.




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