Faith in my fruit smoothie, pls!

So Raul wrote a blog, Are you Fruity?, talking about the Jesus being the vine and producing in us good fruit. He also gave a challenge to think about the fruit that is or isn't in our life. And I wanted to post my response in my own blog. Here we go...

 Lately, I think I struggle with Faithfulness, a little, alot, n all around. I so love and appreciate the fact that even though we are unfaithful, he remains faithful b/c God cannot deny who he is. There is so much to be faithful in! - friendships,marriage, mom duties, wife duties, and basically God's overall call on my life. I want need to be faithful to Him, and in the Word and prayer mostly and like Matt 6:33 seek first the kingdom and all will be added unto you. I believe if my time w/ God is in its proper place, fruit starts poppin like automatic. If I put it on the back burner, my fruit gets real ripe like no other, expired maybe? Forsure! but  I do struggle, being faithful- staying on top of all I have goin on and having faith, knowing that God has equipped us for every good work he has planned for us in advance to do. (He has, btw Ephesians 2:10)

Today, Adopt-a-block was amazing. I know its really going to work, draw people, its almost scary. I feel like the need is beyond me. Of course it is, but its never beyond God. Even though there is so much to be done and so much that I cannot fulfill, tonight I find it hard to rest in the fact- Its all in God's hands, each person and every need. I need some strt up faith, halleluyer. This does not mean I give up, God calls us to be faithful, thorough in performance, and steady in allegiance! just because our part may be small, we point ppl to him and he can do BIG things. 

 I will suck it up, press forward, b/c He's faithful. 

-Allie

Check it out, Gal 5:22-23

But what happens when we live God’s way? He brings gifts into our lives, much the same way that fruit appears in an orchard—things like affection for others, exuberance about life, serenity. We develop a willingness to stick with things, a sense of compassion in the heart, and a conviction that a basic holiness permeates things and people. We find ourselves involved in loyal commitments, not needing to force our way in life, able to marshal and direct our energies wisely.

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Because I'm alive, I'll give You my life 

Because I am free, I'll bow at Your feet

Because I am loved, I'm able to love

Because I am Yours, my worth is secure

God be praised. 

Allie

Higgins Talent Show

So last night I went to the variety show at for Higgins Elementary. There were so many kids who got on stage to sing, dance, or tell jokes. I couldn't believe the courage these kids had. There was a really good interpretive dance song a girl to did of Alice in Wonderland. She really caught the mood of it. Another one of my favs was 3 boys who were break dancing to a rap song, Not all of the acts were true talent... But I thoroughly enjoyed the whole show because these kids were not one ounce of shy when it came to being who they wanted to be on stage. The confidence that they had thinking they looked and sounded good, or faith that they had to step out and just try it, made me wish I could be like that. It reminded me of Mark 10:15 "I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn’t receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.” I was sitting there thinkin God is this why you want us to be like a child? I might actually step out and do some good or at least make a few people laugh. I wouldn't think about if everyone watching me thought it was dumb. And really that is such a dumb thought because of all those kids up there...no one thought they were dumb. Even the acts that weren't great ended up being the best ones. Who really cares if you are dumb anyway. We find our confidence in Christ. I don't know where I'm really goin with this...but maybe God is showin me if I step out with some blind faith that he will come through and it be just be the right act to show someone his love.