Fences

That is the new segment that is being taught at my church. Most people don't like fences, we don't like to be fenced it or oppressed. I felt that way sometimes when it comes to serving God. I felt like His ways are so tough and hard to follow. I will never get it right. Then I realized I was trying to do everything in my own strength and not relying on His strength to help me. I had to pull up the fence I had put to keep God out of certain areas of my life and let Him back in and allow Him to change me. That is when I found true freedom and the ability to serve God. I wasn't doing it alone I had Someone to help me do it. ~When you pass though the waters, I will be there with you, and through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned or scorched, nor will the flame kindle upon you. Isaiah 43:2~

What Knitting Teaches Me About God

When I knit a sweater, it takes a while to do it. I can spend up to a month knitting a sweater(most of the time it takes me anywhere between two to three weeks to finish a sweater). It takes a lot of patience and time to make this sweater. If I make a mistake while making it I have to go back and correct that mistake or sometimes take it all apart and start from the beginning (I hate when that happens!!). Sometimes I stick to the pattern of the sweater and sometimes I just do my own thing. No matter what knitting project you do there is a process involved in it.
So what does knitting teach me about God? God takes his time in changing us. Sometimes we change quickly and sometimes it takes a while for God to change us. If we mess up God has to back us up and fix it or take us all apart and start all over again. Sometimes God has a set plan for our lives and sometimes He takes us on a path we didn't expect to go. No matter what happens God always works out everything for good (that is not always so with the sweaters I make!) ~And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose for them. Romans 8:28 NLT~