Untangling the Necklace

I know I know it’s frustrating…..a tangled necklace. If you’ve been around jewelry or women for any amount of time- you’ve probably come across one. A necklace that’s tangled and bunched up so bad it looks to be hopeless.

I’ve come in contact with a few of these necklaces before that people have asked me to untangle- and after so many minutes of trying- you just want to give up…..and there’s been often times that I have….possibly every time.

I’m thinking about this because this morning my wife tells me she found a necklace that she had thought she had lost, it was in the dryer. She said it was really bunched up in big knots- (my assumed response she was going to give me was)-“ but it was a lost cause- I had to toss it”, but she didn’t say that. She said “it took me about 10 minutes but I got it out”. Wow I thought- I’m impressed. It’s this bird necklace that she has that she REALLY REALLY likes- and she took the time to untangle it.

I think we give up on things too easily in our lives- things that are actually valuable to us- we become impatient, frustrated, and hopeless. I think that’s one of the reasons Paul wrote about not giving up- staying persistent- keep on pursuing. Because he knew the value of the dreams, visions, and passions that we’d have in our lives that aren’t always going to come easy- but are definitely worth working on.

So do you have some necklaces that need to be untangled in your life? Take the time-don’t give up- they’re worth it.

Gal. 6:9- “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”

Why Brett Favre is a value to life...

I can't really finish writing that title without smiling and laughing at the thought of people reading this and throwing vocally out there comments about Brett Favre. But let me explain....

"Jesus love's you", "God has a plan for your life"- we have these statements we make in church and amongst our christian friends- and after a while I think we lose the intensity and power those statements carry. If "God has a plan for my life", and it's in accordance with all the verses in the bible that we know- it must be a pretty good plan.

So I'm a Packer fan thru and thru- and despite what's going on with him- I'm still a Brett Favre fan. The thing about this guy is that everyone wants him to just retire-but why, the guy loves to play football. There is no one in the NFL that's played as long as he does with as much enthusiasm. Every touchdown he throws- hands are up and a smile on his face. So my thought is most people can't wait to retire- but this guy loves what he does so much he can't stay retired. What if we felt that way about the plan of God for our lives? What if every morning we woke up with both arms raised, enthused about the life we get to live. What if God really has a plan for us and it's exciting, inspiring, adventurous, fulfilling.

If you aren't excited about your life- if you only look forward to the weekends and not the Monday and Tuesdays- you only look forward to a couple "events" in your life every year, you aren't inspired, excited, or fulfilled- if you're none of these things- you probably aren't living the plan that God has for you.