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FIVE MINUTE FRIDAY: GROWING…

by | Sep 23, 2011 | HOPE | 12 comments

Five Minute Friday is the brainchild of Gypsy Mama.  We write for 5 minutes on the given topic.  I proof mine to be sure it makes sense and doesn’t have typos.  Then I add a photo and links and it is on its way!  Go to Gypsy Mama’s site and see links to the others who have written it.  They are very interesting and creative!  It is a lot of fun.

GO!

Am I growing in grace?                                                                               

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I’m growing in girth…working hard to lose a few pounds.

I’m growing in relationships…but don’t do well keeping up with all of them.

I’m growing in years…and waning in energy and stamina.

I’m growing in awareness of a divided heart…that is so often focused on the mundane rather than the eternal.

I’m growing in  years of marriage…am I continuing to grow in my marriage?

I am growing in my awareness of how much I need Christ!  

When I was younger and more energetic, I was able to do more in my own strength (or so I thought!).

My self-righteous robes are becoming more and more tattered.  I can’t “do” the Christian life.  I am utterlly dependent on Christ.

For me, that is growth.

STOP

 

 

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12 Comments

  1. martha Brady
    martha Brady on 09/24/2011 at 2:54 PM

    LOL:) last week when i said i was working…i was really out partying. don’t you recognize me? especially with that cigarette hanging out of my mouth! 🙂

  2. Ronald J Brady
    Ronald J Brady on 09/24/2011 at 2:44 PM

    When was the picture taken?

  3. Laura
    Laura on 09/23/2011 at 9:59 PM

    Sounds like authentic Christian growth to me!

    • Martha
      Martha on 09/23/2011 at 10:02 PM

      yes laura, i think you’re right:)

  4. Beth
    Beth on 09/23/2011 at 2:59 PM

    Isn’t it interesting that the older we get the more we realize we need Jesus?

    Great post!
    Beth

    • Martha
      Martha on 09/23/2011 at 10:03 PM

      yes beth, i guess most of us DO get wiser as we age:)

  5. HisFireFly
    HisFireFly on 09/23/2011 at 1:14 PM

    Yes and Amen! Knowing that we are nothing and can do nothing without Him is growth indeed!!!

  6. Janelle@GraceTags
    Janelle@GraceTags on 09/23/2011 at 8:31 AM

    How beautiful. Growing in how much we need Christ. Amen.

    Janelle
    GraceTags.com

    • Martha
      Martha on 09/23/2011 at 9:00 AM

      thanks eva, christine, tracey and janelle for stopping by and commenting. loved having you!

  7. Tracey Soko
    Tracey Soko on 09/23/2011 at 7:16 AM

    I love that real growth is less of me and more of Jesus.

  8. Christine
    Christine on 09/23/2011 at 5:41 AM

    Yes, I am growing in my awareness of my divided heart as well! Bringing me more and more to my knees each day. Growing older, I’ve found, is more about letting go than about learning to “do”.

  9. Eva
    Eva on 09/23/2011 at 1:49 AM

    Yours words ring so true to me. Rushing of to work I will think about your post today!