| Umm...sorry that I haven't updated.
Okay, so here's a quick recap of the important stuff...
1. Troy's mo-hawk has been laid to rest.
2. Silas is almost 7 months old and is melting our hearts.
3. We're going on a much needed vacation to the OBX in week.
Oh, and if I may, I'd like to throw out a quick prayer request: Silas has been having some difficulty breathing. So, please pray for him.
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| Okay, first off...as of yesterday, I have been married 4 freaking years! What? Can't even believe it. I have been married to Mr. T. Rhodes for four years...known him for 7 years. It's amazing. Incredibly amazing. And if I can could just get a mushy for one second: He is amazing. And hot.
So, recently Troy and I made a very sad observation about ourselves. I don't know any other way to explain except that we realized we are incredibly weak in hearing God for ourselves. Let me explain...
In regards to God's will, call, direction for our lives we have often leaned on the counsel of those older and wiser then us to sorta be God's voice to us (so to speak). I mean, we always prayed but mostly, we present our dilemma or proposition to an elder in the faith and see what they think. It has been a while for both us to make a decision on a sole basis of hearing from the Lord alone. We thought that the Lord only spoke through others...but I suppose the Bible would prove otherwise...(stories of Moses, Joshua, Elijah..etc - God spoke to them and they obeyed...they didn't wait for others to say 'yes - it's a good idea to write ten commandments'). Now, now...I am not speaking against wisdom in the counsel of many, but there are times (at least we are finding) when we just need to hear from God alone because they are so many different opinions, counsel, advice, etc. Too many voices just make it more confusing, ya know? Which one is God speaking?
So, yes, the long and the short of it is that we need to develop the discipline of hearing from God...not just going to man for direction. The Lord uses those around us to affirm His way, but in the end, I need to be able to decipher His voice and obey.
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