Sunday, September 16, 2007

U-turns

Wisdom via church sign? You know what I'm talking about. Every church puts up words of wisdom like "You think it's hot here?" I've seen that on 2 different churches that I pass in my daily drive lately. The one I pass every day coming home (because one side says one thing while the other says something else, right?) says "Headed the wrong direction? God allows u-turns" And I need to make a u-turn. Have you ever felt that way? It's frustrating when you wake up and realize what you're doing is taking you farther away from where you're going. I'm there this week. With me, it's a case of 2 steps forward, 3 steps back (or worse). I had that realization about midnight last night. I've done some stupid things. Colossally stupid. So...what to do? Ask for forgiveness, put myself on the list of 4 that I have been praying for (although perhaps I should ask them to pray for me), and do my best to turn it around. Deal with the consequences of sin and learn a lesson. Thank God that I'm not the only one that does dumb things. Luckily, God forgives and forgets. Me, not so much. Forgiving myself and forgetting, that's going to take a while.

I love this song by Casting Crowns. In fact, I love every song by Casting Crowns. Each and every one is a worship experience and speaks directly to me. And I hope to you. This is "East to West" and I picked up the video from YouTube. You can find the best stuff there! And some dancing cats...