Happy New Year 2012 or Happy New Day!

      As I sat with friends and family enjoying New Year's Eve, I kept thinking how sad it was for the ones that did not know Christ.  They look forward to the New Year, but I look forward to each day.  For them, they have to wait whole year to start new, but I only have to wait til tomorrow, because I know that His mercy is new every day.
    This seems to be something that keeps stalking me.  My compassion for the unsaved is constantly being ignited by God's truth.  I keep hearing, "Go to Nineveh!"  Yet, I see others trying to flee from Nineveh with all it's wickedness and destruction.  Yet I don't even have to go anywhere, Nineveh surrounds me.  It's my neighbors, my family, and some of my friends!  I am constantly reminded that without Christ, I am exactly the same as them.
  This takes me back to the reality that I DID NOT seek Him, but He sought me, even when I tried to run, hide, escape, and elude Him.  He was never a Jonah.  He didn't need Jonah, but chose him.  He doesn't need me, but He chooses me to be as Jonah, better yet; as Jesus.
  I keep hearing believers say how they want to escape the world, flee from "these" people, but I am being drawn to them, given compassion for them, and realizing that apart from Him, I am them.
     In closing, I want to sorrowfully and compassionately wish my "worldly friends and family" a Happy New Year, but remind my believing friends of a Happy New Day, everyday, and I pray that you are given compassion for those, who do not have the gift that has been given to you.

Detour!!!

Well, it has been some time now and all I can say is "We have moved again!"  Yes, nuts, crazy, out of our minds....I am too old for this moving stuff.  This is the house that we started from three years ago and I hope that we have learned something while making a complete circle.  There is a lot going on outside of the move and I have to remember to stay rooted and grounded in Christ or I get angry, sad, depressed, frustrated, or fearful very quickly. 

I have been thinking that maybe I should change the name of my blog, since I really don't always make a good "Road Sign to Christ".  But, if I keep up with the blog, maybe instead of trying to be a road sign, I can start to see how God directs my life and  uses it as a road sign, or NOT!  "To be or not to be?  That is the question." 

I will close for now by asking for prayer for a friend of mine, Cindy.  She has terminal cancer and has not been given much time.  I have only known her for a few months, but am grateful that the Lord brought her into my life.  We just had a Celebration of Life party for her this past weekend and it was great to see so many people from her life celebrate with her while she is still here with us.  She is strong in Christ, extremely humble, and brave.  I cannot complain much about anything knowing what Cindy is dealing with everyday.  I pray that she is strengthened when she is weak, that she is given peace when she is fearful, and that she is loved while she is with us.

Hopefully, I will be blogging more often, (since we are 7 weeks from finishing school) so I can look back and reflect on God's grace, mercy, love and kindness in my life.