So, I decided to blog a little today. I wanted to post a status on Facebook, but then Facebook has the tendency to blow things up right or left with the smallest post. Am I the only one that has recognized this? I think not. So, on with my thoughts.Within the last couple weeks,maybe last week, time runs to together for me, so I'm never sure of time frames anymore, anyway, my point. I was putting groceries in the trunk of my car. I got paper bags that day, I prefer paper vs plastic, or yea, and the bag person did not know how to bag properly.It wasn't their fault, bagging is a lost art, nowadays all one has to do is put 3 items in a plastic bag, and you get 30 dual use bath room trash can liners. I'm shooting off on a rabbit trail, and will continue to do so many times before I finish this. Deal with it. I'm putting groceries in the trunk, and I casually said to the Lord, yes, I do this often. I said, "Lord, (that is Jesus by the way, not Allah, or Mohammad, etc.) Lord, I want removed any teachings that I have learned through the years that are not of you, incorrect doctrine." It was a casual but heart felt request. Not a loud prayer of Thee's and Thou's or shouting in the parking lot. You know what, I have seen the Lord answer and respond back to these little non-noticeable requests. Example: When mom was still alive and I was her caregiver, we used to watch a lot of Retro TV. Andy Griffith, Leave it to Beaver,etc. As I watched an episode of Andy and Barney, "I said, Lord, I miss living in that time, it was so much simpler.This age of time is so difficult." That was it, I said no more, and got up to do something else. Probably to shower and hit the hay. I did not think anymore about it. Fast forward to a women's conference.We went through the service, the speaker completed her sermon and proceeded to pray for those that wanted one on one prayer.  I went forward for prayer, and the woman of God prayed for me, and said "Thus saith the Lord- you were born for THIS generation, for a purpose, for My Purpose"  Within myself, I was tickled and  giggled- I knew this was from God. I immediately knew that this was relational to that nonchalant remark I had with Him during Andy and Barney. And I knew it was Him, because I had not shared that with anyone. But, Now, I tell everyone. 

Back to the my topic. I had forgotten about the request made while packing the groceries. Until yesterday.  Some things are being stripped regarding that prayer. I won't go into detail, but it has been a little uncomfortable. I like to watch preaching on TV and or internet. Maybe, it's a cop out. It's easier to listen to someone else teach you what they've studied vs doing the studying yourself. Yesterday, I felt the Lord ever so gently instruct me to get my Word out and He will teach me. That's not easy to do. We have pre-conceived ideas of what a text means, we fall asleep, we get hungry, we have to clean the house, take the dogs out, do laundry. get my drift? And this by no means is suggesting throwing out the Biblical standards in which I've strived to live my life by, nor embracing the New Gospel the world is so adamant about promoting. This is more of  a fine-tuning. Remember in the old days ( this generation will have no clue..lol) in which the TV had rabbit ears, and a program would come in, but there would be static and fuzziness? and we would move those rabbit ears and or add aluminum foil to "tune" it in til we could hear and see clearly? Yea, just like that. 

So, my first little nugget of the re-education of Z is,  I like a particular minister/ministry, which shall remain nameless. It has great preaching/teaching/instruction/music. It has correct doctrine. None of this goofy modern day "so spiritually minded but no earthly good"  theology. It is solid, biblical teaching. But...it is PRIDEFUL. So prideful in the fact they have solid biblical correct doctrine. PRIDE! It doesn't matter how right you are, if you are prideful about it, it is a stench in the nostril of God. I'm not talking about the kind of pride as in a "job well done." But, the kind of pride that is arrogant. the kind of pride that puffs you up in your "Rightness". That kind of pride has no LOVE. And what did Paul say in the 13th chapter of Corinthians.? Go take a read.  

Now, please- don't read my blog and say to yourself, well, I can skip Sunday School, I can skip Church. I'll study at home..that is absolutely NOT what I'm saying.What I am trying to say in my rather clumsy way is don't let pride taint your righteousness, because then it doesn't matter how right you are, you're wrong.

And as Forrest Gump would say, "That's all I got to say about that."

Much love
Z