Zoe Apphia
Sorry for the late post, my Laptop died while we were at the hostpital.
Zoe Apphia Ackman arrived Tuesday at 5:04 pm, weighing 7 pounds 11 ounces. She has lots of dark hair had her daddys heart wrapped around her little finger in less then 2 seconds.
For those you of that don’t know her name holds a special meaning for us. Zoe means Life and Apphia means Increasing.
Life Increasing
Today is the Big Day
Zoe Apphia Ackman is on her way to meet the world as we speak.
Indeed
I think the dictionary may miss the point on this word a little bit. Or maybe they are reading more into it then I am.
Here is what I find on http://dictionary.com/
in·deed ɪnˈdid – Show Spelled Pronunciation[in-deed] Pronunciation Key – Show IPA Pronunciation –adverb
| 1. | in fact; in reality; in truth; truly (used for emphasis, to confirm and amplify a previous statement, to indicate a concession or admission, or, interrogatively, to obtain confirmation): Indeed, it did rain as hard as predicted. Did you indeed finish the work? |
–interjection
| 2. | (used as an expression of surprise, incredulity, irony, etc.): Indeed! I can scarcely believe it. |
Now my thought here is if you break the word down you have “in” and “deed”
Again from http://dictionary.com/
deed did – Show Spelled Pronunciation[deed] Pronunciation Key – Show IPA Pronunciation –noun
| 1. | something that is done, performed, or accomplished; an act: Do a good deed every day. |
So a deed is something that is done, or an act, or action.
So Indeed to me can be, and in this illustration is understood as “In Action”
That’s where this word captures my attention, In Action – God Bless you indeed – God bless you in his actions.
OR I will support the Abortion Ban indeed – I will support the Abortion Ban in my actions.
It, for me, adds a lot of weight to a simple word that’s tossed around pretty easily.
Try going to www.biblegateway.com and do a search on the word deed.
1 Samuel 2:3
“Do not keep talking so proudly or let your mouth speak such arrogance, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by him deeds are weighed.
Our deeds are weighed but the Lord. I don’t think that’s something we should take lightly. Reading through many of the other references on the word deed they are associated with either good or evil in one way or another, and God is watching each one of them. This just seems like a really relevant statement in our day and age when people are so ready to please themselves no matter the cost to those around them.
A Prayerful Lifestyle
So from Pastor Steve’s message this weekend I am feeling inclined to create a post on living a prayerful lifestyle.
I have really been kind of stuck on this since Saturday night.
Right now I am using the words “Prayerful Lifestyle” and a prayer prompter. Each time it goes through my mind I will spend at least a little time in prayer.
I sat down from lunch this afternoon and did a quick search on www.biblegateway.com for the word “Pray” In the book of Genesis alone the word Pray is mentioned in one form or another 8 times, and 365 times in the whole bible, at lease in the NIV. I think it’s funny that the number of times the word pray is in the bible coincides with the number of days in our year.
But, the whole point of this post today is that the words “Prayerful Lifestyle” aren’t adequate. As I read through the different occurrences I have the over whelming that we are supposed to live in prayer, and fit life in around the edges.
I don’t know if that’s the right description so if anyone has any input please feel free to share. I hope to dig into this more in the next few days.
1000 visitors
The Complete-Faith blog is 16 visitors away from 1000.
I wonder who number 1000 will be. Maybe, if I get some responses to this post I can buy that person a soda pop of their choosing.
Harp and Bowl, movement of the heart
Here I am at a Harp and Bowl tonight, running sound, something I have never really claimed to know anything about, but none the less here I am.
Today I called in sick to work, not that I was really feeling sick, but more that I was feeling warn out, and lacking the heart to face what the day would bring. For me to be here tonight was also a large debate in my mind, not there was never really a question in my heart. I know this is where I should be.
So I found myself sitting at a sound board that I had not looked at in a year, and have never run with a live team on the stage, trying to find my way around. Then my friend Jim asked me to come up front and pray with the group, of which I am not really a part yet, but hope to be some day soon. As soon as the prayer started I felt the anointing come over me. When I feel hot I know that I am in a spiritual place, and I was hot from the center of my being all the way to my fingertips during that prayer.
Then, as I sit here pretending to know what I am doing and letting God take care of the rest a thought came to me. I am sick, I am tired, I am lack luster, and in effective in the spiritual world right now. God said to me that I lack energy because I lack movement. My immobility is killing me in the physical and spiritual both. I need to give what movement I do have in my life and he will supply the rest. He will provide what I need in increasing measure. HE will see to it that my well never runs dry as long as I am willing to dedicate what I have to HIM.
Thank you LORD Jesus for peeling the scales of these blind eyes. Thank you God for showing me the path that lies before me so that I may once again set my feet in motion.
5 year old Spiritual Eyes
So my Lovely Wife was talking to my Wonderful Son about seeing angles. He was a little concerned because he doesn’t see angles. This led to a conversation about seeing with Spiritual Eyes. Now my wife and I often talk about how kids just get it when it comes to spiritual things. This was no exception, as once he was able to understand what mom was talking about when she says Spiritual Eyes he immediate had story’s to tell of what he sees with these eyes.
My wife taught our 5 year old son to express his spiritual gifts in a way that we adults can understand. Then when she and I talked about it we found that he had been telling us this for quite some time, we just didn’t understand.
He told his mom that he sees colors with his Spiritual eyes, purple, gold – even that the gold on the streets comes from the angles wings. My wife told me about this and I was really hung up on the idea of how blessed this kid really is. So the next day, me being the nosy, jealous type of dad that I am, asked him about the conversation and he tells me “The darkness is the sinfulness, I didn’t tell mom that”. This just floored me.
We are praying daily that these gifts would grow, and flourish in him. We are stressing that they are gifts from God, and encouraging him to share what he can, but I am simply and truly amazed my the life that God has created in this little one.
Thank you Jesus.
