and trusting God period – Tom Martin
For those of you who have been around Leveraging Life the past year or so, you may be wondering where is the worship song and video. For those of you who stumbled across Leveraging Life via some search engine because of a flash mob search, you may be wondering what this video has to do with worship, God, or anything spiritual.
Sixteen hours in a car driving to and from Indiana for a wedding last weekend afforded me a good bit of time to reflect on the first six months of 2011. In the moments when my family dozed, one thought emerged almost as often as overpasses appeared on the horizon:
I had not “paused” as often as I hoped to this year.
My first inclination was to go through a long list of excuses why, and those familiar with my story might consider most to be legitimate. Regardless of the excuses, though, one question lingered.
Is there a correlation between pausing and being grateful?
When you live your life at a pace life dictates, you miss what opportunities are present to go deeper, past those surface level observations. At the surface everything is a blur, much like when you lie in bed at night and the day just plays through your head like a movie preview trailer. But if you truly desire to see the real story being written by your life, you need to make an effort to look past the obvious and find the picture God is painting.
Most Fridays I feature a website, blog, or a book that for me has become a favorite. It maybe a favorite resource, a source of inspiration, or just something I found interesting. Please feel free to comment and I hope you might share a favorite or two of your own in the comment section. Who knows, maybe I will feature something you shared as a future Friday Favorite.
It’s unusual for me to feature something I haven’t tried or experienced yet, but when Casey Darnell is involved, I have no reservations sharing this as our Friday Favorite. Casey will be releasing his new CD Coming Alive on iTunes June 21 which features When The Waters Rise, a song that has become an anthem for my cancer journey as it speaks directly what it means to trust God period.
Stand Up To Cancer and LIVESTRONG are joining forces in recognition of the bravery of those in the fight and those who have won the battle. We are calling for survivors to declare themselves and inspire everyone living with cancer to stand up and keep fighting.
Chances are, cancer has touched you in one way or another in your lifetime. In honor of National Cancer Survivors Day, here is your chance to give cancer a piece of your mind. Whether you are fighting the battle, standing in support of a loved one or if you just hate cancer, we all have something to say.
And they that know your name will put their trust in you: for you, LORD, have not forsaken them that seek you. Psalm 9:10
