No pictures of my little bathroom in this one. No talk of weather not being what I want. In fact there will be no negative talk at all in this post. And even more in fact there won’t be any more negative talk in my life for at least the next month! I live my life with passion…and that passion can quickly carry me a direction that I don’t want to be going. So, Jen and I have decided on a ‘no-complaint’ fast for a month. Why? Complaining is a culture. It starts with thought, next a sentence, next a conversation, and then before you know it: a culture.
The behind the scenes of this idea is the fact that God is walking us through a bit of a valley. I think that our call and our passion is being dug up in this time. The last thing that I want is to (1) not ever leave the valley because our attitudes are terrible and (2) not learn what we can learn from this time.
So…if you are curious as to Jen’s perspective on this check out her blog…there is a link to the article if you scroll down. But all in all the days after my last post have been filled with more hope, more desire, more passion (in the right direction…that will be my next post), and a better picture of our calling. I hope that the no-complaining thing will keep our eyes on the right stuff…we’ll see in a month!
Justin, I’m so proud of you and Jen. It’s encouraging to hear that your heart, mind and soul are intent on serving Him where He’s placed you for this time.
We all have those valleys you speak of, and whether it is in Paris, France or Roseville CA, it can be the same debilitating valley. I will be praying James 1:3-12 for you. I praise God for His hand over you and His marvelous work in your lives!!!