Amy's Edible Art

Well, as I'm sure you have all read Eric and I had a wonderful time in VA. Going home is something that I always love. Seeing how much my two brothers and sisters have grown and changed is always a little hard. It reminds me that life is so short and we are never promised tomorrow. The change that I see in all four of them is so hard to grasp. When I moved to SC I left a 15 year old, a 14 year old, a 10 year old and a 8 year old, but now they are all five years older. My youngest sister now wears make-up and shaves her legs and my older sister is an amazing hair stylist and a awesome waitress at Olive Garden, my oldest brother is in love, and my youngest brother is an actor, an aspiring Architect, so handsome, and a genius(OK, not quite). Realizing and seeing where and how God has directed each of their lives is somewhat beyond understanding. I sit in amazement at how God is so big, majestic, almighty, powerful, all knowing and yet in all his glory he takes the small moments in each day to reveal Himself to his children.
Seeing how much my family has changed and realizing again just how precious life is was not all I was reminded of this past week. I was reminded again that doing what God has called us to do is not always easy. This past week there was an incident were I kept noticing this particular sin in one of my family members life. I confronted the person and instead of confessing this person began to get upset at me and make excuses. That wasn't the end of it. For the rest of the week this person scrutinzed everything I said as though trying to point out my sin, but not for the upbuilding of me but just to tear me down. The fact is I wish more people would be willing to point out sin in my life, I pray that through them pointing out sin that I can confess it to God, ask forgiveness and begin living even more right for God. But I see that we as Christians are always so scared of what our brothers and sisters in Christ might say about us. I pray that we would all put down our sin of pride and pick-up the gift humblesness and I pray that may we be willing to share our burdens with one another. I also pray that we all may be bold enough to point out sin in our brothers and sisters life so that the body of Christ may continue to grow.