Housewifing

The devil went down to Georgia

My husband and I went out one night at Cheeseburger.  We were with a guy he works with and his girlfriend's family who we are "surprise" related to.  (Something that is very common in Caseville.)  On a side note-Joke: How come murder crimes are never solved in Huron County?  Answer:  Because the DNA records are all the same and there are no dental records.

Anyway.  At one of the concerts, one of the last songs started to play,Download charlie_daniels_devil_went_down_to_georgia_lyrics.htm .  This song irks me; not really for what the little ditty says; but, more of the response it gets from the audience.  It is devil's play.  The tune for the song started, and it was weird; immediately the drunken frenzy increased, went to a different level.  I spoke out to whoever was standing by me, "I do not like this song..."  Immediately after I said it the power went out.  (And that freaked out the person that I was talking to.)  It took about 10 minutes to get it all back.  The band started up again, with the lead singer shouting, "Thank God Almighty!"  And I'm just saying to my self.  Praise God!  The band then did a fiddle with no accompaniment.  It was pretty good.  Then following, they again started up with "the devil went to Georgia."   I, not wanting to glorify this song, left the tent, and waited for it to be over.

I don't believe in coincidences.

A friend recently asked me, So howya doin spiritually?

I'm not sure.  When I feel confident spiritually is it really pride.  I'm not sure, right now; is that unbelief?  God hasn't stopped talking to me.  I hear Him.  Does that mean I'm close?

I am going through a little disillusionment.  I feel like I've delivered to so and so and such and such, what God has asked of me.  I did not get a Nineva vs Jonah response.  I got the reverse, I got a blank stare, an apathetic response.  When Jonah listened to God, delivered the message; the city responded.  When I took the risk, delivered, I got APATHY.

How am I doing spiritually?  I'm not sure.

thrash - slayer

I was in Kidz Rock today.  I was helping with the kids, while adults and some teens were doing one of our summer outreaches.

One teenager stayed with us .  He was wearing (I know now) a somewhat tame "Slayer" band t-shirt.

There is nothing tame or innocent about Slayer.

Because I care about the young kids in my care...

I asked the boy if he had ever been to the Rock before.  He said he had never been to church before.  So I knew this was a situation that called for more wisdom than me.  I pray, pray, pray the Holy Spirit was with me.

I went back to him later (while my kids were doing kid games in another section of the room).

I asked him to turn his shirt inside out, because I don't think guests of our church would bring their kids to a "Slayer" church.  He did what I said (Ezekiel 4:18-19).  I gave him a bunch of hugs and I told him that I didnot wish to offend him.  He replied that it was only a shirt.

Now I'm home.  I checked to find out who "Slayer" is.  Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/slayer

According to that site, "Slayer" is "credited as one of the "big Four thrash metal bands"".  They usually have satanic themed lyrics.

Pray that this kid comes to church again, and pray and agree with me, "Greater is He that is in me (and you) than he that is in the world."  Yes, and I pray whatever we bind on earth will also be bound in heaven  (Matt 16:19, Isa 22:22 Luke 11:2).  I pray that this young man will seek Your face, God and that Jesus will do a mighty work in Him.  I pray in Your precious Name (Luke 10:17), Lord Jesus.  Amen.