January 5, 2009

Sometimes You Just Go With the "Moe!"

My three-year-old son, Landon Jr., was trying to decide between two books that he wanted me to read to him the other day. He decided to do the "Eeny, meeny, miny, moe" routine. It went like this:

"Eeny, meeny, miny, moe. Catch a rabbits (sic) by its toe. Eeny, meeny, miny, moe."

When he ended with the final "moe," he pointed to the winning book and said, "That's the Moe!" And that was the book that we read.

Decisions are tough sometimes. I wonder in some cases, if God allows us to choose between more than one good option. We must pray for His direction in all cases. When His direction doesn't seem to be clear enough, we should examine what we are looking at and examine our own hearts more closely. God may be saying stay put where you are or he may be saying either option is good. We can know the latter to be true if in our examination of all options and in our heart examination, we don't see anything in them that would conflict with the truth of His word.

So, is it okay to sometimes just go with the "Moe?"

What do you think?

A Psalm

In one of my posts prior to Christmas, I suggested writing a Psalm as an activity to do over Christmas. Charles McLeod did just that and here it is:

O Lord, my Father in Heaven
Holy God, Exalted God
How beautiful your gift of life is to me

You love me despite my sinful nature,
How wonderful you truly are!
You sent your only son for me
Because you love me.

How unworthy I am of you
I fall short of your glory
Yet you still love me

You are truly a wonderful and just God
Holy, holy, holy are you dear God
Thank you for all you have given me
I will strive to be a good steward
Of all you have trusted me with.

I will be diligent in seeking you
I will persevere in my journey
To be closer to you, Lord God
Because you love me
Because I love you

Charles said, "Hi Landon, earlier this month on your blog, you invited us to write or own Psalm. Well, I have, and what a rewarding moment it was. You really do look deep as to what God has done for you."

Thanks Charles!