Comments on: Do we follow Him or does He follow us?… http://www.cccbrockport.org/pastorbruce/2007/08/08/do-we-follow-him-or-does-he-follow-us/ Real People; Real God; Real Relationships Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:47:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Rosemarie http://www.cccbrockport.org/pastorbruce/2007/08/08/do-we-follow-him-or-does-he-follow-us/#comment-18 Rosemarie Sat, 27 Oct 2007 04:26:26 +0000 http://www.cccbrockport.org/pastorbruce/2007/08/08/do-we-follow-him-or-does-he-follow-us/#comment-18 Like Fay and Heather, I was going to say the sheep are leading the shepherd instead of vice versa! I guess great minds think alike. Like Fay and Heather, I was going to say the sheep are leading the shepherd instead of vice versa! I guess great minds think alike.

]]> By: Heather C http://www.cccbrockport.org/pastorbruce/2007/08/08/do-we-follow-him-or-does-he-follow-us/#comment-15 Heather C Sat, 11 Aug 2007 11:34:06 +0000 http://www.cccbrockport.org/pastorbruce/2007/08/08/do-we-follow-him-or-does-he-follow-us/#comment-15 Now, see, I was going to say that too. but Fay beat me too it. ;) This is literally what God told me this morning when I woke up.It was before I read this: <i> MY SHEEP HEAR MY VOICE. AND THE SHEPHERD SEZ IT'S TIME TO GET UP !!! </i> So, here I am. All bright eyed and bushy-tailed!!!!! I read this before heading out for yet anther run. I had planned to run 6 miles, But who knows? Maybe the Lord has other plans. Injury has already forced me to cut back and train for only a 1/2 marathon this September, instead of the full one I wanted to do. One day, all of these little runs are going to lead up to that big scary marathon next spring. And If I run one minute faster, or one mile farther than the shepherd leads me too, I'm gonna be in BIG trouble come race day!!! So here's my meditation for today. <i> The Lord is my pace setter. I shall not race. He maketh me to run on the bike path in a ten minute pace, not the eight minute one my flesh wants to do. He leadeth me beside the Erie canal. He restoreth my soul with worship tunes on the iPod. He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name sake. Because if I try to give myself the glory for all this, I am dead meat. (Lamb chops, to be exact.) Yea, though I run too fast and feel like I'm gonna shrivel up and die halfway into my workout, I will fear no evil, for He is with me. Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me, and tell me it's okay to stop and walk for a couple of minutes, if I need to, even though my flesh makes me feel guilty about this sometimes. He preparest a table before me, and last night it had birthday cake on it, so I better hurry up and finish this, because I have a few extra evil calories to burn off. Thou anointest my head with sunscreen, and the Gatorade runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life. (which is why the Shepherd has to be IN FRONT, to make room for all that goodness and mercy He wants to put behind me. ) And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. And I'm really really hoping that house has a Jacuzzi, Lord. I'm gonna need it after this run called life is over. It hurts.</i> Now, see, I was going to say that too. but Fay beat me too it. ;)

This is literally what God told me this morning when I woke up.It was before I read this:

MY SHEEP HEAR MY VOICE. AND THE SHEPHERD SEZ IT’S TIME TO GET UP !!!

So, here I am. All bright eyed and bushy-tailed!!!!!

I read this before heading out for yet anther run. I had planned to run 6 miles, But who knows? Maybe the Lord has other plans. Injury has already forced me to cut back and train for only a 1/2 marathon this September, instead of the full one I wanted to do.

One day, all of these little runs are going to lead up to that big scary marathon next spring. And If I run one minute faster, or one mile farther than the shepherd leads me too, I’m gonna be in BIG trouble come race day!!!

So here’s my meditation for today.

The Lord is my pace setter. I shall not race. He maketh me to run on the bike path in a ten minute pace, not the eight minute one my flesh wants to do. He leadeth me beside the Erie canal.
He restoreth my soul with worship tunes on the iPod. He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name sake. Because if I try to give myself the glory for all this, I am dead meat. (Lamb chops, to be exact.)

Yea, though I run too fast and feel like I’m gonna shrivel up and die halfway into my workout, I will fear no evil, for He is with me. Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me, and tell me it’s okay to stop and walk for a couple of minutes, if I need to, even though my flesh makes me feel guilty about this sometimes.

He preparest a table before me, and last night it had birthday cake on it, so I better hurry up and finish this, because I have a few extra evil calories to burn off. Thou anointest my head with sunscreen, and the Gatorade runneth over.

Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life.
(which is why the Shepherd has to be IN FRONT, to make room for all that goodness and mercy He wants to put behind me. )

And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. And I’m really really hoping that house has a Jacuzzi, Lord. I’m gonna need it after this run called life is over.

It hurts.

]]> By: Fay http://www.cccbrockport.org/pastorbruce/2007/08/08/do-we-follow-him-or-does-he-follow-us/#comment-14 Fay Thu, 09 Aug 2007 20:05:33 +0000 http://www.cccbrockport.org/pastorbruce/2007/08/08/do-we-follow-him-or-does-he-follow-us/#comment-14 The shephard is following the sheep. God doesn't follow us. We need to follow Him in everything!!! The shephard is following the sheep. God doesn’t follow us. We need to follow Him in everything!!!

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