Who I'm Following

Matt thinks every Christ-follower should have someone they're following and someone they're leading. My favorite sermon I've heard him preach was all about Paul . . . following Barnabas and leading Timothy (see the book of Acts for details).

God knows I need extra help in figuring life out because He has put two ladies in my life who I follow . . . because they follow Christ:

Ali Smoot
I still can't believe God moved Ali away from me during the hardest year of my life. But how blown away am I that 3 years later I see that He sent her down here to lead the way for a whole new church to be started. That God!

So far, from Ali I've learned:
-Whatever the situation, wherever you are, right here, right now . . . pray.
-God's word is Truth. All time spent in it is profitable.
-My man is the most important person on earth. When choosing between spending time with him or someone else . . . Matt wins.
-I can have a spotless house, or I can have a house with a dog and a cat. The dog and cat win.

Danielle Tooley
I still can't believe God moved me away from Danielle. But He (and she) confirm for me regularly that this is where we're suppose to be. Our 1/2 hour phone dates are highlights of my weeks.

Lessons so far from Danielle:
-Serve your family first, then serve others. But whatever you do, serve! (Even after living with her for a year, I still haven't figured out how she finds so many hours in the day to accomplish what she does.)
-You can be their mom AND be their friend. It's a delicate balance, but doable.
-Do my best in whatever I do . . . God deserves my best.
-When choosing between two things, why choose? BOTH!

What I love the most about these ladies is that they keep me grounded. I can call them any time, day or night, in the middle of the emotion and . . . Bam! They totally pull me out of the drama and focus me on truth. Wow!

So, who are you following?

Comments

[Ali Smoot]

Oh my blog! Thank you so much for your kind words. That is just the way our God works! I always thought He was blessing & teaching me, with you. ISSUE--If i am following you and you are following me......a). where are we going, we keep running into each other 2). If no one is there to hear us will we make a sound? c).Our God is an awesome God & i thank God upon every rememberance of you.
I will follow you & Matt right behind the LORD leading our way.
(i will be the older one trying to keep up.)