Inspiration...

Inspiration... it comes in all forms. To watch something spectacular and to be caught up in the moment. To enjoy the beauty of a sunrise or the sound of rain. To watch someone perform a craft with so little effort and to realize the expertise that the "simple task" requires. What could possibly be more inspiring than to celebrate a championship?

I have been inspired to do many things in my life and can say that several of those things I would never have tried had I not seen or been prompted to by someone who already does it well. That is the case with this blog. For the past several months, I have been reading and keeping up with a blog written by my daughter in law. Kerbi is a "master blogger". It's something she really enjoys.

There are other things that Kerbi enjoys. She is a marvelous cook. One of the reasons I keep up with her blog is that she post some of these recipes and takes pictures of them... They all look so good. I especially like the little caption in the corner of the photo... "Kerbi's Kitchen". Kerbi also shares her insight on her life with my son - another guy I'm particularly fond of and another proud Ranger fan.

I am also inspired by those who return from Quest and Heart Quest, their stories of how Father has impacted their lives - a night-and-day difference! If you need a little inspiration today, dwell on this passage in 1 Peter 2:1-10:

So clean house! Make a clean sweep of malice and pretense, envy and hurtful talk. You've had a taste of God. Now, like infants at the breast, drink deep of God's pure kindness. Then you'll grow up mature and whole in God.

Welcome to the living Stone, the source of life. The workmen took one look and threw it out; God set it in the place of honor. Present yourselves as building stones for the construction of a sanctuary vibrant with life, in which you'll serve as holy priests offering Christ-approved lives up to God. The Scriptures provide precedent:

Look! I'm setting a stone in Zion,
a cornerstone in the place of honor.
Whoever trusts in this stone as a foundation
will never have cause to regret it.

To you who trust him, he's a Stone to be proud of, but to those who refuse to trust him,

The stone the workmen threw out
is now the chief foundation stone.

For the untrusting it's
.. . a stone to trip over,
a boulder blocking the way.

They trip and fall because they refuse to obey, just as predicted.

But you are the ones chosen by God, chosen for the high calling of priestly work, chosen to be a holy people, God's instruments to do his work and speak out for him, to tell others of the night-and-day difference he made for you—from nothing to something, from rejected to accepted.

I am blessed beyond measure with family and friends. Father has placed inspiration all around me. May I never take that for granted.

Come and see...