10 Commandments - The Message

Exo 20:1 GOD spoke all these words:
Exo 20:2 I am GOD, your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of a life of slavery.
Exo 20:3 No other gods, only me.
Exo 20:4 No carved gods of any size, shape, or form of anything whatever, whether of things that fly or walk or swim.
Exo 20:5 Don't bow down to them and don't serve them because I am GOD, your God, and I'm a most jealous God, punishing the children for any sins their parents pass on to them to the third, and yes, even to the fourth generation of those who hate me.
Exo 20:6 But I'm unswervingly loyal to the thousands who love me and keep my commandments.
Exo 20:7 No using the name of GOD, your God, in curses or silly banter; GOD won't put up with the irreverant use of his name.
Exo 20:8 Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Exo 20:9 Work six days and do everything you need to do.
Exo 20:10 But the seventh day is a Sabbath to GOD, your God. Don't do any work--not you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your servant, nor your maid, nor your animals, not even the foreign guest visiting in your town.
Exo 20:11 For in six days GOD made Heaven, Earth, and sea, and everything in them; he rested on the seventh day. Therefore GOD blessed the Sabbath day; he set it apart as a holy day.
Exo 20:12 Honor your father and mother so that you'll live a long time in the land that GOD, your God, is giving you.
Exo 20:13 No murder.
Exo 20:14 No adultery.
Exo 20:15 No stealing.
Exo 20:16 No lies about your neighbor.
Exo 20:17 No lusting after your neighbor's house--or wife or servant or maid or ox or donkey. Don't set your heart on anything that is your neighbor's.
Exo 20:18 All the people, experiencing the thunder and lightning, the trumpet blast and the smoking mountain, were afraid--they pulled back and stood at a distance.

If Things Went My Way

I catch myself saying "If things go my way..." a lot. Sometimes I wonder if this isn't me trying to control things and get my way without making it sound like that is what I'm doing. I want things to go the way that I want them to. The past few days though I have been thinking back over times where things didn't "go my way" and realized what a blessing that was.

If things went my way I would have never been laid off from my job at Xerox. If that didn't happen I would have never pursed going back into teaching and I truly love it (even as a sub).

If things went my way I would have never moved to Cartersville from Tampa. This might have been one of the biggest unexpected blessings. I can't imagine not getting to know people that have come to mean a great deal to me from Sunday School & Choir. They are such a blessing in my life.

I'm glad that things don't always "go my way", I would have missed many unexpected blessings.