A Baby Girl!

My sister n law gave birth to a beautiful baby girl on Monday night, Sienna Marie Morris. A few thoughts from that night:

1. I have never seen a new born baby that looked like a parent. Maybe its just me, but when I heard "I think she has his mouth and her eyes", I just don't see it. All babies are cute and my niece is beautiful but I don't see any resemblance.

2. Labor and Delivery waiting rooms are very entertaining, if you like to watch people. In five minutes you can easily label everyone in the room. You see the over anxious future grandmother who really fixed herself up for the I am too young to be a grandmother look. You have the uninterested grandpa who is wearing the t-shirt, I am the Papa, but would much rather be watching Monday Night Football on his couch at home. Then there is the aunt who thinks she is a nurse because she took one semester of nursing school constantly spouting off medical terms and dying to be back in the delivery room. Pure comedy.

3. Holding a new born baby is one of the most difficult things in the world to me. Seriously, I get really nervous and uncomfortable, especially on the hand off, which scares me to death. I could have just admired my beautiful niece as my mom or brother held her. But I couldnt resist. Why? Because of all the things I have done or seen in my life, nothing testifies greater to the existence of God than holding a new born baby. It really amazes me, how someone could look at my beautiful niece and say that there is no god.

God is good, God is great

Perspective

The best definition of Wisdom I have ever heard is: The ability to see life from God's perspective. Just think about that for a second. What if we could see what God sees and know what God knows. If you could see the big picture, know what lies ahead, know how it all ends. What if you could see how much God really loves you, see that He is really fond of you. I heard a man say once that the reason we get offended by other people, when they cut us off in traffic or belittle us with their words, is not because it cost us 2 seconds on our way home, but because we don't feel loved. We feel offended, disrespected, like the other person is saying we are not good enough. But if you truly know and believe that you are the pride and joy of the maker of the universe, you are the apple of the His eye, you are the son or daughter or the Lord Almighty, how can someone in traffic disrespect you or steal your joy. The Love of God brings a confidence and a joy that no one can steal. I have a friend that is the perfect example of this. When he walks, it always looks like he is strolling thru a park with the andy griffith theme song in his head. He always look so peaceful, joyful, never stressed. Why? Because he knows without a shadow of a doubt that he is loved by God, not like the love we know, where you love your brother because hes your brother. A love we cant imagine. The Bible says His love for us makes the love we have for our family seem like hate. He doesn't just love you, He adores you.

No matter what you have going on right now, remember to see the big picture and know that you are loved by an Awesome God.

If you have five minutes,check out this video. Really makes you think.
http://www.thedoorpost.com/joy/film/?film=8c36c1e42279b9278a0481df2405976d

Putting on my square wheels...

This is my second attempt at blogging. The first lasted about a week. Hopefully this one will last much longer. This is basically going to be a place for me to put in words what God is teaching me or some of my struggles. So maybe you will read my posts and be encouraged that you are not alone or maybe you have been in that place that I am in now and you can be an encouragement to me.

Let me explain the name of this blog first. I ran into my uncle Bob a few days ago. First,some background info on Uncle Bob. One of the greatest guys you will ever meet, hes the give you the shirt off his back kinda guy, and he is one of the hardest workers I have ever met. Not a lazy bone in his body. But one thing everyone in my family knows about Uncle Bob is that he struggles to be still. He recently just had quadruple bypass surgery on his heart, two days after the surgery he was going crazy, stuck in the hospital. He wanted a Pespi and his freedom.He always has to be on the go.

I only got to talk with him for a few minutes. He was telling me how God was teaching him so much. He was making good decisons and seeing things clearer than he ever had. And then he said something that really stuck with me. He said "Matt, I am putting on my square wheels." At first, I thought nothing of it. Unlce Bob has all kinds of one liners and witty sayings. But later that day, my mother called and told me that she had just got off the phone with Bob and he told her the same thing and she asked him where he got it from. He told her that he heard it on an episode of The Andy Griffith Show. I found the episode on Youtube. I was curious what he meant by putting on his square wheels. In this episode, Aunt Bee has an admirer named Briscoe. Briscoe declares his love for Aunt Bee and tells her to pack her bags to go get married. Andy tries to talk him out of this marriage ideal. Briscoe then starts to think that he might be getting ahead of himself. So he walks over to Aunt Bee and says real soft " I'll put on ma square wheels sos things dont get to rollin too fast."

Believe it or not, that episode appeared on TV for the first time 46 years ago today. Not sure when Uncle Bob saw it or even what made him remember that one line. But regardless, God has used a line from an old TV show to remind my uncle of something we all need to be reminded of, slow down and be still. I am as bad as anyone at not being still. I am always on my phone, on the internet, watching tv, listening to music. If God wants to speak to me, His best bet is to put something on the Yahoo home page or send me a text message. Its really sad. Not only does slowing down allow us to walk in the Spirit easier, it is also a great form of worship. A great way to worship God is just to acknowledge Him. The Bible says to "Be still and know that I am God." In other words, stop and just acknowledge who I AM.

So for this next season in my life I plan to put on my square wheels and slow down. Thanks Uncle Bob. God is great, God is good.