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Saturday, July 10, 2010
How God is Using Kristi to Train Up Our Kids
We love our kids a ton! The thing that makes me the happiest is to see them growing in the grace and knowledge of our LORD Jesus Christ. I love to see them reading the bible. I love to see them serve the LORD. I love to hear their prayers. It's cool to see how their prayers grow in wisdom as they get older; from praying for their toys to praying for God's will to be done and praying for His glory in all things. It's encouraging for sure!
But it is always challenging to lead them in their relationship with the LORD. The bible tells us to train up our children in the way that they should go and when they are old they will not depart from it. However the bible doesn't necessarily provide the details concerning how (specifically) to do that. There is no instruction manual for raising kids that love Jesus and desire to live for Him. The cool things is that, as believers, we have the Holy Spirit living in us and He leads and guides and gives vision. Recently, God gave Kristi a cool way to lead our kids in righteousness. I thought I might share it with you for a couple reasons. One, I thought it might spark some ideas about how you can be creative with training your children. Secondly, I want to honor the LORD by recognizing the cool ways that He is using my wife. And finally, for those who love my kids, I wanted to share with you the cool things that God is doing in their lives.
Recently, I can't remember if it was during the time that my wife spends in her personal time in the word or if it was while listening to a sermon at church, my wife had a great idea (from the LORD) about an awesome way to lead our kids to be in the word regularly and with the purpose of application. Kristi went out and bought some "wet erase" markers and began writing bible verses on the bathroom mirror in the kids' bathroom. Their task for each day was to seek to intentionally apply that verse that day. The next day they would seek to apply not only the verse of the day, but also the verse from the day before. I thought that was a really cool way to get them thinking about actually applying what they read in the bible. Not long after that she started having them read the book of Ephesians, a chapter a day, and she would prepare questions for them to answer concernning the text of that day. Every once in a while she will switch it up and have them read the text and then have THEM write out questions about the text. As we read the answers that they write down from the text, and sometimes the questions they come up with regarding the text, it's really encouraging! There is nothing like seeing your kids know and understand the truth.
There is much more going on in our lives, but for now I wanted to share this. I'm grateful to be married to a godly woman who is hearing from the LORD and being led by His Spirit in how she handles her family. I say this not to exalt my wife, but to exalt the LORD for what He is doing in her life! I will be getting my new iPhone (slash HD video camera) on Monday and will begin to update more video! Be encouraged!
~ Issac
But it is always challenging to lead them in their relationship with the LORD. The bible tells us to train up our children in the way that they should go and when they are old they will not depart from it. However the bible doesn't necessarily provide the details concerning how (specifically) to do that. There is no instruction manual for raising kids that love Jesus and desire to live for Him. The cool things is that, as believers, we have the Holy Spirit living in us and He leads and guides and gives vision. Recently, God gave Kristi a cool way to lead our kids in righteousness. I thought I might share it with you for a couple reasons. One, I thought it might spark some ideas about how you can be creative with training your children. Secondly, I want to honor the LORD by recognizing the cool ways that He is using my wife. And finally, for those who love my kids, I wanted to share with you the cool things that God is doing in their lives.
Recently, I can't remember if it was during the time that my wife spends in her personal time in the word or if it was while listening to a sermon at church, my wife had a great idea (from the LORD) about an awesome way to lead our kids to be in the word regularly and with the purpose of application. Kristi went out and bought some "wet erase" markers and began writing bible verses on the bathroom mirror in the kids' bathroom. Their task for each day was to seek to intentionally apply that verse that day. The next day they would seek to apply not only the verse of the day, but also the verse from the day before. I thought that was a really cool way to get them thinking about actually applying what they read in the bible. Not long after that she started having them read the book of Ephesians, a chapter a day, and she would prepare questions for them to answer concernning the text of that day. Every once in a while she will switch it up and have them read the text and then have THEM write out questions about the text. As we read the answers that they write down from the text, and sometimes the questions they come up with regarding the text, it's really encouraging! There is nothing like seeing your kids know and understand the truth.
There is much more going on in our lives, but for now I wanted to share this. I'm grateful to be married to a godly woman who is hearing from the LORD and being led by His Spirit in how she handles her family. I say this not to exalt my wife, but to exalt the LORD for what He is doing in her life! I will be getting my new iPhone (slash HD video camera) on Monday and will begin to update more video! Be encouraged!
~ Issac
Monday, June 28, 2010
An Overdue Update
Hey guys! It's been a little while since we've updated the blog. Forgive us for not being as consistent as we'd like. Things get busy as we work, do awesome ministry, and do great things together as a family. Here's a little update on how things are going.
First and foremost the ministry has been incredible! God is doing great things at Remedy church. This past Sunday we finished out our first month of IGNITE outreaches. God has done AWESOME things with these small efforts to glorify God. We have had several opportunities to share Christ, hand out bibles, and lovingly serve the people of Missoula. Lots of people have seen Jesus through His people as we've completed the first leg of our IGNITE outreaches that will take place all summer long. We have also been VERY encouraged to see lots of new people coming to the church and staying to call Remedy their church home. There are new families, couples, and college students alike coming and being ministered to at Remedy and we've been so blessed to see God at work. It is sweet to see God doing all of these amazing things in spite of us. We are nobody special with no special skills or knowledge. We are just some people who love Jesus and are passionate about serving Him by serving His people. God is being faithful to honor that and we're grateful for that.
On a family note we are continuing to have an incredible time in Montana! This past weekend we packed up with the Wise family and went camping in the Rock Creek area of Montana. We just went for a one night trip, but it was great fun and we can't wait to go again. We set up camp, had some campfire fellowship with s'mores, and had a great night's sleep only to wake up to a BEAUTIFUL Montana morning. It wasn't too hot, and it wasn't too cold. We will definitely do more of that in the weeks to come. This weekend we look forward to seeing a good brother from Albuquerque, (Ken Kestell), who happens to be in town for a few days. We'll barbecue with him on Thursday, and I'll go folfing (Frisbee golfing) with Nate on Friday in the morning and then spend the rest of the day with my kids. We have plans to float the river on Saturday, which we are ALL really looking forward to. One of the things that the kids have been looking forward to since before we moved here is floating the river. I went for about a 5 hour float when I was here in July of last year and it was AMAZING! I had so much fun and can't wait to take my wife and kids this weekend. Then of course we'll rock Remedy services and I'll spend the 4th of July with my family (and probably some friends). I wish you all a good 4th!
So, when are YOU gonna come see us? We would love to have some visitors. We can't wait to show our family and friends beautiful Missoula. You better start planning soon, because the summer is the best time to come so we can get out and have fun. Don't wait till next year! Come soon! We love you and miss you and hope to see you all soon. I have an iPhone 4 on order and it will arrive in about 2 weeks. Once I get it I'll be able to record HD video on my phone and upload it directly to this blog. I really want you all to be able to see the kids and to hear our voices. We miss you all greatly and look forward to seeing you all soon. Love ya and God bless!
~Issac
First and foremost the ministry has been incredible! God is doing great things at Remedy church. This past Sunday we finished out our first month of IGNITE outreaches. God has done AWESOME things with these small efforts to glorify God. We have had several opportunities to share Christ, hand out bibles, and lovingly serve the people of Missoula. Lots of people have seen Jesus through His people as we've completed the first leg of our IGNITE outreaches that will take place all summer long. We have also been VERY encouraged to see lots of new people coming to the church and staying to call Remedy their church home. There are new families, couples, and college students alike coming and being ministered to at Remedy and we've been so blessed to see God at work. It is sweet to see God doing all of these amazing things in spite of us. We are nobody special with no special skills or knowledge. We are just some people who love Jesus and are passionate about serving Him by serving His people. God is being faithful to honor that and we're grateful for that.
On a family note we are continuing to have an incredible time in Montana! This past weekend we packed up with the Wise family and went camping in the Rock Creek area of Montana. We just went for a one night trip, but it was great fun and we can't wait to go again. We set up camp, had some campfire fellowship with s'mores, and had a great night's sleep only to wake up to a BEAUTIFUL Montana morning. It wasn't too hot, and it wasn't too cold. We will definitely do more of that in the weeks to come. This weekend we look forward to seeing a good brother from Albuquerque, (Ken Kestell), who happens to be in town for a few days. We'll barbecue with him on Thursday, and I'll go folfing (Frisbee golfing) with Nate on Friday in the morning and then spend the rest of the day with my kids. We have plans to float the river on Saturday, which we are ALL really looking forward to. One of the things that the kids have been looking forward to since before we moved here is floating the river. I went for about a 5 hour float when I was here in July of last year and it was AMAZING! I had so much fun and can't wait to take my wife and kids this weekend. Then of course we'll rock Remedy services and I'll spend the 4th of July with my family (and probably some friends). I wish you all a good 4th!
So, when are YOU gonna come see us? We would love to have some visitors. We can't wait to show our family and friends beautiful Missoula. You better start planning soon, because the summer is the best time to come so we can get out and have fun. Don't wait till next year! Come soon! We love you and miss you and hope to see you all soon. I have an iPhone 4 on order and it will arrive in about 2 weeks. Once I get it I'll be able to record HD video on my phone and upload it directly to this blog. I really want you all to be able to see the kids and to hear our voices. We miss you all greatly and look forward to seeing you all soon. Love ya and God bless!
~Issac
Monday, June 21, 2010
Thank You, Google!
Some of you know that, for whatever reason, Google shut down both my gmail address and my personal blog that was attached to that gmail address without my knowing. I had no idea this had happened until a friend hit me up and asked where my blog went. When I tried to access my blog it told me that it had been removed by Google. Apparently someone had hacked into my gmail account, so when Google recognized suspicious activity, they shut it down. I emailed Google about getting the issue resolved and roughly 2 weeks later I got a response from Google saying that they had reinstated my gmail account and my blog. So with that being said, I invite you once again to follow my personal blog @ Issaclopez.blogspot.com. What you will find on my personal blog is more devotional type writings to challenge, encourage, and inspire joy in the heart of the Christian. Thank you, Google, for resolving this issue and restoring my platform of communication.
~ Issac
~ Issac
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