Some diffrent stuff.

SOrry it has been awhile since I posted so to make up for it I will post several things. 2 diffrent things (questions) I have written in my absense. I have been very busy with school and triathlon. SO here are my two things.

Fire….(written a few months ago)
There have been lots of fires lately. It has me to thinking about the body of Christ and the lack of fire but what about embers smoldering in our hearts ready to spring to action when the breath of God is breathed on us. How many hidden gifts are lying smoldering in your heart where you thought the passion had long ago died? I noticed several things while fighting a small forest fire over the weekend One…There was a lot of dead debris from plants that was just ash and it covered the embers but then at any given moment the embers would burst back up into flames. Are we like that? I hope so. The embers are still hot. They are glowing orangey yellow bundles of energy lying there waiting for the perfect time when most likely to start a fire to spring back into flames. That just reminds me of the church. At one point we were on fire turned on sold out hooked on Jesus (shout out to all of you who get that reference) but have spiritual/ religious ash or pain quenched our fire? Just like this Log I saw last Friday night from the outside it was covered with ash and what not but upon me bending over to look inside of it the inside was a total beautiful orange red glowing sight. The entire inside was a giant ember. So that being said…Don’t loose heart!!! That fire is still in you. God wants to remove the junk, pain, religious bondage and breathe on the embers and begin the fire inside you once again. And Two… the next morning I went to look at the burned area in the day and was amazed at how it so easily spread from one place to another. We should know that people right now are hungry. They want a change, people want something that is real and not just some quick fix to deaden their pain. It we allow God to set us afire it will spread through this town and area quickly. People are so dry and want something (they just don’t know what) so badly. You can see it by all the people tuning toward various vices to try and fill the void in their life. I think this is the time where God would like to pour his anointing on us His people but we must be willing and wanting to accept it. He is a gentle Father and He will not force it down our throats. We as a body also need to stand up and take back what is ours and be prepared to throw down with Satan because this is going hack him off. Ok that’s all


Judgemental (written a month or so ago)
So often I walk around with a super judgmental attitude saying oh they are going to hell, he gonna burn, she’s going to regret that…. But am I right for doing that?? Am I qualified to judge them and try and sentence people for an eternity? I am not supposed to damn people to hell and I am not supposed to judge them. On the same judgmental note I will see people and say oh they are so spiritual look at them look what they are doing but again how qualified am I to do this? Should judgment be based on what we see outwardly or what is going on inwardly with Christ? I know you can judge by fruit…but what about Mathew 23:27-28
27"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men's bones and everything unclean. 28In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.”
The people talked about here were obviously looking like they were supper connected to the Lord but it says about the heart and your inward walk.
What happens if someone gets saved and God is working on them cleaning up their act but they are not a tidy package of a person when they die? What if they are still struggling and fighting to overcome addiction. What about a drug addict who gets saved and is trying to get clean and allowing Christ to work through him? What if the drug addict slips and relapses and dies? He has that relationship with Christ but stumbled. I stumble daily mine may not be drugs but I don’t think my sin is less or more than theirs. Am I qualified to judge where they will spend eternity? Can I pass that judgment? What is worse a homosexual who has got saved and allowing God to teach them and show them the unconditional love that they crave yet they are still struggling with that life style or me… I grew up in a church, I know the love of God, I have been taught about the bible and seen Gods gifts in my life, I have felt His guidance and heard his voice, but yet I make a choice to gossip to judge harshly over people or over eat or lie whatever the sin may be. If we both died would we both go to heaven? Again am I the judge? Can I say one way or another? (I firmly know that if I were to die I would spend eternity with my savior) What is different between the drug addict, homosexual and I? My sins are more socially acceptable. I don’t know the answer. I know there are scriptures that promote both stances. Personally I my goal is to not judge, condemn/ exalt anyone instead try and show them unconditional love. I want God to show me how to love others with a love that we all long to feel in our lives. The love that makes us fill we are not a lone person in a world of pain with no alternatives but counterfeits. Lord, today show me at least one person I can love and help it be unconditional and let the person come to understand You more through love. Love me Lord and show your love for others through me.

2009!!

I am so excited about the new year!! YAY! This Year is going to be SOOOO Hard and I am totally pumped!
I am going to be very active with as many activities on the weekends as I can possibly fit!
For now I will be doing the Danskin Sprint Triathalon, I want to do the great urban adventure race ( I may see if the girl cousins in Dallas want to do that one), possibly the wemons race in Austin with Sharon and maybe muddy buddy in dallas if I can get a friend to do it along side me!....hint hint to the one who reads this! I think I am also going to find some smaller ones to put in as well! I will keep you updated on the progress and set backs!

“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great." Mark Twain

I love you all!
Katie

EM.

I almost frogrot (for all that dont know katieies that is forgot)!! If i meet my paper... I get to train Em next monday!!! hahah I am excited! I only have 7 more togo. AAAAAAAAHHAHAHAHA

EAT IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!

The title is simply for the bennifit of my friend and trainer Em. Again I say EAT IT!!! (in a very demanding voice).
So last night was second time on weight stuff and I love it!!! I just remember saying "Oh that one is hard" I think I ended up saying that about everything. hehe I am a pansy!
I must say I don't hurt to much today but sure tomorrow will SUCK! my batuckus is kinda sore because I had to sit down kind of just tap my buttom to the chair and then stand up quick! I thought those were really hard! we did lots of hard things and I found grunting helps. ughhh grrr ughh grrr (so I don't know how much is effect and how much is help full) I learned this from the guys that were at the gym last night hahaha me and my like maybe 25 lb chest press and them with their like 270/360 bench press... haha . Mount Everest wasn't bad. it was only like maybe mount Olympus last night. thankfully my stomach doesn't hurt as bad as last time...AHHH laughing hurt...and I love to laugh. hahahahahahaha well this is not as entertaining as me falling in sweat... although I did almost fall doing lungy turny things in front of some serious grunting (grrr ugthhh grrr ugthhh) guys.
Well I am going to read some in my new book Facing your giants.
Love Y'all
Katie

REESE'S PEANUT BUTTER CUPS!!!

The Evil Fed-ex guy...(my friend Joeseph) brought me Peanut Butter cups...I did not eat one...Infact I gave one to each of the ladies in the office...(they were white trees I have never tried those and wanted to but have worked really hard this week) Yay I resisted the evil wooing of Peanut butter cups! whew that was close... Ok
Love yall
Katie

HOLY SCHNIZA.... all I think I can manage to say is ow ow ow ow ow ow ow owowow!!!

OK so I know I have not blogged in a bit but I am starting back officially! Yay!

This week is almost over THANK GOD! I started personal training with Emily D. (or as I the lazy friend call her Em.) I started my work out all nice and good and then she turned my treadmill into Mount Everest! and increased my speed to a bagillion miles an hour. (I was on my hands and knees trying not to be flung off) OK maybe not on my hands and knees but I went to hold on and she said NO. And I said GRRRRRRRR. (I really do love her she is my friend....so I thought....) We went and did some other things then she decided to make me jump up and down with weights in my hands above my head ...(ha ha any mental pictures that bring bouts of laughter probably are portraying the correct picture ;) he he ) So any way she stands to the side of me and I turn (I did not want her to see my botonkus as I jumped) she moved to the side...we went round and round till we bust out laughing and....well It may have been a had to bee there moment. (I will tell you it was pretty funny!) So we finished up and I was good. Felt like I'd been hit by a VW bug nothing serious though. (This was Tuesday)

Today is Thursday I think I got hit by a Mac ten truck last night somewhere between Turbo kick and waking up this a.m.

On Wednesday I go to Turbo Kick (an amazing Cardio class that I love/hate because it is sent from hell to torture those who are out of shape)

Last night Stephanie pushed and pushed up...at one point we were doing suicides indoors due to the rain and I slipped on the floor in someones sweat!!! (It was hysterical!!! I laughed so hard! but at the same time so nasty) She made us do all sorts of evil things! pretty much 60 min of fast paced hell. But I love it and try at all cost not to miss it!

Back to the Mack Ten Big Truck that hit me....I went to get out of bed and..... AAAAAAAHHHHH I hurt....(yes a good hurt) my legs are killing me and my butt! I cant sit down into a chair I actually kinda just fall into it. But I would like to take this time and remind myself Pain is weakness leaving the body.... oh that saying sucks and I still hurt....no, no. This is me getting stronger and being healthy...

OK so let me also say the Turkey Trot went well. I ended up walking with Mom, Nene and Em. Victoria, Kristina and Karolina (Polish girl ran it). We had such a great day. We also decided to jump into freezing water hahaha what were we thinking. I will post some Pic.s

Well much love to y'all.

Katie

Noon PILATES BOOTCAMP

Well crap that is hard stuff but as I once heard "It is always too soon to quit" so I stuck it out and finished the class to the best of my abilities wish I'd been in the Foam Roll class next door that would have felt great.