It's been a full 24 hours, friends! Despite negative comments from Mike Zientara, Amanda Manning and a few others who will remain nameless, it's been an encouraging start to The Unhygienic Journey! Most of the credit goes to the sunshine and beautiful weather we had today, but also because of the knowledge we have of being created in the image of God! I spent a little time today thinking and trying to grasp the depth of that idea and you know what? I can't! My limited human understanding cannot fathom how God who hand-crafted me and you still did so with all the knowledge of our faults and limitations. And not only made us, but made us to be like Him! That is what we have to look forward to, friends! God is working to make us to be the people who He intended us to be all along. He wants to cast away our false selves, erase our facades and take down the walls that we have built around our hearts so that we will reflect all of Him and all of His glory! Praise Jesus!My hair feels like its been through a days worth of life. It feels pretty light and still looks a bit shiny, but it is quite disheveled after today!
My skin feels a little dry, I think I might have to hydrate it with some lotion tomorrow morning!
I smell like half a dozen roses. :)
My mood is a little nervous! The morning is when I would normally get up to take a shower, but I don't have to do that tomorrow--AH! I'm a little anxious to see how I feel after my normal routine is broken, it should be exciting!
Tomorrow is when things are going to start to get a bit difficult, friends! Pray for me if you remember and if you see me, I'd love a hug. :) Tomorrow I'm going to meditate on this section of Scripture:
"The LORD is slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving sin and rebellion. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation. In accordance with your great love, forgive the sin of these people, just as you have pardoned them from the time they left Egypt until now." -Numbers 14: 18, 19
The God we serve is full of love and justice for us whom He created in His image. Amen!
Hey now! I said I liked your earrings and flip-flops.
ReplyDeleteJust think of me as the one who God is using to challenge you. ;)
Brittany, Don't think I would have the courage or nerve to even try what you are doing. But you know, God knew that at this time He would test you in this way and has been preparing you for it. I know you can do it, but being the person I am, I am nervous for your skin. I believe we need to take care of it and this challenge goes against all I believe in that area. I'll take an extra shower and "slather" my body with lotion for you! Love, Robin
ReplyDeleteLol, thanks Robin! I actually am giving a speech tomorrow on how we need to shower less--I've done some research and several studies that if we were only to shower once a week, we would be less prone to viral infections AND our skin would be left feeling more hydrated. We'll see if that actually happens. :) I'm glad you're reading about this journey--I'm excited to see how it ends! :)
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