Well, he made good on his promise after losing the guys vs. girls challenge at Vision last Fall. As you can see from the video and photo proof, Jeremiah finally had his legs waxed yesterday afternoon at
New Wave Salon.
I have to tell you though - I was a bit surprised at how much pain he seemed to be in from the ordeal. He yelled and whined for a good 45 minutes as the hair was torn from his legs. And, then as soon as it was over - he stands up and looks at me and says "well, that wasn't so bad."
I started laughing because I thought how typical that is for those painful moments in our lives. We go through a difficult season and we whine and complain and try to get out of the lessons we are learning or the promises that we made - we attempt to make deals with God that if I only I don't have to do that or if only this can happen instead - and we often act like complete babies about the valleys in our lives. And, so often as soon as the season is over - we get amnesia about the the tough stuff. I mean think about the Israelites - God had just delivered them out of Egypt (where they had suffered slavery and persecution). And, what do they do? Grumble and complain and disobey - which leaves them to wander in the desert - for 40 years!
If you haven't read anything from Deuteronomy lately, check out chapter 6 today. I love this! Before the Israelites finally go into the Promised Land, they are reminded to not forget HOW they got there (vs. 12), they are reminded to keep God's commandments in their hearts - to get it into them and their children (vs. 6-7), and they are encouraged to not forget and to continue to tell the story of what God had done (vs. 20-25).
Has God brought you through a painful experience or a difficult season? Has He changed your life and brought you into the Promised Land? We have a story to tell of the great things God has done - we were once slaves and now we are free!
"When you take it all in and settle down, pleased and content, make sure you don't forget how you got there—God brought you out of slavery in Egypt." --Deuteronomy 6:12 (The Message)
We had the chance to catch up with Francesca Battistelli this week on Heart of the Artist. There have been a lot of changes in Francesca's life in the last few years - marriage, becoming a Mom, moving, and of course new music. We talk to Francesca about motherhood, the honesty of her music, what God is doing in her life these days, and being on the road with Winter Jam.
