Proverbs 28:13 "Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy."
What a tangled web we can weave when we are not honest to others and especially to God. In order to experience true revival, we MUST be honest with God and others about our true spiritual condition!
We began the evening with each of us introducing ourselves and telling 1 truth about our life and 1 lie. Can you figure out if Heather H. loves to read or loves to clean? What about Abby...is she one of 22 siblings or is her middle name Christine? Then there was Joy who has either lived in more than 25 houses or visited all but 1 of the seven continents! Lies... what a tangled web we can weave (and during an ice breaker what laughter it brings!)
Julie M. then led us in a devotion about being honest with God. She had us dig into the Word where we are told of situations that people were not honest with God. Genesis 3:6-13 is the discussion between God, Adam & Eve after Adam & Eve ate the forbidden fruit. Acts 5:1-11 is the story of Annanias & Sapphira who knowingly kept part of the profit from a field that they sold and then lied about it! Death immediately found them! God already knows everything about us...be honest with Him, you can't hide it anyway! Another passage that Julie shared with us was 1 John
1:5-9. This passage talks about God being light! If we walk in the light as He is in the light then we have fellowship with Him and Jesus' blood cleanses us from all sin! John reminds us that when we cover up or refuse to acknowledge sin then we deceive ourselves and can't enjoy true fellowship with God. Remember...no matter what you have done, you can still experience God's love & His amazing grace!Pat then took over and attempted to teach us (some got it and some had two left hands) how to knit! Boy was this a riot! There were some natural knitters and then there were those of us who just couldn't get anything but a tangled web!!!! Pat is an EXPERT knitter! She brought samples of Christmas stockings she has made (over 40) and each one has a different pattern! She really knows what she is talking about! She taught us about the needles and the yarn! I didn't know there could be so many different sizes of needles! She then patiently showed us the four steps of knitting. 1. Casting On, 2. Knitting, 3. Purling, & 4. Casting Off. I am not even going to begin to try to tell you how to knit! See Pat if you want to know how! I can show you how to knit a knot:)
Pat has offered to give a second class if anyone is interested! She really knows what she is doing! Please let us know!It was a great time together! There was lots of laughter! Thanks so much to Gail for hosting! We finished up our evening with delicious snacks that she provided!
Our next gathering will be Tuesday, April 7 at 6:30! We will meet at the church for a CLEAN SWEEP! Where comfortable clothes and be prepared to serve by cleaning!
Becka understood that you needed to start with a really long piece of yarn!
Becka getting help from Pat! I really think sticking the tongue out helps with knitting:)
Finally! Becka really caught on! She will be an expert knitter in no time! Maybe she'll be wearing her sweater at church! Ok, so let the truth be known (since we are talking about honesty), Pat really knitted, but Becka wishes she had:)
Here is Rhonda's creation (he he)!
Heather is concentrating really hard! I think I can! I think I can!
Joy claims she hasn't knitted in years, but it sure did come back to her quickly! Fast enough that she even taught Juanita how to do it!
That's a look of determination to learn!
Pat showing Abby the four steps!
Gail was enjoying trying to knit!
Wow! So this is what it is supposed to look like! I'm sure we will have an afghan in no time!
