freaky friday, and saturday, and sunday, etc.

i've been in a freaky funk the past few days, and i told my husband that it was some combination of emotions, hormones, and spiritual warfare. boy did i ever get that right. let's break it down:

emotions: rollercoaster rhythm and feather strength. now that's a recipe for soul success, NOT! note to self--must settle down, must stay focused, must serve others. the Bible says it best as usual -- true religion is taking care of widows and orphans and keeping oneself undefiled from the world--thank you, o book of james. notice how that highlights two extremes--worshipping God which keeps us undefiled as we focus on him continually, AND serving others since there are a plethora of needs in our own backyard at all times which are simple and addressable by us if only we would open up our eyes, ears, and hearts. but guess what? my emotions aren't usually free to thrive joyfully in these true religion extremes, why? because they are caught up in this vast middle ground of unreligious, self-absorbed mucky-muck.

hormones: just saw "the matrix" again with my adorable husband the other night. it reminded me of what a matrix we are all caught up in regarding our bodies and lifestyles. the Bible says it best as usual -- the love of money is the root of all evil. so what does this have to do with hormones? everything! that is, everything we eat, drink, breathe, buy, read, touch; and ultimately everything we worship instead of God himself. i am sitting here typing while guzzling a jumbo cola (which could have been used to successfully unclog my drain or clean up several automotive parts) , and white flour fried fast food satan snacks. no wonder my hormones are wacko. my body/mind/soul intake is inundated with unreligious, self-absorbed mucky-muck.

spiritual warfare: there is a supernatural arsenal God is waiting to unleash within us all. i know it because in the micro-seconds that i actually tune into this reality, i feel the slivers of victory, i glimpse the snapshots of vitality and velocity and vim and vigor and verve! viva la V words! if you've been paying attention, you know what i'm going to say next...the Bible says it best as usual -- we war not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers...beyond what any of us are ever awake enough to be aware of. i have to stay out of the ditch of unreligious self-absorbed mucky-muck, and fly in the sky with God and the winners! i have to fight the good fight, not lie down in a raggedy blanket of brokenness. i have to tap into the deeper dimensions of life, because that's where the truth will be found. not my truth, not your truth, but THE TRUTH, and nothing but THE TRUTH, so help us God.

are you in a freaky funk? if you are, you are not alone, and you are not without resource and remedy. guess what, you ARE the resource and remedy...THE TRUTH surging through you as you make every big and small choice you need to make for your emotions, your hormones, and your spiritual warfare.