Hmm... which will it be? Waxing legs, or waxing surfboards? Shopping at the mall or shopping at Sport Chalet? Pottery painting or paintball tournaments? Balet at the Performing Arts Center or Ultimate Fighting Championship in Vegas?
I'm going to keep it a secret for now... but I'll post the video tomorrow!
haha, jk.. my brother emailed this to me asking me if it was real or photoshopped. what do you think?
Here's a quote from Oswald Chamber (thanks Joni!) I thought it was so true and helpful for the prayer life!
"When thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and pray to thy Father which is in secret." Matthew 6:6
Jesus did not say - Dream about thy Father in secret, but pray to thy Father in secret. Prayer is an effort of will. After we have entered our secret place and have shut the door, the most difficult thing to do is to pray; we cannot get our minds into working order, and the first thing that conflicts is wandering thoughts. The great battle in private prayer is the overcoming of mental wool-gathering. We have to discipline our minds and concentrate on wilful prayer.
We must have a selected place for prayer and when we get there the plague of flies begins - This must be done, and that. "Shut thy door." A secret silence means to shut the door deliberately on emotions and remember God. God is in secret, and He sees us from the secret place; He does not see us as other people see us, or as we see ourselves. When we live in the secret place it becomes impossible for us to doubt God, we become more sure of Him than of anything else. Your Father, Jesus says, is in secret and nowhere else. Enter the secret place, and right in the centre of the common round you find God there all the time. Get into the habit of dealing with God about everything. Unless in the first waking moment of the day you learn to fling the door wide back and let God in, you will work on a wrong level all day; but swing the door wide open and pray to your Father in secret, and every public thing will be stamped with the presence of God.
I'm going to keep it a secret for now... but I'll post the video tomorrow!
Here's a pic of Julie's tummy
haha, jk.. my brother emailed this to me asking me if it was real or photoshopped. what do you think?Here's a quote from Oswald Chamber (thanks Joni!) I thought it was so true and helpful for the prayer life!
"When thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and pray to thy Father which is in secret." Matthew 6:6
Jesus did not say - Dream about thy Father in secret, but pray to thy Father in secret. Prayer is an effort of will. After we have entered our secret place and have shut the door, the most difficult thing to do is to pray; we cannot get our minds into working order, and the first thing that conflicts is wandering thoughts. The great battle in private prayer is the overcoming of mental wool-gathering. We have to discipline our minds and concentrate on wilful prayer.
We must have a selected place for prayer and when we get there the plague of flies begins - This must be done, and that. "Shut thy door." A secret silence means to shut the door deliberately on emotions and remember God. God is in secret, and He sees us from the secret place; He does not see us as other people see us, or as we see ourselves. When we live in the secret place it becomes impossible for us to doubt God, we become more sure of Him than of anything else. Your Father, Jesus says, is in secret and nowhere else. Enter the secret place, and right in the centre of the common round you find God there all the time. Get into the habit of dealing with God about everything. Unless in the first waking moment of the day you learn to fling the door wide back and let God in, you will work on a wrong level all day; but swing the door wide open and pray to your Father in secret, and every public thing will be stamped with the presence of God.
posted by Mike Colón at 9:26 PM
12 Comments:
Mike...you constantly blow my mind. you and julie are such an inspiration to me! :) i want to be like you guys at that stage in my life! i hope i get to talk to you soon! cant wait to hear the news!!! give julie my love!
~b
holding my breath... the suspense is killing me!!!
could it be twins???? HAHA
Thanks again for exemplifying exactlly what you just expressed...Your very life is stamped by the presence of God and its evident at every opportunity I get to spend with you!!
Julie...PLEASE come see us at PartnerCon? I'll help with Aiden if it means getting to see you :)
I don't know Mike, I think ALL of your kids are going to make great ballerinas based on what I've seen from Aiden already ;)
I'm with Shy - the suspense is killing me!!!! Tell tell!
Thanks for the reminder too... always such great posts:)
Oswald keeps hitting me between the eyes. He has this amazing insight to God that I am striving for. Not perfection, just who God has made me to be. Blessings...
Hey Mike and Julie....... congrats on the belly !! we can't wait to hear. one thing ya know… not matter if it’s ballet or ultimate fighting….. You will have joy overflowing.
I enjoyed your post about prayer.
I have always tried to remember that we are not a product of our privileges, but we are a product of our prayers. What we are willing to sow is what we will reap.
Thank you for the reminder.
Have a great one.
Mike,
Never commented before, and only visit about once a week to see what's changed. Now I may have to check more since I see you're on a daily schedule.
Just wanted to comment now because I thought it was too funny. We must be using the same devotional, since I just ready that quote from Oswald Chambers too.
Thanks for sharing!
Thank you, Mike. So good to be encouraged in the Lord by you, friend.
./danny
hey mike and fellow photogs...with all this talk of prayer, I am reminded of this quote from AW Tozer... "God formed us for His pleasure, and so formed us that we, as well as He, can, in divine communion, enjoy the sweet and mysterious mingling of kindred personalities. He meant us to see Him and live with Him and draw our life from His smile." blessings,
adam
ps - for a breif few minutes, you had me with the foot in the belly, I was too captivated to keep reading...then I read on...congrats to the colon fam.
Awesome! These daily posts are great. Being reminded constantly about our wonderful Lord is so important for each of us to grow and get through everyday.
Can't wait to hear what you two are having!!
hey mike...have enjoyed checking out your blog every once in awhile....i've seen this pic..pretty crazy...Congrats on another boy. Aidan is handsome. I love that you share scripture on your blog. We've got one started too...portlandafrica is our blog. we want to keep people posted when we're in south africa..but i'm definitely using it for michael pics, too. Why not?! have a great time with your family in Hawaii.
i am up at 6a.m. wrestling with a big decision. This entry has encouraged me greatly to seek God's face not just in a dream or some mysterious happening but to willfully wrestle with my mind and flesh and find God's peace in the place of prayer.
thanks.
jim
You got me bud! I saw that pic and thought “come on, I know this guy is amazing but that is just too unreal. How in the world? He and Julie really are something.” Then I read on, but at first I actually thought it was more of that Colon magic we all admire.
Many blessings to you and the family my friend!
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