Remember King Friday?

I'm once again sharing a blog from a dear friend.Oh that I could write like she does !!! My thoughts,etc will be in bold and her words in normal text........




I know a lot of you tune into my blog because you want to hear my deepest, darkest secrets. The true confessions of my soul. Okay, so I'm about to share one with you. Hopefully it will encourage you and make you stronger in your own journey.

I have a severe aversion to muppets. To anything puppet-like, marionnette-like... just writing this makes me cringe. Any little felt zombie with big plastic eyes and little hands on sticks. My worst nightmare, aside from being eaten alive by a shark, is to be in a room alone filled with muppets.

So it's somewhat ironic that my husband Steve has gotten involved in the puppet ministry at our church. My friend David thinks it's happening so I can go through deliverance. Actually I'm totally great with Steve's involvement with these horrific beings, I love and respect his ministry to children. And there is nothing self-glorifying about being on the puppet team. A long time ago I wanted to get him a t-shirt that simply read "I'm on the puppet team," because it's such his heart. Now that it's actually true, it's a must.

The other day he mentioned the person heading up the puppet ministry is moving. "I might take it over," he says. "It would mean I would have to bring the puppets home." These are not cute little King Friday puppets. These are giant yarn-haired, button-nosed, intrusive - and I suspect- murderous puppets.

Somehow I knew it would come to this. I could ask him to store them in his car I suppose. It will take a strong move of God to get me over my fear. I'm just saying...

My friend David also reminded me of how puppets can increase communication between people. "Yeah," says my friend Debbie. "You guys can talk things out with puppets." If I didn't find that so funny, I would have cried.

So dear reader, remember the puppet man or woman in your church. Remember their family. You may think it's an easy ministry to be apart of, but everyone sacrifices for the sake of the children's laughter. Nightmares come and nightmares go, but the puppet man remains.



I laughed at this story first. Our God has such a sense of humor. He's using puppets to get her attention.I couldn't help but love my Lord and thank Him for His sense of humor.Then,I started thinking (always dangerous for me!).As simple of an issue as it sounds (her aversion to puppets)God knew it was an area in her life not surrendered to Him.It could potentially keep her from doing God's will or participating in His ministry.So,God brought it to her attention and had her address the issue.My friend's heart is soooo sensitive that I know she "hashed it out" with God and I'm so thankful for her heart.I started then wondering what area in my life is like the puppets? I know there's probably too many to name.That's ok. What's not ok is if I'm not asking God to reveal these to me.I'm not having a teachable spirit and allowing God to conquer more and more territory of my heart.I know this is me.This blog has convicted me.So,I wonder about you.Is there a puppet area in your life? Are you asking God to look inside your heart? Friend,let me encourage you about something.It's VERY VERY hard to be so open and raw with someone.however,God knows you already.He knows your heart.He LOVES you and is mesmerized by you !!!!! So,nothing you can say to Him or He can reveal to you will change that.God only wants to show you to make you more like Him and to grow closer to you.So,don't talk yourself out of this process.There's nobody on this earth I'd rather be open and raw before.Also,while I'm not an expert at this I'm not completely ignorant either. I can tell you it gets easier and easier the closer you get to God.I have to remind myself of this.I think "oh He's really going to get me for this one" but He's very gentle and I remember that He's only concerned about me looking more like Him. If you think i can help you in any way or share some wisdom,scripture,etc I'd be honored.Just e-mail me :)I love you dear reader and pray God's blessings on you.I leave you with another quote from my dear friend as she's coming out a time of this proces........




I am blessed a lot and I will always bless His name. I know this night season will have an end.

And tomorrow's dawn will be beautiful, because when is God not beautiful? When do Your mercies ever fail God? When does Your love ever end? You are Courage, You are the only Warrior, You are JESUS. When He leaves me in a hiding place to rest, I get up and follow Him. I won't let Him out of my sight. He gives me a view of the battlefield from His tower, enough to let me know the heavenlies are stirred up and no evil can get near me. He tells me to rest but I hold onto His garment because I won't go anywhere without him. I rest in Him. He's all I need.