Philippians 1:6 says that He who began a good work will finish it to completion until the day of Christ. I may not see myself as someone who does life or ministry well, or who understands everything in the Bible well, but He’s never going to give up on me. A friend that sticks closer than a brother. I am grateful to have that friend in Jesus. He was always there picking him back up and giving him another chance. No matter what Barney did, Andy may have laughed, but he never gave up on Barney. The thing about Barney Fife is, he had a friend, a mentor, an encourager. Let’s face it, neither me or Barney can be the somebody we want to be by ourselves. One thing I am confident in: singing will never be my gift, although I can totally rock at lip-syncing! I’ve been known to be clumsy with my feelings and emotions, often feeling impatient with my calling and completely unskilled in gifts I dream of being gifted in. What I saw, though, through the eyes of my inner insecurity, was someone who couldn’t handle the weapon properly and would end up shooting herself in the foot. Someone who really wanted to do.something. Someone who really wanted to conquer and prove she could. Someone who really wanted to have what it took. The Barney Fife of life! That about sums up how I once viewed myself. He took his job very serious, but usually proved to be inept. Although he was confident, he was clumsy he was well intentioned, but impatient. Haha!ĭo you remember Barney, from the Andy Griffith Show? He had a nip-it-in-the-bud attitude, but only one bullet in his shirt pocket due to his inability to handle a weapon.
BARNEY FIFE HIP POCKET GIRLFRIEND FREE
I am free and I am fancy.īefore I dove into these two words, Free and Fancy, I would have described myself with two totally different words.Barney Fife. She saw something in me that has helped me see into myself- the person I am. These two words were used to describe me by one of the sweetest mommas I had the pleasure of knowing about 9 years ago. A lot of stories written here will be inspired by them.įree and Fancy. My hubby and I have three handsome, high energy and hilarious boys: Ian, Isaiah and Eli. I was born and raised in eastern Kentucky (yep, I own the accent). I’m glad you’re here with me today - now we can walk this awesome journey together! Before we do, you should probably know a little something about this crazy girl. Hi! So yeah, almost two years ago I decided to step out in faith with a dash of fear and start a blog. She was forgiven many, many sins and so she is very, very grateful Luke 7:47