Have you ever asked yourself "what is my purpose in this life?" I know I have and I still ask that question now. And then I make a list of goals that I want to pursue and achieve. But sometimes I leave out a very important piece to my goals........God! I go on without consulting Him on the plans-leaving Him out. And then when one of my goals does not go as planned I always wonder why.
Our purpose in life is to get to know God first and foremost but it also goes hand in hand with the Great Commision. Matthew 28: 19 "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always to the very end of the age."
These go hand in hand because if we KNOW God then we will go out and make disciples and teach them about His commands to us. We WILL go out because we WANT to not because we feel like we HAVE to. The more and more we know Him the more we are excited to share Him with others. At least that is how it is with me.
Psalm 37:4 "Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart". This is a popular verse. By getting to know God then His desires for you will be your desires.
I don't necessarily know where God is leading me right now and it has been a struggle. But I do know that if I hold on to Him and draw closer to Him everyday then He will show me the direction that He wants me to go.
"Draw close to God and God will draw close to you." James 4:8 NLT
About a year and a half ago wherever I went God would say this to me "Katie draw close to me" and I was like "I am close to you" and I would ignore it but then I would keep hearing it and I was like "I am close to you, how am I not" And then He showed me and you know what He was right. I thought I was a lot closer to Him then I really was.
So then I started reading a devotional every morning. The devotional had a some verses through out it so I would look them up and read the couple verses before and after that verse. And everything I read really helped me get to know Him more. And through that He opened up my eyes to so much and has taught me so much about myself, my past experiences (good and bad), and who He wants me to be. And still teaches me those things everyday.
Again I don't know where God is leading me but I do know that he knows me and I am trusting in Him through everything. My favorite proverb: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and he will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3: 5-6
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Posts
I haven't posted in about 2 weeks. My goal was to write a post each week but I am learning that some weeks that might not happen. I want to make sure each post is exactly what God wants me to share with you. And that might mean taking my time and not rushing into any topic. Last week I had a topic I wanted to share but I didn't know how to talk about it. I mean I could have written something but I knew it wasn't ready yet. So some weeks might be like that, but keep coming back-there's lots to tell :)
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Beauty
A couple weeks ago I went to a beauty school to get my hair cut. A school to become beautiful? So when I come out I am going to be transformed into a beautiful person? Well yes, when I came out I did feel more beautiful. More beautiful.
See I think this world puts too much emhasis on the outward appearance. If you are not this, this or this then you are not beautiful. And for the girls, boys usually like certain body parts of girls to be on the bigger side. That doesn't do me any good. I'm small from top to bottom. I have a running joke within myself that God ran out of playdoh when He made me. But honestly I wouldn't change anything about my appearance because I am perfectly happy with it.....the only thing I am working on is gaining weight. Yes, I said GAINING weight. But that topic is for another day.
Godly beauty comes from within. Let's look at Esther. She had such a beautiful outward appearance. She was chosen through a "beauty contest" to become queen. Before she was "awarded queen" she won the favor of everyone around her not because she was had a beautiful outward appearance but because she was beautiful on the inside. She had great character. And that is what the whole story of Esther is about her beautiful character. God used her for a big purpose. She could have hid and said no, but because of her character she stood up for her people and freed them. And that is why Esther is so beautiful to so many people. She had courage. She knew that the outcome for standing up to the king might be death but she loved her people too much to be selfish. And that is beautiful.
In Proverbs 31:30 it is written that beauty is fleeting but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. That again talks about your character. Your character is more important then your outward looks. And I think this goes for both men and women......so I encourage males to read this as well.
If your inside is ugly that will reflect on your outside appearance no matter how beautiful you look on the outside. "That girl/boy is beautiful but is really ugly on the inside so I want nothing to do with them." But if your inside is beautiful then that will reflect on your outside as well no matter how "ugly" you might think you look.
"That boy/girl isn't that attractive but is really beautiful on the inside so I totally want to be their friend." So I totally believe that beauty is all about one's heart. Just remember God LOVES us no matter what. He loves us when we feel really "ugly". He thinks we are beautiful and that is all that should matter-is how we look to God.
1. How is your heart right now? Is it beautiful or ugly? What about your heart is beautiful? Ugly? 2. Is there some ugliness in your life that you want to change into something beautiful?
3. Pray to God and ask Him to help you. Keep praying everyday for these things.
P.S. It is okay to pamper yourself. It is always a nice treat to go to the salon (even for the males out there). There's nothing wrong with that. God does want us to take care of ourselves also. So every now and then I encourage you (if you have the money) to treat yourself to something fun.
See I think this world puts too much emhasis on the outward appearance. If you are not this, this or this then you are not beautiful. And for the girls, boys usually like certain body parts of girls to be on the bigger side. That doesn't do me any good. I'm small from top to bottom. I have a running joke within myself that God ran out of playdoh when He made me. But honestly I wouldn't change anything about my appearance because I am perfectly happy with it.....the only thing I am working on is gaining weight. Yes, I said GAINING weight. But that topic is for another day.
Godly beauty comes from within. Let's look at Esther. She had such a beautiful outward appearance. She was chosen through a "beauty contest" to become queen. Before she was "awarded queen" she won the favor of everyone around her not because she was had a beautiful outward appearance but because she was beautiful on the inside. She had great character. And that is what the whole story of Esther is about her beautiful character. God used her for a big purpose. She could have hid and said no, but because of her character she stood up for her people and freed them. And that is why Esther is so beautiful to so many people. She had courage. She knew that the outcome for standing up to the king might be death but she loved her people too much to be selfish. And that is beautiful.
In Proverbs 31:30 it is written that beauty is fleeting but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. That again talks about your character. Your character is more important then your outward looks. And I think this goes for both men and women......so I encourage males to read this as well.
If your inside is ugly that will reflect on your outside appearance no matter how beautiful you look on the outside. "That girl/boy is beautiful but is really ugly on the inside so I want nothing to do with them." But if your inside is beautiful then that will reflect on your outside as well no matter how "ugly" you might think you look.
"That boy/girl isn't that attractive but is really beautiful on the inside so I totally want to be their friend." So I totally believe that beauty is all about one's heart. Just remember God LOVES us no matter what. He loves us when we feel really "ugly". He thinks we are beautiful and that is all that should matter-is how we look to God.
1. How is your heart right now? Is it beautiful or ugly? What about your heart is beautiful? Ugly? 2. Is there some ugliness in your life that you want to change into something beautiful?
3. Pray to God and ask Him to help you. Keep praying everyday for these things.
P.S. It is okay to pamper yourself. It is always a nice treat to go to the salon (even for the males out there). There's nothing wrong with that. God does want us to take care of ourselves also. So every now and then I encourage you (if you have the money) to treat yourself to something fun.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Introduction
In the last couple years God has shown me many different things. One thing He has laid on my heart was Purity-being pure.
Pure to me means to get all the "ugliness" out and transforming oneself into becoming more beautiful. This blog is about what I believe in and it might not be what you believe in. I'm not pushing anything on you. My thoughts might not be what you believe in but that doesn't mean I like you any less.
This blog is to share my thoughts, biblical verses and any questions you-the readers- might have. I am in no way an expert on this subject or really any subject but because of some experiences and research I have done God has shown me the path to a pure life.
From dictionary.com Pure: free from anything of a different inferior or contaminating kind.
"Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things" Phillipians 4:8
Pure to me means to get all the "ugliness" out and transforming oneself into becoming more beautiful. This blog is about what I believe in and it might not be what you believe in. I'm not pushing anything on you. My thoughts might not be what you believe in but that doesn't mean I like you any less.
This blog is to share my thoughts, biblical verses and any questions you-the readers- might have. I am in no way an expert on this subject or really any subject but because of some experiences and research I have done God has shown me the path to a pure life.
From dictionary.com Pure: free from anything of a different inferior or contaminating kind.
"Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things" Phillipians 4:8
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