I am going to write a prayer out of here that I wrote out in my journal a few nights ago. It is really close to me so I will leave so spots empty so you can fill them in yourselves but I think this is a pray that every women, especially Christian women should pray about herself and her future husband. Here is the prayer:
Dear Daddy,
I heard at my Bible study this past week that "the husband is the spiritual leader of the household and he is held accountable in Your Eyes for most things, if not all things. I loved hearing that and that took a lot of weight of me for some reason. I don't know what I was thinking but I felt a huge sign of relief after hearing that. Now I will admit that at first I went: Ha! ha! ha! but then I got thinking about it and to me that is a sign of maturity for the guy of his part. If he can lead something other then a family like a business or other people or be a part of a big business then he can lead a family. After everything that I have learned in the past year about other guys, it all makes sense now.
Why do we, Christian women, get mad at the Christian guys when it takes them so long to be "ready" for a women? Same reason that it takes a women a long time to get ready for a man. We are becoming the Keepers of the house like Christ is to us and the church. If a real, Godly man has a relationship with You then yes it will take him awhile too. As women, we are finding it in who we are to be keepers of the house and the guys are doing that to be the leaders and be in the leadership role. I don't want to shorten time for anyone.
Then I pray that You will grow me into that Keeper of the house. My jobs? My degrees? You are working on it right now. I'm just finally making sense of it all, right? A Holy Marriage for You.
In Christ's Love,
Amen
I know some people might have different ideas and thoughts on this whole person role situation. This is what I believe the Lord what me to see and how He wants me to do it. It might seem strange right now but when you really get married and with that other person it should all make sense. Each of you have a special role in the family and mission that God has given you. Do you see the different roles now? I wish churches would explain it more this way then using all the fancy words like submit, submissive, and so on. I think this way sounds a lot nicer and it makes more sense. I think people wouldn't be so scared of it if they could understand it more.
Just to let you know there wasn't as many names as I thought there was. I did have to cut out some sentences but they weren't important to the main idea just some personal ones to the idea so everything still makes sense. Just a little something to think about.
Friday, November 13, 2015
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
I Don't Have to Change the Outside Looks
I will admit that I came up with the title last month but there were other things that I wanted to write down and get out of my mind. I thought the other things I wrote before this one would help more people so I wrote them first so I wouldn't forget them. Now I am trying to catch up with my mind a little bit, which at times can be hard since I think so much about things.
Back in October, it was probably the start of October because there are some days there that are really important to me, I was looking through my old pictures on Facebook and other pictures that I had of me. When I say old pictures I mean from college onwards and I compared them to some of the now or more recent ones of me. Granted they were pictures that I meant to pose in and before events that I dressed up for but still it made me think about something important. Something that I needed to be reminded of and I guess lost not too long after I moved to AR but it is all making sense again.
Those pictures I was looking at, my college pictures, were pictures with me of my long hair. I compared them to the pictures of me with my short hair now and they are not the same but I got this strange feeling while I was doing that. I know God was speaking to me while I was looking at the pictures and told me this, He said, "Tiffney, you were trying to fit in and be something you were not when you first moved here. You were trying to make people around you happy and for them to like you. You also changed because you were still mad at things that happened in the past and thought looking different would give you a new life. When all you really needed was more of Me."
Now some of you would probably think that is strange of me to cut my hair but it was something I had control over and something major that I could do. Now I look at the pictures with my long hair and I miss my long hair once again but this isn't the first time I have missed it. God said something to me when I was looking at my long haired picture last month and this is what He said, "Tiffney, don't you feel different on the inside now? Don't you feel closer to me? You didn't need that hair cut, all you needed was to be with me and let Me be in control of your life." When I heard that last month, I was so relived. I felt like I was changing for the better and I was growing more deeper with God.
Maybe it is because I have been through a lot these past few months and God has shown Himself for real? Maybe it is because I miss the true me? I think it is more the first one then the second one but still it doesn't matter. What I learned through all of this is that God will bring us back to Him if we are going away or towards another path that we are not suppose to go towards. I just felt like a new person when I heard God saying, "It is the inside that really counts, not the outside."
I also remember thinking and I think even hearing somewhere that "It is the inside that counts because you are suppose to live from the inside out." To me that means that you need to take care of your heart and the inside first before you worry about what you look on the outside. No one will care what you look on the outside if you don't have the inside worked on. So why get a hair cut on the outside when you need to work on the inside? That is the world today, though, people are so caught up on the outside looks that they even forget about the inside and their heart at times. They forget that there is really a different person inside that is struggling to get out. The person that God made you to be, not the person that the world wants you to be.
So lately, I have been more focused on the inside, hoping that it will overflowing to the outside, where it will shine for God and point people in that Direction. I think I am going to let my hair grow out again because I really did like it in the pictures. I'm just not the same without that long hair.
Back in October, it was probably the start of October because there are some days there that are really important to me, I was looking through my old pictures on Facebook and other pictures that I had of me. When I say old pictures I mean from college onwards and I compared them to some of the now or more recent ones of me. Granted they were pictures that I meant to pose in and before events that I dressed up for but still it made me think about something important. Something that I needed to be reminded of and I guess lost not too long after I moved to AR but it is all making sense again.
Those pictures I was looking at, my college pictures, were pictures with me of my long hair. I compared them to the pictures of me with my short hair now and they are not the same but I got this strange feeling while I was doing that. I know God was speaking to me while I was looking at the pictures and told me this, He said, "Tiffney, you were trying to fit in and be something you were not when you first moved here. You were trying to make people around you happy and for them to like you. You also changed because you were still mad at things that happened in the past and thought looking different would give you a new life. When all you really needed was more of Me."
Now some of you would probably think that is strange of me to cut my hair but it was something I had control over and something major that I could do. Now I look at the pictures with my long hair and I miss my long hair once again but this isn't the first time I have missed it. God said something to me when I was looking at my long haired picture last month and this is what He said, "Tiffney, don't you feel different on the inside now? Don't you feel closer to me? You didn't need that hair cut, all you needed was to be with me and let Me be in control of your life." When I heard that last month, I was so relived. I felt like I was changing for the better and I was growing more deeper with God.
Maybe it is because I have been through a lot these past few months and God has shown Himself for real? Maybe it is because I miss the true me? I think it is more the first one then the second one but still it doesn't matter. What I learned through all of this is that God will bring us back to Him if we are going away or towards another path that we are not suppose to go towards. I just felt like a new person when I heard God saying, "It is the inside that really counts, not the outside."
I also remember thinking and I think even hearing somewhere that "It is the inside that counts because you are suppose to live from the inside out." To me that means that you need to take care of your heart and the inside first before you worry about what you look on the outside. No one will care what you look on the outside if you don't have the inside worked on. So why get a hair cut on the outside when you need to work on the inside? That is the world today, though, people are so caught up on the outside looks that they even forget about the inside and their heart at times. They forget that there is really a different person inside that is struggling to get out. The person that God made you to be, not the person that the world wants you to be.
So lately, I have been more focused on the inside, hoping that it will overflowing to the outside, where it will shine for God and point people in that Direction. I think I am going to let my hair grow out again because I really did like it in the pictures. I'm just not the same without that long hair.
Sunday, November 8, 2015
New You, New Way
This entry will just be some sermon notes that I took last night at church during the sermon. The title is also taken from the sermon. I didn't come up with it on my own. This entry will be more of a list and a lot of verses because I want to remember this sermon and this is one way that I can do that. The list will be you become the New You when you give yourself over to Christ. These are some of the New Ways in which the Bible says to become close to the likeness of Christ.
This is what the Old You looks and acts like before giving your life to Christ:
-Your mind is controlled by the thoughts of this world.
-You are trapped in your sins.
-Your heart is harden.
The verses these ideas come from are: Eph. 4:20-21.
This is what the New You looks and acts like and how you put it on:
-You have learned about the person of Christ, not a thing.
-You have been recreated in true righteousness by God.
-You are being renewed in the Spirit of the mind. You are thinking new thoughts that are about God and His plans for you. You are seeing things from His Eyes and not the eyes of this world. This is a continuous thing/circle that happens within us. We need to be renewed everyday at every hour.
-Changing little by little at a time to become the likeness of Christ. That is another way to look at being renewed in the Spirit.
-You are a loved child by God.
The verses these ideas come from are: Eph. 4:22-24.
Here are the New Ways that you can be sure or at least try to be like Christ. There are 6 ways to work towards. They are:
-Speak the truth.-Eph. 4:25
-Even saying "I'm fine" is a small lie.
-Do not be angry.-Eph. 4:26-27
-Deal with it when you have it. Do not wait until the next day or do not let it settle within you heart. It will build up and then you will do things that you aren't happy with.
-Do Generous Work.-Eph. 4:28
-Speak Life.-Eph. 4:29
-No rotten words, only encouraging words
-Don't break the heart of God-Eph. 4:30
-Be kind and forgive others.-Eph. 4:31-32
Then you will be be doing what Eph. 5:1-2 says.-
"Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God."
This is what the Old You looks and acts like before giving your life to Christ:
-Your mind is controlled by the thoughts of this world.
-You are trapped in your sins.
-Your heart is harden.
The verses these ideas come from are: Eph. 4:20-21.
This is what the New You looks and acts like and how you put it on:
-You have learned about the person of Christ, not a thing.
-You have been recreated in true righteousness by God.
-You are being renewed in the Spirit of the mind. You are thinking new thoughts that are about God and His plans for you. You are seeing things from His Eyes and not the eyes of this world. This is a continuous thing/circle that happens within us. We need to be renewed everyday at every hour.
-Changing little by little at a time to become the likeness of Christ. That is another way to look at being renewed in the Spirit.
-You are a loved child by God.
The verses these ideas come from are: Eph. 4:22-24.
Here are the New Ways that you can be sure or at least try to be like Christ. There are 6 ways to work towards. They are:
-Speak the truth.-Eph. 4:25
-Even saying "I'm fine" is a small lie.
-Do not be angry.-Eph. 4:26-27
-Deal with it when you have it. Do not wait until the next day or do not let it settle within you heart. It will build up and then you will do things that you aren't happy with.
-Do Generous Work.-Eph. 4:28
-Speak Life.-Eph. 4:29
-No rotten words, only encouraging words
-Don't break the heart of God-Eph. 4:30
-Be kind and forgive others.-Eph. 4:31-32
Then you will be be doing what Eph. 5:1-2 says.-
"Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God."
Saturday, November 7, 2015
Learning That I Love Getting Encouragement
I just got done with a counseling appointment and I want to talk about what I realized there. I don't like sharing much of what I talk about in counseling but this lesson I think everyone will learn from one way or another. It is about getting and giving encouragement and the facial expressions on your face without even knowing them.
I don't know where I have been for the past 2 years but I know I have not been quite myself in those two years and I think I know reasons why. I'm not putting anyone down but learning more about myself and what I can handle and what I need as a person. One of the big things I need is: ENCOURAGEMENT. I cannot not live without it at all whether in a job or from friends and family. I think one of my love laugaunges is words of encouragement. Those words make me feel better about myself.
I knew encouragement was a big thing to me. I loved giving and getting it but I didn't know why until I didn't get any especially during work with children. For 2 years, though, I stopped giving and getting get and those were emotionally the worse 2 years of my life. It is like encouragement gave me the energy to keep going like I know I am doing the right thing and that people like it. I knew it matter in friendships but jobs is another whole story.
Now that I have worked where I didn't get encouragement and do get encouragement, it is a life changer for me. I know I am a person that might not look friendly to come up to and can be very quite all the time but it doesn't mean I am a bad or mean person. It means that I am a shy person that wants to make everything right for everyone even though I know I can't do that. I have had people take it the wrong way and not even ask how I truly feel or why I look that way and act like they care. I want people to be happy all the time so yeah I will not say something right away because I can't think on my feet but it doesn't mean I don't care. It means I really have to think about what was just said and then come back to you.
Working at a job where you get encouragement and praise from the parents and staff and admin. is a great feeling. It does make a difference in how people work and do their job. Yes, there can be complaining at times if need be but there needs to be more encouragement then complaining. A job where there is complaining at that is all is not a fun place to work because you feel like you are doing everything wrong all the time even when you are trying your hardest to get it right.
I will say too that people have a different way of showing their encouragement or wording it so you just have to be careful in how you take it and think about it if you need to more then I did probably in the past. I do like just the straightforwards encouragement though so I don't have to think. People might tell you how to do things in a gentle way and that can be encouragement in them just reminding you, "hey, this is how you need to do it" and then also encouragement afterwards when you do it right.
Encouragement is a give and take thing and I just realized that a ton after everything I have been through recently. I do encourage people through my actions but I could work on with my words too. My counselor said something to me that really hit me today and she said that is what you need for your relationships too, not just work. That is true! I am a person who needs a lot of encouragement from the people I love. I know some of my friends that could use some encouragement and I try to encourage them where I can but I know I could do a lot better on that and I will try to be stronger and wiser that way.
People read our facial expressions a lot more then we think so we need to be happy and sound happy more then we probably do. It is hard for me because I thought I got these things all down but really, I guess, my last job showed me that I don't. I don't know how to totally control my expressions or my words when I need to because I always ran away from the sitaution or had someone speak for me. I'm learning to be face on with things that are uncomfortable but that is okay because isn't that where God changing us the most and then use us. I want to face it on with a Godly manner though and not just break out yelling or whatever else there is to do.
I am going to leave this entry like this because I really don't have an end statement or advice to give you since I am still working on figuring this all out on my own too.
I don't know where I have been for the past 2 years but I know I have not been quite myself in those two years and I think I know reasons why. I'm not putting anyone down but learning more about myself and what I can handle and what I need as a person. One of the big things I need is: ENCOURAGEMENT. I cannot not live without it at all whether in a job or from friends and family. I think one of my love laugaunges is words of encouragement. Those words make me feel better about myself.
I knew encouragement was a big thing to me. I loved giving and getting it but I didn't know why until I didn't get any especially during work with children. For 2 years, though, I stopped giving and getting get and those were emotionally the worse 2 years of my life. It is like encouragement gave me the energy to keep going like I know I am doing the right thing and that people like it. I knew it matter in friendships but jobs is another whole story.
Now that I have worked where I didn't get encouragement and do get encouragement, it is a life changer for me. I know I am a person that might not look friendly to come up to and can be very quite all the time but it doesn't mean I am a bad or mean person. It means that I am a shy person that wants to make everything right for everyone even though I know I can't do that. I have had people take it the wrong way and not even ask how I truly feel or why I look that way and act like they care. I want people to be happy all the time so yeah I will not say something right away because I can't think on my feet but it doesn't mean I don't care. It means I really have to think about what was just said and then come back to you.
Working at a job where you get encouragement and praise from the parents and staff and admin. is a great feeling. It does make a difference in how people work and do their job. Yes, there can be complaining at times if need be but there needs to be more encouragement then complaining. A job where there is complaining at that is all is not a fun place to work because you feel like you are doing everything wrong all the time even when you are trying your hardest to get it right.
I will say too that people have a different way of showing their encouragement or wording it so you just have to be careful in how you take it and think about it if you need to more then I did probably in the past. I do like just the straightforwards encouragement though so I don't have to think. People might tell you how to do things in a gentle way and that can be encouragement in them just reminding you, "hey, this is how you need to do it" and then also encouragement afterwards when you do it right.
Encouragement is a give and take thing and I just realized that a ton after everything I have been through recently. I do encourage people through my actions but I could work on with my words too. My counselor said something to me that really hit me today and she said that is what you need for your relationships too, not just work. That is true! I am a person who needs a lot of encouragement from the people I love. I know some of my friends that could use some encouragement and I try to encourage them where I can but I know I could do a lot better on that and I will try to be stronger and wiser that way.
People read our facial expressions a lot more then we think so we need to be happy and sound happy more then we probably do. It is hard for me because I thought I got these things all down but really, I guess, my last job showed me that I don't. I don't know how to totally control my expressions or my words when I need to because I always ran away from the sitaution or had someone speak for me. I'm learning to be face on with things that are uncomfortable but that is okay because isn't that where God changing us the most and then use us. I want to face it on with a Godly manner though and not just break out yelling or whatever else there is to do.
I am going to leave this entry like this because I really don't have an end statement or advice to give you since I am still working on figuring this all out on my own too.
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Keeping it Small and Simple
I was going to talk about my house and life when I was thinking about this title and typing it out but then I got to thinking about something else these past two days and that is about my big dream. I love this verse because it has been hitting me a lot of ways lately for a lot of things. First, it hit me about my small apartment, then job, and now my future and the path God has for me now and onwards.
“Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much."- Luke 16:10
I had a friend say something like, "Do you know why we set goals so high and dreams that are unattainable? It is because when we make it, it is all worth it. We don't need to be the next biggest thing, we just need to be making an impact.
I will say that I responded back with this verse and this saying, that I made up on the spot: "You don't have to get to the next "big" thing or you dreams right away. It turns out a lot better if you take the small steps first." I came up with that on my break during work and it just made sense to me. To tell you a little of what is going on with me, I am trying to decide what is next for me in my future. I have been thinking of 3 possibilities off and on since I have moved to AR. I just keep getting more ideas instead of just sticking to one because everything just seem too hard.
But it is funny how God works because He will send the right people in your life at the right time and you could be learning from each other. Someone could be encouraging someone without even knowing it. I will say that there have been two videos that have really encouraged me through what I think I'm pushing towards and I so happen to watch them on the college campus right after I'm done with a class or a meeting. Maybe it is a sign, maybe it is just chance even though I don't believe in that but it does encourage me either way.
This year my biggest struggle has been going back to college and not just any college but a community college and taking some classes that I might need if I want to continue to get my Master's in OT. If you take the time to think about everything that would change with that and how to do that and so on it would drive you up the wall. It has been driving me up the wall since March of this year but that is when I finally took the leap of faith, I guess you can call it, and signed up for one Fall class. Well, let me tell you I am almost done with that college class. This class that I am just getting done with was an easy one that I had to retake for a reason.
The class that I signed up for for next semester is a class that I have not taken yet and I heard that it is also really hard. It is a kind of Science class. Not that I'm not good at Science or don't like it, this class just has a lot of things to remember. I'm taking that hard class to see if I can do and really want to go back to get my Master's in OT because I think if I can pass this class then I can pass any class in that field. I might find out that I am wrong when getting it but this class could give me hope if I do well in it.
Another reason I couldn't decide and it was hard for me back in March was because of my job that I had then. It was really stressing me out and I was working so much overtime with very little help. I had tons of meetings to go to just for that job and it was, of course, emotional too. I couldn't see how I could do classes and that job. Well, needless to say God took care of that problem for me and now I have a job that I love and is a lot easier and has been more willing so far for me to go to classes.
I will admit the keeping it small and simple and doing the small steps first. I got to thinking last night and today that right now that is what I'm doing or have to do. I have to take one class a semester because I have a full time job. It is probably easier for me too since I never had some of these classes before. I have four classes I need to take before I can give think about getting my Master's in OT but that will work out because I can take one class each semester and I will be done at the community college in two years like I am suppose to be. That also will finish my 5 years here in AR if I decide to move back to MO for a little bit for my Master's. Five years is a limit I gave of gave myself if nothing really changed here in AR. I can tell you right now that nothing really has changed or gone the way I hoped it would but everything is for the better for sure.
For me, I just need to remember the verse and just that keeping things small and simple is the best way. Yes, it might take longer to get to the goal or dream but in the end it will be worth it because you spent the time preparing for it with those small steps. I'm sure you have seen people that just jumps into something and everything falls apart not too long after that jumped into doing it, right? They lose everything and sometimes everyone. You don't want to be that person, right? Just take your time and most importantly "let God lead you". He is the Only True One that should really matter to you, not anyone else. You should be glorifying Him not yourself or anyone else.
“Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much."- Luke 16:10
I had a friend say something like, "Do you know why we set goals so high and dreams that are unattainable? It is because when we make it, it is all worth it. We don't need to be the next biggest thing, we just need to be making an impact.
I will say that I responded back with this verse and this saying, that I made up on the spot: "You don't have to get to the next "big" thing or you dreams right away. It turns out a lot better if you take the small steps first." I came up with that on my break during work and it just made sense to me. To tell you a little of what is going on with me, I am trying to decide what is next for me in my future. I have been thinking of 3 possibilities off and on since I have moved to AR. I just keep getting more ideas instead of just sticking to one because everything just seem too hard.
But it is funny how God works because He will send the right people in your life at the right time and you could be learning from each other. Someone could be encouraging someone without even knowing it. I will say that there have been two videos that have really encouraged me through what I think I'm pushing towards and I so happen to watch them on the college campus right after I'm done with a class or a meeting. Maybe it is a sign, maybe it is just chance even though I don't believe in that but it does encourage me either way.
This year my biggest struggle has been going back to college and not just any college but a community college and taking some classes that I might need if I want to continue to get my Master's in OT. If you take the time to think about everything that would change with that and how to do that and so on it would drive you up the wall. It has been driving me up the wall since March of this year but that is when I finally took the leap of faith, I guess you can call it, and signed up for one Fall class. Well, let me tell you I am almost done with that college class. This class that I am just getting done with was an easy one that I had to retake for a reason.
The class that I signed up for for next semester is a class that I have not taken yet and I heard that it is also really hard. It is a kind of Science class. Not that I'm not good at Science or don't like it, this class just has a lot of things to remember. I'm taking that hard class to see if I can do and really want to go back to get my Master's in OT because I think if I can pass this class then I can pass any class in that field. I might find out that I am wrong when getting it but this class could give me hope if I do well in it.
Another reason I couldn't decide and it was hard for me back in March was because of my job that I had then. It was really stressing me out and I was working so much overtime with very little help. I had tons of meetings to go to just for that job and it was, of course, emotional too. I couldn't see how I could do classes and that job. Well, needless to say God took care of that problem for me and now I have a job that I love and is a lot easier and has been more willing so far for me to go to classes.
I will admit the keeping it small and simple and doing the small steps first. I got to thinking last night and today that right now that is what I'm doing or have to do. I have to take one class a semester because I have a full time job. It is probably easier for me too since I never had some of these classes before. I have four classes I need to take before I can give think about getting my Master's in OT but that will work out because I can take one class each semester and I will be done at the community college in two years like I am suppose to be. That also will finish my 5 years here in AR if I decide to move back to MO for a little bit for my Master's. Five years is a limit I gave of gave myself if nothing really changed here in AR. I can tell you right now that nothing really has changed or gone the way I hoped it would but everything is for the better for sure.
For me, I just need to remember the verse and just that keeping things small and simple is the best way. Yes, it might take longer to get to the goal or dream but in the end it will be worth it because you spent the time preparing for it with those small steps. I'm sure you have seen people that just jumps into something and everything falls apart not too long after that jumped into doing it, right? They lose everything and sometimes everyone. You don't want to be that person, right? Just take your time and most importantly "let God lead you". He is the Only True One that should really matter to you, not anyone else. You should be glorifying Him not yourself or anyone else.
Monday, November 2, 2015
Are You Worth Investing In?
"You are worth investing in, sweet sister. You are a daughter of the King, A HOLY PRINCESS, a woman with a purpose in this world and a calling on your life. YOU ARE OF INFINITE VALUE and no one can take your place."- Holley Gerth
I found this quote on my daily calendar last week and it really hit at a soft spot for me. I hate to admit it but sometimes I get so wrapped up in wanting to mean something to someone that I go looking for that someone, when really that someone should be looking for me. My future husband/man of my dreams should be looking for me, not the other way around. I am worth investing in for that one special person. That special person as to try and get me to talk. He has to ask questions that really matter and that are really deep.
People say that I am quite and shy, which is true but that is because I like to have deep talks with anyone and everyone. I don't like the small talk at all. I want to get to know a person deep and see how I can help with out if any way. I truly believe that while you invest in someone, whether friend or special person, it shows that you really do care about them. It shows that you care enough to dig pass all their baggage and really get to know them.
For girls and women of any age, we are a daughter of the King and A HOLY PRINCESS. We are far worth more then we give ourselves credit for most of the time. We are princesses that are to be given away, not taken away. We deserve those man who will treat us right even if it does take years to find them, even though they might be near. We want a "perfect" prince that God is also working on to make into a Godly husband and even sometimes father. In God's time, He will bring us together if you were meant to marry. Yet if you weren't meant to marry that is the best of them all because then you can serve your Heavenly Father and King however He sees fit.
The part of this quote that I like the best is this part: "a woman with a purpose in this world and a calling on your life. YOU ARE OF INFINITE VALUE and no one can take your place." That just speaks to my heart as a single women right now. It reminds me that I don't need a man to have a purpose or calling on my own life. I can have those right now where I am and sometimes even better then if I was married. Being single is of infinite value and no one can take your place because you do different things when you are married. You have to follow two people really but when you are single you are following the One.
Married women, you have an important purpose and calling on your life too and no one can take your place. You might have children that you have to lead to the Lord. God called you to be that leader/keeper of the house. You have to keep everything in order so that the house would be a home full of love, peace, hope, and laughter. You might have to plan everything for everyday and that is not easy. You have to be that prayer warrior when your children are older and they won't listen to you at all.
I feel as women, whether single or married, we all have our special place and purpose in this world. We just have to remember that God made us for that certain thing, time, or place and He will use us there in His Way and then if it is His Will, He will move us on somewhere else. No matter where you are in life or what stage of life you are in, always remember: "You are worth investing in, sweet sister!" If you are married you might have to remind your husbands about that a few times so they can get the hang of what you are saying. Just saying. :)
I found this quote on my daily calendar last week and it really hit at a soft spot for me. I hate to admit it but sometimes I get so wrapped up in wanting to mean something to someone that I go looking for that someone, when really that someone should be looking for me. My future husband/man of my dreams should be looking for me, not the other way around. I am worth investing in for that one special person. That special person as to try and get me to talk. He has to ask questions that really matter and that are really deep.
People say that I am quite and shy, which is true but that is because I like to have deep talks with anyone and everyone. I don't like the small talk at all. I want to get to know a person deep and see how I can help with out if any way. I truly believe that while you invest in someone, whether friend or special person, it shows that you really do care about them. It shows that you care enough to dig pass all their baggage and really get to know them.
For girls and women of any age, we are a daughter of the King and A HOLY PRINCESS. We are far worth more then we give ourselves credit for most of the time. We are princesses that are to be given away, not taken away. We deserve those man who will treat us right even if it does take years to find them, even though they might be near. We want a "perfect" prince that God is also working on to make into a Godly husband and even sometimes father. In God's time, He will bring us together if you were meant to marry. Yet if you weren't meant to marry that is the best of them all because then you can serve your Heavenly Father and King however He sees fit.
The part of this quote that I like the best is this part: "a woman with a purpose in this world and a calling on your life. YOU ARE OF INFINITE VALUE and no one can take your place." That just speaks to my heart as a single women right now. It reminds me that I don't need a man to have a purpose or calling on my own life. I can have those right now where I am and sometimes even better then if I was married. Being single is of infinite value and no one can take your place because you do different things when you are married. You have to follow two people really but when you are single you are following the One.
Married women, you have an important purpose and calling on your life too and no one can take your place. You might have children that you have to lead to the Lord. God called you to be that leader/keeper of the house. You have to keep everything in order so that the house would be a home full of love, peace, hope, and laughter. You might have to plan everything for everyday and that is not easy. You have to be that prayer warrior when your children are older and they won't listen to you at all.
I feel as women, whether single or married, we all have our special place and purpose in this world. We just have to remember that God made us for that certain thing, time, or place and He will use us there in His Way and then if it is His Will, He will move us on somewhere else. No matter where you are in life or what stage of life you are in, always remember: "You are worth investing in, sweet sister!" If you are married you might have to remind your husbands about that a few times so they can get the hang of what you are saying. Just saying. :)
Sunday, November 1, 2015
Family of God
"While Jesus was still talking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to him. Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you.” He replied to him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?”-Matthew 12:46-48
"Now Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see him, but they were not able to get near him because of the crowd. Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.” He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear God’s word and put it into practice.”-Luke 8:19-21
These two verses really spoke to me this past week because of situations that have been going on with some friends. I can't say too much about the situations because I want to respect my friends but I will say why these verses have touched me this week and what I learned from them.
When a friend or a person you know is going through something really hard, does it ever occur to you how you feel for that person and/or family? I mean in this situation I only know 3 out of the 7 people in the family and I still feel as though I need to help them in some way. I don't even personally know the person that is having the problems and I would love to but that still shouldn't matter. knowing 3 people is enough for me to pray for the situation they are going through because just knowing those 3 people and how close they are tells me a lot.
We might not be blood related in any way but in a way we are related in the family of God. It is strange that since I have moved down here in AR that ever since the very start of my adventure without knowing anything, I started going to the same church as them and still am 4 years down the road. I have tried to leave the church but I just can't for some reason. That church has a pull on me because it has a lot of different opportunities for me to learn from. The church really believes in being together for Christ. Actually being a church. I can't remember a time when I was growing up to where I actually felt that in a church.
The situation that is going on right now just makes me see what it means to be a part of the Family of God through the church more then through blood relations. I'm not scared to say that when I found out what was going on I started to cry and I do every time because I have worked with all kinds of children and I have nieces and nephews of my own. Some of the situations I can't even think of happening to any of my nieces and nephews. I can't even think about losing them to something. I would have to be really strong and really trusting the Lord in everything and I just don't think I could do it as well as my friends are when things get rough.
It was hard enough seeing children that were abused and not taken care of. I just wanted to go hunt down their parents and give them a talking to. Those problems I could put in my own hands compared to what my friends go through, what seems like every year almost. It deeply hurts me when I cannot fix a problem for any child especially a child that I know personally their mom, uncle, or even dad. In moments like these is when the family of God needs to come in and help. I don't know what it has been lately but lately I have felt that there was some kind of connection and maybe just being part of a spiritual family is that connection.
I spent time with my nieces and nephews, all day, yesterday for Halloween and kept thinking about what my friends are going through and have been through and I just can't even think of the feelings they must be feeling. It has changed the way I look at my nieces and nephews especially the younger ones. I have a niece the same age as my friend's daughter, only a few months younger, and I couldn't think of what it would be like if I had to go through the situation with her.
All this to say that no matter the situation, God will use it to teach people around you something. I might not have the connection to talk to them face to face but I always have the connection to pray for them and her and that is the best connection you could ever have. Prayer can do some powerful things if we just let it go. I have been through a lot that people shouldn't go through but it was in a way my decision and for some reason God wanted me to go that way too.
Just thinking of what I have been through with other people's children plus my nieces and nephews, gives me somewhat of an idea at least from the aunt perspective and right now that is all I want. I couldn't even think about what it would be like from a mother's perspective. Being an aunt and thinking those things are hard enough for me right now.
I can actually call those people my sisters and brothers in Christ because of situations like these. We are all fighting and praying for the same person and thing to happen. We are all being connected for one cause and hope.
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