Deliberate

One word has been coming to my mind lately – Deliberate. I feel like I need to be more deliberate in my Christian walk – in both my words and my actions. I do not want to go day after day just “doing my job” or just “being a nice person.” I want to be deliberate in furthering the Kingdom of God. I believe that God gives all of us opportunities each day to serve him and to be a light for him. So now it is my choice – Am I going to be deliberate in taking advantage of every opportunity or just go through another day, another routine, another schedule, or another obligation. 

Harvest

So lately I have been reading in the book of Matthew. I came upon The Parable of the Sower in Matthew 13. Verse 23 in the Message really stuck out to me: 

"The seed cast on good earth is the person who hears and takes in the News, and then produces a harvest beyond his wildest dreams."

 As I read this verse, I started asking myself some questions - Am I producing any harvest? A little harvest? Let alone a harvest beyond my wildest dreams? I can imagine a “revival,” a “great awakening,” or a “movement.” My mind can imagine God working in so many mighty ways yet sadly it many times stops at just imagining.  I limit God and am unfaithful to him when I only imagine instead of acting.  

God can do immeasurably more than we can think or imagine. We need to live our lives, day-by-day, step-by-step, in being faithful and following his will. Then a harvest can be produced beyond our wildest dreams!

Beginnings

So for a while now I have jotted down some of my thoughts, questions, and prayers with paper and pen in a good old fashion journal. For sometime now, I have been thinking about entering the world of online blogging. I am not going to lie -  the thought of it made me a little nervous. I felt vulnerable actually putting my thoughts up for anyone to read. Then I came to the conclusion that I just needed to do this. As silly as it may sound I think this is going to stretch me. I know that it will be beneficial for me to be a little more open with my thoughts and feelings. 

So my blog may not always have the best writing, perfect grammar, or the most profound thoughts but it will be my genuine thoughts and my real questions that I sometimes ask myself. My hope is that when reading my blog  you may sometimes stop and laugh, stop and think, or simply just stop and enjoy.

So here it goes - I'm officially a blogger!!