Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men. Colossians 3:23
That would be 110%. Hard to think about and to deal with. But it's the calling...
I guess the main things going on in my mind and heart lately that God is dealing with aren't very "shareable" things. I should probably leave it at that. Not meant for blog publication, anyways. In short, God has been showing me a lot in the heart area, and boy am I thankful!
He is my portion, and I rest in Him (see Psalm 73~)
May my heart serve Him, and may this translate into actions that serve Him, too.
Something God is impressing upon me:
For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life. 1 Thessalonians 4:7
I am just thinking about how blessed I really am, and how that sould translate into thanks and praise of the Most High. God has given me so many amazing things.
Jesus, thank you for being my portion. That's all I need. Thank you for searching my heart and revealing to me the things in it that are not from you. Thank you for knowing my heart so intimately and for showing me how to return this love to you. Open me. May I serve you alone--thank you for putting people in my life to remind me of your faithfulness...et al. Thank you for showing me love and teaching me how to love.
amanda
2 comments:
Amanda... welcome back!
And you have a boyfriend? That's a good development, and one that should help put things in context a little more. If you ask me (OK, I know you didn't ask me, but anyway:)I think your goals should be:
a) enjoy life, living in a way that would make your parents proud
b) concentrate on relationships with people you can see and touch and who talk back... not relationships with entities that exist only through your faith
c) let more of the world follow your example by cutting back on the endless proselityzing (did I spell that right?) which only serves to push people away
Have a great week!
Rod
PS Moderating your blog seems like a good idea. But if you aren't going to let people comment openly, why have a blog at all? Maybe you should just set up a mailing list and email your daily missives to friends? The whole idea of a blog is to allow the world to see, and to respond to you... are you afraid of criticism, commentary, questions?
Hi Rod-
Actually, I am a bit confused as to how you reached this conclusion about me having a boyfriend...but just to clear things up, that was not my implication...not sure how that came out (?)---
Anyways, as for the comment moderations, there are companies that use the comment page to advertise, and I'm not fond of that. I don't mind comments from real people, notice that all of yours have been published, regardless of whether I agree with everything you say. Writing is an outlet for me--so I'm not necessarily looking for readers, but I definitely don't mind them!
Thanks again for reading, and I hope you have a great week as well. May God work in your heart, Rod!
-Amanda
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