{Not So} Ordinary Days
Teach me, L-rd.
It is {officially} January 2nd. And I feel re-juvenated after break. Having laid all my cares at the foot of the cross, and trusting Jesus to do the rest~
Honestly, I can't wait to see what He's going to do this coming year.
In November, after much prayer, and thought, and more prayer, I applied for
CollegePlus... it's basically an online program that employs different techniques such as {oh, I'm SO excited!} mentor meetings, clepping, etc. I would suggest checking it out if you feel so led {link above}. One thing I am particularly excited about are the mentor conferences. They match you up with a mentor who has a similar "background" as yourself, and you pace yourself and talk with them. I have my first conference call this Friday(:
One of the aspects of CollegePlus that I've been working through is a workbook,
Life Purpose Planning. I've found it is more like a devotional... I usually don't read
very many books along with my Bible time in the morning, but this is one exception. It makes you stop and focus on the different aspects of your life, and asks you different questions/brings different Scriptures to mind that make you actually stop and think- how am I spending my time?
I was having an {extremely blessings} conversation with
Tiffani the other day; we were both talking about how much we
love and feel a
passion for a certain activity... and how hard/interesting it would be if it was not in our calling to do that.
And sacrifice is an act of worship.
Psalm 37:4 is a verse I take to heart, "
delight yourself in the L-rd, and He will give you the desires of your heart." But I've been learning over the time period of the past two years that it is when you
walk/delight yourself in G-d, He will author the desires of your heart.
It is my utmost goal to seek first the kingdom of G-d... and I want to
live ready, not have to "get ready" when an opportunity comes along to live for Jesus.
The point is, G-d gives us seemingly "ordinary" days...
what we don't realize is that in each and every circumstance
He is preparing us for His purpose for us.
Life Purpose Planning condones building a "Plan B" and counting on G-d to send you "Plan A" in order to enable you to move on to "Plan B." And I think this is an excellent idea, because
it makes you totally helpless.
Most of us {myself included} hate the
idea of vulnerability.
But that is where we become truly weak.
And that is where G-d steps in to bring us the strength we need.
A special Bible figure to me is Mary Magdelene... especially at the point in the above painting.
Where she anointed Jesus' feet with perfume.
The above posture is where I want to be all of 2012.
My time- in His hands.
Because after all, our time is not our own.
It is His.
{I have one desire now- to live a life of reckless abandon for the L-rd, putting all my energy and strength into it. ~Elisabeth Elliot}
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