Shine Brightly for Christ

I have started this blog as a way to reflect on my walk with Christ. I find it more efficient to type rather than write. I recently found a friend's site and it inspired me and encouraged me when I was confused. Hopefully, this will also serve as encouragement to others in their times of need.

Lately, I have been burdened with the fact that I am not making the impact for the Kingdom of Christ that I should be making. It is my goal and passion that I will grow into who I need to be in Him. "For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases Him. Do everything without complaining and arguing, so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooed and perverse people. Hold firmly to the word of life..." Phillipians 13-16a This verse has strongly taken hold of my heart and transformed my mindset. Especially the "do everything without complaining and arguing." How many times do I grumble about doing what God calls me to do? I should be praising Him for trusting in me enough to give me such tasks! He is giving me opportunities to serve Him and to grow in Him! My prayer for my life, and every other Christian, is that we can filled with a passion to be a light for this world, and do so with a joyful heart, not one of complaints and dismay. This is our calling!

Another issue on my heart, as a young woman, is a desire to become the Proverbs 31 woman. What a task! I know that doing this will be a lifelong journey, but I hope to take that first step of understanding and truly knowing what it entails while I am young. I know that God has a wonderful "future husband" waiting for me, and I want my gift to him to be that I will be the virtuous woman God intends for me to be for God first, but also for him.

Proverbs 31: 10-30
"Who can find a virtuous and capable wife? She is more precious than rubies. Her husband can trust her, and she will greatly enrich his life. She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life. She finds wool and flax and busily spins it. She is like a merchant's ship, bringing her food from afar. She gets up before dawn to prepare breakfast for her household and plan the day's work for her servant girls. She goes to inspect a field and buys it; with her earnings she plants a vineyard. She is energetic and strong, a hard worker. She makes sure her dealings are profitable; her lamp burns late into the night. Her hands are busy spinning thread, her fingers twisting fiber. She extends her helping hand to the poor and opens her arms to the needy. She has no fear of winter for her household, for everyone has warm clothes. She maeks her own bedspreads. She dresses in fine linen and purple gowns. Her husband is well known at the city gates, where he sits with the other civic leaders. She makes belted linen garments and sashes to sell to the merchants. She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future. When she speaks, her words are wise, and she gives instructions with kindess. She carefully watches everything in her household, and suffers nothing from laziness. Her children stand and bless her. Her husband praises her: "There are many virtuous and capable women in the world, but you surpass them all!" Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last, but a woman who fears the Lord will be greatly praised."