Growing closer to Him

It's been a few weeks since my last post, however it has been intentional. How can you truly know if you really learned what you've read without putting it into practice. Since my last post I've read through the chapter "Protect Your Hunger" a couple of times, I've looked up all the reference verses, I started a new workout regimen, and also started a "Philippians" study with some women at my church.  Now, you might say "wow, isn't she stretching herself to thin?" And to that I'll add a little well placed "hu huh" (breath in fast like Sheldon). This is all well guided for now with my Lord and Savior at the helm, for once in my life. I'm absolutely committed to following him hard and strong till he tells me to stop. This journey to draw nearer to him has been in the making for quite some time and he's allowed me to make my mistakes, and to go through trials, so I could get to this pivotal point in my faith, where ...

Wow, what can I say? I'm reading about how God Pursues us. I've been literally mulling this chapter over, over, and over for the past week. Re-reading the chapter and re-reading the verses, which is why there is a lag between posts...I haven't forgotten you my friends. Here we go: We pursue what we love, whether that's learning how to get better at some hobby like gardening or buying parenting books so we can be the best parents that we can be. We are always doing something; hiking, fishing, crocheting, growing a better lawn, etc. We see it everyday in different people and in ourselves. We are always pursuing the things of this world and as we pursue other "things" or "hobbies", God all the while is and has been pursuing us. I don't think I totally grasp this particular concept, but I'm starting to understand. My oldest son is 20 years old and a few weeks ago he was faced with a major hurdle in his life, in which all I wanted to do was tr...

One of the main reasons for creating this blog, was for accountability. One of my favorite authors is John Bevere. I know a couple of people who don't like him, for they think he's "dominionistic", however, I beg to differ. He's originally an engineer, so his approach to looking at things is from an analytical yet spiritual point of view. I've studied a few of his books and I've learned so much, that those who know me, know that I'm not a "dominionistic" type of a person. I recognized, a couple of years ago, that what I was looking for in my life was a much deeper relationship with the Lord....I was going to church, women's groups, and participating in church activities. All the while I was hoping that doing all these things, a tiny spark would ignite in me about following hard after Jesus. I confided in a couple of close friends and my sister, about how hungry and thirsty I was, but I felt so dry...I got a lot of encouragement and I know...

My dear friend at church, whom I always call "smiley" has lost a tremendous amount of weight over the past couple of years. She is such a strong woman of faith. I'm very encouraged by her and her continuing growth in her faith and in her weight loss success. Though she still wants to lose more, we encourage each other to continue to look UP to Him and to keep pushing on. She recently purchased and started working out to P90X...I've heard so much about this particular program, that I looked into it a couple of weeks ago, when it was posted on facebook. What a motivating video, as a testimony to this young man who was over 400 lbs and it took him 1 1/2 years to loose over 200lbs. INCREDIBLE!! Well, once my friend told me what she was doing, she suggested that if I could afford it to look into in, that it's probably something I would probably enjoy!...that's me! For some reason, I do love things that are challenging and difficult to do....I don't know what ...

So, I've decided to start this blog, mainly to receive input on how I may be interpreting the word. I'm not an expert in the word, but I am an expert in the form of having struggles and allowing some of the struggles in my life to lead me down some paths, I shouldn't be traveling down. Sometimes it's just a slight slide off the narrow path, and at other times it's a trip and a full on, head over heels tumble off the slope. The only way to stop at those times is to reach out quickly and grab the nearest plant, tree, or possibly some rock. When I come to a stop, I don't have anything broken per  SE , but I am battered, bruised and cut up.  I look up at where I was, and realize that the only reason I'm clinging onto the side of the earth is because I lost my focus for what I thought was just a moment, but truly it was more than a moment. It was a slight degree toward sin and then another and another, until I lost all footing and headed down out of control. Cl...