So I am sitting here trying to relay to you the new profound knowledge I have obtained... but I am stuck. Realizing that no matter how many words I use and how many different ways I try to describe what I feel and have come across... you wouldn't get the point.
I don't just have new knowledge but I have a change of heart. So, ya I said I was going to blog more about Captivating but the truth is, all my future posts will have a taste of what I now know. I have a change of heart- and well, I always try to speak from the heart.
This summer I started realizing that I needed to make a change. I just didn't know how. I wanted God to take this summer and just do a number on my heart. But in Deuteronomy, He says not to test Him. I kept saying, "God, if you could heal my heart this summer, that would just be fantastic." But after hearing a message about letting God be mighty and ultimate and me being being weak and broken... I changed my attitude. I changed my testing tone to a help me tone. I started saying, "Take my heart Lord, heal it, and let it be all it is meant to be."
I wanted to disconnect from the source of the drama and the connections I had with the outside world. I wanted it to be me and God. So, I fasted from my phone from 8am-10pm everyday, which included Facebook. IT WAS FANTASTIC!!! Less headaches, less drama, more time in actual life. :P
I also fasted from dating. That wasn't too hard... no proposals. Haha. No big deal.
Where I am at now you ask? Fasting from relationships... Until the end of the summer and maybe longer if that is what God wants. I don't want to screw up where I am at with God right now. I want my heart to love God so faithfully that when my husband comes around, I can love him as God wants me to without disconnecting from God (like I used to). I want my husband to go through Daddy before He gets me. I need Christ's blessing.
I want to be ready for everything God has in store for me. The more I am in touch with Him, the more I will be in touch with myself and what He wants of me.
I want to be ready. Don't you?
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Pursue me!
Woman. Made by God for man.
It was not good for man to be alone. {{Genesis 2:18}} So, God made me (Eve).
I have been reading the book Captivating by John and Stasi Eldredge and it has really touched my heart. Any woman out there that hasn't read it yet, should. Highly recommended.
My next couple posts will be about the book and what I have learned.
God made man in the image of Him. However, Adam does not hold all the qualities that Eve does and vice versa. We were made for each other to glorify God.
In the nonsense of this world and how much the devil truly hates women, I as many other have, have lost sight of what we were put here for.
Eve was the final creation of God. The crown of creation. Notice how every day His creations became that much more magnificent... but the final touch was Eve. It was woman. The utmost beautiful thing He ever made.
I never interpreted His creations quite like it before. Take a moment to just meditate on it. Really makes me feel beautiful, special, and desired- does it do the same for you?
The world was missing something it was woman. So, He took a rib from Adam and formed Eve. Adam needs Eve. Eve was made for man. We have the capacity to glorify God in ways Adam can't do all that well. Women are far more relational and emotional than men. Men are built wit qualities such as strength, bravery, and adventures and women only hope to be a part of. We want to be a part of it. We need each other.
God is pursuing me daily- I am just blindly missing out on the romance. He is pursuing me. He finds me stunning. He loves my heart. He knows me from the inside out. Just as much as my heart was missing something when He wasn't residing there- His heart has a special place just for me. When I am not seeking after Him- He longs for me. He loves me more than any man did, would or will.
I can be wooed. I can be swept off my feet. My God does it.
Although, one day my Adam will come- it will just be sign of His great love for me in a whole new way. All I know right now is that I am not waiting on Adam to pursue me. My Lord's affection for me is more than enough.
Pursue me Lord. Let me be blind no more to your affection and desire for me. For the gifts of Your love, I will turn into praise of Your awesome love.
Captivating by John and Stasi Eldredge (The link take you to amazon where you can purchase a copy for yourself.)
Live Loved.
It was not good for man to be alone. {{Genesis 2:18}} So, God made me (Eve).
I have been reading the book Captivating by John and Stasi Eldredge and it has really touched my heart. Any woman out there that hasn't read it yet, should. Highly recommended.
My next couple posts will be about the book and what I have learned.
God made man in the image of Him. However, Adam does not hold all the qualities that Eve does and vice versa. We were made for each other to glorify God.
In the nonsense of this world and how much the devil truly hates women, I as many other have, have lost sight of what we were put here for.
Eve was the final creation of God. The crown of creation. Notice how every day His creations became that much more magnificent... but the final touch was Eve. It was woman. The utmost beautiful thing He ever made.
I never interpreted His creations quite like it before. Take a moment to just meditate on it. Really makes me feel beautiful, special, and desired- does it do the same for you?
The world was missing something it was woman. So, He took a rib from Adam and formed Eve. Adam needs Eve. Eve was made for man. We have the capacity to glorify God in ways Adam can't do all that well. Women are far more relational and emotional than men. Men are built wit qualities such as strength, bravery, and adventures and women only hope to be a part of. We want to be a part of it. We need each other.
God is pursuing me daily- I am just blindly missing out on the romance. He is pursuing me. He finds me stunning. He loves my heart. He knows me from the inside out. Just as much as my heart was missing something when He wasn't residing there- His heart has a special place just for me. When I am not seeking after Him- He longs for me. He loves me more than any man did, would or will.
I can be wooed. I can be swept off my feet. My God does it.
Although, one day my Adam will come- it will just be sign of His great love for me in a whole new way. All I know right now is that I am not waiting on Adam to pursue me. My Lord's affection for me is more than enough.
Pursue me Lord. Let me be blind no more to your affection and desire for me. For the gifts of Your love, I will turn into praise of Your awesome love.
Captivating by John and Stasi Eldredge (The link take you to amazon where you can purchase a copy for yourself.)
Live Loved.
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