"This Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me,
Because the Lord has annointed Me
To preach good tidings to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives,
And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord,
And the day of vengeance of our God;
To comfort all who mourn,
To console those who mourn in Zion,
To give them beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
That they may be called trees of righteousness,
The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified."
Isaiah 61:1-3
I can't wait to read the inspired words of the prophet Isaiah! I am only in Psalms after starting my journey through the Bible 18 months ago. My coworker, and friend Melanie, just gave me her business card with this verse from Isaiah 61 and the words are so beautiful. God is our healer, our salation, our comfort, our reason for praise. These words encourage me as Andy and I have started saving for this year's mission trip to Mexico. While in comparison to other mission trips, the fees are relatively small but it will still be a small struggle to gather the funds together and take the time off work. I have never been on a mission trip. Reasons (excuses) not to go have come up every year for the past five years of me attending this church. In my heart, I know that every reason has been fed by my fear to go out among God's people to preach His word. I never felt ready, but I know that God will prepare my heart and mind for this trip. He will prepare me and now is as good of a time as any to embark on this journey and solidify my faith. I have had such joy and peace in our Savior and I feel the need to spread such a joy to others. Please keep Andy and I in your prayers as we prepare for the trip. Andy has gone before and has always encouraged me to go and I am so excited about this trip! I just hope our finances will enable us to go. And I know God will make it happen for I am finally stepping out of the way and giving it over to Him.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Starting On My Path
After graduating high school in 2004 I had no idea where my life was headed. After a few short months a life altering weekend changed my life's perspective forever. I discovered the never-ceasing love of Christ. Growing up, I had attended church and was heavily involved but I never truly asked Jesus into my heart nor was I leading a life centered upon God's will for my life.
Almost immediately, God began to open doors for me to keep accountable to my new found faith. Through a mutual friend and a little help from Myspace, I met my husband-to-be. Andy is the man of God that I always wanted but never knew I needed and with him I began my journey discovering the promises held for my life found in God's Word. I even started to attend church with Andy, and while the church meets humbly in a local middle school, there is nothing less presented than the everlasting Word of God.
More recently I have been blessed beyond belief with the job that I always wanted. In college, a professor asked me what I wanted to do with my career, and I casually threw out that I wanted to work for a Christian magazine company. I had never truly looked into this field but it sounded like fun. The professor then told me that I shouldn't be so 'narrow-minded' with keeping my focus limited to a Christ-centered company. In March of 2009, I started part time with Central Creative Group as a design intern but only six months later I made a huge change in my life, taking a step away from the comforts of my previous job, and began to work full time with them.
And even more recently as our company has taken on another member, I have felt my heart stirred by the passion of this company. I have been given a tremendous gift to not only work for a Christian company but to use this company as a means of reaching out to other believers in ways I had never known.
My faith has been undergoing a tremendous change. My knowledge of Christ has been expanding exponentially as I read through His Word, giving me an understanding of my place in this world, a world that is so much larger than myself. I am on a path to uncover my true passion in life; starting this blog to give myself a space to collect and share my thoughts on the road to discovery.
"And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ." Colassians 3:23-24
Almost immediately, God began to open doors for me to keep accountable to my new found faith. Through a mutual friend and a little help from Myspace, I met my husband-to-be. Andy is the man of God that I always wanted but never knew I needed and with him I began my journey discovering the promises held for my life found in God's Word. I even started to attend church with Andy, and while the church meets humbly in a local middle school, there is nothing less presented than the everlasting Word of God.
More recently I have been blessed beyond belief with the job that I always wanted. In college, a professor asked me what I wanted to do with my career, and I casually threw out that I wanted to work for a Christian magazine company. I had never truly looked into this field but it sounded like fun. The professor then told me that I shouldn't be so 'narrow-minded' with keeping my focus limited to a Christ-centered company. In March of 2009, I started part time with Central Creative Group as a design intern but only six months later I made a huge change in my life, taking a step away from the comforts of my previous job, and began to work full time with them.
And even more recently as our company has taken on another member, I have felt my heart stirred by the passion of this company. I have been given a tremendous gift to not only work for a Christian company but to use this company as a means of reaching out to other believers in ways I had never known.
My faith has been undergoing a tremendous change. My knowledge of Christ has been expanding exponentially as I read through His Word, giving me an understanding of my place in this world, a world that is so much larger than myself. I am on a path to uncover my true passion in life; starting this blog to give myself a space to collect and share my thoughts on the road to discovery.
"And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ." Colassians 3:23-24
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