Dawn to Midday

So, there is a verse that has been standing out to me...and I want to share it with you.

Proverbs 4:18 "The path of the righteous is like the full gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day."

At first, you might just read the verse and not really think about it. But when I took time to think about the verse, I pictured it as a comparison to the life of a believer. When one becomes a believer, their life has been radically changed. They are now living for Christ as opposed to self, and are becoming more holy each day as they grow more like Christ. This process is called sanctification - where we continue to become more Christ-like as we follow Him. If you put that thinking into the verse, what meaning does it portray? Sanctification to Glorification. Once we become a believer, the Holy Spirit indwells in us, guiding us to become more like Christ throughout our entire lives as Christians, until our sanctification process will end in heaven when we are glorified with Christ.

I don't know about you, but I have been convicted by this verse. Am I growing in Christ every day? Am I spending time in His Word daily? Am I putting to death the desires of the flesh and pursuing godliness?

Something not to just think about, but to implement in your life. (James 1:22 "But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearer only who delude themselves.")

I Will Praise Him Still

Check out the lyrics to this song...can you honestly sing this?

When the morning falls on the farthest hill,

I will sing His name, I will praise Him still.

When dark trials come and my heart is filled

With the weight of doubt, I will praise Him still.

For the Lord our God, He is strong to save

From the arms of death, from the deepest grave.

And He gave us life in His perfect will,

And by His good grace, I will praise Him still.

I will praise Him still...no matter what happens. This life is temporary, a vapor - it doesn't last. No matter what happens, God is sovereignly in control. Romans 8:28 - God works all things for good for those who love Him. The "good" in that verse isn't necessarily something that we think is good - it may be a trial that He uses to bring us closer to Him. Whatever it is, we need to trust in the Lord. -Much easier said than done, I'm afraid, but pray and ask God to help you to trust Him.

Prayer

I have not posted in a while...ok, a long time. I'm really bad at keeping this up! Anyways, I'm posting now. :)

As you can see I've entitled this post "Prayer". Well, the reason why is because I want to become a "prayer warrior". I have been convicted that I need to pray more often and just talk with God. I mean, 1 Thessalonians 5:17 says "pray without ceasing," so that's what we should be doing, right? Anyways, I want to pray for You. You know, we all struggle with things in life, and even if I can't do something physically for someone else who is struggling, one thing that I can do is give them over to the Lord in prayer. So, I've come up with a journal that I'm going to document prayer requests in so that I will be able to remember to pray for your prayer requests. I'm not fancy with words, but I don't think that it matters to God :)

As a result of keeping this journal and praying on a more regular basis, I'm hoping that a few things will happen:

1. That I will become more dependent on God.

2. That I will grow in my walk with Him.

3. That I will continue to keep a journal of prayer requests.

So how can you help? Well, you can pray for me, that I will just grow ever so closer to our heavenly Father, and send me your prayer requests!

I'm really excited for how the Lord is going to use this in my life and the lives of those I am able to pray for. To God be all the glory.