Here I am.. blogging. Again. Perhaps I'll actually continue this time. :-)
To begin, I'll tell you about my blog title. I think every title should have meaning. So rather than titling my blog "No Spoon", "42", or "Musings of a Political Rebel" (as I affectionately named my last attempt), I determined that I would start this blog out to the glory of God alone. Since I'm memorizing Philippians with a friend, it seems only appropriate that the title come from there.
Phillipians 1:20-21 says, "I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain."
How true that is! It's the perfect reminder that my life is to be lived for His kingdom- that my own glory does not matter. For me, right now, that means being consistent with my responsibilities ( such as schoolwork, debate, violin, church), obeying my parents, and doing it all as Christ would.
And every time I remember that, I feel a knife in my gut. Oops! Was starting this blog tonight the best choice when I have essays that need to be turned in? Should I really have been baking when I have a debate tomorrow? Would Jesus have spoken to my siblings like that?
In July, an amazing young man passed into his Savior's arms. Every testimony- in blogs, on Facebook, anywhere- following Jimmy Brazell's death was a story of how Jimmy impacted that person's life for Christ. Every word, every thought oozed Jesus. All these testimonies in Jimmy's wake served as a wake-up call for me. What am I living my life for? Would I care so much about this if I were to die tomorrow? What will my legacy be? For Jimmy, to live was Christ, and to die was everlasting gain.
Every second of every day, my every breath should be to serve Jesus. Every word I say should be chosen for His glory. He is all that matters.
To begin, I'll tell you about my blog title. I think every title should have meaning. So rather than titling my blog "No Spoon", "42", or "Musings of a Political Rebel" (as I affectionately named my last attempt), I determined that I would start this blog out to the glory of God alone. Since I'm memorizing Philippians with a friend, it seems only appropriate that the title come from there.
Phillipians 1:20-21 says, "I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain."
How true that is! It's the perfect reminder that my life is to be lived for His kingdom- that my own glory does not matter. For me, right now, that means being consistent with my responsibilities ( such as schoolwork, debate, violin, church), obeying my parents, and doing it all as Christ would.
And every time I remember that, I feel a knife in my gut. Oops! Was starting this blog tonight the best choice when I have essays that need to be turned in? Should I really have been baking when I have a debate tomorrow? Would Jesus have spoken to my siblings like that?
In July, an amazing young man passed into his Savior's arms. Every testimony- in blogs, on Facebook, anywhere- following Jimmy Brazell's death was a story of how Jimmy impacted that person's life for Christ. Every word, every thought oozed Jesus. All these testimonies in Jimmy's wake served as a wake-up call for me. What am I living my life for? Would I care so much about this if I were to die tomorrow? What will my legacy be? For Jimmy, to live was Christ, and to die was everlasting gain.
Every second of every day, my every breath should be to serve Jesus. Every word I say should be chosen for His glory. He is all that matters.
