Something Beautiful

Our character is determined by our actions. It's kind of life how we know what we really believe by what we do. If you really believe something it will be reflected in your actions. Like when I really believe that God is trustworthy, my actions show that I trust Him. The same can be said of my character. My character is determined by how I act. When I say that I am one thing, but I act in a manner that is contrary to what I say that action is showing my true character (as well as showing that I lack integrity). I guess the ultimate example of this is God. We know God's character because of how He has acted. What set me to thinking about this was a statement about God's humility being part of his eternal character, not just when He became flesh. This statement made me realize that when God came to earth as the man Jesus that was the action He took to exhibit His character trait of humility to us. I know that I can believe that God is who He says He is because His actions alw

I love Thanksgiving, not in the way that many people love holidays looking forward to them all year long, but rather I love Thanksgiving because of the lack of pretentiousness of this holiday. It is this quiet little holiday stuck between Halloween and Christmas, and it is generally overshadowed by the bear that is black friday. I love this holiday because no one complains about the political correctness of Thanksgiving. No one makes a big stink about whether we can call a tree by one name or another. Really no one can find basis for complaining about a holiday where the point is to be thankful. And yet, this is my favorite holiday because celebrating this holiday is actually being obedient to God. " Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances ; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus." - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (emphasis mine) I love this verse because it tells us we only have to give thanks whenever things are going well. . . No, it doesn

I have been feeling very behind lately. I keep putting things off because I don't have the time to do them, and then they build up and I am not sure where to even start. Today, however, I was quite the busy little bee (hehehe, cause my name actually means honeybee), and I have accomplished much. I am finally feeling like I caught up and I can pause and rest for a moment. I ran across this verse this morning when I was having some quiet time: "Satisfy us in the morning with Your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days." - Psalm 90:14 Something about that verse just connected with my heart this morning. I guess part of it is just that I've been feeling a little distant in my walk with God lately, partly because I've lacked time to really spend large portions of time with Him like I wish I could. I am a quality time person, so that really affects me sometimes. But when it just comes down to it, I have really been struggling to feel His love latel

I had the opportunity to go out to eat by myself the other night. I realized that it had been a long time since I had done that. I mean, I go out to eat by myself quite a bit, but not always to a place where I don't know someone working there. I used to do this a lot more frequently, but I hadn't done it in a while. I know girls who really don't like to go out to eat alone, and if truth be known, I probably used to be one of those girls. But there is just something about it that makes me more aware, more alive, more awake to the whole experience and life in general. I think I savor the experience more when I'm alone. Which is drastically different than when I savor the friendship of going out to eat with people I know. I savor those experiences as well, but it is just a different type of savoring. I think it makes me more aware of my heart when I'm by myself. It gives me time for introspection and quiet thoughts that don't always surface. I have been thinking la