Hi friends! With it being the weekend of my birthday, Ithought I'd share some things I believe God has shown me!! ^_^
First, some may ask "What's the big deal about birthdays? It's just another day and you're another year older, so why is that special?" I used to wonder that myself and yet at the same time I really believe that birthdays should be cherished. It's the day that God wanted you to arrive on earth. I'm learning that God isn't as coincedential as we might think. He had a specific reason why he chose for Jesus to be born on the day he was. Somewhere (Matthew, Mark etc) in the Bible it talks about how at just the right time, Jesus was born. It wasn't just some day God picked out of the hat. Same for us. Why does he pick those days? What would it matter if we had been born a day sooner or even a minute later? For some reason, it falls perfectly in line with everything. We usually just think of why it woukd effect us but somehow I think it's a bigger picture than that. Did you know that numbers have special meanings? The number 8 for example, part of the meaning is "New Beginnings". The thing that's so interesting to me, is I was originally supposed to be an August baby. But clearly for those who know me well, know I'm a July baby. And the day has an "8" in it. That makes me think I wasn't supposed to be born a few days later like "planned". I might never really know this side of heaven all of the reasons as to why I was born that day, but I know it's special. I also know that each of us have beautiful stories to tell, and some already told. With each year we get to discover and then show the world more of who God is!
Some things I think he told me: Birthdays are a celebration of the life God has given. Some of us might feel that it's stupid to celebrate after the 21st...until you get to 30. And I'm not suggesting you go all out and have a huge party. I think we should celebrate in a way that's personal to us..something a little more than we'd do on any other day. It could be something as simple as cake and ice cream. The point is, I think some feel that aging is bad. Or silly...and you know what? I think the enemy might be semi influencing those thoughts because he hates life and all things joy-filled. Something I learned about two Decembers ago, is that we don't always get tomorrow. We unconsciously think we do. We think we get to live to be 85 and that anyone who lives shorter than that was robbed and that God is somehow unfair. We don't realize that 1) God didn't create or agree with death. And 2) he decides a person's life span with a bigger picture than "Let me see who I can make miserable when a loved one passes". 2 years ago I woke up thinking I was going to work and afterwards I'd go Christmas shopping with my mom. That night I was crying and shaking in shock cause my life had nearly been taken away. I just assumed I had till I was 85. I then realized that every day is a gift and each birthday only happens cause God planned it when he created me. Suddenly, life becomes a treasure. Something I'm reminded of, is how he has amazing plans for us. He cares more about our future than we could ever begin to want to! And I think he gets the biggest smile when we celebrate the life he has given. I'll have more on this later, but I hope this helps you realize how special you are, how special we all are...and that there's a reason why we're on this earth. I believe God would love to show you if he hasn't already!! :)
Blessings
Saturday, July 26, 2014
Sunday, July 20, 2014
Something Beautiful!! :)
Hi friends! Summer is in full swing and I am loving it! Life has held many treasured moments in the last couple months, and throughout the rest of this month, I'd like to share some of those gems. :)
God has really spoken so clearly on some things; things I thought were buried long ago as well as things that I need to be activel replacing.
One reoccurring theme I've heard recently is that "obedience brings blessing". I must admit that before this month, I saw the word "obedience" in a negative way. I think I a child who has been disobedient and has to be disciplined-very unpleasant.
Last year after moving back home for this temporary time, I had seen how that usually when God tells us something, it will come in 2s or 3s because he likes to confirm it and he tends to repeat things that are important. Just a week ago, I got this "obedience" theme a couple times. The first time I saw this theme came through the movie "Dreamer". It's a story of a girl an her horse. Although I'd seen this movie a few times, there was a part that became new to me. In his scene, the girl's dad decided to place the horse in a claimer's race. He figured that since the horse had been severely injured, no one would want to claim it, and he thought the race would be a good training tool to finish healing tge horse. The girl is crushed and it seems that her dreams just died. Then one day when the Gil and her family are going about life as usual, her dad asks her to do a chore. When she does, she finds to her delight that her dad had bought her horse back! I believe God taught me that often when we're obedient by being faithful to the small every day things, we will be blessed. As we obey, whether its trusting God that he had a plan or simply just going to work evey day, I believe there's always a reason for why we have the things that are set before us. God showed me another way that we're nlessedin obedience-through a love story in Genesis 24. Abraham asks his chief servant to find a wife for his son, Isaac. He proceeds to give the conditions and the servant asks how he will know if its the right woman. Apparently God had specific ideas about this because he told Abraham that he'd send an angel to guide the way. So on one hand the servant had to obey, and on the other hand Rebekah had to as well. She was just going about her day to day life. She couldn't have known when she woke up, that by the end of the day she'd be a bride. We don't know if she was in good spirits that day or if she just wanted her work day to be over. Maybe it looked like her life wa going no where but she obviously knew she needed to stay responsible with what she'd been given. Because of her faithfulness and her godly character, she got to meet her future husband that day! Read the rest of the story in the bible to see what else happens. The crazy amazing thing is that this is the only story where it's recorded that the man loved his wife deeply.
Sometimes not obeying doesn't always mean something bad will happen as a result (although if its against what honors God there are always consequences), but it does mean that we may miss out on the blessings that would've come. There are so many other stories, but basically the main point I got was: Am I being faithful with what's in front of me and doing what I know I should? Am I paying attention to the small or large blessings that come from it? Because God is our Father, he loves to surprise us. Sometimes we get so caught up in our lives or our mess that we barely notice. How do we hear His voice? Well for starters, we have to truly be his children. You can't recognize a dad's voice if he isn't your father. Also, if we're really his kids, are we staying close to his side? A kid can't her dad if they're miles away. I promise you, He wants to talk to you!! I know this has been a challenge or me and I encourage you that if something I said sticks out, ask God what He wants you to do with it! I'd love to hear your stories so feel free to message me or comment! I hope this blessed to like it did with me!
Love you all, Kallayah
God has really spoken so clearly on some things; things I thought were buried long ago as well as things that I need to be activel replacing.
One reoccurring theme I've heard recently is that "obedience brings blessing". I must admit that before this month, I saw the word "obedience" in a negative way. I think I a child who has been disobedient and has to be disciplined-very unpleasant.
Last year after moving back home for this temporary time, I had seen how that usually when God tells us something, it will come in 2s or 3s because he likes to confirm it and he tends to repeat things that are important. Just a week ago, I got this "obedience" theme a couple times. The first time I saw this theme came through the movie "Dreamer". It's a story of a girl an her horse. Although I'd seen this movie a few times, there was a part that became new to me. In his scene, the girl's dad decided to place the horse in a claimer's race. He figured that since the horse had been severely injured, no one would want to claim it, and he thought the race would be a good training tool to finish healing tge horse. The girl is crushed and it seems that her dreams just died. Then one day when the Gil and her family are going about life as usual, her dad asks her to do a chore. When she does, she finds to her delight that her dad had bought her horse back! I believe God taught me that often when we're obedient by being faithful to the small every day things, we will be blessed. As we obey, whether its trusting God that he had a plan or simply just going to work evey day, I believe there's always a reason for why we have the things that are set before us. God showed me another way that we're nlessedin obedience-through a love story in Genesis 24. Abraham asks his chief servant to find a wife for his son, Isaac. He proceeds to give the conditions and the servant asks how he will know if its the right woman. Apparently God had specific ideas about this because he told Abraham that he'd send an angel to guide the way. So on one hand the servant had to obey, and on the other hand Rebekah had to as well. She was just going about her day to day life. She couldn't have known when she woke up, that by the end of the day she'd be a bride. We don't know if she was in good spirits that day or if she just wanted her work day to be over. Maybe it looked like her life wa going no where but she obviously knew she needed to stay responsible with what she'd been given. Because of her faithfulness and her godly character, she got to meet her future husband that day! Read the rest of the story in the bible to see what else happens. The crazy amazing thing is that this is the only story where it's recorded that the man loved his wife deeply.
Sometimes not obeying doesn't always mean something bad will happen as a result (although if its against what honors God there are always consequences), but it does mean that we may miss out on the blessings that would've come. There are so many other stories, but basically the main point I got was: Am I being faithful with what's in front of me and doing what I know I should? Am I paying attention to the small or large blessings that come from it? Because God is our Father, he loves to surprise us. Sometimes we get so caught up in our lives or our mess that we barely notice. How do we hear His voice? Well for starters, we have to truly be his children. You can't recognize a dad's voice if he isn't your father. Also, if we're really his kids, are we staying close to his side? A kid can't her dad if they're miles away. I promise you, He wants to talk to you!! I know this has been a challenge or me and I encourage you that if something I said sticks out, ask God what He wants you to do with it! I'd love to hear your stories so feel free to message me or comment! I hope this blessed to like it did with me!
Love you all, Kallayah
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