As I wait for my running buddy, I was thinking over the week so far. Can I just say... GOD IS GOOD!!!! This week I'm being influenced by a very young girl. You know... it absolutely does not matter how old you are. You can influence those around you. You have the opportunity every day to make an impact. It can be a good one or a bad one. It's totally up to you. I can say this... you will have ALOT more friends if you choose the good over the bad. Anyway.. there is currently a young girl...She's either in 8th or 9th grade. I need to find that out for sure, but Ohhh MY... this kid is CHALLENGING ME! She is loving on me in HUGE GOD ways! I'm overwhelmed by the things that she is saying about me!!
I was thinking about the Bible this morning. Think about all the Young people that God used. There was David. David faced a HUGE giant of a guy that made everybody scared to death. What was different about David was that he believed God. He believed that God was on his side. That believe came from the relationship that David had with God!! It's sooo easy to forget what we believe. It's what the enemy wants. He doesn't want us to remember God. His idea is to get us sooo inwardly focused that we forget that we have someone who will fight our battles for us and that we have NO reason to fear. Here was this enormous man who was intimidating everyone around him. Everyone was afraid of him. David comes along and says I'm not afraid... Fear doesn't control my life. I have God to fight for me. Everyone looks at him like he's crazy! But he has an intimate relationship with God. He knows If God is for him who can be against him. Sooo...he pulls out his slingshot and a rock and pow...down goes Goliath.
Everyday we have things that come against us..and sometimes we are too inwardly focused to have enough faith in God to fight the battle for ourselves. Maybe discouragement comes your way and you are too weak to fight..so you give in. Well... God knows when that happens. He's the kind of God who will send in someone to fight it for you. Maybe a friend..Maybe a 9th grade girl..just practicing believing God. We are NOT alone!
For me.... things are good in my world right now for the most part. God has put me in this girl's life for a reason. Maybe it's just to influence each other. Influencing each other to be better Christians. To get closer to Jesus.....I don't know, but I can say this... I don't know what I did to deserve such love, but I'm certainly glad that Faith Price is in my life! She is a GIANT slayer! She's gonna be a powerhouse for the Kingdom and I'm gonna be on the front row cheering her on!!
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Christy Joy
Most of you may not know this about me, but I was never given a middle name. I have been sad about this for most of my life. I have longed to have one. My parents didn't give one to my sister or to me. They just said that we would lose it once we got married. Of course they gave one to my brother and I can tell you right now... HE DIDN'T DESERVE IT! He was mean to me my whole life until I became a grown up and now we love each other- well I love him...he may not love me back.. I think he does though. Anyway, it's the same story ALL the time. You meet someone, you start talking and eventually the question arises...when is your birthday..how many brothers and sisters do you have..what's your favorite food...and UGH the dreaded What's your middle name???! At least it's dreaded for me. Several months ago I made a new friend- a GOD friend and they've become my absolute favorite friend! My friend makes me pee my pants laugh..they get me...they encourage me...they challenge me to a closer walk with Jesus and one of my favorite things about them...they make me feel like the greatest runner in the world when I'm ALWAYS the last to cross the finish line when I'm with the running group from church. As I got to know my new friend, the dreaded question arose..Christy...what is your middle name...Well.... I don't have one...why don't YOU give me one?? Sooo the challenge was on to find Christy a middle name. Precisely one week ago today.. last Thursday.. I got my new name. I was driving to my friend Wendy Sue's house (see..she has a cute middle name!) I was on the phone with my friend and as ususal...I was LAUGHIN!!!!!! Ohhh goodness..that kind of HARD laugh..make your face hurt soo bad laughin! Pee your pants kinda laughin...CAN'T BREATHE kinda laughin!! I stopped and said..I love how you make me laugh..it's my favorite thing! JOY! The next thing I heard from my friend was...Christy Joy. Christy Joy.... that's it! It's your year of Joy and that's your middle name!! I went from laughin to choking back tears.
You know in the Bible how God changed people's names?? It was almost like that...He renamed Abram (high father) to Abraham (father of nations) he changed Sarai(my princess) to Sarah (mother of nations) and he renamed Simon (God has heard) to Peter(rock).
I believe that He knew that it has always been my hearts desire to have a middle name and I don't think any name has ever fit me better than Christy Joy! He knew that Joy is my THING! I LOVE TO LAUGH!!! As I've said in previous blogs..it's my favorite thing. GOD made me with JOY..I bring Him joy He brings me JOY..He IS my JOY! He's given me a friend who brings me SOO much JOY!I have two little girls who bring me JOY JOY JOY! I have JOY in what I get to do every day! I've got the Joy Joy Joy Joy down in my heart.. WHERE? Down in my heart... WHERE? Down in my heart to STAY!!!! I think it was SUCH a God thing that happened last Thursday morning at almost 9:00am. God is writing the most beautiful story of my life!!! My name is beginning to catch on with the people in my life. My heart almost stops every time I hear that name..Christy Joy. My hope is that I will absolutely live up to my new name! This is my year of JOY! So far... it SURE is!!!!! WOW! God is good!
Do you have Joy today? You know, every day you wake up and you choose your attitude. Will the attitude you choose draw people to you or push them away? Will it challenge others to live a better life or a bitter one?
Job 8:21He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy.
Psalm 16:11You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
There is NOTHING like knowing Jesus! NOTHING NOTHING NOTHING!!!
Though the sorrow may last for a night BUT JOY comes in the morning!!!
I LOVE YOU ALL!!!
Christy
You know in the Bible how God changed people's names?? It was almost like that...He renamed Abram (high father) to Abraham (father of nations) he changed Sarai(my princess) to Sarah (mother of nations) and he renamed Simon (God has heard) to Peter(rock).
I believe that He knew that it has always been my hearts desire to have a middle name and I don't think any name has ever fit me better than Christy Joy! He knew that Joy is my THING! I LOVE TO LAUGH!!! As I've said in previous blogs..it's my favorite thing. GOD made me with JOY..I bring Him joy He brings me JOY..He IS my JOY! He's given me a friend who brings me SOO much JOY!I have two little girls who bring me JOY JOY JOY! I have JOY in what I get to do every day! I've got the Joy Joy Joy Joy down in my heart.. WHERE? Down in my heart... WHERE? Down in my heart to STAY!!!! I think it was SUCH a God thing that happened last Thursday morning at almost 9:00am. God is writing the most beautiful story of my life!!! My name is beginning to catch on with the people in my life. My heart almost stops every time I hear that name..Christy Joy. My hope is that I will absolutely live up to my new name! This is my year of JOY! So far... it SURE is!!!!! WOW! God is good!
Do you have Joy today? You know, every day you wake up and you choose your attitude. Will the attitude you choose draw people to you or push them away? Will it challenge others to live a better life or a bitter one?
Job 8:21He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy.
Psalm 16:11You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
There is NOTHING like knowing Jesus! NOTHING NOTHING NOTHING!!!
Though the sorrow may last for a night BUT JOY comes in the morning!!!
I LOVE YOU ALL!!!
Christy
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
2009 a Year of Discovery 2010 a Year of Joy
Happy New Year! It is officially the year 2010 and I am looking forward to what God is gonna do this year as I walk with Him.
Last year, I began a new tradition. Instead of making a New Years resolution, I decided to pray for a word from God. For the year 2009, the word was Discover. I could go on for hours about all that I discovered last year about me, about God, about life, about kids. I'll go ahead and share a few things. One of the things that I discovered was that God is near to the brokenhearted. I never imagined that I would go through the things that I went through, but I did. I am glad for the relationship that I had in place with the Lord already as it all happened. I cannot imagine ever going through something as painful as I did without the Lord in my life. I discovered a Father, a Daddy, a husband in the Lord. I also began to discover what I like and don't like. It was a new day for me. I tried Sushi for the first time... I LIKE IT!!! I LOVE FISH TACOS too!! I don't like asparagus. LAUGHING is my favorite and I love to be around people that make me pee my pants laugh. I can run 13.1 miles and probably further. I don't like being alone, but it doesn't bother me as bad as it used to. I have NO desire to do this life alone. I LOVE being held close. I LOVE yummy smells. I love being silly with my girls. I LOVE long talks about Jesus. I LOVE LOVE to pray for others. I LOVE the sun- sunrises and sunsets move me. I LOVE floating down the James river in innertubes. I love picnics on the rocks at Pony Pasture. I LOVE photography. I love the fact that it's hard for me to hold a grudge for too long. I LOVE to smile. I LOVE to watch people as they worship the creator of the Universe and the expression on their face as they love on Him, and maybe the biggest discovery of all for Christy was that I am worth loving. I found my self worth for the first time this year and now I am on a mission to help others find theirs too. All of these things I have discovered about myself. I guess I always kinda knew most of them, but I REALLY took note about it all this year.
At the end of this year I started to pray for a new word. God promised me that this is the Year of JOY for me. He is going to replace all of those tears of sorrow from this past year with JOY. It's day 6 of January and so far, every tear that I have shed this year has been a tear of joy. Here is what God is already doing....
I got to ring in the New Year with some BEAUTIFUL friends. They love Jesus and I am sooo glad that God has brought them into my life. They make me feel like I belong to a family which is something that I have longed to have. We prayed in the New Year together. On New Years Day, I got together with some othere friends. We watched Facing the Giants. That has now become my favorite movie! The movie reminds me of one of my favorite friends. Anyway... I ended up in a conversation with a new friend who challenged me on ALOT of things. Knowing the Word of God better than I do, tithing on my gross and not my net...I was CHALLENGED! When Sunday rolled around, I knew that I was to begin tithing on my gross salary..... I want a GROSS blessing and I ain't talkin bloody eyeballs lol!!! I also challenged one of my closest friend to begin doing the same thing. We are now walking in complete obedience and we are absolutely blown away at what God is doing already! People are being freed and challenged in their walks with the Lord. Financial blessings are coming. Healing is taking place. GOD is blessing us both and we are excited to watch God do amazing things in our lives. Soooo... my challenge to you today is this. Is there an area of life where you need to become obedient to God? Are you missing out on some major blessings because you don't REALLY believe Him?? Why don't you let Him prove Himself to you??? HE wants to! Nobody is more crazy in love with You than He is! Maybe you need a word for the year. Pray and ask God to give you one. He gave my daughters each a word. Emme's word is LOVE. She wants to love people better. Chloe's word is Peace. She is standing on God's word for healing of her anxiety. I believe that He is going to heal her completely in the year 2010. Whatever it is... get close to God.
For everyone who reads this blog.. I am praying for you! You are worth loving!!!!
Last year, I began a new tradition. Instead of making a New Years resolution, I decided to pray for a word from God. For the year 2009, the word was Discover. I could go on for hours about all that I discovered last year about me, about God, about life, about kids. I'll go ahead and share a few things. One of the things that I discovered was that God is near to the brokenhearted. I never imagined that I would go through the things that I went through, but I did. I am glad for the relationship that I had in place with the Lord already as it all happened. I cannot imagine ever going through something as painful as I did without the Lord in my life. I discovered a Father, a Daddy, a husband in the Lord. I also began to discover what I like and don't like. It was a new day for me. I tried Sushi for the first time... I LIKE IT!!! I LOVE FISH TACOS too!! I don't like asparagus. LAUGHING is my favorite and I love to be around people that make me pee my pants laugh. I can run 13.1 miles and probably further. I don't like being alone, but it doesn't bother me as bad as it used to. I have NO desire to do this life alone. I LOVE being held close. I LOVE yummy smells. I love being silly with my girls. I LOVE long talks about Jesus. I LOVE LOVE to pray for others. I LOVE the sun- sunrises and sunsets move me. I LOVE floating down the James river in innertubes. I love picnics on the rocks at Pony Pasture. I LOVE photography. I love the fact that it's hard for me to hold a grudge for too long. I LOVE to smile. I LOVE to watch people as they worship the creator of the Universe and the expression on their face as they love on Him, and maybe the biggest discovery of all for Christy was that I am worth loving. I found my self worth for the first time this year and now I am on a mission to help others find theirs too. All of these things I have discovered about myself. I guess I always kinda knew most of them, but I REALLY took note about it all this year.
At the end of this year I started to pray for a new word. God promised me that this is the Year of JOY for me. He is going to replace all of those tears of sorrow from this past year with JOY. It's day 6 of January and so far, every tear that I have shed this year has been a tear of joy. Here is what God is already doing....
I got to ring in the New Year with some BEAUTIFUL friends. They love Jesus and I am sooo glad that God has brought them into my life. They make me feel like I belong to a family which is something that I have longed to have. We prayed in the New Year together. On New Years Day, I got together with some othere friends. We watched Facing the Giants. That has now become my favorite movie! The movie reminds me of one of my favorite friends. Anyway... I ended up in a conversation with a new friend who challenged me on ALOT of things. Knowing the Word of God better than I do, tithing on my gross and not my net...I was CHALLENGED! When Sunday rolled around, I knew that I was to begin tithing on my gross salary..... I want a GROSS blessing and I ain't talkin bloody eyeballs lol!!! I also challenged one of my closest friend to begin doing the same thing. We are now walking in complete obedience and we are absolutely blown away at what God is doing already! People are being freed and challenged in their walks with the Lord. Financial blessings are coming. Healing is taking place. GOD is blessing us both and we are excited to watch God do amazing things in our lives. Soooo... my challenge to you today is this. Is there an area of life where you need to become obedient to God? Are you missing out on some major blessings because you don't REALLY believe Him?? Why don't you let Him prove Himself to you??? HE wants to! Nobody is more crazy in love with You than He is! Maybe you need a word for the year. Pray and ask God to give you one. He gave my daughters each a word. Emme's word is LOVE. She wants to love people better. Chloe's word is Peace. She is standing on God's word for healing of her anxiety. I believe that He is going to heal her completely in the year 2010. Whatever it is... get close to God.
For everyone who reads this blog.. I am praying for you! You are worth loving!!!!
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