Who Am I ***Challenge***
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Posted in Faithful Contemplations
Who am I? You know me as Rebekah, you see pictures, recipes, contimplations and so much more. But if God were to ask, Bek, who are you? What do you stand for? who do YOU want to be? Would I be able to reveal the person I am today and in the future? Could the way I live my life stand as a testimony to others NOT as boasting, but as a loving testimony to who God is and the muck and mire He brought me out of?
My name is Rebekah, some know me as Bek. Yesterday I was a sinner, Today I am a child of God. I gave my life over to Him in 2000 and met my soulmate soon after. All hand-picked by God. Life for me hasn't always been easy, often it was consequences to the bad decisions I made in my life, but also behavior learned as a coping mechanism to get me through times of abuse. I spent majority of my childhood with my grandparents, while my parents worked hard in a wire mill only to lose everything they had when the owner mismanaged the business and the livelyhoods of those trying to make ends meet.
Everything in my past became a lesson for the future. Most came hard, but in time, I learned to trust God and know that while He loved everyone else around me, He sincerely loved me too. I learned a new way. His! The coping mechanisms I used in my teen years became examples of how God used bad decisions to glorify Him by the testimony that would play out in our lives. The debt we had became a teaching tool to better stewardship, the overeating has become an example of becoming healthy again as I'm free of Insulin. Slowly I've learned to stop caring so much about who I have to be for everyone else, and started becoming who God wanted me to be as a testimony to them.
I've learned that while Jesus has covered my sins, I'm still not perfect. I don't know it all or have it all together. I'm not perfect, and to act as such takes the glory from who Jesus Is and why He died. I am saved by grace with love and mercy by a God who'll never stop.
Today I am a woman. One who may not have societies outlook on beauty, but a God-given beauty that is in a Jane Austen book. One of REAL womanhood. I am a wife who chooses to support her husband, give him all He needs and work with Him as we continue our covenant with God. I am maker of my home. A place I feel at comfort and am no longer embarassed to be. Society may see me as a perfectly capable woman freeloading off my husband, But I see a Titus 2 woman in the making. One who glorifies God in everything she does from cleaning toilets to putting dinner on the table and greeting my husband with a kiss each time he enters the door.
While my body sometimes suffers from ailments, I persevere with the strength of Christ. I fight back with Faith, trusting solely in my Lord. It has helped and I am insulin free with hopes to be medication free.
I am your sister. One who aspires to do good, but who may fall short from time to time. Asking for forgiveness for any wrongdoing, but unafraid to share truth, love, hope and a shoulder to lean on. I am that woman and Love you all deeply.
I am a woman of Faith. Who stands on the Solid ground in which Christ stands. My life is given to my Lord and Savior and is a testimony to His kingdom to be used as He wills. He is THE love of my life and whom rescued me from where I was to bring me here to where I AM. For that I am forever greatful!
Looking through the window, who do I want to be in a years time God? I want to be Yours forever. Giving my all to persue Your will over my life and the lives of my family. I want to raise Your children to follow You and set an example to both them and my loving husband. My hearts desire you well know, is to fill these rooms with a quiverfull. To fellowship with dear friends, and to love often. May my heart always be soft, my arms always opened. May my mouth be silent until you speak. May my ears be clear to hear and my words be edifying. As I live my life till you come home for Me.
Who are You today? Where do you aspire to be a year from now? You are Gods Uniquely made Child. Made in the Image of Him. Jer 1:5 I challenge YOU to blog about what makes you who you are today, how God is a part of your everyday lives, and Where you'd like to see yourself a year from now. Are YOU ready for the challenge?!
When you've posted, leave me a response so I may be blessed by your testimony to Gods great kingdom.
What Walking In Faith Means to A Blind Woman...
Friday, December 28, 2007
Posted in Faithful Contemplations
Jesus Said, "God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth". John 4:24
Walking by faith means that we allow the Holy Spirit to illuminate our eyes so that we can see beyond the here and now. Eyes of faith see every problem as solvable because they see every problem as spiritual in nature. What is merely physical is confined by the laws of nature, but what is spiritual has no confines except those our supernatural, sovereign God chooses.
This means, as we walk by faith, the Holy Spirit will help us fix our eyes on the source of our help, not on the sting of our problems... the reward of our faith will be to see what we believe. ~Jennifer Rothschild, "Lessons I learned in the Dark"
I can't tell you how often I find myself Questioning Gods direction for Doug and I. Often, I've felt so far away from God because "I" have wanted to control my own destiny. Not on purpose of course, but because I've been afraid to let anyone else control what will happen in my life. I'm sure this is very common among His people. But the very reason I've started reading, "Lessons I learned in the Dark" by Jennifer Rothschild forwarded by Beth Moore, is because I felt compelled to have insight into a woman giving up control not only to her Lord, but to others because she couldn't see.
How do we walk by faith and not by sight? The words above gave me so much peace and strength. "as we walk by faith, the Holy Spirit will help us fix our eyes on the source of our help, not on the sting of our problems... the reward of our faith will be to see what we believe."
Learning to Stop! Before I freak out if somethings wrong, get on my knees and seek HIS Kingdom first is the key to walking by faith.
Never mind about those who stare or think your crazy because you've chosen to live for Christ. Let what others think pass, fall on your knees and Give God the glory for all you've recieved, for the time you've had with that loved one that passed so soon, for getting you through that hard day or the "Valley".
One day we WILL SEE. Right now, we need to let go of our past ....LET IT GO! And Fall Into HIS Glory.
Catch me Lord! Catch Me!
Much To Be Thankful For
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Posted in Faithful Contemplations
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The Cornucopia is a symbol of Abundance or otherwise known in Latin as Cornu meaning HORN and Copia meaning PLENTY. In many American homes, the Horn Of Plenty is used as the centerpiece filled to the brim with fruits and sometimes veggies. I love what it symbolizes as Gods way of providing Abundance to us with each harvest season.
Our very first settlers were English pilgrims who set foot in 1621 where they shared with the Native Americans, their own traditions and also learned from them how to plants crops and hunt wild game. Without the Native Americans, the Pilgrims may not have survived the harsh winter and been able to celebrate their first harvest of plentiful crops in this New World we call America.
Through all the family gatherings, football games, and an abundance of food to be eaten, Let us remember why we celebrate Thanksgiving. To give God, Himself, the glory for the harvest each year that we have on our tables daily, not just for one day. Let us also remember our founders and the Native Americans who so willingly offered to share their abundance with us.
I'll end with only a few things I am grateful to my Lord with much Thanksgiving...
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First and Foremost, My Salvation through Jesus Christ
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Gods neverending, unconditional love
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His gift of a patient, kind, gentle and understanding husband
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A loving extended family
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Many, MANY friends
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my two silly dogs who bring us great joy
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A roof over our head
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Food on the table
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The ability for me to stay at home
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My husbands new job
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the health that we have
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the health of our loved ones
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For those who've helped with issues concerning my blog, those who also provided the graphics, and the friends within the blogasphere.
In Leau of November being adoption month, I pray for the children. For those who have forever families, for those in need of forever families and for birth moms and dads everywhere. I pray God would guide and protect, love and bless abundantly.
For those who are serving their country, not just for American, but Canadians, British, Australians, and MANY many more, I pray for them all and ask for Gods protection on them, thank them for serving and ask God to watch over their families and bless each one of them for the freedom that they protect for citizens of their countries.
I am blessed to be a Child of God in a country where I can freely read His word and bless His name.
Love and much Thanksgiving,
Rebekah
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