I haven't mentioned yet, that the path I walk in faith with God has changed in the past few years. I am finding that I want to restore the Hebrew ways into my family's life. Although, they are not on board with this yet, well I'm not so sure they were all onboard with my previous ways either... I don't like admitting this, but my kids always fought against, as they saw it,  "moms rules"... I didn't or still don't have a family that excitedly waits to read devotions together or sing worship songs with each other. As much as I'd like it to be that way...that just didn't happen. They did do their bible lessons, in homeschooling, but they didn't "feel" it as in a "now" moment...more like a history book. Yes, this saddens me, greatly ... but I keep praying and holding on to hope that they will turn their ways toward God. I believe they all believe in HIM, but they haven't made Him their Lord yet....they have confessed that they are sinners and I'm sure have felt it then...but it hasn't hit them yet that it's a daily moment to momemt work in progress. One that they have to do their part in too.

Now back to my walk.... I wasn't raised in a christian home, or go to church even for those 2 Holidays that people seem to show up at church for. But when I was 29 I went seeking on my own.  I always knew I had a purpose...just didn't know what it was. As a small child I remember looking in the mirror glazing into my own eyes seeking and asking "who am I"... anyway, I started reading the Bible on my own and visiting churches. Boy, that was an experience, since I didn't know what each denomination was. Anyway...I confessed I was a sinner and gave my life to Jesus. I grew from then on. Was very fervent in my new life. I became very active in church....was a church daycare director, a pastors secretary and had a womens group. I walked the Christian life as much as I could or knew to. But always felt their was more....So you know when you seek and ask..you find. I was lead to a wonderful lady that shared her faith with me. She was a Messianic Jew...but attended many of the prayer meetings I would go to in town. She was the seed that God gave me. About a year later, I was approached by another wonderful lady that reached out to me from another yahoo group I was on. She responded to something I had asked or said..and shared with me this movement of returning back to the Hebrew ways. Observing the Biblical Holidays and being Torah observant. I didn't now there were others that had similar thoughts. All I can say is Wow...it has made me open up and see things in a richer, deeper and more meaningful way. I felt I got to know our Creator in such a more personal way...and understand HIS ways better. I feel my purpose getting clearer each day. It was a relief to understand why I was always bothered about the Sabbath being observed on Sunday, and no one ever having an explanation for me. The reason being, there isn't a biblical reason to change it from Saturday to Sunday...only a reason created by man.

Anyway, I mention this because of the Holidays coming up....I am struggling with the pagan ways of Christmas...always have, even when I celebrated it with passion for the birth of Christ. I always felt an uneasiness about it...now I understand that. My family are still what all the celebration and gifts....they can't come out of it, not just yet. This year I will have a small tree up and will give a few gifts but each year it is getting smaller and fading... I feel such a relief and freedom that I can't explain....

Anyway, anyone else out there that observes Torah or is returning the Hebrew ways back into their lives... ?

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Posted by maa

What is Torah??

I am a Christian who attends a Baptist church.
The church plays way too much music, it is a modern music that the teens like and I don't. The women come to church showing their bodies,not modest, but the preacher is all about teaching the word of God.

maa's mom

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Posted by courtney

I too have become interested in Hebrew heritage. I have discovered there are many good resources for learning about Biblical feasts, the Sabbath, etc. I have begun keeping a notebook that I add articles to that I find in various places about Hebrew customs and feasts. I don't know if you are familiar with the Waller family (the subject of a great documentary from Franklin Springs media called "A Journey Home"). They are a family who left the typical American rat race way of life and turned to a Christ-centered agrarian life that included observing Hebrew customs. From that, they took their journey even further and went to live in Israel. I highly recommend the film, and they have a website named Ya Hovel (.com? .org? not sure) where you can keep up with what they are doing. Very inspiring and very fascinating.

Blessings,
Courtney

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