Ever heard a song and the lyrics just fill every bit of your heart and soul? Each week, I’ll share the one that poured into me the most.
💛 Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God Oh, it chases me down, fights ’til I’m found, leaves the ninety-nine I couldn’t earn it, and I don’t deserve it, still, You give Yourself away Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God, yeah 💛
✝️ And once again God SHOWS UP and shows out!! So, I’m on another solo trip. It’s past 9 pm and I’m taking a night stroll on the beach. I’m taking videos of the water and I hear this song start playing. I make my way off the beach and I just happen to be right at the exit near where he was singing. A live band is singing this song on a rooftop. I’ll fill you on why this was such a special moment later. But God’s love truly is overwhelming….to say the least ☺️✝️
Last week, I shared how God has been calling me to be faithful with my writing and to use my words to honor Him.
Today, I want to follow through on that obedience by sharing a poem that He placed on my heart. It’s a reflection on what it really means to be obedient to Christ.
Walking in Obedience
Walking with Christ isn’t easy. It’s on you to say yes or no. It’s an everyday choice to choose which path you will follow.
It’s bearing the weight of your cross. Surrendering wants while the Spirit leads. Hearing, accepting, and embracing the call to plant His seeds.
It’s trusting in His will. Though His will may bring you pain. It’s enduring through the suffering for the perseverance you will gain.
It’s letting go without looking back, Refusing to follow society’s way. It’s seeking the Kingdom before all. And deciding to submit and obey.
It’s remembering the blood He shed. To offer forgiveness for our sins. Honoring His sacrifice daily; by listening to the Spirit within.
Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me” – Luke 9:23
As a young Christian woman, I am still learning what it means to be obedient to Christ.
Obedience looks different for everyone. For me, I’ve learned that it looks like putting pen to paper.
As I continue to study His Word and learn what is pleasing to Him, I continue to make changes to my life and my character.
My goal is not to be perfect, but to live a life that is truly pleasing to Him.
There are a few areas of life that I know I still need to work on.
Spreading the Good News.
Building community in Christ.
Serving
The more I learn the importance of sharing the Good News with others, being as introverted as I am, I have struggled with how to do so.
But I think that is a big reason as to why I started this blog in the first place. It’s why I started sharing my poetry on social media.
And obedience for me is sharing words He’s placed on my heart, even when it feels uncomfortable.
Because although I may not be able to voice it aloud just yet, my poetry often speaks to the love God has for us all and what it feels like to be His.
My writing is the gift He’s given me to be able to share His love with others. I love to write. I love to create. And the fact that I can do so and honor Him is a blessing that I have to stop taking for granted.
He has been calling me to be consistent in sharing my writing through this blog and social media posts.
In order to improve that first area, I’m choosing to be obedient by consistently sharing the gift He’s given me each week.
I’ll continue to honor Him in every post and I’ll share my journey as I put myself out there to try to improve the other areas of my life.
Can this introvert find her community in Christ? Will she get the courage to serve in new ways? I believe that it’s coming. I just have to do the work.
“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.” – 1 Peter 4:10
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