Finding my Purpose

"But life is worth nothing unless I use it for doing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about God’s mighty kindness and love." Acts 20:24 LB

OK... this is my very fist blog... EVER... so bare with me guys. I am sure there will be some growing pains along the way, but the very purpose of this blog is spiritual growth, so hopefully we will all grow together.

Let me start with some background info about myself. I was raised 'southern baptist'. I was baptised when I was 8 years old. From then until I was 17 I believed that I was following Christ and loved him with all my heart. Just a few months before my 17th birthday I met a boy... an older boy... who was total bad news... with a capital BAD! As I grew closer to him, I grew further from Christ, further from my family, and eventually further from my friends too. Shortly after my 17th birthday I helped my dad and step-mom bury my 3 week old sister. I allowed that, and many other things, damage my relationship with Christ. The next 6-7 years of my life were rough... to say the least. But almost 3 years ago I found a Cowboy Church in my area and things began to change. I realized I had never really followed Christ the way he intended for us to. I realized that I did not really KNOW who and what God really is and what he could do in my heart and my life if I would let him.

Today I have a real, honest, intimate relationship with Christ. I am still a work in progress, I will never claim to be perfect, or a saint... on most days I'm lucky if I can walk and chew bubblegum at the same time. I am a MESS. But if there is one thing I know for sure it is that my God can turn even the biggest mess into a MESSage. In the last few weeks I have begun really studying the Bible. In the past I never truly studied it, I would read a passage here and there, listen to the sermons on Sunday mornings, I would even quote a few key verses when it suited me, but I never STUDIED the word of God. Now that I am studying it like I should I am completely overcome with the desire to share what I am learning with others. I can't hold in my joy of drawing nearer to the Lord and I want to share that.

As I am getting to know Christ I am also getting to know myself. It stands to reason that as I drawer nearer to Him I will learn more about myself as well because, after all, we are created in His image, right? I know that I am a child of the living God. I also know that His word promises us that he will give us the desires of our hearts. Right now, the biggest desire I have is to better serve the Lord and to share His love and kindness with others. That is why I am starting this blog. I was lost for so very long and now that I am finding my way home I want to help other people who are feeling as lost and alone as I was.

So, if you're a simple gal, or guy, like me and you want to get closer to the Lord, but feel like you just don't know how... if you hear the words 'bible study' and immediately think 'yeah I would like to study the word more but I have no idea how'... if you feel totally lost, like you're too far gone, too far away from the Lord to ever be reached... you've come to the right place! I am here to tell ya, no where is TOO far for God. He can reach you if you're open to it. If he can reach me, he can reach ANYONE. I pray that I can be the vessel he wants me to be, a tool for him to use to reach out to you lost souls out there. I was lost once too and God used an old metal barn and a preacher with a tendancy to step outside of the tradtional box to reach me. I hope that this blog can reach even just ONE person out there.

Whoever is reading this, know that you are not alone. You have a sister in Christ here. I want to share the love of the Lord with you. I want to share his living word with you. I want to help you in your walk as a Christian. I hope that this blog and my words help... if they do, contact me, tell me about yourself and how this has helped you, I want to get to know you and pray for you!
"Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ." 1 Cor 1:3 NIV