Lately I have been feeling discouraged because my life is not in line with what I want to be. But today I was encouraged reading Steps to Christ - a great manual on what it means to journey with Jesus. Being sorry when your life is out of line with Jesus means you are still on the right track. It means he is still working with you. Don't give up. Becoming more a person of love and balance is a passion with me. I don't want to stay the person that I am.
I haven't always understood what is means to be a Christian. I used to be a very frustrated wife and mother who spend my days mostly alternating between wasting time and sleeping late. I am gradually overcoming thirty years of a undisciplined life so I shouldn't be surprised that I still fall short in this area. But I like being on a schedule now, life is definitely improving.
My life began to change after my first miscarriage and Sara's cataract discovery. I had to decide how I really felt about God. I decided that I would stay with God, I didn't want to miss the chance to be reunited the baby I lost. Yet I still did not know how to be a true Christian. I had committed myself to God, but I still had not changed direction.
The next step came when my dad gave me the book Empowered Living by Jim Hohnberger. This book started to open my eyes to how I could become the mother and wife that I wanted to be. The process was continued when I read Parenting by the Spirit written by Sally Hohnberger. Even if you are not married or a parent the principles I learned still apply to you. They also have other books and free online resources. Living as Jesus created us to really is having life more abundantly. How could we settle for anything less?
Here is the testimony of Michelle Brinkman who has a similar passion for the beautiful things of God. The reason I have chosen to get religious on my family blog is the same as hers. I want to see you all in heaven at end of the journey.
Joy,
Verity
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